What's The Deal With Jackson?! 7 Awesome Facts You (Probably) Didn't Know About Jackson Guitars!
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- Опубліковано 20 тра 2024
- Why are Jackson guitars so awesome? Wait, Randy Rhoads DID WHAT?! Hold up, what's this about Charvel too?
Find out 7 interesting facts about Jackson Guitars as Dagan delves deep into the history of this iconic brand. Did you know the Rhoads Model didn't start life in the shape that we know all know it as today? Or where the ideas for ALL the body shapes came from? Find out all this and more!
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0:00 Intro
0:35 Whats Coming Up!
1:55 Jackson Fact #1 - Jackson Was Charvel
4:14 Jackson Fact #2 - Randy Rhoads Started Jackson
5:57 Jackson Fact #3 - The Randy Rhoads V Didn't Originally Look The Way We Know
8:21 Jackson Fact #4 - Jackson Were Known As The Wildest Guitars Of The 80's
9:24 Jackson Fact #5 - All Jackson Body Shapes Were Designed By Customers
10:20 Jackson Fact #6 - All Jackson Guitars In The 80's Were Made In The USA
11:57 Jackson Fact #7 - They Make AMAZING Affordable Guitars
14:03 Final Thoughts On Jackson Guitars - What's YOUR Favourite!
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I worked at Charvel/Jackson during the Grover Jackson era and worked on the original Randy Rhodes 'V'. I'm also Jake E. Lee's roommate that painted his first "White Charvel". By way of trivia, Randy broke one of points off of the 'Vee' and had to send it back for repair. Gratefully the painter, Ernie Pedragon, had kept a small bottle of the custom mix paint to complete the repair. The stripes are not straight black, they are what we called midnight blue, which is transparent blue (aniline blue powder in clear lacquer) over black paint. Carl Sandoval did the inlay work including the truss rod cover. Couldn't resist commenting.
Wow that’s amazing! Thanks for the info!
So cool. You should write a book on the early Charvel/Jackson days. I had a 1985 San Dimas Charvel and wish I kept it.
You were Jake's roommate? Cool! Was this when he was in Ratt? Did he use a Holdsworth or JB on Whitey? And what pups did he use on his other Charvels like the Blue one he played with Ozzy? Just curious. I wish they'd remix Ultimate Sin to make it heavy as intended. Ron Nevison totally mixed it down. Jake used an absolute TON of distortion on that album, but it's mixed in such a way as you just can't tell how heavy it was meant to be. As much as I love BATM his work on TUS totally outshines that first effort. Had he done one more album with Ozzy I think it would have been a real boon to Ozzy's career, because as good as Zakk was, he was no Jake. Didn't have the style and class and maturity in his playing or the songwriting and compositional chops. I saw Jake with Ozzy on TUS tour at Long Beach two nights in a row. Wasn't a 'Tallica fan (their fans were jerks!) but Ozzy put on a great show and Jake was just awesome. What a talent.
I'm glad you took the time to comment.. interesting 👊💪
Thanks for sharing the Intel
What I love about Jackson's is how my hands automatically play metal as soon as they're holding one.
@@DavidOakesMusic I'm sure it's been done🤘
Like when we see a Jackson, it reminds us of all the metal and rock stars especially from the 80s, Randy Rhoad, Phil Collen, Dave Mustaine, Kirk Hammett... Ibanez too but it's more like the late 80s and the 90s.
@@andrewdog-gonewaylon5915 yeah man there is just something about a Jackson Kelly that calls to me and whispers,
"Shred...C'mon shred, you know you want to."
That there is what we here in this county “metal pilot”
@Satchel McQueen Video might very well be the compound radius my friend.
Dagan is so enormous that he thinks 5’ 11” is tiny :p
Randy was 5’ 7” and 105lbs btw.
5’5
Well I'm 5 11
I thought that was funny too. I'm 5'9''...he'd probably think I'm a little person. :)
How tall is Dagan?
@@Voltanaut don’t know but guitars look tiny on him so… tall.
