In the early years, Grover Jackson purchased a partial ownership interest in Charvel's Guitar Repair in Glendora, California in the 1970s. Wayne Charvel eventually sold his entire company to Grover Jackson on November 10, 1978. gave Jackson control of the Charvel brand name.

Jackson Guitars Born in 1980, when combined with guitarist Randy Rhoads with the idea of ​​​​a personalized guitar. A collaborative design effort between Rhoads, Grover Jackson, Tim Wilson and Jackson's master builder, Mike Shannon, resulted in the creation of the Concorde, an innovative improvement on the traditional Flying V. These designs were so different from the models based on Charvel's Stratocaster that Jackson decided to give them a different brand name. He chose his own last name and created the guitar Guitar Jackson Firstly.

During the heyday of heavy metal music in the 1980s, the brand Guitar Jackson associated with high-quality, custom-designed instruments made in the USA and used by many famous guitarists of the period. In addition to the early Rhoads models, as they were known, the 1980s Guitar Jackson also created specially designed models such as the Soloist, King V, Kelly and Dinky, all of which remain iconic to the brand to this day.

The 1990s brought changes in musical trends. While high-end products are still made in the US, brands like Jackson have begun to produce low-cost, mostly Asian-made designer versions in an effort to make their products more accessible. closer to the user.

In 2002, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation acquired Jackson from IMC (IMC was the company that had previously purchased Jackson from Grover Jackson) and the company's US operations were moved to the Fender factory in Corona. The guitars Guitar Jackson and today's premium Charvel are produced at Fender's Ensenada facility in Corona. Meanwhile, low-cost models are manufactured by subcontractors based in Indonesia and China.

After several years of running a successful company with subcontracting to many famous guitar companies and extensive design consulting, Grover Jackson is now a co-owner of a new guitar brand, GJ2 Guitars, in Orange County. , California . His partner in this venture is former Fender Senior Vice President Jon Gold.

From the very first days to the present day, Jackson Guitars known for its slim, elegant designs and strong motifs popular with hard rock and metal musicians.

Traditionally, Jackson guitars (and many Charvels) share the typical spike, which first appeared on Randy Rhoads' prototype in 1980. This may have arisen from micro problems. commercial piracy, due to Charvel's use of the Fender Stratocaster headpiece until the early 1980s. Fender's acquisition of both the Jackson and Charvel brands in 2002 allowed the reintroduction of the Strat style headpiece (according to paper) permission).

Another feature of Guitar Jackson is the "shark fin" mosaic pattern, which has inspired other famous guitar companies like Ibanez to follow suit with similar designs.

Models Guitar Jackson 2021: Concert Bass, Demmelition Fury, Dinky, Dominion, Juggernaut, Kelly, Kelly Bird, King V, MF 1, Monarkh, PC 1, Rhoads, San Dimas, Shadowcaster, Soloist, Spectra Bass, Star, Warrior.