Jeff Beck Orange Jackson

[wodka]

Ok, so I was going through some old Musician magazine copies and I came across one with Jeff Beck on the cover. In the 80's he occasionally played an oranage Jackson with a white pickguard that extended from the upper horn the the lower one. Anyone know what model this is? I've seen them before but not too often.

[toejam]

Re: Jeff Beck Orange Jackson

Hmm, I've only ever seen him with the pink Soloist. Anyone got a pic of the orange one?

[sully]

Re: Jeff Beck Orange Jackson

it was a custom soloist, and the charvel spectrums were modeled after it.

sully

[Dave L]

Re: Jeff Beck Orange Jackson

I´ve always wondered why the Spectrums are so different from most other J/Cs, with the pickguard and all...and now I know why. Cool [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[PowerTube]

Re: Jeff Beck Orange Jackson

If you can find the book, "The Complete Guitarist," there is a picture of it in the "Amps" section.

[toejam]

Re: Jeff Beck Orange Jackson

Originally posted by jsullysix:
it was a custom soloist, and the charvel spectrums were modeled after it.

sully

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wow, cool!! [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[wodka]

Re: Jeff Beck Orange Jackson

What a coincidence. Here it is:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...&category=2384

Not the same guitar, of course. But the same design. Thanks everyone.

[shreddermon]

Re: Jeff Beck Orange Jackson

Too friggin' cool! I had forgotten about JB's orange Soloist, and love that color.

What's with the small Charvel logo, though? I thought all Spectrums had the toothpaste logo? [img]graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]

[sully]

Re: Jeff Beck Orange Jackson

it's probably a refin....it's odd, the pickguard is a bit different, too.... here's mine:
look where the pickguard goes between the neck and middle pickups.. the logo was probably added, as well.

sully

[Budman68]

Re: Jeff Beck Orange Jackson

Originally posted by PowerTube:
If you can find the book, "The Complete Guitarist," there is a picture of it in the "Amps" section.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Jeff Becks Orange Jackson

Here it is!!!


Dave->

[wodka]

Re: Jeff Beck Orange Jackson

That's it. You guys are fast. I sense a custom shop order building within me.

[sully]

Re: Jeff Beck Orange Jackson

wow....haven't seen that in a while....that is bad ass. i really like the headstock layout.

sully

[Jim Shine]

Re: Jeff Beck Orange Jackson

I always loved how they borrowed the old P-Bass guards. I always thought one of those guards would look good on a guitar. Ever see the Kramer Elliot Easton Models with that same pickguard? Very cool.

[sully]

Re: Jeff Beck Orange Jackson

yep.... and if i played bass, i'd have one of those, and a thunderbird. to me, they were the coolest basses. actually, the pickguard is one of my favorite things about the spectrum... and oddly enough, i think that's also what makes it as hated as it is in the charvel community. well, that, along with the fact it's an import... [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

sully

[shreddermon]

Re: Jeff Beck Orange Jackson

Oh man, I love that guitar. Kick @ss! Recessed Floyd, too? Not too many of those back then. Thanks very much for the pic!

I think I once read a guitar mag article where Elliot said that his Kramer was partly based on JB's Jackson. [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] Not kidding. I'm guessing the interview must've been done after Kramer's downfall.