What's The Deal With Jackson?! 7 Awesome Facts You (Probably) Didn't Know About Jackson Guitars!

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  • @lynnnoonchester2133
    @lynnnoonchester2133 3 ปีที่แล้ว +802

    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.

    • @DaganWilkin
      @DaganWilkin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Wow that’s amazing! Thanks for the info!

    • @gregs8685
      @gregs8685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      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.

    • @angusorvid8840
      @angusorvid8840 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      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.

    • @Bucketheadland1
      @Bucketheadland1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'm glad you took the time to comment.. interesting 👊💪

    • @abbasahmedlp
      @abbasahmedlp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for sharing the Intel

  • @joelmiddaugh8229
    @joelmiddaugh8229 3 ปีที่แล้ว +643

    What I love about Jackson's is how my hands automatically play metal as soon as they're holding one.

    • @joelmiddaugh8229
      @joelmiddaugh8229 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@DavidOakesMusic I'm sure it's been done🤘

    • @andrewdog-gonewaylon5915
      @andrewdog-gonewaylon5915 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      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.

    • @joelmiddaugh8229
      @joelmiddaugh8229 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@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."

    • @joelmiddaugh8229
      @joelmiddaugh8229 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Satchel McQueen Video might very well be the compound radius my friend.

    • @Stones_022
      @Stones_022 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DavidOakesMusic hmm, I’ll try playing snuff (slipknot) on a warlock, I’ll just bring my own capo

  • @Dram1984
    @Dram1984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +415

    Dagan is so enormous that he thinks 5’ 11” is tiny :p
    Randy was 5’ 7” and 105lbs btw.

    • @paddycoombes9455
      @paddycoombes9455 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      5’5

    • @indraptor
      @indraptor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well I'm 5 11

    • @randysutton2120
      @randysutton2120 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I thought that was funny too. I'm 5'9''...he'd probably think I'm a little person. :)

    • @Voltanaut
      @Voltanaut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      How tall is Dagan?

    • @Dram1984
      @Dram1984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@Voltanaut don’t know but guitars look tiny on him so… tall.

  • @Firusdhf
    @Firusdhf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Jackson’s my favourite guitar brand and Marty Friedman is my favourite jackson player

    • @Atrophyed
      @Atrophyed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That’s parenting done right ;)

  • @davidolivas192
    @davidolivas192 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    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.

  • @Zodicus
    @Zodicus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    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.

    • @chance2smoke
      @chance2smoke 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah again Megadeth does it better.

    • @2tomolly
      @2tomolly 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      god I mess him

    • @yellowdog2181
      @yellowdog2181 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He also made David Ellefson of megadeth at the time some cutting edge basses as well

    • @Zodicus
      @Zodicus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@yellowdog2181 Yes. As the legend goes the first Jackson five string bass was because Ellefson needed one to play Hangar 18 live.

    • @woodscrafter1971
      @woodscrafter1971 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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?

  • @brettshawver2983
    @brettshawver2983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    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!!!

    • @fingersfhillips
      @fingersfhillips 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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

    • @jeremyswalley8625
      @jeremyswalley8625 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bratta played ESP

    • @brettshawver2983
      @brettshawver2983 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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.

    • @robbarrett6002
      @robbarrett6002 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amen brother AMEN

  • @josephgaude
    @josephgaude 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    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!

  • @carlospaz28
    @carlospaz28 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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!!!

  • @Falasi4
    @Falasi4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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...

  • @ajv9912
    @ajv9912 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Sad that Bill and Ted played gibsons when Jackson was in their home town. San Dimas High School Football rules!

    • @NodakSavage
      @NodakSavage 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, I’m sure they was all marketing. Pay the most money to get featured in a movie.

  • @colinmcguigan4630
    @colinmcguigan4630 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The headstock makes so much more sense now, being inspired by the Concorde.

  • @wisdomoverfear2685
    @wisdomoverfear2685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    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 !

    • @scottbrown9008
      @scottbrown9008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Damn I feel sorry for you but think you made a stupid decision at the same time. That is such a Bummer

    • @mariushebnes5951
      @mariushebnes5951 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      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 :)

    • @wisdomoverfear2685
      @wisdomoverfear2685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@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 !

    • @michaelj3959
      @michaelj3959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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.

    • @merkules2001
      @merkules2001 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @MadMax-it3rd
    @MadMax-it3rd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    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 🤘

    • @woodscrafter1971
      @woodscrafter1971 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's really awesome man!

