“For lovers of all things heavy that don’t want to deal with an extra string, it’s utter perfection”: Jackson Pro Plus XT Soloist SLAT HT6 Baritone review

We get low with this fast-playing, all‑black modern metal machine

Jackson Pro Plus XT Soloist SLAT HT6 Baritone
(Image: © Future / Olly Curtis)

Guitar World Verdict

If you’re looking for vintage rock tones, this isn’t for you, but for lovers of all things heavy that don’t want to deal with an extra string, it’s utter perfection.

Pros

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    Arcade-style kill switch.

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    Slinky playability.

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    All the sonics you need for intense modern metal.

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    Quality hardware.

Cons

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    Why don't baritones ship with a wound G?

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    It's a metal-only kind of a guitar.

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Over the last few years, there’s been a huge resurgence in everything ’90s-themed. Whether it’s fashion, music, or in this particular case, baritone guitars. We’re seeing loads of young bands rebirth the down-tuned tones of nu-metal and with many guitarists eschewing the adjustment period of a seven- or eight-string guitar, these long-scale six-strings have found themselves back in vogue.

The Jackson Pro Plus XT Soloist has a 27-inch scale, which allows you to utilize lower tunings while keeping string tension high enough to prevent any extraneous flapping.

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Matt McCracken
Junior Deals Writer

Matt is a Junior Deals Writer here at Guitar World. He regularly tests and reviews music gear with a focus on guitars, amps, pedals, modelers, and pretty much anything else guitar-related. Matt worked in music retail for 5 years at Dawsons Music and Northwest Guitars and has written for various music sites including MusicRadar, Guitar Player, Guitar.com, Ultimate Guitar, and Thomann’s t.blog. A regularly gigging guitarist with over 20 years of experience playing live and writing and recording in bands, he's performed everything from jazz to djent, gigging all over the country in more dingy venues than you can shake a drop-tuned guitar at.