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Brandon Ellis laid down the gauntlet to Jackson’s Master Builders with this 27-fret Gold Crackle Kelly – is this one of the most challenging custom builds ever made?
By Matt Parker published
See the latest guitar borne from the friendship between one of heavy music’s most innovative players and Jackson’s metal-obsessed master builder, Joe Williams

Buckethead is selling his iconic, one-of-a-kind Jackson KFC KV2 Custom V model
By Matt Owen published
The virtuoso is parting ways with his custom-built Jackson V, which he acquired in 1999 and used heavily during his time with Guns N' Roses

Jackson and Suicide Silence’s Mark Heylmun reimagine the Rhoads as a brutal 7-string metal machine
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Reverse headstock, 26.5” scale and Fishman pickups? This ain’t your dad’s Rhoads V

Looks like Slipknot's Mick Thomson has signed with ESP and Fishman, seemingly leaving Jackson and Seymour Duncan
By Matt Owen published
Thomson's wife and guitar tech both published telling posts on social media, after the Slipknot maestro was spotted playing ESPs live during the band's recent shows in Japan

Anthrax's Scott Ian honors Dimebag Darrell with new "Baldini Burst" signature Jackson X Series King V guitar
By Jackson Maxwell published
An homage to the Pantera legend's "Dime Slime" models, the shred-ready six-string also brings a host of other upgrades to Ian's mid-priced line of signature King Vs

Marty Friedman on the challenge of relearning his solos for the recent Megadeth reunion, his guitar legacy, and pushing the studio limits with Jason Becker
By Andrew Daly published
As he sets out on his first US tour since the pandemic, the veteran shredder reflects on what he'd change about his early Shrapnel records and why he "borrowed" the Les Paul's shape for his Jackson signature model

High-school basketball player turns TikTok sensation after shredding The Star-Spangled Banner on a Jackson Soloist moments before taking to the court
By Jonathan Horsley published
If this Texas high school senior's jump shot is as good as his phrasing, look out for him in the NBA

Jackson American Series Soloist SL3 review
By Chris Gill published
Jackson opens its new US production line series with an electric guitar that defines the high-performance brand
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