UGrover Jackson: Ungubani Futhi Wenzani Ngomculo?

nguJoost Nusselder | Kubuyekezwe ngomhla ka:  Kwangathi 25, 2022

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UGrover Jackson ungumMelika luthier kanye nenganekwane ku isiginci umhlaba. Waziwa kakhulu ngomsebenzi wakhe URandy Rhoads kanye nokudalwa kweziginci zikaJackson eziyisakhiwo sodumo.

Kulezi zinsuku, uGrover Jackson usaqhubeka nokwenza amagagasi emphakathini wesiginci ngomugqa wakhe omusha we Jackson iziginci.

Uma ungumuntu othanda isiginci, khona-ke uyazi ukuthi ungubani. Nokho, kulabo abangazi, uGrover Jackson ungumklami we-luthier nesigingci ohlonishwa kakhulu.

Unesibopho seziginci ezidume kakhulu emhlabeni, okuhlanganisa imodeli yesiginesha ye-Randy Rhoads kanye ne-Jackson Soloist.

Waqala embonini yomculo esebenza esitolo seziginci eCalifornia. Yilapho ahlangana khona noRandy Rhoads, owayezoba umdidiyeli wakhe odume kakhulu. UJackson waqala ukwakhela uRhoads iziginci, futhi laba bobabili baba nobudlelwane obuseduze bokusebenzisana.

Ubani uGrover Jackson

Isingeniso

Grover Jackson iyi-luthier edumile yaseMelika, umklami wesiginci nomkhiqizi. Usebenze nabaculi abaningana abaziwayo, okuhlanganisa Randy Rhoads, Zakk Wylde, Tre Cool from Green Day kanye namalungu e Izibhamu N 'Roses. I-GJ ithengise enye yamamodeli wokuqala wokukhiqiza wesithonjana UGibson Flying V futhi waphuma namamodeli akhe afana ne San Dimas Charvel iziginci.

Isikhathi sakhe ku-Charvel sasiguqukile kuzo zombili iziginci zikaCharvel noJackson.

Ngomsebenzi osuthathe iminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amahlanu, uGrover Jackson uye wabizwa “Ubaba Wedizayini Yesiginci Yensimbi Yesimanje” ngenxa yethonya lakhe hhayi kuphela ekulolongeni umsindo nasekudlaleni kodwa nasekuchazeni ukuthi kuyini ukunyakazisa isiginci. Njengo-'Baba We-Modern Metal Guitar Design' uguqule ubuso bakho kokubili okurekhodiwe kwe-studio kanye namakhonsathi abukhoma azamazamayo ngamadizayini asungulayo asanamandla kuze kube namuhla. Uthathe imiklamo yakudala evela ku-Fender no-Gibson futhi wengeza unqenqema kubo, okuwenza afanelekele umculo we-rock osindayo ngokwemibandela umsindo, bheka futhi uzizwe.

Isiqalo sokuphila

Oshaya isiginci kanye no-luthier Grover Jackson wazalwa ngo-1948 e-Akron, e-Ohio. Ukhule edlala umculo noyise futhi wafunda isiginci sakudala. Esemusha, waqala ukwakha izinsimbi futhi ngesikhathi esekolishi, wafunda ukwenza ngokwezifiso iziginci ukuze zivumelane nomculo wakhe. Uthando lwakhe lokwakha izinsimbi lugcine luholele ekutheni abe ngu i-luthier edumile kanye nomdwebi wesiginci onguchwepheshe.

Ake sihlole Impilo nomsebenzi kaGrover Jackson ukuqonda kangcono igalelo lakhe emculweni:

Imfundo

Grover Jackson wazalwa ngo-1959 eSan Bernardino, eCalifornia. Ufunde eRincon High School lapho agxile khona emculweni, efunda ukudlala i-saxophone phakathi neminyaka yakhe yobusha. Ngemva kokuphothula esikoleni esiphakeme, wabhalisa esikoleni Isikhungo Sabaculi eHollywood, eCalifornia ukuze aqhubekisele phambili imfundo yakhe kuthiyori yomculo kanye nethiyori yesiginci.

E-Musicians Institute, uGrover ufunde ngaphansi kothisha abahlukene okubalwa kubo UJoe Pass kanye ne-super-shredder Allan Holdsworth umthelela wakhe wawumqoka wesitayela sokudlala sikaGrover. Kamuva wafundela ukwenza ngcono i-jazz Hiroshi Komiyama kanye nokwakheka kwe-classical at I-Innervision Productions ngaphambi kokuphothula iziqu nge-degree in Ukwakhiwa Komculo Nobuchwepheshe. Ukusuka lapho uGrover wabuyela eSan Bernardino lapho agigitheka khona edolobheni waqala nokuzakhela owakhe umsebenzi njenge- umakhi wezinsimbi ngokwezifiso.

