After watching the blog for a while and other activity going on about Jedsons, it seems pretty clear to me that the Jedson acoustic owners are the most passionate about their guitars.
Nov 22, 2009
Nov 9, 2009
Welcome!
Apparently, little is known about Jedson guitars. This site is intended to be a place where information about the guitars can be combined for the benefit of anyone having an interest in them. They may not be collectable guitars; however they certainly are rare!
The main website is located at http://jedsonguitars.net
Please visit the site to learn about:
- The history of the Jedson brand
- The acoustic guitar models
- Solid-body electric guitar models
- Archtop and semi-hollow electric guitar models
- Links to photo galleries
- Limited information about Jedson lap-steel guitars and Jedson/Dallas banjos
It you have any information to share or if you are the owner of a Jedson guitar, we would love to hear from you! info@jedsonguitars
If you would like to post a comment to this blog site, please feel free to do so. The comments are moderated and all that are appropriate will be posted as quickly as possible. I will not publish posts for individuals looking to sell their equipment. The best place to sell is on eBay. My main website has a "blue pages" page which shows the average selling prices for Jedson guitars on eBay.
Your blog posts can be accessed via the "comments" link under the main post.
Enjoy!
Mark E
May 8, 2009
Jedson Lap Steel sold on eBay
A lap steel like this one sold on eBay recently for 370 GBP. There were 15 bids. Obviously these are in high demand. Probably the most desirable Jedson instrument with the possible exception of banjos.
Apr 30, 2009
Jedson Drums
Did you know that Jedson (J.E. Dallas) was primarily a drum maker? Drums and Banjos were the first Jedson products and many collectors view these as much more collectable. Guitars seemed to be an afterthought,and that was right before the brand was discontinued and Dallas Arbiter fell apart. Of course, the lap steel is the most sought after Jedson instrument. Below is a Jedson snare drum that recently sold on eBay.
Aug 5, 2008
Jedson "Super-Strat"
A couple of Jedson "Super-Strat" guitars have been brought forward. They have three single-coil pickups and a full set of control options. These guitars are clearly (at least to me) made by Teisco in Japan during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Apr 15, 2008
Thin-line hollow archtop
I found this thin-line hollow archtop model and had it shipped from the UK to the USA. It literally came out of the closet after 35 years! It's in mint++ condition, almost as new. See the photo galleryfor detailed photograph.
I'll do a full writeup, but here's what I found so far.
* The entire body is laminated -- looks like Maple
* The neck is made of some sort of strange laminated hardwoodlot of them!
* Bound body and neck -- not high quality binding
* Very dark stained rosewood fingerboard (almost as dark as
ebony) having small and low frets.
* There is no headstock angle -- there is a straight run from
the tuning pegs to the tremolo
* The only indication that Jedson (Dallas Arbiter) had anything
to do with this guitar is the badge on the headstock. The
badge is a glued on piece of thin metal with the Jedson
logo painted on -- very cheap
* Full wooden floating bridge -- compensated saddle and base.
Since the saddle is like new, I will see how it plays. I suspect
there will intonation issues and will probably replace it with a
tunomatic roller bridge.
* Dual P-90 style single-coil pickups.
* The pots/knobs are very stable and smooth turning -- a little
more pressure is required to turn these than on my other
electrics -- seems like high-quality electronics.
* The neck is pretty straight -- better be with all that laminated
maple!
More to come!
UPDATE: Since my original post, three additional samples were discovered. One was listed on eBay ad two other owners came forward and discussed theirs.
Dec 13, 2007
Links to Other Sites and Blogs
Below you will find links to some other interesting websites and blogs
Nov 1, 2007
Jedson Les Paul copy!
Beautiful Jedson Les Paul copy located. Thanks to Simon Edwards in the UK for the photos!
Several flame maple LP copies have also been located. Here's the most beautiful example:
Click here to see the entire gallery
Jedson SJ-200 (Gibson) copy
Beautiful Gibson Super Jumbo (SJ200) copy!
Images provided by owner, Henning, in the UK
Differences from the Gibson
--Slightly different bridge, although at least one model SJ-200 has this bridge
--Jedson has three-piece back
See the rest of the photos in the gallery
Oct 31, 2007
Oct 30, 2007
Oct 14, 2007
New Tor-tis Pickguard Installed
The second modification to my 1972 000 is complete: the replacement of the old black-plastic pickguard with a bright shiny new Tor-tis pickguard from Turtleworks (Sold by Maurey's Music)
Several photos of the pickguard and what I found under the old one can be found here
Oct 9, 2007
Bridge/Saddle Modification Complete
The bridge/saddle modifications to my 000 are complete. The improvement in brightness, depth and sustain is significant! This is a recommended modification for anyone who has a metal adjustable saddle holder on their acoustic.
Visit the gallery and see the photo-story about this mod.
Gibson L5-CES Copy found!
Our friend Peter Evans in the UK brought forward his fabulous and very rare Gibson L5-CES copy. Take a look at this beauty -- the only one we know about so far.
Jedson "L5" Gallery
Oct 3, 2007
Oct 2, 2007
Show your Jedson Photos
If you have photographs of your Jedson to share, please post them here.
Better yet, please let me know and I will add them to the PBase gallery
Oct 1, 2007
Guitar Modifications
This thread can be used to discuss modifications to the guitars. Assuming the guitars will never be considered collectable some modifications significantly improve the performance of the guitars.
Take a look at the bridge/saddle modification I completed recently:
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