Stories
Randy Rhoads' Polka-Dot V and the Birth of Jackson Guitars
In July 1979 Randy Rhoads paid Karl Sandoval $740 for a black Flying V covered in white polka dots. Eighteen months later he spent twelve hours in a San Dimas workshop with Grover Jackson, and that is how Jackson Guitars got its name.
Zeke Clark: The Guy Who Kept Eddie Van Halen's Rig Alive
Randall "Zeke" Clark spent about nine years keeping Eddie Van Halen's guitars, amps and rack system alive. He built two guitars Eddie kept and used, wired the rack by hand, and almost nobody knows his name.
Wayne Charvel: A Timeline of the Work Behind the Name
Wayne Charvel owned the company carrying his name for about four years. A timeline of the work either side of it — the refinishing, the parts counter, the Van Halen guitars, ZZ Top's hot rods and the fire that took the records.
The Mystery Guitar in Great White's "Rock Me" Video
Mark Kendall's red Superstrat in Great White's 1987 "Rock Me" video may have been built by Jim Foote at Music Works - but it has never been formally identified. A StringCult guitar-detective investigation.