Umsebenzi Wokuqala

Umsebenzi kaGrover Jackson ekugcineni wawuzomenza afinyelele esicongweni sempumelelo, kodwa konke kwaqala lapho eneminyaka engu-15 kuphela ubudala. Ehlala e-Los Angeles, u-Grover wathatha umsebenzi wokuba umshini wokwenza izinsimbi efektri yendawo yesiginci ukuze asize umndeni wakhe ukwazi ukuziphilisa. Kwakubonakala sengathi ukudalelwa kunokuthile okuhlelelwe uGrover, nokho, njengoba kwakukule mboni lapho aqala ukuchayeka khona iziginci zodumo ezidlala umsebenzi wazo.

Lokhu kuvezwa okokuqala kwavusa isasasa elikhulu ngeziginci okwaholela ekutheni uGrover agcine esengumculi. "hamba ndoda" kubaculi abaningi be-LA abaziwayo kakhulu kuhlanganise BB King, uBilly Foggarty nabanye. Ngokusebenzisa ukusebenza kanzima nokuzimisela Ngokushesha u-Grover waba uchwepheshe wesigingci onethalente—ethola ukuqonda okubalulekile ekusebenzeni kwangaphakathi kweziginci okwakuzoba semqoka kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe ongajwayelekile.

Ngokuqashelwa kweza izimemo eziningi ezivela kosaziwayo abadumile futhi phakathi neminyaka emithathu, waba umshini oyinhloko futhi waqala ukuklama ama-prototypes ngokubambisana nabakhi abadumile abanjengo. U-Dan Smith we-Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC). Laba bobabili babenomthwalo wemfanelo wamamodeli we-iconic acoustic njenge I-limited Edition FMIC Artist Series ES-335 eduze nemidondoshiya njenge U-Doug Petty no-Charley Maynad be-Rickenbacker International Corporation (RIC). Eminyakeni yakamuva lawa mamodeli akhiwe ngokubambisana ayezochaza isimo se-sonic ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane emva kwawo.

Umsebenzi Emculweni

Grover Jackson LENA ngenye yezinto abantu abanethonya elikhulu emlandweni womculo. Waziwa kakhulu ngomsebenzi wakhe wokukhiqiza ezinye zezingoma ama-albhamu e-rock anezimpawu eziningi kwe-80s kanye ne-90s. Umsebenzi wakhe emculweni waqala njengochwepheshe besigingci URandy Rhoads, futhi ekugcineni wasungula Charvel Guitars futhi Jackson Instruments osekuyimikhiqizo eyaziwa emhlabeni wonke manje.

Ake sibheke umsebenzi wakhe oncomekayo emculweni.

Isiginci Design

Umklamo wesigingci kwakungumsebenzi lapho uGrover Jackson ihamba phambili. Usize ekwakheni ukwakheka kwesithonjana "okukhombayo" kweziginci ze-Charvel kanye nokuma komzimba okuqinile kweziginci zikaJackson. Izindlela zakhe ezintsha zinikeza abadlali umuzwa wokugcina ongadlaleka, futhi imiklamo yakhe ifunwa kakhulu ngenhlanganisela yabo eyingqayizivele yephimbo nokudlala.

U-Jackson uphinde wasebenzisana no-Reita Ray, i-luthier yangokwezifiso yase-Japan, ukuze bakhe amamodeli wesiginesha anegama lika-Jackson. Imiklamo yakhe yayiguquguqukayo ngokuya ngehadiwe, ukwakheka kwe-elekthronikhi, ukuqedwa kopende nokunye okuningi. Uze walungisa neziginci ezisezingeni eliphansi izinga lomsindo eliphezulu ngendlela eyongayo - isibonelo esisodwa uchungechunge lwamanje lwehlelo lwe-Jackson Soloist lwango-1985.

UGrover uphinde waba nesandla ekuklameni isigingci sikagesi esinethonya seDean ML esithathwa abaningi njengesingenye yezinsimbi ezibaluleke kakhulu ezake zakhululwa. Wakha uhlelo olusha oluhlangene lwentamo olwanconywa ngokushesha ngamandla alo aphakeme nokuzinza ngaphambi kokuba lwamukelwe ezinye izinhlobo ezifana ne-Ibanez ne-ESP.

