Check out the new Rockett Guitars built by the legendary Grover Jackson! 

Back in 1982 my guitar teacher who was from San Diego but now lived in SW Florida put down a $300 deposit on a custom built maple strat body with a maple neck a huge frets. The total was like $950. My guitar teacher moved and gave me his deposit receipt and called Grover and said to send the guitar to me upon completion and payment. So I got a custom built Grover Jackson built Charvel labeled (made in the USA on the headstock ) for $650...which was a lot of money for a guitar back then. I've been playing guitar and other instruments for over 40 years now and to this day nothing comes close to what they shipped me. It played with the lowest action without any fret buzz of anything since....at any price !

I want to thank Grover Jackson publicly for encouraging me to produce the first LA GUITAR SHOW back in 1983. I'm so happy to wish him and Rocket much success!

what a modest yet a legendary gentleman ...thank you for posting this

Grover is a awesome person. Not many successful people like to admit luck helped them. They say "I built this". Very humble legend Grover is.

Grover is a legend!

I pretty much only play and collect pointy headstock guitars with Jackson on the headstock, because they are consistently great.

A “Working Man’s Guitar” for 5K? Get real!

He said " the working man's guitar " well its NOT a working mans price point . I dont care if god made it 5k for an unknown guitar brand is taking the piss for some wood and strings . Or am i missing something.

Awesome to finally hear the story/history of Grover Jackson/Charvel from the man himself.

Thank you both.

$5k for a relic strat and a Floyd?!?! How innovative!

A great history of Charvel/Jackson. Jackson is still my weapon of choice. ❤

was Grover unhappy working with Freedman?? i know he moved to nashville, glad to see he still has a passion to build great guitars, hated the 90s but was saved by shrapnell records , vinnie moore, yngwie, David T Chastain, vinnie moore , time oddessey, i loved my usa KRAMER with 3 pc laminated neck,

Working man’s guitar my ass. With a 5 grand price what working musician can afford to play one of these?!?!!! Bring it for a working man’s price then we can talk. Realize these are built by a legend. But damn don’t call this a working man’s guitar cause it is far from that. Holy smokes man!!!

Oooo...a relic strat how ground breaking.

Grover is a living legend who has designed some amazing basses as well. The original Jackson PC Archtop is the pinnacle of electric guitars for me. Jackson still offer them through the custom shop!!

So you went to grover jackson to build a fender strat with a g&l headstock? gotcha...

Not feeling the price point, the rocket dude def comes across like a used car sales man. The only thing that was missing was him slapping the guitar while saying how much tone fits in this bad boy.

When you have so much money you dont know what to do with it. So many epic guitars out there for 1500 or less.

Grover looks great! He is not relic'd. He's the real deal.

Wayne Charvel had ZERO to do with building and designing the iconic Charvel guitars. He sold and left the company in 1978 so all those great guitars were made when wayne was long gone from the company. I have always given full credit to Grover Jackson and his employee's for the reason why i loved Charvel's back in 1980-1984. The best guitar i ever owned was a 1982 San Dimas in white with a matching white headstock(strat head). Mike Eldred did the neck and it played like a dream. Charvel has not been the same since Grover left. The IMC owned made in Japan Charvels are NOT real Charvel's! Play a older USA made one(1979-84) and you will see what i am talking about! I also love the old Jackson Soloist guitars! I can understand why Jeff Beck was so impressed by them! 😁

I'm sure the advent and impact of Randy Rhoads and that body design was a plus for Jackson, then and now. I would mix it up with a couple base pattern references on the relic work to keep them from looking too cookie cutter, like you could order a pattern six or pattern three, etc.

I still want a Pepto Bismal Pink pointy headstock…

I have 5 so far that I have built and setup myself, love the process and the outcome. Definitely didn’t cost 5k though. Duncan pickups, Floyd rose OG, CTS push/ pulls, gotoh tuners. With a little love and craftsmanship, bam your jammin. Then test different configurations.

Interesting headstock - very G&L !

I have a Charvel tele style, double humbucker, floyd, USA made. It is such a versatile guitar, it could be used for any style. I’ve been playing for over 30 years, bought & sold a fair few guitars over years. This is 1 I’ll never sell.

I am curious. Why exactly did Grover leave Friedman? I am unclear what happened.

5k not happening. It's a collection series. We'll thought out but not for the average player. 😢

A used 80's original unmolested Charvel/Jackson in decent playing shape can be purchased for around $1,000 and has that mojo that a new guitar could never give you. They're magic!

$5k for a guitar? Really You are CRAZY!!!!

