Bradford Kelly and the Kelly Jackson Guitar
The man who designed the Kelly Jackson Electric Guitar was Bradford Kelly - the guitarist from the Australian heavy metal group, Heaven. He designed the Jackson Kelly guitar for US guitar makers Jackson.
The Kelly’s distinctive body shape means that it produces inimitable tone and sustain. It also places the neck more outward compared to other guitars. This feature makes it very effortless to play high up the neck. The neck back shape is most likely the slimmest of all Jacksons because it is “cut out” towards the middle of the guitar.
Such a fast neck means that the Kelly guitar can be used to play some very difficult cords. Some famous guitarists who have used the Kelly guitar include Marty Friedman from Megadetha and Adam Darski from Behemoth. The Kelly Jackson electric guitar is very much a Jackson-type guitar. It has a stylish and hard rock look which is popular with heavy metal and harder rock guitarists.
Bradford Kelly died in 2004 but his name will last for many years with the Kelly Guitar being a very popular Jackson model. For a little bit of trivia, it is rumored that Bradford Kelly never received any money for his design of the Kelly guitar. Then again, as a passionate heavy metal guitarist, he may never of even asked for any.
As you can imagine, a guitar played by a heavy metal group will take its fair share of knocks and damage. That is why the Kelly guitar, as with all Jackson guitars, are designed to be robust and to be able to be thrown about without ever being out of tune.
You could play this guitar live with out a back up, no problem. The sound is, or course, excellent. This guitar is highly recommended to real rock stars and the heavy metal fanatics.
With a relatively low price tag, the Kelly guitar is a great addition to your collection of heavy metal guitars. And, as with all Jackson’s, it is meant to be played hard. So, do it a favor, and don’t hold back.