GROVER JACKSON

NAMM archive. 2008 Grover Jackson interview.

Pre-1985 Charvel history, article by Grover Jackson and Robert Lane.

2020 Grover Jackson interview on the Dean Delray podcast, Part 1. Grover considers it the most thorough online interview he ever gave.

2020 Grover Jackson interview on the Dean Delray podcast, Part 2.

2017 Grover Jackson chat on Tone Talk with Dave Friedman.

2020 Grover interview on the Jeff Floro podcast.

2024 Grover Jackson interview on his collaboration with Rockett Guitars.

2023 Grover Jackson interview on the 2008 Legacy Series. From Jim Shine’s excellent Guitarcheology YT channel.

2018 Grover Jackson interview by Thomann, about the Friedman guitars.

2021 Grover Jackson interview on French guitar channel La Chaîne Guitare.

NAMM archive. 2012 Jon Gold interview about Grover.

 

TOMMY MOORE (IMC)

NAMM archive. 2007 Tommy Moore interview.

Tommy Moore obituary.

 

JERRY FREED (IMC)

NAMM archive. 2003 Jerry Freed interview.

 

TIM WILSON

Tim at Sugi Guitars USA.

 

PAUL GAGON

2014 Paul Gagon interview at G&L, in Leo Fender’s lab. 

2014 Paul Gagon interview on designing the G&L pickups.

 

SCOTT ZIMMERMAN

“What you never knew about guitar manufacturing”, article by Scott Zimmerman.

 

STEVE KAUFMAN

1989 pre-NAMM introduction of the new MIJ line by Steve Kaufman to the factory team. From Jim Shine’s excellent Guitarcheology YT channel.

 

JOSEPH “JOE” MARINIC (Shadow Electronics)

NAMM archive. 2011 Marinic interview.

 

ABIGAIL YBARRA (Fender and Jackson pickup winding legend)

NAMM archive. 2009 Abigail Ybarra interview.

2024 Guitar World article and interview with Abigail Ybarra and daughter Aurora.

2021 blog article about Abigail Ybarra.

2011 Abigail Ybarra interview at Fender.

 

GARY KAHLER

NAMM archive. 2003 Gary Kahler interview.

1986 review of the Kahler 2500 Series.

Kahler YT channel.

 

BILL GERIEN (Kahler veteran machinist)

NAMM archive. 2003 and 2012 Bille Gerien interviews.

 

STEVE ROSEN (Veteran music journalist and writer)

Amazing 1982 interview of Grover by Steve Rosen.

Steve’s “Tonechaser” book, about his 26-year friendship with EVH.

Almost 50 years of interviews with the world’s top musicians.

 

BILL SCHULTZ (President, FMIC)

NAMM archive. 2000 Bill Schultz interview.

 

RUDY SCHLACHER (Washburn CEO)

NAMM archive. 2009 Rudy Schlacher interview.

 

FLOYD ROSE HISTORY

Vintage Floyd Rose, the definitive website on the subject.

NAMM archive. 2004 Floyd Rose Interview.

 

CHUBU TECHNICAL ACADEMY OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, NAGOYA, JAPAN

Official Academy website and curriculum.

 

FURTHER JACKSON CHARVEL RESOURCES AND FAN SITES

Audiozone.dk pages still available on the Wayback Machine (may take a while to load).

Guitar Inside Jackson model listing.

AlienXnation Charvel Japan website.

Fan site of gamer and Jackson Charvel enthusiast Mechas64 (she’s a big fan of all my catalogs posted here 😉 )

 

KIND CONTRIBUTORS TO THE BOOK

JIM SHINE GUITARCHEOLOGY YT

JIM SHINE GUITARCHEOLOGY INSTAGRAM

STEVE VAI

SULLY GUITARS

BADLANDS GUITARS

FRIEDMAN AMPLIFICATION

OLIVIER GUERIN INSTAGRAM

EMJAY ROCKPHOTOS INSTAGRAM

TONEFEST GUITAR GALLERY FINLAND

WILD CUSTOM GUITARS

LA CHAINE GUITARE

JESSE KÄMÄRÄINEN ENTROPIA PHOTO

GUITARS4YOU DIRECT POLAND

GUITARS4YOU REVERB STORE