I spent the summer of 84 working at Charvel Jackson. It was located on Gladstone Street between Lone Hill and the 57 Freeway. The mailing address for the post office was San Dimas, California, but the physical location was in Glendora. Grover Jackson actually started making electric guitars called the Glendora. Also, bolt-on neck guitars were Charvels and neck-through body guitars were Jackson guitars. My best friend was a graphic artist and I spent my day sanding necks and bodies. It was a fun summer job.
Fun fact: the King V's body design, just like the Rhoads, is now different from what it once was.
The guitar was originally designed by Robbin Crosby from RATT who asked Jackson to make a Flying V that was big enough for him (he was 6'5) by mirroring the longer upper horn of the Rhoads at the bottom, making it a Double Rhoads. Robbin's nickname was "King" and thus the guitar was called the King V. RATT was very popular but the giant red V that Crosby played was too unwieldy and thus in the following years it was shortened at the request of several guitarists so it could be played by normal sized people.
At first, however, like the original Rhoads, it was still a 22 fret guitar (the most famous early example of these models was James Hetfield recording the entirety of Master of Puppets on a white hardtail King V) but that changed when in 1986 Dave Mustaine of Megadeth asked Jackson for a King V with 24 frets. The massive sales and tour in support of Peace Sells in 1986, the overall success of Megadeth, and the longstanding partnership of Marty Friedman and Dave Mustaine with Jackson throughout the 80s and 90s meant that King Vs with 24 frets became a standard and permanent feature.
Yeah again Megadeth does it better.
god I mess him
He also made David Ellefson of megadeth at the time some cutting edge basses as well
@@yellowdog2181 Yes. As the legend goes the first Jackson five string bass was because Ellefson needed one to play Hangar 18 live.
Oh man, that is so awesome!! The Jackson era of Megadeth has always been my favorite. That's the coolest shit I've heard in a long time and makes me love my Jacksons even more. These are the kind of facts I wanted to hear...how did you find all this out?? Is it common knowledge and I'm just an idiot?
Jackson’s my favourite guitar brand and Marty Friedman is my favourite jackson player
That’s parenting done right ;)
Interesting fun fact.... When I talked with EVH in '81, I talked about my obsession with necks... There was a certain shape and feel I was always chasing. I asked Edward what brand was his fav... he said "No matter what my neck says on it, it came from Charvel"! True story.... And I'm 5'9" Dagan... It's on buddy!
I've been playing Charvel and Jackson guitars since they came out. I might be "older" but I also got to see Randy, Lynch, DeMartini, Bratta, EVH - and the whole lot of legendary guitarists! I saw Ozzy in 81 and Randy Rhoads blew my 13 year old mind! I bought a Les Paul copy "Crestline" - painted it white, and got an entire life's worth of inspiration from that single 1981 Blizzard tour due to the insanely talented Mr Randy Rhoads!!!
we were the lucky ones I was a senior in high I graduated in 1982 I saw Randy on the blizzard of oz tour in Indianapolis Indiana circle theater def leppard opened up for them and I was front row right in front of randy in aw I will never forget that show I only wish we had good cam recorders back then
Bratta played ESP
@@jeremyswalley8625 he played Steinberger too - I was merely stating that during the 80's we got to see those that are now legendary. Didn't have nothing to do with what "brand" they played. That wasn't the point at all.
Amen brother AMEN
Sad that Bill and Ted played gibsons when Jackson was in their home town. San Dimas High School Football rules!
Yeah, I’m sure they was all marketing. Pay the most money to get featured in a movie.
I've been dreaming of having an RR guitar for many years and recently I finally managed to get a JS32T Black w/White Bevels, a beauty...totally in love with both the guitar & the brand itself!!!
The headstock makes so much more sense now, being inspired by the Concorde.