Nakuba kungenzeka ukuthi u-Grover akazange ahileleke ngokuqondile ekulolongeni izitayela zomculo ngokusebenza noma ukubhala izingoma, ithonya lakhe likhona ukwakhiwa kwensimbi akanakubukelwa phansi njengoba umculo wesimanje umkweleta isikweletu esikhulu ngemiklamo yakhe yesiginci enenguquko!

Ukukhiqizwa Komculo

Grover Jackson ungumdidiyeli womculo kanye nonjiniyela onomsebenzi embonini yomculo othatha iminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amabili. Ekuqaleni komsebenzi wakhe, uJackson wasebenza nabaculi abaningi abaqoshiwe abanjengo I-Faith No More, i-U2, ne-Def Leppard. Umthelela wakhe emhlabeni wokukhiqiza udlulela ngalé kwalawo maqembu, nokho; ube nesandla esikhulu ekulolongeni umsindo wezinhlobo eziningi zomculo wesimanje.

I-mantra yokukhiqiza kaJackson igxile ekusebenziseni i-tonal dynamics ukudala umsindo ohlaba umxhwele wengoma ngayinye asebenza kuyo. Lokhu kuvame ukubandakanya ukusebenza kuzo zombili izikali ezinkulu nezincane ngesikhathi esisodwa. Isibonelo, angase aqophe futhi axube izinsimbi eziningi ngesikhathi esisodwa ngenkathi elungisa imisindo ngayinye ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi ilingana kahle. Lokhu kunaka imininingwane kunikeza imikhiqizo yakhe ukunambitheka okuyingqayizivele okubonakala ngokushesha.

Kanye nokuba ngumkhiqizi onesipiliyoni, uGrover Jackson uphinde abe ngunjiniyela onethalente elimangalisayo onobuhlakani bakhe busekuhleleni nasekuhleleni isoftware esetshenziswa yizitudiyo eziningi zokuqopha namuhla. Uyaqonda ukuthi kubaluleke kangakanani ukwenza izinguquko ngokushesha phakathi neseshini yokurekhoda futhi uyazi ukuthi angaqinisekisa kanjani ukusebenza kahle uma kuziwa ekushintsheni phakathi kwamathrekhi noma amathrekhi ahlukene. Ulwazi lwakhe lobuchwepheshe lumvumela ukuthi enze imiphumela yekhwalithi ephezulu ngisho nangaphansi kwengcindezi yesikhathi esidlule noma izimo zestudiyo ezivimbelayo - ebonisa ikhono lakhe elimangalisayo njengomkhiqizi kanye nonjiniyela ngesikhathi esisodwa.

Umthelela Emculweni

Grover Jackson igama elivame ukuvela engxoxweni phakathi kwabathandi besiginci. Waziwa kakhulu ngomsebenzi wakhe noRandy Rhoads, okhiqiza imisindo yesiginci emikhulu kakhulu eyake yaba khona. Uphinde waba nomthelela omkhulu embonini yomculo ngokwakhe.

Lesi sigaba sizohlola ukuthi kanjani UGrover Jackson ube nomthelela embonini yomculo:

Ukuduma kwe-Jackson Guitars

Kusukela ngawo-1960, Grover Jackson ube ngumuntu onethonya ekuthuthukisweni nasekukhuleni komculo odumile futhi udume kakhulu ngokubamba iqhaza kwakhe ekwakhiweni kweziginci ezidumile emhlabeni. Ngemva kokuba yingcweti yokwenza isiginci, uGrover wasungula ngokuhlanganyela Jackson Guitars ngo-1980 noRandy Rhoads. Ubambiswano olude lweminyaka engaphezu kweshumi no-Rhoads no-Jackson luzongena emlandweni, okuholela ekumeni okudume kakhulu kweziginci eziningi zikagesi zanamuhla.

Ngokuhambisana nokubona impumelelo evela kumathuluzi angokwezifiso adalwe ngu-Randy Rhoads, u-Grover usize ekwakheni imigqa eminingana yeziginci zensimbi ezingakhiqizwa ngobuningi. Lezi zazihlanganisa amamodeli aphihliza amarekhodi afana Ocula yedwa futhi Inkosi V bobunjwa kanye ethandwa KV futhi reflection amathuluzi manje aseyisakhiwo sodumo atholakala yonke indawo ezitejini nasemagumbini ajamu ngokufanayo. Emqondweni wawo, lawa mamodeli abe nezinketho ezimbili kuphela; intamo ngokusebenzisa ukwakhiwa komzimba noma umshudo entanyeni design itholakalela izinketho ezithengekayo ngenxa yesilinganiso sesikhathi sokukhiqiza esisheshayo.

