About the Builder (from Wikipedia):
Jackson Guitars originated in 1980 when guitarist Randy Rhoads approached Charvel with an idea for an individualized guitar. The collaborative design effort between Rhoads, Grover Jackson, Tim Wilson, and Mike Shannon resulted in the creation of the Concorde, an innovative revamp of the traditional Flying V. The Rhoads designs were such a departure from Charvel's Stratocaster-based models that Grover elected to label them with his own name.
Throughout the heavy metal heyday of the 1980s, the Jackson brand was associated with high-quality, American-made, custom instruments, and was endorsed by many popular guitarists of the period. In addition to the original Randy Rhoads models, the 1980s spawned distinctively designed Jackson models such as the Soloist, King V, and Kelly, all of which remain icons of the brand.
About the Guitar:
The Jackson Roswell Rhoads was a limited edition of 123 guitars made in 1997. It was a variation on the classic Jackson Randy Rhoads shape, with a UFO theme running through it. The name was taken from the location of a supposed alien space craft crash in the 1947, Roswell, New Mexico.
The body is made of 6061-T6 aluminum, an aircraft-grade metal which was hand-carved and polished in the Jackson Custom Shop. The guitar featured a single hum-bucker custom made by Tom Holmes and a fixed bridge.
It also had a set maple neck with a satin grey finish, and the tuners were unusual LSR gearless type built by Bill Turner of LSR Tuners in Chino, California. The inlays are crop circle design.
Despite a single hum-bucker design this guitar sounds warm and full.
