Watch the video below as VOLBEAT guitarist Rob Caggiano breaks down the features on his all-new Jackson USA and Pro Series Signature Shadowcaster models.
Triple threat Caggiano has made a name for himself as an acclaimed musician, songwriter and producer. Currently the lead guitarist for Danish heavy metal-rockabilly band VOLBEAT, Caggiano has also snagged five Grammy nominations as a record producer/guitarist and has worked with a diverse array of artist including ANTHRAX, THE DAMNED THINGS, CRADLE OF FILTH and Bruce Springsteen.
Styled after the offset Jackson Outcaster from the mid-1990s, the USA Signature Rob Caggiano Shadowcaster features an alder body with a gorgeous 1/8″ quilt maple top and a bolt-on quartersawn maple neck with scarf joint and graphite reinforcement. Hosting 24 jumbo frets, the 12″-16″ compound radius ebony fingerboard is the ideal platform for complex, blazing solos or colossal, lightning-fast rhythm runs. Luminlay oval side dot inlays provide guidance along the fretboard on the darkest of stages.
A DiMarzio Air Norton humbucking neck pickup radiates warm tone with open dynamic range and clean highs, while the custom DiMarzio Rob Caggiano Signature bridge pickup is a high-output humbucker that bites with a broad frequency response for brash power chords or fat single-note runs. Tone can be adjusted to preference with five-way blade pickup switching and single volume and tone controls. A TonePros TOM-style adjustable bridge with anchored locking tailpiece and Sperzel sealed die-cast locking tuners work in tandem to provide improved intonation and enhanced sustain.
Cloaked in an exquisite Trans Purple Fade finish with a unique Jackson 3×3 matching headstock and chrome hardware, the USA Signature Rob Caggiano Shadowcaster is also equipped with Dunlop flush mount Straplok strap retainers and Ernie Ball Slinky nickel plated strings (.009-.046 gauges).
The Pro Series Signature Rob Caggiano Shadowcaster sports a resonant mahogany body, graphite-reinforced bolt-on maple neck with scarf joint and a 12″-16″ compound radius ebony fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets.
Similar to the USA model, a DiMarzio Air Norton humbucking neck pickup and custom DiMarzio Rob Caggiano Signature bridge pickup power this Pro model, with the same five-way blade pickup switching and single volume and tone controls. A Jackson TOM-style adjustable bridge with anchored tailpiece and sealed die-cast locking tuners work in tandem to provide improved intonation and enhanced sustain.
The Pro Series Signature Rob Caggiano Shadowcaster is dressed in a stunning Purple Metallic finish with a unique Jackson 3×3 matching headstock and chrome hardware.
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