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Jackson Guitars
Jackson Guitars versions of their staple designs in an effort to make their
products more attractive and accessible to lower end
buyers.
In the Fall of 2002, Fender Musical Instrument Cor-
poration purchased Jackson/Charvel, and U.S. operations
were moved to the Fender factory in Corona, CA. Present
day Fender era Jacksons (and Charvels) are being pro-
Type Private duced at the Corona works.
Industry Musical instruments
Founded 1980 Design hallmarks
Headquarters Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of From the early beginnings until the present day, Jackson
America Guitars is known for its slender, elegant designs, and fea-
ture aggressive motifs that are popular with hard rock
Area served Global
and metal musicians.
Owner(s) Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
Website www.jacksonguitars.com
Jackson is a renowned brand of electric guitar that bears
the name of its founder, Grover Jackson.
Early years
Grover Jackson obtained ownership in Charvel’s Guitar
Repair of Glendora, California in the 1970s with a promise
to bolster Charvel’s business. Wayne Charvel eventually
sold his interest to Grover Jackson on November 10, 1978,
which gave Jackson control of the business and the
Charvel brand.[1]
Jackson Guitars originated in 1980 when guitarist
Randy Rhoads approached Charvel with an idea for an
individualized guitar. The collaborative design effort be-
tween Rhoads, Grover Jackson, Tim Wilson, and Mike
Shannon resulted in the creation of the Concorde, an inno-
vative revamp of the traditional Flying V.[2] The Rhoads
designs were such a departure from Charvel’s Stratocast-
er based models that Grover elected to label them with
his own name.
Throughout the heavy metal heyday of the 1980s, the
Jackson brand was associated with high-quality,
American-made, custom instruments, and was endorsed
The Jackson headstock
by many popular guitarists of the period. In addition to
the original Randy Rhoads models, the 1980s spawned
Traditionally, Jackson (and many Charvel) guitars
distinctively designed Jackson models such as the Soloist,
share the typical pointed headstock that first appeared
King V, and Kelly, all of which remain icons of the brand.
on the Rhoads prototype in 1980. This likely arose from
trade dress infringement issues as a result of Charvel’s
1990s - Present use of Fender Stratocaster shaped headstocks until the
early 1980s. Fender’s 2002 acquisition of both the Jackson
The 1990s brought changes in musical trends, and brands
like Jackson began producing inexpensive, Asian-made
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and Charvel brands has enabled the Strat-style headstock and was concaved much like a Spector NS-series Bass
to be reintroduced (under license). Guitar.
Another Jackson trademark is the ’shark fin’ inlays, • Roswell Rhoads: General concept of a Rhoads
which inspired other famous guitar companies such as (asymmetric ’V’), except it’s more curved, like an
Ibanez to follow suit with similar designs. asymmetrical ’U’.
Jackson guitars currently in production: • Star: Exactly like the original Charvel Star, except
• Randy Rhoads: An asymmetric ’V’ shaped body with with Jackson headstock and label.
pointy "wings", designed for guitarist Randy Rhoads • Surfcaster: Exactly like the original Charvel
• Soloist: A neck-through body with the superstrat Surfcaster except with different logo.
body design. • Xtreme Rhoads: Rhoads with slightly scaled down
• Dinky: A smaller superstrat, 7/8 the size of a strat. body and shorter top fin.
• Kelly: A sleeker version of Gibson’s popular Explorer, Discontinued models:
made famous by Marty Friedman of Megadeth, who • Kelly Star: Similar to the Kelly; the bottom portion of
had a signature model made for him, the KE1. the guitar cut almost like the Rhoads, but the upper
• King V: A symmetric ’V’ shape with long pointy portion near the neck remained the same.
wings, originally designed for Robbin Crosby of Ratt, • Firebird: A copy of the Gibson Firebird but with
but popularized, through prolific use, by Dave trademarked Jackson headstock
Mustaine of Megadeth, who had a signature model, • Y2KV: Used by guitarist Dave Mustaine; a custom V
the KV1. with rounded edges, first launched in 2000 and
• Phil Collen PC1 Signature Dinky: Dinky style with a offered until 2002.
