Shannon Soloist

The Shannon Soloist (unofficial designation of SHS1) is a Soloist body electric guitar model introduced by Jackson in 1998, with at least one 1997 prototype. It was made in Ontario, California, USA.

The Shannon Soloist features neckthru construction with maple neck and core, with poplar body wings and 24-fret ebony fingerboard with mother of pearl sharkfin inlays. Components included Seymour Duncan pickups and Original Floyd Rose bridge with a locking nut.

The Shannon Soloist was made in limited numbers and discontinued in 1998.

The SL1 Soloist is a similar model except for the following differences:

-Mike Shannon's signature on the back of the headstock underneath the clearcoat

-Poplar body wings (instead of alder)

-Old-style unscalloped neck heel

-Jackson headstock logo is slightly smaller than normal and is silkscreened rather than made of mother of pearl

-Binding over fret ends (otherwise known as binding nibs or Gibson binding)

-Stock pickups are Seymour Duncan SHPG-1 Pearly Gates humbucker (bridge position) and Seymour Duncan SSL-5 Custom Staggered single coils (middle and neck positions)

-Chrome hardware (instead of the black hardware normally found on solid and graphic finishes), except one black guitar that left the factory with gold hardware

-Only made in the year 1998, with at least one 1997 prototype

-Prototype is finished in blue ghost flames, with just one humbucker (no single coils)

-Supposed to be a modern take on a San Dimas era Soloist except for the large Ontario control cavity route and "45 degree" tuners, and/or a tribute to/for Mike Shannon (debatable considering he still worked at Jackson in 1998)