My first really nice guitar was a custom ordered Jackson from Grover himself back in 1983 ! It was a Ferrari red super strat with a Floyd and two Seymour Duncan HB's ! It cost $1200 which at the time was a lot for a guitar that didn't say "Gibson" on it at the time ! When I got it a couple months later it was pure magic ! The action was so low it played notes just by thinking about them ! I played it for about 12 years in a band and I let a few friends from some local bands play it a few times and everyone that was lucky enough to play it immediately made an offer to buy it ! I met a girl and fell in love ! She didn't like the attention I received when playing out so said I had to either choose her or the band ! I chose her and eventually sold my Jackson for a $1,000 and a 1970's Marshall Plexi half stack for (gulp!) $500 (ouch !) and 3 months later my girl left me and moved out of town ! Let that be a lesson to you ! Girls will always come and go but if you luck into a magic guitar ...............lose the girl that asks you to get rid of it ! I would trade my Nissan Maxima for that exact guitar right now !
Damn I feel sorry for you but think you made a stupid decision at the same time. That is such a Bummer
That sucks, but you shouldnt have been together with a woman that wont let you do what you love. It happened to me very recently too :)
@@mariushebnes5951 Yes you are correct ! It happened like 25+ years ago so ........live and learn ! I have a collection of guitars now and a loving wife that has even bought me a couple to add to the collection ! Live and learn !
Your first clue should have been when she made you choose. If she really loved you, she would never had made you give up your playing. Sorry bro. My girl not only loved my playing, she wanted me to teach her how to play. That was cool. In all the years I've been playing there isn't anything I enjoyed more than sitting in our living room showing her how to play guitar. That was fun. She got pretty good at it too. Unfortunately, she got sick and passed away a couple of years ago. I still have her guitar on a stand next to my bed and every time I see it, it reminds me of a better time and place.
Lesson kids. Loan that bad boy to a immediate family member, no drug habits. Then 20 years layer shes see's you onstage with it, shredding, living well.
That Jackson has torn strips out of Dagan's jeans
Dan Spitz and Dave Mustaine are the reasons I bought a Jackson and that was one of the best choices I made in my life. Bought it from PMT in Norwich at their old location at Anglia Square. Still have it to this day here in Greece 🤘
That's really awesome man!
Adrian Smith is the reason I'm buying a Jackson. And he's one of the reasons I want to learn guitar. Along with learning bass because of Steve Harris
Favorite Jackson player Adrian Smith.
Jackson has been my favorite guitar company since I was 12 in 1989. I own two Jacksons a Japanese made dinky with orange, yellow, and blue hotrod flames & a black USA Production model Kelly. I used to own an amazing custom shop Kelly I wish i never got rid of. I already knew all 7 facts about them. The Death Angel designed by Rob Cavestany of the band Death Angel is my favorite Jackson. Jackson made a pretty cool variation of it called the Death Kelly the front half of the body is shaped like a Kelly and the back half is shaped like the Death Angel.
Going to gigs in the eighties was awesome man. I saw Maiden, Van Halen, Dio, Ozzy, Sabbath, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Twisted Sister, Y&T, Saxon, Motley Crüe, Motorhead, Guns n Roses, Metallica, Whitesnake, Queensryche, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, KISS, you name it. Without the interwebs a band coming to town was a real event, the excitement hung in the air for weeks beforehand. 🙌👌
Dio, Randy Rhoads, and Phill Lynott were taken from us far too soon. RIP
Hey Dagan love jacksons they got a special place in my heart.
My Japanese made PS4 with HSH is such a great fit for my hand and my Jackson 5 string concert bass is the same way and just plays so great, sounds awesome, holds up for decades...
Favorite Jackson player- Marty Friedman
Favorite Jackson guitar - Kelly
Randy was 5’6
I think Vinnie Vincent took the second prototype Rhoads model (gold with black trim) which he used in the Creatures Of The Night era
I just would like to say I love your video and your personality. Keep up these amazing videos, coming from a first time Jackson owner, learning how to play metal. Rock on dude!!
Tommy Skeoch, ex Tesla and currently with Resist and Bite has always kept Jackson close to heart. Great new album with those guys if you haven't heard it yet! Rock on!
The Rhoads is the best guitar shape in my opinion. Brutal elegance.
Got my first Jackson at 14 years old. It was a Kelly KE-2. Instant love and my main guitars too this day.
Andrian Smith signature model is my dream guitar!!!!
