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Ron Hogan

 

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Nashville, TN, usa
Post  Posted 3 Jul 2018 7:21 am    
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I was at Steel Guitar Nashville yesterday and got to see this Jackson steel. First one I've checked out. Really nice in all ways. Mechanics are great and not run of the mill. Great action and tone. It's used but like it's never been played. $3,000.00




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Colin Swinney


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Wisconsin, USA
Post  Posted 3 Jul 2018 9:29 am    
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Looks like a real fine machine. I can't quite tell, is the pickup mounted on a diagonal? What would the purpose of that be?
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Ron Hogan

 

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Nashville, TN, usa
Post  Posted 3 Jul 2018 9:39 am    
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One of the better guitars I've played. The jacksons really think out of the box.
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Ron Hogan

 

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Nashville, TN, usa
Post  Posted 3 Jul 2018 9:46 am    
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History info


http://georgiamusic.org/jackson-steel-guitar-company/
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David Ball


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North Carolina High Country
Post  Posted 3 Jul 2018 2:21 pm    
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My Pro IV is an absolutely wonderful guitar. It plays great, and it's by far the best sounding instrument I've ever had. It seems like it's impossible to get a bad tone out of it out of any amp, any speaker and at any place up and down the neck. A super Sho-Bud to be sure. It's got a real nice bite to it. Oh yeah, it looks great too.

I think that a lot of the Jackson's tone (at least on mine) comes from the changer--although the pickup is first rate. The fingers have a small diameter (maybe 5/8") sitting on a big steel axle (1/2" or so)--a lot like the old permanents. I really like the sound of thin aluminum sitting on top of pretty thick steel on a changer. Seems like the extra mass of the heavy steel axle combined with the "taming" effect of the aluminum is pretty magic. As I recall, that's along the line of what Ron Lashley decided on the Emmons guitars too.

Dave
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Brett Day


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Pickens, SC
Post  Posted 3 Jul 2018 5:45 pm    
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I play a Blackjack Custom and it's the best pedal steel I play! I thought about getting a BlackJack but then I sat down behind a BlackJack Custom and loved it! The Jackson BlackJack is a pro model steel. When the Jackson Steel Guitar Company was looking for a name for the guitar, they first thought about calling it the Renegade, but Dawn Jackson thought BlackJack sounded better, so they went with Jackson BlackJack. The sound is similar to a 1960s Sho-Bud.


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Billy Carr

 

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Seminary, Mississippi, USA (deceased)
Post  Posted 4 Jul 2018 12:18 am     Psg
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What's the guitar body made of with the BlackJack S-10.
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Ian Rae


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Redditch, England
Post  Posted 4 Jul 2018 4:26 am    
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Colin Swinney wrote:
Looks like a real fine machine. I can't quite tell, is the pickup mounted on a diagonal? What would the purpose of that be?

That could be to brighten the tone of the lower strings. Common practice on regular 6-strings I think.
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mtulbert


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Plano, Texas 75023
Post  Posted 4 Jul 2018 7:47 am    
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The pickup is mounted on a movable bracket so you can adjust the angle of the pickup to tune in your tone. At least that is what I think this is. I saw this on a prototype at Dallas a couple of years ago. Really great concept.
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Johnie King


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 4 Jul 2018 7:56 pm    
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Mtulburt your 100 % right
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Bruce Green


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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Post  Posted 11 Sep 2023 2:31 am     Jackson Blackjack
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I am the proud owner of a 2008 Jackson Blackjack and it's definitely the smoothest playing steel I've owned so far. I also owned a twin ZB 1967 model & 1973 Emmons SD 6x2 which I still have.
The Blackjack does not break strings. I haven't broken one one in 14 years. I am certain it is due to the whole construction design and smoothness of it's mechanisms. Bruce Green Melbourne Australia
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