Minorities and Jacksons

[Twisteramps]

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The only black female I can think of who had a guitar endorsement deal (and was prominently used in ad campaigns) was the woman who plays guitar in the David Letterman Band... Felicia something. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

She was endorsed by Hamer. Jennifer Batten had a deal with Ibanez for awhile, but she's pretty pale. I think the girls in Vixen were sponsored by Aqua Net [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

Pete

[jgcable]

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One of the main reasons I continue to practice::
TONY MACALPINE.
He has been with Aria, BC Rich, Kramer (I think) and now Carvin but I thought I would mention him. He is at the top of the mountain I am frantically trying to climb.

[The Eristic]

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Originally posted by WarriorX7:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by charvel750:
and we know if Jimi was still alive he'd be too.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I tend to disagree that Jimi would've endorsed Jackson...I think he would've reamined a Fender "purist" his entire career...even though he did occasionally use a Flying V and some other assorted Gibsons at times. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">He actually liked his Gibsons better than his Fenders, but he didn't get them for free at the time, and they were too expensive and fragile to beat to hell, like he did with his strats.

[kennslp]

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Joe, I actually had the pleasure of seeing both Spacey T & Vernon Reid not too long ago! Spacey's playing w/ Fishbone (awesome band BTW), who I saw open for King's X last year. And I just saw Vernon w/ Living Colour about two weeks ago. They both should be playing Jacksons!!! Vern's still playing his Hamer's, and Spacey was using a Parker Fly. Both of those guys are killer musicians.

I discovered Macalpine back when I was in college, and he is F*n awesome. I could never-ever hope to be .0000001th as good as he is. Simply incredible!!!

Oh, and let's not forget Greg Howe! I had a chance to see him play back when he was doing the band thing(Howe II)with his brother. Killer!!! And his fusion stuff is way over my head. I am completely inspired by all these guys!!

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-Kenn

[TommyD]

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> On the Spacey T note,I read somewhere WAY back in the day that Spacey had the absolute first ever Soloist,the red one with the hand written logo he's holding in the old "Success" group pic that was used in an early ad. I want to say the first time I actually saw him play was with Fishbone on SNL,doing Sunless Saturday. Whoever it was had what looked like a Model 2 with reverse head,Charvel logo,and an OFR with the Rising Sun graphic. They smoked! Tommy D.

[skarhead]

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Black Mariah - i don't know if he we're an endorsee but he definitely used some jacksons and something with a strathead ( charvel ?? fender? ) i think there are some pics of it on the gmw site or was it some page that showed his guitars painted by GMW ? [img]graemlins/brow.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]

[Newc]

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I thought Ernie C used a Les Paul? Though I confess I didn't follow the band (I always believed and still do that rap and metal were never meant to mix)

Anyone remember the day leather was dropped from the Metal stage gear? When Kool and the Gang (or was it some other black soul/funk group?) showed up on MTV wearing leather and spikes ala Judas Priest [img]graemlins/puke.gif[/img]
Leather became un-Metal right then.

As for chicks with C/Js, there's a pic of the bassist from Phantom Blue in the 1990/91 catalog holding a Model 3B or something.

Newc

[Snoogans]

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As far as I recall, Ernie C used Moser guitars.

[Hyperfuzz]

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Anyone else out there like Jon Butcher? Don't recall ever seeing him with a J/C but I think the dude is pretty incredible.

[stsk]

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im asian

[A. Pulver]

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Originally posted by Hyperfuzz:
Anyone else out there like Jon Butcher? Don't recall ever seeing him with a J/C but I think the dude is pretty incredible.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Pictures from the front is 1 of my faves.
He played Kramers and then Carvins back in the day.
The dude rocks big time.

[slo100]

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How about Eric Gales? Not a Jackson guy but a mighty fine player!

Flavor Flav and Chuck D were in the video for "Bring The Noise" which featured Jackson guitars. Do they count?

I think PE's work is pretty heavy stuff, personally. Both content and style.

[Tetsuo]

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Originally posted by pjg:
Don't mean to hijack this thread but I noticed before Sully that you said you lived in Lombard at one point. When was that? I grew up there and now live in VP.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I am in Downers

Jacksonfreak on these boards works at the GC in Villa

[Cybersavior]

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Now noticing the separation, I love Jacksons all the more. Go crackers!

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[Cybersavior]

Re: Minorities and Jacksons

Now noticing the separation, I love Jacksons all the more. Go crackers!

<Tubes heat up.... G!!!!!!!!!!! ...palm mute...two chunks on low E>