JACKSON PRO PLUS XT SOLOIST SLAT HT6 BARITONE

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

- Matt McCracken

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 downtuned 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 utilise lower tunings while keeping string tension high enough to prevent any extraneous flapping. Coming tuned to B standard (B E A D F# B) out of the box, this all-black beast is designed to chug and shred, packing some premium specs and a blacker-than-black aesthetic.