There are lots of really good guitars that are are affordable that are actually a working mans guitar. $5000 for a Strat copy, what a joke!😏😂

$5,000 😳 working man’s guitar or a guitar for the 1%er’s? Even if all the parts like the Floyd and the wood to build it cost $1,000, and $1,000 to pay employees to build it, $1,000 for marketing. And a$1,000 profit for each guitar. That’s $4,000. His name is big but it’s not $5,000 big. He’s not Leo Fender for crying out loud

Technical speed virtuosity is one leg of the stool. It’s also writing. Melodic playing. Harmony. I’m glad the shredder days changed. So much great guitar music that isn’t shreddy.

I’ll take a Charvel for $1,099 vs these for $5,000 even if they were free.

5K in 2024? Good Luck with that!

I hope you're going to cover up that particle board

How different are these going to be since Grover also builds guitars for Morgan amps and Friedman amps?

So cool -I just learned that my late '70s Eddy-inspired Mighty Mite Strat ash body might have been made by Grover Jackson! The neck is Mighty Mite too, and is an awesome guitar overall -one of my 2 best for ~45 years :)

Wasn’t the last time he was doing it for the Friedman one? Got a feel these are almost twice as much

Grover's right about a lot of things, but he hit a bull's eye with "It's all about the song"!

First there was Les Paul, and then there’s GROVER JACKSON 🤩

He said he had a rough relationship with Edward, I seen a documentary about the bumblebee. Grover is the reason why EVH did not do a Official Charvel endorsement. Grover was making "Van Halen models" without eddies permission(so he says? I really do not trust what EVH says!) and eddie got pissed because he told GJ to stop and he just kept selling them.

Not hot pink or wild graphics, but my main Floyd Rose guitars are still Jackson Rhoads and Warriors. Most with reverse pointy headstocks. Mostly, black, white and even one red.

nothing you can do to a strat to make it worth $5000

G&L might have a problem with that headstock.

asking way to much for a bolt on with a cheap FR.JMO Good luck

Guys, the market for $5k superstrats is getting crowded. And frankly, I’ve never played a $5k+ guitar that felt like it was worth that much money.

5k for a "reliced" fender lookalike. These are made for tech yuppiesto hang on the wall and pretend they're a musician.

really have to wonder if these are marketable at a 5000.00 price point

Grover is a real ray of light isn't he?

I'll say one thing, what he is saying about music in general, luck, etc. It is very true and simple shifts and innovations in sound made people stars also by having the idea first. You can't make it big using some one else gimmick when everyone knows it's not your gimmick. You may still be successful but not as much the original. Joe Walsh was an innovator. He and Bob Heil, both ham radio guys figured out the talk box. Rocky Mountain Way was Joes first big hit and then Frampton did take it to another level. Playing shouldn't be about how fast you can play. Speed is great but melody, hooks and cool riffs is where rock will always be. and of course a good lyric. Subject matter can make a big difference depending on what is going on in pop culture.

I don't understand? Karl Sandoval says he built is pictured having delivered the Charvel "Bumble Bee" guitar to Eddie Van Halen! In a different interview Grover said he delivered that guitar himself and now he says his wife Joann delivered the guitar to Eddie? 🤷 I really wish Karl and Grover would sit down together in a room and get this story straight once and for all! Please!

Good interview!

Jackson is in my blood\,,/,

Big legend

$5k for a bolt on ? Come on guys… J Rocket pedals are the sh$& though…

Hahaha- $5k- oh limited run- yeah that is ridiculous- 😅😅😅-

Don't hate me. No, in fact do hate me. Some years ago, looking for something a bit different (and admittedly falling for marketing spiel) I purchased a GJ2 ( Grover's comeback at the time?) Tele style guitar with, I think it was called "Habanero" pups, a few years ago (pre pandemic). For a considerable amount of money. Because it has his name attached I guess. It was a very disappointing guitar for the money (no balance between neck P90 and bridge single coil - neck finish was..well, not finished.) It was by no means irredeemable, but I had told sell it for £900, having paid nearly £2K. Fast forward to "Friedman Guitars", I purchased one from Peach guitars in UK (and I like Peach, but their uncritical promotion of the range has made me revaluate this) This was a significantly better instrument ( I guess Grover Jackson learned from GJ2's fate....but then again, I thought he was meant to know about guitars to begin with?). But again, not £2.5 UK worth. Just..not, nowhere near. It had that 'partscaster' feel to it, albeit with quality parts. Sold it at a significant loss. Fine, it's a new brand, but...isn't the reason we are being asked to invest in these based on the rep of the builder/ designer? We all have to make our way in this world and I judge no person for trying. But I can't shake the image of Grover Jackson literally driving around California with a bunch of builds in his boot that need to compete against the like of K-Line, LSL..oh yeah, and Fender, and having nothing but his 'legendary name' to trade on. And then asking for....£$£$ how much...? Here's a thought Grover: If you are so confident in your ability and heritage, try using that expertise to produce a range that is affordable and has quality and consistency in production. Start from there, and then build up to asking big sums of money for guitars that no one can be confident has the value and quality other than what you assert they do. My experience of your guitars is that they really don't. Still love my Blue Note J.R.!