I own a Jackson DINKY JS 11. The "cheaper" one....Sounds and feels better than some Guitars who costs twice as much...
I have the Rhodes minion, thing is great.
I grew up in the 80s and can remember, virtually every rock guitarist playing a Jackson. I think it took Slash with his Les Paul too break Jackson’s grip on the 80s.
👉Well there were also lots of 80s metal guitarists/bassists who played BC Rich, Kramer, Dean, ESP, Hamer, and Washburns.
Slash was a BC Rich guy… but switched to counterfeit Gibson for Appetite recording!
also yngwie malmsteen’s strat
@@HighlanderNorth1 don't forget Jason Becker's Carvin.
@@anemonaloco
Yeah, and Ibanez
Jackson also currently has Jeff Loomis, Marty Friedman, Dave Davidson, Brandon Ellis, Chris Broderick, and Misha. They've always had such a presence in metal. My favorite neck shapes too. Not too flat but still shreddy.
But Jackson also made some goofs
Probably their biggest Fuckup was not signing Alexi Laiho and treating him like "just another customer" when his RR's got stolen
ESP reaped all the benefits from that
@@Nightdare haha for sure. People complain about the Fender acquisition but I think it was a great business move. Alexi would have been the perfect upcomer (at the time) to push the RR shape.
Andreas Kisser is my favourite Jackson artist tho
I recently picked up the Js32q greenburst, such a wonderful instrument being my first brand name instrument, what a great sound and playability!
4 or 5 years ago I saw a Jackson bass on eBay for a bargain price. My very old Aria wasn't sounding great and I needed something for gigs but didn't have much to spend. I took a gamble and it paid off because the bass I got was like new. There literally wasn't a mark on it, and it sounds great, is easy to play, and I love everything about it. My decision was partly swayed by the fact my maiden name was Jackson if I'm being very honest 😂
@@thegooglearchipelago8253 LOL!!!!!!!!
My first serious electric was a JS30 Rhoads. In my country at the time, getting gig bags was a nightmare for the rhoads, but there was a shop in my home town that sold used stuff. The only case they had was an old Rhoads flight case that was still branded Charvel Jackson. It was a tank but it was SO heavy.
Fun fact. I have an original Jackson Dinky Reverse from 1995. The neck is almost too thin but I LOVE IT. I spoke to Grover Jackson and he was surprised I still had it after 10 years. He was shocked the neck hasn't broken yet because he said there was a spec error and the necks were made way too thin. I still have that guitar.
Thanks for all these great videos with really good information! Love It!
Love my Jackson's and Charvels!!! I've owned many over the years from late 80's all the way until current. Never been disappointed!!!! Awesome guitars from a legend builder/manufacturer!!!!!!!
Phil Collen AKA the most underrated guitarist ever.
Agreed buddy
As far as that scene goes hes up there. And jake e lee.
I believe Grover Jackson designed the Soloist body and the pointy headstock Jackson is so famous for. I love my custom shop Soloist.
Nice. I've got a soloist and tbh, the neck. Honestly, the neck.
BIG Jackson fan! Great video loaded with info I never knew. Very impressed by a "neck thru" I played in the '80s. The price was high back then since they were all made in the U.S.A.
Randy flew on the Concorde from England back to the states on the Concord aircraft. He drew the shape on a napkin. Randy was 5' 6' . The original guitar had fairly bad upper fret access, it was an all maple design with a Charvel brass trem. It's pickup selector switch was on top of the body. It did have the same layout for volume and tone controls to his 74 Les Paul Custom which he adored. The original Concorde had a huge impact on the album Diary of a Madman penning the songs Over the Mountain , Believer, and Flying High again. The Concorde may have been quite a beast to play, Randy used it for the Blizzard tour form March of 1981 till hiss unfortunate passing in March of 82. He received the black Jackson just before the second leg of the Diary tour in December 1981. This guitar was used for one song per night Flying High. The Concorde was still used for Over the Mountain and Believer because of the songs need of tremolo and the 1/2 step down tuning used on the Diary record.