    • @tacomania7954
      @tacomania7954 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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

    • @djbillutley
      @djbillutley 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mustaine plays Gibson now

  • @raistlinrodriguez5696
    @raistlinrodriguez5696 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Favorite Jackson player Adrian Smith.

    • @skxj
      @skxj 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I liked Adrian's Lado Earth guitars from Canada they are something else. He used those on Piece of Mind and Powerslave and possibly other albums.

    • @JoseGonzalez-gk9gv
      @JoseGonzalez-gk9gv 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Facts , Adrian is the best

  • @lordden1243
    @lordden1243 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hey Dagan love jacksons they got a special place in my heart.

  • @workerdrone4516
    @workerdrone4516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    That Jackson has torn strips out of Dagan's jeans

  • @jamesgoodwin8253
    @jamesgoodwin8253 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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!

  • @ZestlyDrew
    @ZestlyDrew 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I recently picked up the Js32q greenburst, such a wonderful instrument being my first brand name instrument, what a great sound and playability!

  • @APK-pn4qh
    @APK-pn4qh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    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. 🙌👌

    • @albinospino3089
      @albinospino3089 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dio, Randy Rhoads, and Phill Lynott were taken from us far too soon. RIP

  • @RotterStudios
    @RotterStudios 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @shaunzack2846
    @shaunzack2846 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Got my first Jackson at 14 years old. It was a Kelly KE-2. Instant love and my main guitars too this day.

  • @DChrls
    @DChrls 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Favorite Jackson player- Marty Friedman
    Favorite Jackson guitar - Kelly

  • @theoryofamusiclover
    @theoryofamusiclover 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    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....

  • @snoxracr
    @snoxracr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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

  • @636NinjaVanish
    @636NinjaVanish 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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.

  • @alexanderwheeler4827
    @alexanderwheeler4827 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.....

  • @NightSkywalker69
    @NightSkywalker69 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @tippss3332
    @tippss3332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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!!!!!!!

  • @rotemeliaz
    @rotemeliaz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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

  • @arunca190
    @arunca190 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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)

  • @ntcfm1
    @ntcfm1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

    • @riffrebel4658
      @riffrebel4658 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      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!

  • @alexprowse3581
    @alexprowse3581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @roymartin500
    @roymartin500 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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".

  • @mrcl_
    @mrcl_ ปีที่แล้ว

    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!

  • @teaganwindago3132
    @teaganwindago3132 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @kwlfca
    @kwlfca ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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

  • @chipoverbaugh5919
    @chipoverbaugh5919 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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!

  • @adventuresinzone4205
    @adventuresinzone4205 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

    • @lizardking_7
      @lizardking_7 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where could I find this set of pickups today? And is that the official names?

    • @happybenjful
      @happybenjful 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have a king v with the same setup and its the zacc wylde set from emg. It's a beast and great fun.

  • @mikedominguez5783
    @mikedominguez5783 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bought my first Jackson yesterday. Absolutely love it.

  • @robertzawalnicki6821
    @robertzawalnicki6821 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

    • @kurtbader9711
      @kurtbader9711 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      USA Jacksons are out of reach for most players today. And the quality hasn't exactly improved. Try to buy a good vintage one, which are most of them, and you'll need a whole lot of coin.

  • @kiltedvet420
    @kiltedvet420 ปีที่แล้ว

    i just got a jackson RR with FR and wow. i love it. jackson is one of the best!! i got several jacksons now.

  • @vincealv3567
    @vincealv3567 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Out of my whole guitar collection , my jacksons are super easy to play ..I love how they feel

  • @Merlin_Actual7
    @Merlin_Actual7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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!!

  • @currituck
    @currituck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I believe Grover Jackson designed the Soloist body and the pointy headstock Jackson is so famous for. I love my custom shop Soloist.

    • @scrimpmster
      @scrimpmster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice. I've got a soloist and tbh, the neck. Honestly, the neck.

  • @nicolassavvidis9712
    @nicolassavvidis9712 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Andrian Smith signature model is my dream guitar!!!!

  • @stratosphere835
    @stratosphere835 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I own a Jackson DINKY JS 11. The "cheaper" one....Sounds and feels better than some Guitars who costs twice as much...

  • @ReaperX5
    @ReaperX5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    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.

    • @HighlanderNorth1
      @HighlanderNorth1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      👉Well there were also lots of 80s metal guitarists/bassists who played BC Rich, Kramer, Dean, ESP, Hamer, and Washburns.

