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Jackson Outcaster

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Manufacturer
  
Jackson Guitars

Body type
  
Solid

Body
  
Basswood

Period
  
1992ish

Neck joint
  
Bolt-on

Neck
  
Maple

The Jackson OC1 Outcaster is a rare model of electric guitar designed in the late 1990s. It is a solid body version of the Surfcaster that was manufactured in 1996-1997. It is a simple design with a wrap-around tailpiece that is adjustable for both height and intonation.

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Sound and playability

The Outcaster is a simple design with a focus on playability. The combination of lipstick and humbucker pickups allows for a great variety of sounds.

Design

The design is inspired by the Surfcaster, it is essentially a solid body version made with a stop back tailpiece. The pickup configuration is a well matched lipstick and humbucker controlled with a three-way selector. The volume and tone controls are both chrome knobs that fit will with the design.

Notable Outcaster players

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    Jackson Outcaster Wikipedia