That's such a coincidence! The same day this video was released I bought my new JACKSON guitar! It's SO GOOD! I love it! I just got this in my recommended and had to watch. My new guitar is the Dinky Pro DK2QM and it's SO GOOD! I also saved like 400 bucks while buying it because it was repainted! If anyone is looking for a guitar that's around 1000-1500 I would definitely recommend this
ESPs with the lawsuit Jackson headstocks from the 80s were awesome.
Great video as always mate. I've loved these guitars since the '80's couldn't afford a real Jackson (or Charvelle-J) at the time so ended up with an Ibanez PR1660 2nd hand in '87 for £250 , same shape as a Rhoads. Still got it but frankly not as good as the real thing obviously. Finally got a Soloist SLSMG new for £800-ish about 10-12 years ago. Truly awesome guitar and one of my favorites being MIJ, super-lightweight, all mahogany with EMG's and an amazing neck and neck to body join (full access) with ebony board...all in beautiful satin black. If you can find one get it, you won't be disappointed! How about a review of the Soloist SL1 USA, pricey but highly desirable.
The build quality on my js22 is unreal. Neck straight af, frets smooth along the edges, the high e never gets caught under any frets. I actually love this satin finish neck way more than the painted gloss finish on the Ibanez rg I had years back. Just so comfortable to play
Unique to Jackson is that even the lower level guitars sound and feel amazing… so long as you avoid the ones without the built errors (unaligned necks, bad frets/nut etc)
Every since I saw a video of sepulturas andreas kisser playing a jackson live at Donnington in 94 I've wanted one. A friend sold me a charvette, it's a bit beaten up but as a teenager going around his house it inspired me to pick up the guitar. I sold an expensive guitar I had and dropped down to a jackson soloist. It's the best guitar I've ever played. You get so much hardware and playability for your money. I'm eyeing up an Adrian Smith model. For a bedroom guitar player that price range from £400-£700 offers so much. I swear Dagan could sell ice to the Eskimos... Great video. Can you do a video on budget pedals that enable you to sound like an 80s metal god.....
My first Jackson was in 2007, it was the JS30RR. I’ve been hooked on Jackson ever since that day, and though I’ve moved to the Kelly model as my personal favorite (partially due to not only its extreme shape but with so many high profile shredders like Marty Friedman, Jeff Loomis and Brandon Ellis using them), I can pick up any Jackson guitar and have an absolute blast with them. IMO best guitars on the planet. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
The original Phil Collen signature guitar was the first guitar I really, REALLY wanted. Incredible unique shape.
Same. I promised myself I’d buy one if I ever made some real money and 20 years ago, I got my adrenalize custom!
Def Leppard is the reason I started playing! I’ve loved all their guitar players- Pete Willis, Phil Collen, And of course the RIFFMASTER Steve Clark. I had a silver metal flake super strat like Phil when I was in high school. Now I’m rockin a cherry burst Les Paul like Steve Clark.
I have 2 gibsons and 2 jacksons already but I just ordered a kelly 10/1 and youre right about making sure you choose a cool looking instrument that you want to play, it will make you want to pick it up and play it. It will inspire you. Youre not the first person, and on a jackson guitar, to say that. Great honest transparent review.
Robin Crosby had a few custom Double Rhodes where the top fin matched the bottom. Then came the King V with a slightly smaller fins and bottom to meet normal specs as Robin was 6'4".
I just picked up a js32q in purple burst. Its amazing. I absolutely love it! Recommend it to anyone wanting to shred on a budget!
Bought a Corey B. Trivium model when they only were available in black matte. Great guitar, 7 string, stable tuning even with Floyd dive bombs. It’s a beast for sure. Totally impressed with the quality of the Jackson guitar. Looking at the RR3 model next. Thanks for the great video about Jackson. Have Schecter guitars as well, gonna check out that video. Keep on rockin!!🤘🤘🤘
I’ve just bought my first Jackson , a dk2 in purple sunset. Love it. Also own a mij charvel so cal amongst other guitars. Love the neck on the Jackson the guitar plays very well
In the 90s we had a Slayer cover band and were getting into Suffocation and Immortal, Sinister, So I wanted a Jackson Warrior but they were discontinued. I went to a custom guitar shop and he built me a neck through Warrior, fixed bridge, the beast still stays in tune. Built 1996 .