    • @joshuaginn792
      @joshuaginn792 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Slash was a BC Rich guy… but switched to counterfeit Gibson for Appetite recording!

    • @datopg0
      @datopg0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      also yngwie malmsteen’s strat

    • @anemonaloco
      @anemonaloco 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HighlanderNorth1 don't forget Jason Becker's Carvin.

    • @HighlanderNorth1
      @HighlanderNorth1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@anemonaloco
      Yeah, and Ibanez

  • @MaestroJericho
    @MaestroJericho 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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.

    • @Nightdare
      @Nightdare 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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

    • @MaestroJericho
      @MaestroJericho 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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.

    • @rtomas47
      @rtomas47 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Andreas Kisser is my favourite Jackson artist tho

  • @lemac3200
    @lemac3200 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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!!!

    • @DSchea
      @DSchea 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can fix any floyd

    • @tippss3332
      @tippss3332 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love my Jackson Mick Thompson models. I have both the black and white versions. Beast of a guitar!!! Flawless!!!

  • @markedwards664
    @markedwards664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The original Phil Collen signature guitar was the first guitar I really, REALLY wanted. Incredible unique shape.

    • @robconerty5164
      @robconerty5164 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same. I promised myself I’d buy one if I ever made some real money and 20 years ago, I got my adrenalize custom!

    • @heatherwade2373
      @heatherwade2373 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      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.

  • @darrylvieregge592
    @darrylvieregge592 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @MetalBaller83
    @MetalBaller83 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I bought my first Jackson this year, and I’ve never been more inspired to play. I finally spent some decent money and bought the Pro Series King V KVTMG Snow White. The original James Hetfield KBJ. It is BY FAR the finest instrument I’ve ever played; and that includes several of the $5K-$6K Les Paul’s and PRS’s. My Jackson is built better than anything I’ve ever played, and sounds absolutely fantastic.
    🤘🏻😈🤘🏻

  • @p4cbassman
    @p4cbassman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been playing Jackson since the early 90s. Still have a KE2 and a Dinky Reverse. Love them both

  • @vinniepeters1936
    @vinniepeters1936 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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

  • @curtismills1612
    @curtismills1612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have two USA Jacksons. A dinky concept series and an RR1 V.. both still wail to this day!

  • @joenicastro482
    @joenicastro482 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sup ya'll 🤘...I've seen this video a few times, this British dude does a great job.
    I suppose I keep watching this is because I absolutely love my..6 Jacksons..from a neon green Minion to a Arch top Dinky..they all play beautifully.

  • @davidseeley6342
    @davidseeley6342 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for all these great videos with really good information! Love It!

  • @JoeButler02
    @JoeButler02 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    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!

  • @griffinspady9019
    @griffinspady9019 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    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!!

  • @tomaslopez2940
    @tomaslopez2940 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    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

  • @lenbones7940
    @lenbones7940 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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...

  • @arunca190
    @arunca190 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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)

  • @glarrymoreme
    @glarrymoreme 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used to have a Jackson PS1 in the 90s - Had a Floyd on it, I think it cost £225 it wiped out my post office savings it was so worth it. I would love to find that guitar it was Metallic Red

  • @indigenousamerican3148
    @indigenousamerican3148 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @Briansgate
    @Briansgate 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have an SL2Q and I love it. Jackson is such a fun guitar!

  • @redrocker1055
    @redrocker1055 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Phil Collen AKA the most underrated guitarist ever.

    • @tonyhoodlass1846
      @tonyhoodlass1846 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed buddy

    • @RazorRiley
      @RazorRiley 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      As far as that scene goes hes up there. And jake e lee.

  • @guy_in_the_moon
    @guy_in_the_moon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My first guitar was a Jackson dinky, they hold a very special place in my heart

    • @thepro08
      @thepro08 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      do u know a cheap jackson that can hold tune? it seems the cheap ones have shit tunners and the royse doesnt help

  • @figu7716
    @figu7716 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @NunoGuitarsSilva
    @NunoGuitarsSilva 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video!! 2 important guitar players that used (and still use!) Jackson: Adrian Smith and Marty Friedman. Cheers

  • @genekloszewski5484
    @genekloszewski5484 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good stuff!, a fun video, i like hearing about the history!

  • @metallicaspiker16
    @metallicaspiker16 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

  • @BigMateo24
    @BigMateo24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @Theprojectsguitarplayer777
    @Theprojectsguitarplayer777 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I got a rhoads Jackson rrjs33 absolutely love it I’m glad got it out of a pawn shop four years ago

  • @hethaerto1
    @hethaerto1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your videos, partner. Keep up the good work.