Jackson Sustainer/Driver pickup in the neck Jackson Professional Series:
position, DiMarzio HS2 Stacked Humbucking Pickup • "Professional Series" is a tag that denotes the
in the middle position, DiMarzio Super 3 Japanese-made versions of many popular USA
Humbucking Pickup in the bridge position, Floyd models. All Jacksons with "Professional" on the
Rose original locking tremolo and gold-plated headstock are made in Japan.
hardware. It was followed by the short lived PC3 • "Performer" is a tag that denotes Jackson’s low end
model, a moderately priced version featuring models, produced during the mid-1990s in Asian
DiMarzio HSS pickups and a Wilkinson floating factories (initially Korea, and later Japan).
vibrato.
• Warrior: An aggressive body style consisting of four
pointy ends that mimic the Jackson headstock shape.
Jackson players and endorsers,
• Mark Morton Dominion: A signature guitar designed past and present
by Jackson and Lamb of God guitarist, Mark Morton
• Phil Demmel Demmelition V: A signature guitar
• Lee Altus of Exodus and Heathen
based on the King V, with slightly changed wings in
• Dave Sharman
the form of cutouts.
• Chris Broderick of Megadeth
• Adrian Smith San Dimas: A signature guitar based on
• Missael Salas of Frakma
the 1980s Jackson custom shop models produced for
• Ashmedi of Melechesh
Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith.
• Trey Azagthoth of Morbid Angel
Jackson guitars available only through the custom shop:
• Corey Beaulieu of Trivium
• Death Kelly: Similar to the Kelly; the bottom portion
• Joe Becker
of the guitar is cut almost like the Warrior, but the
• Sean Best of Beyond Purgatory
upper portion near the neck remains the same.
• Kevin Bond of Superjoint Ritual
• Death Angel: Similar to the Death Kelly; the bottom
• Jimmy Bower of Eyehategod, Down and Superjoint
portion of the guitar is cut almost like the Warrior,
Ritual
but the upper portion near the neck has a SG/Kelly
• Buckethead
type shape.
• Chris Caffery of Savatage and Trans Siberian
• Demon: Shaped almost exactly like an Ibanez 540.
Orchestra
• PC Archtop: Jackson’s first Signature Model for Phil
• Gustavo Cerati of Soda Stereo
Collen, developed in 1988 after using various Soloist
• John Campbell of Lamb of God
& Dinky custom models for 2 years. Phil and Grover
• Chris Cannella of Autumns End[3]
Jackson decided to make an ergonomically correct
• Rob Cavestany of Death Angel
guitar with a body like a normal arched-top Super
• Michael Chirva, of Tvangeste
Strat, except the top horn is dramatically bigger, the
• Mike Clark of Suicidal Tendencies
lower horn has more of a Fender Telecaster shape,
• Phil Collen of Def Leppard
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• Johnny Glover of Black Glass • Criss Oliva of Savatage
• Rusty Cooley • Mille Petrozza of Kreator
• Robbin Crosby of Ratt • Twiggy Ramirez of Marilyn Manson
• Phil Demmel of Machine Head and Vio-Lence • Randy Rhoads of Ozzy Osbourne and Formerly Quiet
• C. C. DeVille of Poison Riot
• Oscar Dronjak of Hammerfall • James Root of Slipknot and Stone Sour
• Joe Duplantier of Gojira • Antonio Rucci of Count Your Blessings
• Mircea Gabriel Eftermie of Mnemic • Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi
• David Ellefson of Megadeth • Nathan Lindsay "nathanhasfits" of Femeral Head
• Colin Foran of Execration Formerly Genetrix and Black Angel
• The Frankore of silence of death (Chilean band) • Chris Sanders of Lizzy Borden and Nadir D’Priest[7]
• Marty Friedman Formerly of Megadeth • Karl Sanders of Nile
• Gábor Fülöp of Overload • Ralph Santolla of Deicide, Iced Earth, Sebastian Bach,
• Galder of Dimmu Borgir Death, and Millennium
• Hamish Glencross of My Dying Bride • Rudolf Schenker of Scorpions
• Eric Gommer • Silenoz of Dimmu Borgir
• Kev Gommer of Crippled Faith • Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden
• Ray Goodwin of Sicmonic • Dan Spitz of Anthrax
• Derrick Green of Sepultura • Mark St. John of Kiss
• Sammy Hagar • Rune Stigart of Mnemic
• Wes Borland of Limp Bizkit • Jared Tryan of Keep An Eye On Your Kidneys
• Kirk Hammett of Metallica (he owns several models • Matthew Tuck of Bullet for My Valentine
of Jackson Randy Rhoads type) • Tj Wilt of The Maid Of Honor Is Dead!