Good stuff!, a fun video, i like hearing about the history!
I bought an '86 Jackson Performer at a pawn shop several years ago and still love to play it. It just has a heavy sound like nothing I've played before.
Love your videos, partner. Keep up the good work.
I have a Dinky with EMG silver in the bridge and EMG gold in the neck position. For over 20 years it has served me in every situation on stage and studio. It can scream or sound butter-smooth. Even when I had100+ guitars at my disposal, I would still pick up the black Jackson for almost every live situation.
Where could I find this set of pickups today? And is that the official names?
I have a king v with the same setup and its the zacc wylde set from emg. It's a beast and great fun.
Great video. Love your passion for Jackson Guitars.
Little side note:
No sharks harmed or involved in making that guitar. The design was based off of the Concord airplane. I do believe Randy Rhoads had a rough drawing that he had made and approached roached Grover.
I have an SL2Q and I love it. Jackson is such a fun guitar!
I got a soloist in satin red that I nodded with Seymour Duncan JB and Distortion pickups with coil split and I also upgraded the floyd rose saddles to steel and the sustain block with brass
I love that you brought up the minion.. I have twin boys and if or when they decide to play I've already got a minion and a tiny hot pink squire strat set up on the way waiting for them... and a fun fact those micro guitars make great sleeper slide guitars you just set the strings super high and open tune them amd when you pull off some Duane Allman on them heads always turn...
Been playing Jackson since the early 90s. Still have a KE2 and a Dinky Reverse. Love them both
Just pulled the trigger on my first Jackson. I bought the JS11....cannot wait until it arrives!! Huge Jackson fan... probably solely because of Randy Rhoades....
I love the Concorde. It’s beautiful. I know RR wanted more angular but I feel like the Concorde is perfect. The little bit more body on it makes the tone sound much fuller. Horns are a bit shorter too so it’s less likely to break off (but it will eventually lol)
I have my original " metal giraffe" jc68, .no neck pickup and a Japanese strat bucker in the bridge, 1 way switch on/ or on with a db cut. Still plays when it needs to be used. Great guitars.
My first guitar was a Jackson dinky, they hold a very special place in my heart
do u know a cheap jackson that can hold tune? it seems the cheap ones have shit tunners and the royse doesnt help
I love Jackson guitars. I have an Adrian Smith signature with ebony fretboard USA 2021 model and a 2007 Jackson Dk2m inferno red which i upgraded with a real German made floyd rose and swapped out the JB humbbucker with a DiMarzio Tone zone. Both guitars sound amazing.
Actually, the way that I understand it is that Karl Sandoval built Randy's polka dot guitar while Karl was working for Charvel because he was referred by George Lynch but Randy got tired of everyone referring to his "V" as a Gibson knockoff and it was difficult for him to reach the highest frets because of the body cut and his small hands. So he collaborated with Grover to build the Concord guitar. Charvel hated it so they put the name Jackson on it and shortly after Grover began building JACKSON GUITARS after parting ways with Charvel. I have an Concord built by Grover Jackson, built to the original schematics of Randy's Concord and it will not fit in an RR designed guitar case (it came with it's own custom case, I just wanted to test it out). The dimensions of his black RR model is what you get when you buy one nowadays.
The Jackson SL2 Mick Thompson Signature has the best bridge design in the world: A FIXED Floyd Rose Style locking system. That is so groundbreaking and awesome!
PLUS it looks fantastic - almost like a black or white tuxedo. I absolutely love this guitar and I play not only metal but any kind of music with it (had to change the PUs though).
Very cool video, do more Jackson and Charvel please!!!
You can fix any floyd
I love my Jackson Mick Thompson models. I have both the black and white versions. Beast of a guitar!!! Flawless!!!
Awesome video dagen thoroughly enjoyed it learned a lot thank you very much.
