Brandon Ellis laid down the gauntlet to Jackson’s Master Builders with this 27-fret Gold Crackle Kelly – is this one of the most challenging custom builds ever made?

Jackson has just launched a new YouTube series, Nightmare Machines, in which it documents some of the firm’s most mind-blowing custom-made electric guitars – and first up is this 27-fret Gold Crackle Kelly build for The Black Dahlia Murder guitarist Brandon Ellis.

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Matt Parker
Features Editor, GuitarWorld.com

Matt is Features Editor for GuitarWorld.com. Before that he spent 10 years as a freelance music journalist, interviewing artists for the likes of Total Guitar, Guitarist, Guitar World, MusicRadar, NME.com, DJ Mag and Electronic Sound. In 2020, he launched CreativeMoney.co.uk, which aims to share the ideas that make creative lifestyles more sustainable. He plays guitar, but should not be allowed near your delay pedals.