I have never played a jackson, but I own an ibanez and let me just tell you, the neck on this thing is great! so great! the tremolo is crap though and you might need some stronger springs in the back if you are looking at heavy gauge strings. I have a cheap ibanez and the pickups don't produce enough feedback for it to be a problem. mine is s/s/h and the humbucker gives a pretty good sound when you apply the effects! I really couldn't tell you which to get as, again, I have never played a jackson but I own an ibanez and I like it!