I still have my made in Japan (supposedly) Jackson Professional 1994 or so model I bought as a kid back then. It has EMG's in it now, but always plays amazing.
My favorite Jackson's were Robin Crosby's custom firebirds. I think you can still order a firebird from the custom shop, but last time I checked(which was more than a few years ago) there was still like a 2 year waiting list.
These are quite fascinating facts, dagan. I never knew that Jackson guitars was originally charvel. And that Jackson guitars was established when randy Rhoads asked Grover Jackson to design a guitar for him. And I’m amazed to learn that some of Jackson’s most iconic guitar were in fact designed by customers in the 1980s.
Since we’re talking Jackson guitars, I do own a Jackson js dinky 7-string guitar and it sounds awesome for an affordable 7-string. And recently I’ve been thinking about purchasing a Jackson spectra 5-string bass in a silver burst finish. Especially since I’ve always wanted to purchase a bass in a silver burst finish. I did try one out a few years ago and I thought it sounded awesome. I’m thinking about getting one sometime soon.
Bought my first Jackson yesterday. Absolutely love it.
Out of my whole guitar collection , my jacksons are super easy to play ..I love how they feel
Dagan, 100% correct, you have to love it to pick it up. I can’t pass by my Tele without at least touching it. Now, if I scored one of the Rhoads I’m afraid the Tele would be permanently retired...so many choices, so little time!
I have a base model JS32-8 and its absolutely bad ass. Its Factory setup is playable, could use some fretwork, but plays and sounds and aggressive as your JS and more. I recently got into Jacksons for the kelly, as I own a Gibson Explorer. I wanted to try something with all the bells and whistles for half the price. Great facts.!
What a great video! In August 1989, I custom ordered a Jackson from a long-defunct guitar shop that carried them. I ordered a Dinky Strat with a flamed tiger-maple neck, a Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, an upturned headstock, a Floyd Rose, and a single J90C humbucker. I had it painted in blue denim, which was avaiable on the limited edition model they had in '89. I was torn between ordering one custom, or buying a dinky strat they had at the shop that was what they called "granite" finish - it looked like granite, complete with a huge "crack" in it. The only other time I ever saw one like that was when I saw Nevermore live in a bar that doesn't exist anymore, either. My Jackson was $1275 plus tax. The owner did the order for me, and he told me deposits were non-refundable, and it was stamped that on the receipt. The day it showed up in late November 1989, the owner called me and told me he would give me my deposit back if I didn't want it. Hell no! I absolutely love it, and I still have it to this day. It has a 4 digit serial number on the back of the nexk plate. I also got my free t-shirt, and my hand-signed letter from Grover. They also said I could have sent the back-plate back to them and they would engrave it for me, but I chose not to do that.
Remember seeing a granite model with a simulated crack in it that was filled in with black. Thought it was supposed to resemble an old tombstone? It was at the Melody Shop in Dallas in the 80’s? That Guitar left quite an impression on me!
My first guitar was a Jackson PS2. Bought it at a pawnshop with money I got for christmas. Learned how to play guitar with it and bought several other Jackson’s for years after. I deviated into other brands and recently came back to Jackson. Got myself an Adrian Smith USA San Dimas. Very expensive, but very worth it. Man, that thing is one of the best guitars I’ve ever owned. The neck is incredible. The action and feel is perfect. I also got the Adrian Smith X series and for the price, it is a great guitar. Simply put in Gotoh tuners and an original Floyd Rose and you’re all set. I loved Jackson back in the day, and now I know I’ve always have.
I bought my first electric guitar a few months ago. Was gonna go with a Squier at first. But, a red Jackson JS12 stole my heart instead 💖
I Just bought the Jeff Loomis Signature Kelly, Tuned it to C Standard and its basically playing itself! awesome Guitars! My Girlfriend has a Soloist as her First Guitar and she is also super satisfied! can recommend the brand any day!
I have a Jackson Stealth EX Professional, made in Japan. It's from the early 90's and I've been told that these were the first imports from Jackson; built by a Japanese luthier personally trained by Grover Jackson, and they were of such quality (and about half the price of the USA models) that they were digging too far into the USA model sales, and were discontinued after a few years.
