The LTD is priced at $1050 and the RR24 is $1225. However the Jackson comes with a G&G hardshell case which would offset about $125 or so of the difference. The LTD does not come with a case. The guitars are very similar, they both use the Jackson Rhoads V shape with just a bit of difference in the LTD for licensing reasons. Both are Alder body, maple neck through, ebony fret board guitars w/ 24 frets and both wear original Floyd Rose trems. The main difference is that the Alexi uses a passive EMG HZ H-4 while the RR24 uses an active EMG 81. I was not sure how I would like the HZ but after playing it while it lacks the sheer power of the 81 it has a very nice organic tone and sounds great distorted and even has a very nice clean tone. I don’t think the 81 would be as versatile which is a problem in a single pickup guitar. Also the Jackson is made in Japan, while the LTD is made in Korea which should be a plus for Jackson.
Jackson RR24 wins!
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Tags: ESP guitars, Guitar Showdown, Jackson Guitars, Jackson randy rhoads, Jackson RR24, LTD Alexi-600, music gear, rhoads v, v guitar
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Aaron Simko
May 9th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
what a crappy review of the 2. you forgot to mention the playability. just by looking at the 2 i see that the Alexi-600 is more shred able. because of the funky cut in the body down in the higher frets. you can shred the 20’s frets with ease. also the Alexi will be easier to tune since it has got the string rod on it making it easier to tune when your strings aren’t locked down. Finally since i just got done playing my 25th live show, i realized how rad neck bindings are to make it easier to find your self on the neck on a dark lit stage. Alexi -600 got it Jackson don’t. since your such a tool and even though i love the EMG 81 myself i am getting the Alexi-600 now. you can get the case with the guitar if you shop around. which is an off set of your stupidity. i hope your battiery runs out on your active pickup’s and you remove the 9v from the CO2 alarm when you most need it.
Syndication
June 18th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Wow…. well okay, thanks for posting. btw, I just removed the batteries from my smoke alarm. Cheers/
anonymous
November 26th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
@ Aaron Simko: having that “funky cut” doesnt mean its more shredable. if you look more closely, the Alexi-600 NEEDS that cut since the body starts higher up the neck than the Jackson. And people who make insulting comments at other people are motherfuckers, plain and simple. Cheers, asshole/
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