Ukuduma okwalethwa yilawa mamodeli kwenyuka kakhulu ngeminyaka yawo-1980 ngezenzo ezinjengoVan Halen ezidlala phakathi kwezinye izithonjana ezifana neSlayer, Megadeth, Dream Theatre nezinye emhlabeni jikelele. Nanamuhla, izizukulwane eziningi ziyakwazisa konke lokho uGrover akwenzile kukho konke ukuze kuthonye ukuguquguquka kwensimbi esindayo kanye naphezu kwakho konke okuhle kwezobuciko; ukudala ezinye zezinsimbi zekhwalithi ezingasindi kakhulu kodwa ezisebenza ngezindlela eziningi zabadlali besiginci emhlabeni wonke.

Iminikelo ku-Heavy Metal Music

Grover Jackson ngokuvamile ubizwa ngokuthi umsunguli we ubuchwepheshe besiginci esinzima. Wayidala futhi wayihlola ngenkathi esebenza ngeziginci ze URandy Rhoads nabanye abashaya isiginci. Izindlela zakhe ezintsha kububanzi bethoni, izintambo, ubujamo be-cavity, ukulungiswa kwezinhlelo ze-tremolo, kanye nenhlanganisela ye-hardware sekuyizinto eziyisisekelo emculweni wensimbi namuhla.

Ithonya lakhe lingazwakala cishe kulo lonke uhlobo lomculo wensimbi osuka kuma-80s kuqhubeke. Umsebenzi ka-Grover Jackson usungule inkathi yokwendlaleka komsindo onolaka kanye nokwehluka kwamathoni okuhlukile ohlotsheni obekade lunganakiwe noma lwabekelwa eceleni. Usize ekudaleni amathuluzi adingekayo ukuze aveze lawo mathoni ngendlela egxile kwisiginci, njengokuphimisa okuthuthukisiwe kwe-pickup nezinketho zokushayela ngokweqile.

Amamodeli amabili abalulekile akhishwe uGrover Jackson isitayela esidume kakhulu seSuper Strat “Randy Rhoads RR1” enomqaphi wephiko likashaka kanye nomklamo ojwayelekile kaJackson mbumbulu weLes Paul nawo odlalwa u-Randy Rhoads – womabili ahlotshiswe ngama-fret neck angu-24 kanye nama-tremolo akhiyayo (kodwa ngaphambi kokuthi athathwe u-Charvel). Umoya wefa lakhe uqhubeka uphila kuwo wonke amaculo okusika abhalwa kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, lapho i-spin iqala khona isivinini esimangalisayo sokukhetha phakathi kwamachords anamandla, aqhutshwa ama-sawing lead azalwa ama-pickup ashisayo agcwele amandla aluhlaza.

Legacy

Grover Jackson ungumuntu odumile emhlabeni womculo. Waziwa kakhulu ngomsebenzi wakhe wokuphayona i-heavy metal guitar design. Usebenze namanye amabhendi ayisithonjana kakhulu ohlotsheni, esiza ekudaleni imisindo yesiginesha manje eseyizisekelo zohlobo. Amagalelo akhe abe nomthelela omkhulu emhlabeni womculo futhi ukhunjulwa kakhulu yilabo ababemazi.

Ake sihlole ifa lakhe elimangalisayo nokuthi umsebenzi wakhe wayishintsha kanjani imboni yomculo:

Ifa likaJackson Guitars

Igama elithi Grover Jackson ibanjwe ngokumangalisayo emhlabeni womculo. Abaculi, abaqoqi, ngisho nalabo abangaphandle komkhakha wesigingci sebelibonile igalelo lale ndoda emhlabeni weziginci. Sekuyisikhathi eside uJackson ethandwa ngekhono lakhe lokudala izinsimbi ezisebenzayo, ezisezingeni eliphezulu—ikakhulukazi lezo ezinegama lakhe: Jackson iziginci.

Kusukela ekuqaleni kwayo ngokuthobeka njengokunwetshwa kweziginci ze-Charvel kanye nengxenye ye-Bandit Guitars, uhlobo lwesigingci sikaGrover sikaJackson lwathola ukuvelela ngokushesha, ngabaculi abaningi abadumile abanjengo. U-Randy Rhoads no-Adrian Smith ukukhetha ukuyisebenzisa njengethuluzi labo eliyinhloko.

