Jackson Steel Guitars

Bill Ferguson · Post by **Bill Ferguson** » 2 Jan 2006 11:12 am

What's happening with this guitar. I have not seen any pictures and cannot find a web site.
I did hear through the grapevine that it will be built in Gainesville, GA (right up the road from me if this is true)

Bill Ferguson

Nick Reed · Post by **Nick Reed** » 2 Jan 2006 11:40 am

Bill,
They were talking about it a few months ago but nothing more has been said. Some of us now are thinking it was just a rumor.

Hook Moore · Post by **Hook Moore** » 2 Jan 2006 2:01 pm

They have a website with a little info. http://www.jacksonsteelguitars.com/

Hook

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Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 2 Jan 2006 2:22 pm

it was a picture of a Steel with a phrase which caught many off guard,

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he Jackson Steel is capable of raising a string pitch one tone up and lower 1/2 tone down, returning to within one cent of the open note. No current manufacturer of pitch changers can make this claim.

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but without anyone ever seeing one or playing one..well....

[This message was edited by Tony Prior on 02 January 2006 at 02:24 PM.]

Al Udeen · Post by **Al Udeen** » 2 Jan 2006 4:42 pm

Mullen makes this claim and they can back it up!

Jim Bob Sedgwick · Post by **Jim Bob Sedgwick** » 2 Jan 2006 7:57 pm

So can the Williams !!!

Duane Reese · Post by **Duane Reese** » 3 Jan 2006 8:39 am

How do Sierras fair in that regard?

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 3 Jan 2006 10:16 am

I think that ad copy must have been written 20 years ago. Today, the practice of using compensator pulls to correct the over-return problem is quite widespread.

If the Jackson changer is doing this without compensator pulls, then it is revolutionary (and may actually defy the laws of physics!

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Curt Langston · Post by **Curt Langston** » 3 Jan 2006 2:35 pm

How do Sierras fair in that regard?

Mine fairs well with the keyless head!

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Joey Gaskins · Post by **Joey Gaskins** » 3 Jan 2006 4:10 pm

In this months Singing News Magazine there is a full page written about "The Next Generation of Pedal Steel Guitars" referring to the new Jackson Steel. It gives quite a bit of ShoBud history as well as alot about David himself. It says that the first guitar will be for Joshua Epperson of The Singing Echoes.

Stephen Dorocke · Post by **Stephen Dorocke** » 3 Jan 2006 4:37 pm

I don't know anything about the Jackson guitars, but as far as the up 1, down 1/2 change goes, my 2 Fulawkas do this accurately. Without compensators. What's the big deal?

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 3 Jan 2006 5:01 pm

Here is where we discussed all this once before.

Lee, from South Texas

Gary Spaeth · Post by **Gary Spaeth** » 8 Jan 2006 9:03 am

i wonder if you'll have to tune them between every song like i did with my professional?

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 8 Jan 2006 12:21 pm

I did see some nice looking Jackson Six Stringers on the rack at GC today. I wonder if it's the same outfit..

EJL