• Jeff Hanneman of Slayer • Steve Swanson of Six Feet Under
• Adnan Hatic of Agonize • Christian Olde Wolbers of Fear Factory and Arkaea
• Eric Hoffman of Deicide • Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society Formerly Ozzy
• Chris Holmes of W.A.S.P. Osbourne
• Gary Holt of Exodus • Xaphan of Kult ov Azazel[8]
• Rick Hunolt of Exodus • Jacky Vincent of Falling in Reverse
• Scott Ian of Anthrax and S.O.D
•
•
Infernus of Gorgoroth[4]
Dave Jenkins of the Jackie Moon Trio
References
• Joseph L. Jennings of Powerstance [1] http://www.jacksonguitars.com/company/
• Eduardo Martinez of Hangar [2] http://www.guitarworld.com/article/
• Dr. Know, of Bad Brains randy_rhoads_flight_of_the_concordes
• Moyses Kolesne of Krisiun[5] [3] Note: also the product manager at Jackson Guitars,
• Alexi Laiho of Children of Bodom and Sinergy Charvel Guitars, and EVH Guitars
• Roope Latvala of Children of Bodom, Sinergy and [4] "Biography - Infernus, Skyggen", Jackson Guitars,
Stone http://jacksonguitars.com/artists/
• Jake E. Lee of Badlands and formerly Ozzy Osbourne index.php?id=476, retrieved 2010-04-05
• Helmuth of Belphegor[6] [5] "Artistas Jackson" (in Brazilian Portuguese), Jackson
• Petri Lindroos of Norther, Ensiferum Brasil, http://www.jackson.com.br/padrao/
• Jeff Loomis of Nevermore padrao.php?link=artistas, retrieved 2010-04-05
• Steve Lynch of Autograph (American band) [6] "Biography - BELPHEGOR", Jackson Guitars,
• Alejandro Lauyola of Alejandro Lauyola http://jacksonguitars.com/artists/
• Daron Malakian of System of a Down (studio only) index.php?id=202, retrieved 2010-04-05
• Sergey Mavrin, formerly of Aria and Kipelov [7] "D’Priest - A Night of Rock’N’Terror".
• Jason Mendonca of Akercocke SugarBuzzMagazine.Com. October 30, 2007.
• Eric Meyer of Dark Angel http://www.sugarbuzzmagazine.com/bands/
• Ben Moody of We Are The Fallen Formerly dpriest/dpriest.html. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
Evanescence [8] "Biography - Xaphan * Michael Sweet of Stryper
• Jason Moore of Execration and Michael Sweet * Oz Fox of Stryper and
• Mark Morton of Lamb of God Bloodgood Matt Tuck of BFMV", Jackson Guitars,
• Dave Murray of Iron Maiden http://jacksonguitars.com/artists/
• Dave Mustaine of Megadeth index.php?id=398, retrieved 2010-04-05
• Pat O’Brien of Cannibal Corpse
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External links
• Official website
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