There was this very limited run of Japanese Jackson guitars in the late 90s that had 2 different finishes, the now famous Eerie Descent Swirl and the rarer Crimson Swirl. That beautiful Crimson Swirl finish never got reproduced (from what I know) since that run. I was lucky enough to get a Kelly Ke3 and god damn, that is one of, if not the most killer finishes on an axe I've ever seen.
I bought my first Jackson about 8mo ago, a dinky JS22 in white for $199, it plays better than my 50th anniversary Strat, just amazing for the money. She’s a keeper
I absolutely fell in love with the Ibanez Jem when I first started out but they were very expensive. I later on got a used Jackson really cheap and fixed it up and the feel of the neck and the guitar in general was the same to me. I now have 4 Jacksons including the Rhodes V with reverse headstock. Such a cool looking guitar and sounds great. I love the reverse headstock. They look so mean.
I did buy 3 Jem 777s BTW, the pink, floral pattern, and the limited Loch Ness green #69 signed Steve Siro Vai. I couldn't help myself, lol.
Great vid. Awesome info.
I owned 2 js, 1x series, and 3 pro series (mij) love em! Hope to get usa jackson in future for my collection!
I am jackson player and those guitars are awesome!
So the Kelly shape was the second guitar built under the Jackson name. You can see the Jackson guitar with serial number 02 on the video clip for the song "Where Angels Fear to Tread" by a little known Aussie band called "Heaven". The guitarist playing it is named Bradford Kelly. And yes it was designed pretty much in the same paper napkin manner as the RR. AND if you look closely you will see the first Kelly has a cool cut away on the bottom of the body near the strap holder and another on the bottom of the body and a Randy Rhodes inspired paint job. Also in the same video clip is Jackson number 03 being a black tele which was not designed by a customer so unfortunately it cannot be said that all body shapes were designed by customers. But when your customer is Mark Evans, the original bass player of AC/DC, I guess you kinda give him what he wants.
Awesome video! Marty Friedman is my favorite. Just picked up a Jackson USA KE2 and it’s by far the best guitar I’ve ever put my hands on. Stunning.
I have a fairly rare Jackson. It's a js1 Metalic bottle green performer. Was my first guitar and I got it for my 16th birthday in 1998 . So the last of the Japanese ones . It's still a fantastic axe upto this day. I own gibson, epiphone, Ltd and esp as well. Just that neck is freaking fantastic ❤.
My 3rd guitar was and still is a Jackson Fusion XL Professional bought new in around 1992/1993. It was and still is the best sounding and playing guitar I’ve ever picked up. I paid around 650.00 new from guitar center. I played so much I had to change the strings every 2 weeks. Problem was I kept breaking string saddles. At the time 20 dollars per broken saddle was a lot of money. I found out what a licensed Floyd Rose tremolo was. Chinesiam! Pot metal. Crap. I saved and bought a real Floyd Rose tremolo and never had another problem. I still shred every day. Thanks for the video.
Got the Japanese DKMGT Black Forrest with EMG's.🎸Can't go wrong.
Phil collen is the reason why I love Jackson guitars such a badass player and brand
Oli Herbert from All That Remains played Jackson Warriors…I can see why too, when I bought mine it’s just a pure shredder! It also looks AMAZING!!
The Jackson Professional series came out in 1990 and - for the money - put the USA Jacksons to shame. They were made in Japan and were built so well that it hurt USA Jackson sales.
Yeah, basically on par with the import Charvels from the same time. Great guitars - though the Jackson USA guitars had better hardware, and paint jobs.
Always wanted a Soloist with the Skull Graveyard print that I saw in every music shop back in the early 90's. However, the only Jackson I currently own Is a '98 Japanese import RR3 in crimson swirl finish (with the original Takeuchi designed Floyd Rose), and it's one of my favorite guitars in my collection.
Thank you for the history lesson, Russell Brand.
I love jackson guitars! Currently own two basses a 4 and 5 string
I have two USA Jacksons. A dinky concept series and an RR1 V.. both still wail to this day!