  • @nialld2638
    @nialld2638 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    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

  • @nikoslats2551
    @nikoslats2551 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just got a Jackson JS20 Dinky delivered to me today and it’s way better than my Squier for what I play as a begginer

  • @Diego_Lemon16
    @Diego_Lemon16 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    13:50 “CHILDREN, I think they’re called” 😂😂

  • @TheMadKing94
    @TheMadKing94 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The Rhoads is the best guitar shape in my opinion. Brutal elegance.

  • @anzesuligoj9122
    @anzesuligoj9122 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am jackson player and those guitars are awesome!

  • @guitarsandexplodingdinosau7821
    @guitarsandexplodingdinosau7821 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just bought a copy of the randy rhoads that you are holding. It was made by a company called vista. Ive never heard of them, but it awesome. It plays really nice. I put a set of hetfield signature pups in it. I really enjoy it.

  • @Spiceyspiney
    @Spiceyspiney 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    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 😂

    • @Spiceyspiney
      @Spiceyspiney 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thegooglearchipelago8253 LOL!!!!!!!!

  • @rynoitch6982
    @rynoitch6982 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have 3 Jackson’s. Waiting for my 4th, a red rrx24 reverse headstock to arrive any day now.

  • @alexskibicki2262
    @alexskibicki2262 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @williamlegge4045
    @williamlegge4045 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ive always wanted a rhoads or kelly with the crimson swirl finish but they never made them with a fixed bridge and i dont like playing a floyd Rose. I just bought a js32t rhoads and love it

  • @MrFEFman
    @MrFEFman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Got 2 Demmelition King Vs. Absolutely love them.

  • @snowdevil7727
    @snowdevil7727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    ESPs with the lawsuit Jackson headstocks from the 80s were awesome.

  • @giraffewaggoner8119
    @giraffewaggoner8119 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @denismacfarlane255
    @denismacfarlane255 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have the exact as the js32 Q you picked up. I got it on sale for 299.00 CAD. It plays far better than my Solar Explorer.

  • @carlcampbell6827
    @carlcampbell6827 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was a very cool opener. I immediately though of my vintage Deep purple vinyl !

  • @bassincinerator
    @bassincinerator 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love jackson guitars! Currently own two basses a 4 and 5 string

  • @Ricky-Jones-1979
    @Ricky-Jones-1979 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love Jackson guitars!!
    The PC1 is my favourite,& I have a few of them!!!

  • @egotram
    @egotram 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool vid fella. Adrian Smoth is my fave Jackson player. Would love his signature model 👍

  • @TheDangrannan
    @TheDangrannan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've got a Mike Shannon soloist. Circa 1998. His signature on the headstock. I just read there were only 50 or 52 ever built. That seems cool.

  • @donacewatson1437
    @donacewatson1437 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve got a few questions for you, I’ve recently received a Jackson Ebony old yet cannot find a serial number on the ebony and I am so very supure that it’s an earlier version of the Rhoads model but just recently updated my son brought me a sweet Jackson Rhoads Ex professional. Which is one of the sweetest Cherry reds. But it had dots on the fretboard and 24 fret’s and then a Floyd Rose and I just want the details and I have to say that I’m blown away by the guitar my aLes Paul stop sits in a case being ignored by the distraction of the Jacsone I have some shots and would like advice for whatever you think 💭 I would love to have done with the Ebony guitar and it’s a great condition and needs the original Seymour Duncan Humbutiers of real sure it’s only a singe knob won the switch is for neck a bridge but it’s killed on the neck position what advice door do te anything about either helps me 👁️🌀👁️🎸

  • @mono__lfd
    @mono__lfd 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im thinking of buying a Jackson JS32 Warrior SBK AH for a second guitar next summer
    Anything i should know about it before I buy it?

  • @megadeth2u367
    @megadeth2u367 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @thorntonmusic3882
    @thorntonmusic3882 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you possibly do a review on the Gus. G signature model? Thinking about getting one wanting to know if it’s worth it.

  • @dannywilliams3928
    @dannywilliams3928 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video dagen thoroughly enjoyed it learned a lot thank you very much.

  • @alan6six6
    @alan6six6 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I owned 2 js, 1x series, and 3 pro series (mij) love em! Hope to get usa jackson in future for my collection!