The History of Jackson Electric Guitar
If you know the Ozzy Osbourne, then you might just be a fan of Randy Rhodes. This lead guitarist’s favorite electric guitar is the Jackson electric guitar. This does not actually come as a surprise. This guitar is the vanguard of heavy metal guitar. Its popularity skyrocketed around the 80’s and continued until today.The Jackson Guitar Company
When you speak of Jackson in line with the word guitar, you’d end up talking about Jackson, a guitar manufacturer that is best known for its “Rhoads” V model guitar. This company was founded by Grover Jackson, a part-owner of the Charvel Guitar Repair. When Grover Jackson designed the Rhoads, he decided to attach his name to the “shockingly designed” guitar out of respect for the sensibilities of Charvel’s customers. This design, however, inspired Grover to create more shocking and innovative designs. Thus, Jackson Guitar Company was created.The Jackson Electric Guitars
You could say that the Jackson electric guitar’s design is an innovation of the Stratocaster guitar’s body style. Jackson smoothed out the design and added sharper ends to it. Since the introduction of the hit Soloist in the market, Jackson continued with innovative and updated designs. Often, the Jackson electric guitars body style and designs are inspired by the designs of the existing traditional guitars. Even the Soloist has been updated and has been fitted with 24 additional frets, a Floyd Rose locking system, and a humbucker.If you love Gibson guitars and you are interested in buying an updated version of a Gibson design, you should check out Kelly and the Rhodes. This is another classic example of Jackson’s innovative designs inspired by Gibson designs. Jackson introduced a locking tremolo system and paint job to their Gibson-inspired, Kelly and the Rhodes.
