Jackson Kelly
| Jackson Kelly | |
|---|---|
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| Manufacturer | Jackson Guitars |
| Period | 1982-present |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Neck-thru, Bolt-on |
| Woods | |
| Body | Alder |
| Neck | Maple |
| Fretboard | Rosewood, Ebony |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Locking tremolo and Fixed |
| Pickup(s) | H-H |
| Colors available | |
| Black, Vanilla Shake, Tobacco Sunburst, Midnight Wine, Ferrari Red | |
Jackson Kelly or KE is a lighter version of Gibson Explorer produced by Jackson Guitars.
History
It was designed by and named after Bradford Kelly, guitarist for Australian heavy metal band Heaven in the early '80s.[1] It was later more popularized by Megadeth's ex-guitarist Marty Friedman who had his own signature model at the time; "The KE1" and is the trademark guitar for Bernd Kost of Sodom who used a customized version of a regular "Kelly Std." as his main instrument for many years, which was later auctioned for charity purposes.
Kelly features a Solid body. Today, it's available in many models, some including a Floyd Rose bridge and some with a "string-through-body system".[2]
Kelly also comes with Jackson stock pickups in JS series, EMG pickups in the X series and with Seymour-Duncan humbucker pickups in Japanese and USA series.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "The Kelly Jackson Guitar and Bradford Kelly". Free Press Release.
- ↑ "Kelly Limited Edition 2012". Jacksonguitars.com.
- ↑ "Kelly Limited Edition 2012". Jacksonguitars.com.
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