These are just some of the most well known Jackson electric guitar players: There are quite a few very famous guitarists that play Jackson guitars and are mainly favored by metal guitarists. Whereas the Custom Shop and USA series are made (unsurprisingly) in the USA and the MJ series are made in Japan. However their budget and entry level guitars are made in both China and Indonesia.įor example the cheaper and popular JS Series is made in China and the X series in Indonesia. More recently they’ve made the MJ Series in Japan, which aims to replicate the highly regard Jackson’s that were made in Japan in the 90’s. After Fender bought Jackson they moved the production of the guitars to their Corona and Ensenada facilities. Jackson guitars are made in America, Japan, Indonesia and China. Then in 2002 Fender purchased Jackson from IMC and are the current owners of both Jackson and Charvel guitars, having helped revive the latter. This resulted in Jackson’s contented success and Charvel’s decline. Jackson continued to grow under IMC and became the focus of the higher end guitars with Charvel mainly focusing on the entry level models. In the mid 1980’s Grover Jackson sold both Jackson and Charvel to IMC – International Music Company. Jackson guitars were born.īy 1983 Jackson had a full range of guitars albeit fairly similar to Charvel. When the guitar was finished it was so different to anything Charvel produced that Jackson decided to brand it under a new name – choosing his own surname. After Grover Jackson became a partner and then full owner of Charvel Guitars in 1978 he was approached by Randy Rhoads in 1980 to build a very specific guitar with customizations made for him. Are Jackson Guitars Good for Beginners?įender owns Jackson guitars.Do Jackson Guitars Have Good Quality Hardware?.
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