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Grover Jackson (born July 17, 1949) is an American luthier best known for designing and making various guitar models at Jackson Guitars, such as Jackson Rhoads and Jackson Soloist during the 1980s. Biography. Jackson has been making guitars since 1973.
Dec 22, 2020 · These mods were groundbreaking but typical of an era in which there was no shortage of expertise and imagination. Grover Jackson had plenty of both. Jackson had joined the Charvel shop in 1978 – the same year that Charvel made Van Halen his famous Bumblebee electric – and by the year’s end he had taken over the business and the Charvel brand.
- Jonathan Horsley
Apr 8, 2021 · Grover Jackson, JoAnn Pieroth, Mike Eldred in the Charvel/Jackson workshop. Wayne and Grover came to an agreement where Grover bought the business, in November 1978. By the end of January in the new year, Grover and his wife JoAnn Pieroth had their first employee, 18-year-old guitarist Mike Eldred.
May 5, 2010 · The guitars were built with more dexterity in mind. It was easier to reach the top frets, and the vibrato systems were set up well.”. Credit for the company’s mainstream success is due to Grover Jackson, the man who is considered the mastermind and father of metal guitars.
- Eric Kirkland
Jul 8, 2022 · On December 23, 1980, while on a break from Ozzy’s Blizzard of Ozz tour, Rhoads visited Grover Jackson at his workshop at Charvel HQ. The guitarist pulled out a sketch he’d drawn on a cocktail napkin and asked Jackson to build him a guitar that looked something like a shark’s fin.
Sep 19, 2014 · Friday, 19 September 2014 / Published in Interviews. Grover Jackson interview – A legendary guitar builder for GJ2 Guitars. At one point or another we all have fantasized on the Jackson guitars during the 90s. The brands Jackson and Charvel were synonymous for high performance guitars.
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