Sorry Grover, love your work and play your instruments too. But this is an expensive non-event. Certainly beyond the pocket of working guitarists I know.

Are these for sale yet? I can’t find anything about them online. I want the red with reverse headstock🔥🔥

You don't want resonant guitars for recording metal . But there are plenty of other situations that it may benefit

AND: will there be lefthand models? These guitars look amazing, for some time i ve been looking around for a fender stat from the custom shop, but i am still struggling to spend 5500+ bucks for a lefthand Team built... So.... please do not forget us lefties, even if the price might be a bit higher, there are MANY of us out there. And in the recent past more and more lefties do not want to learn on a right hand guitar which was the norm 10 -15 years ago..Thank you!

Pointy headstocks will always be awesome dont get it twisted.

Yes…Nirvana. The death of the Rock Star, music, lifestyle, songwriting. Long live 1964-1987/89.

Damn, $5k? The highest end strats (Suhr, Anderson, Grosh, Xotic) and even Fender Custom Shop are less than $5k. Besides the price, the Floyd Rose makes these a non-starter for me. I had a couple of the GJ2 guitars and a Friedman and they were meh. I’m not sure what makes these so much better (and more expensive).

Now he's gotta make the.... China Grover....only $999 Same thing exactly .just made across the big pond

I cant find full specs on these. im curious to know the fretboard radius on these.

Looks like my IBANEZ RG

lol $5k? good laugh anyways

A worker with manual skills and a sharp and brilliant, inquiring mind will do a good job with average, even inferior tools. With the best available tools...

IDK, pointy headstocks are all over metal today

One of those would go great with my pre-stressed jeans, my fake Rolex and my Botox’d girlfriend.

Stick to making pedals. 5k is a big ask.

is this the Grover of GROVER TUNERS ?

Kinda looks like a Friedman copy

Edward rebuilt the Bee to his specs.

Dam! those are expensive

25:35 It doesn't matter if you didn't do it yourself, if you stump up for a 1961 Strat, you didn't put any of those nicks on it yourself either!

As I recall, Ed thought highly of Wayne Charvel. Grover, not so much. YMMV

You didn't really show the full headstock, I think I know why....

I’ll stick with FGN. Or Volla

Hey, a J. Rocket Fender/G&L/Charvel clone to go with my J. Rocket Klon clone! #notanoriginaldesigntobehad

5000?

Lennon and McCartney were not so lucky. Nobody has surpassed their song writing skills.

Dont Rikki Rockett have Rockett Drums..??

I’m sure that they are fine, even excellent guitars. But $5000 is excessive for a relic’d Strat w/ a pickguard. Seriously, at this price point you could actually buy a vintage Charvel or Jackson guitar. There are a lot of options, for a brand new guitar, built to the same quality as these for A. LOT. less money. Tone deaf pricing and value. (Pun intended). There’s no nice way to say this: that headstock is Fugly. Hard pass.

Ouch.

So someone else builds your guitars, then you over charge 5k for a bolt on. Try Luxetone or Chubtone. At least they build their own guitars.

He hopes they catch fire? looks like they really did ,Are they all beat all to Sh*t?

You might want to QC your logo on the video. Spelling is hard.

Too much blah blah guys. How about a demo of the guitar? Another guitar with only the body reliced😂. No one relics better than Fender.

Heres a noval thought Grover.... Make. Something. New.

Relic'ed guitars are like distressed jeans, only phonies buy em. Play your shit and it will relic itself.

😂😂😂working man's guitar my ass!!!

looks like pottery barn

G&L Headstock 😂

I predict epic fail

Never been a fan of the relic look. Still not. Hope you'll create an undamaged looking budget line of guitars for under $500, for us play at home types.

how are these any different than friedmans

That’s pretty arrogant statement to say that people don’t want pink guitars and pointy headstocks and that era is dead. Are you living under a freaking rock? throwing sht at Jackson guitars is not selling your guitars. And you’re also throwing sht at Solar, Badlands, ESP, BC Rich, etc. stay in your lane, your competition is the fender custom shop and Chinese knock offs.