UJackson useyigama eliyinganekwane elimele ukudlaleka okuphezulu nokwakhiwa osekulungiseka kunoma yisiphi isitayela umculi asidingayo. Selokhu zaqala ukwakhiwa nguGrover ngokwakhe, iziginci zikaJackson ziye zadlula ezinguqukweni ezehlukene zedizayini zibizwa ngokuthi “i-baroque” noma “igalari” - zisebenzisa ugqozi lobuciko kumodeli ngayinye. Abadlali abaningi abakhethe uJackson njengezembe labo elikhulu manje sebenochungechunge lwamamodeli asayina noGrover. Jeff Loomis uyaqhubeka nokubeka isibonelo ngochungechunge lwakhe ngenkathi Rusty Cooley iletha amandla okuhlakaza angenakuqhathaniswa phakathi kwesiqephu ngasinye. Idizayini ngayinye isebenza njengesitatimende ngokwezinga elithile lomculo okhona phakathi komculo ngamunye kuyilapho ihlala ingenzeka ngendlela oyifisayo ukuze ihambisane nokuthandwayo nomsindo wanoma yimuphi umdlali.

Ngokusobala ifa elishiywe ngemuva uJackson ukuphila kwakhe konke ukushikashikeka ngeke kulibaleke maduze ngalokho akwenzela umculo ngokuzakhela esakhe iziginci ezazingakhangi nje kuphela kodwa nomculo wawujabulisa! Intshiseko nokuzinikela akukhombisile ngokudlala isiginci kwakuyinto abaculi abambalwa abangayifanisa nefa elivela komunye umsunguli ofana naye. Kuze kube namuhla uJackson usahola ngokusungula izinto ezintsha ekudaleni izinsimbi ezimangalisayo ezifanelana nawo wonke amazinga ahlukene okuhlangenwe nakho kusukela kwabaqalayo ukuya komakadebona ngokufanayo!

Ithonya Emculweni Wesimanje

Kusukela ekuqaleni kweminyaka yama-1970, Grover Jackson ube ngumuntu onethonya emphakathini okhiqiza isiginci, edala amathuluzi ekhwalithi ephezulu kanye nezizukulwane ezikhuthazayo zabadlali. Ithonya lakhe lingazwakala endaweni yomculo yesimanje nezinkampani zakhe ezimbili ezinkulu - UJackson Charvel futhi BC Rich - ukuhlinzeka abaculi besimanje ngeziginci ezihlukile ezihlukile kwezinye izinsimbi zohlobo lwazo.

UJackson waqala ukuduma ngasekupheleni kwawo-70s lapho iziginci zakhe ziqala ukubonwa ngabashayi besiginci abadumile abafana no. U-Eddie Van Halen, uRandy Rhoads, uDave Mustaine noGeorge Lynch - bonke abasize ekulolongeni umculo we-heavy metal ube yilokhu oyikho namuhla. Ukubukeka okuhlukile kweziginci zika-Jackson nakho kwenze uphawu kubuhle obubonakalayo obebubalulekile esithombeni esisesidlangalaleni samaqembu e-rock - amalogo ebhendi avame ukupendwelwa ezinsimbini.

Ubungcweti bukaJackson bebusho ukuthi abaculi bebengakwazi nje kuphela ukudala imisindo eyingqayizivele ngama-pickup eyakhelwe ngokwezifiso kodwa futhi baguqule eyakho kalula. izinsimbi zikajackson ngaphandle kokuwaphula. Lokhu kwakhuthaza ukuhlola futhi kwakha a Ingqondo ye-DIY phakathi kwabadlali abaningi abasafufusa abafuna u-Jackson ukuze athole umsindo wakhe wesiginesha lapho edlala ama-lead solo noma echaza imigqa yesigqi esiqinile kuzo zombili iziginci zikagesi ne-acoustic ngokufanayo.

Ithonya likaGrover Jackson lisabonakala nanamuhla, lizwakala ngomculi wesimanje onjengo Kuphindiselwe Kasikhombisa, Slipknot kanye Metallica wonke amalungu awo asebenzisa amanye amamodeli ahlukile we-grovers afana ne uchungechunge lwe-soloist noma iqhawe ukusiza ukufinyelela emazingeni ahlaba umxhwele ekhono lobuchwepheshe ngenkathi behlala benobuchule kubuciko babo ngaphakathi kwezinhlobo zensimbi ezifana enye indlela ye-groove thrash or umgogodla oqhubekayo - sibonga kakhulu ngefa elishiywe yilezi zingcweti ezinkulu!

NginguJoost Nusselder, umsunguli we-Neaera kanye nomkhangisi wokuqukethwe, ubaba, futhi ngiyathanda ukuzama izinto ezintsha ngesiginci enhliziyweni yesifiso sami, futhi kanye nethimba lami, bengilokhu ngidala izindatshana zebhulogi ezijulile kusukela ngo-2020. ukusiza abafundi abathembekile ngokurekhoda namathiphu esiginci.

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