Jackson Revives Four Metal Landmarks for Its New Legend Series
The first Legend Series drop recreates signature instruments tied to Randy Rhoads, Scott Ian, Marty Friedman and David Ellefson.
Oct 15, 2026
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Jackson has launched the Legend Series with four production instruments modeled on career-defining guitars and basses. The opening group covers Randy Rhoads’ white Concorde-style CD1, Scott Ian’s “Not” Rhoads V, Marty Friedman’s angular KE-1 and David Ellefson’s five-string Concert Bass CB V.
The $2,499 Randy Rhoads CD1 leads the range with an alder body, a bound compound-radius ebony fingerboard, Seymour Duncan JB and ’59 humbuckers, and a vintage-style six-saddle tremolo. The other models preserve similarly specific visual and construction cues rather than merely borrowing the artists’ names.
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Why it matters
This is a tightly focused archive program that turns four historically important Jackson instruments into current production models. It also gives players distinct guitar and bass entry points instead of a single commemorative release.
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