The Jackson Randy Rhoads is an iconic model of electric guitar, originally commissioned by guitarist Randy Rhoads and created by Jackson Guitars.
Rhoads' 1st Jackson prototype was the now immortalized white, pinstriped, asymmetrical Flying V built by Grover Jackson, Tim Wilson, and Mike Shannon of Charvel Guitars[1]. The guitar featured a maple neck and body (neck via body), ebony fretboard, medium frets, Stratocaster style tremolo, and Seymour Duncan pickups. This prototype was the first from the Charvel operates to become labeled with Jackson's name. The guitar was originally slated to be referred to as The Original SIN, but Randy nicknamed it Concorde[2] soon after the sleek, white supersonic aircraft[3].
Randy re-designed the next prototype since he felt the shape of the 'Concorde' was not distinctive sufficient from the classic Flying V. His solution was to elongate the top rated 'horn' in the instrument such that the body bore far more resemblance to a shark's fin. The second prototype featured the revised body shape, was black using a gold pickguard, and fixed tailpiece with strings anchored in the body. This guitar featured Grover locking tuners and Seymour Duncan humbucking pickups (TB-4 bridge as well as a SH-2 neck). Two much more prototypes were commissioned (four in total), one more string via body example (later accidentally sold at NAMM) and one more black and brass tremolo model with reversed shark fin inlays. Rhoads was killed in a plane crash prior to the second two guitars had been completed, and just before he could give Grover any feedback.
These revised prototypes would turn out to be the initial guitars sold for the public under the Jackson Guitars brand name. The ensuing popularity of the Randy Rhoads model essentially put Jackson's name on the map.
Rhoads' 1st Jackson prototype was the now immortalized white, pinstriped, asymmetrical Flying V built by Grover Jackson, Tim Wilson, and Mike Shannon of Charvel Guitars[1]. The guitar featured a maple neck and body (neck via body), ebony fretboard, medium frets, Stratocaster style tremolo, and Seymour Duncan pickups. This prototype was the first from the Charvel operates to become labeled with Jackson's name. The guitar was originally slated to be referred to as The Original SIN, but Randy nicknamed it Concorde[2] soon after the sleek, white supersonic aircraft[3].
Randy re-designed the next prototype since he felt the shape of the 'Concorde' was not distinctive sufficient from the classic Flying V. His solution was to elongate the top rated 'horn' in the instrument such that the body bore far more resemblance to a shark's fin. The second prototype featured the revised body shape, was black using a gold pickguard, and fixed tailpiece with strings anchored in the body. This guitar featured Grover locking tuners and Seymour Duncan humbucking pickups (TB-4 bridge as well as a SH-2 neck). Two much more prototypes were commissioned (four in total), one more string via body example (later accidentally sold at NAMM) and one more black and brass tremolo model with reversed shark fin inlays. Rhoads was killed in a plane crash prior to the second two guitars had been completed, and just before he could give Grover any feedback.
These revised prototypes would turn out to be the initial guitars sold for the public under the Jackson Guitars brand name. The ensuing popularity of the Randy Rhoads model essentially put Jackson's name on the map.
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