Jerry Jones Longhorn Guitarlin

Mark Valentine
Jan 16
1 min read

When an owner of a Jerry Jones Longhorn guitar got in front of our cameras,

we were amused. It was both odd and useful. I really wish someone would

say that about me, but so far, that hasn’t happened. The comments (about the guitar) are still coming.

Jerry Jones copied the Danelectro design, but improved the workmanship.

One interesting comment that was not addressed is that the Longhorn was

also known as the Guitarlin. It has a crazy 31 frets. Those upper frets can give a player

the opportunity to make a sound similar to a mandolin, thus “Guitarlin.’

The pickups also add to this because the design allows for only two pickups instead of a normal 3 pickups. The neck goes so far into the body that the top pickup acts like a bridge pickup because it is so close to the bridge. The bottom pickup acts more like a traditional middle pickup.

Here are the unusual specs:

Jerry Jones Longhorn Guitarlin

* 1 11/16″ wide nut

* rosewood fingerboard

* 31 medium jumbo frets

* Gotoh enclosed tuners

* 25″ scale length

* 6.25 pounds overall guitar weight

* semi hollow body with double “longhorn” shape

* two Jerry Jones lipstick tube pickups

* 3-way pickup selector gives

1/ neck pickup