#CHARVEL SERIAL NUMBERS JAPAN SERIAL NUMBER#

*If you have a bolt-on Jackson that says 'Professional' on the head and the serial number starts with 98, you have a parts mutt - possibly a swapped neck or neckplate. *If you have a bolt-on Jackson that says 'Professional' on the head, and the serial number starts with 96, then it was made in 96 or 97. *If you have a bolt-on Jackson that only says 'Jackson' on the head, and the serial number starts with 96, 97, or 98, it was made in Japan in 1998. There are some serials that start with '97' and '98' as well, but they all have 7 digits. The serial number also had 7 numbers at this point. Sometime in 1996, Jackson went to what are known as the '96' serials, where every bolt-on serial made in Japan started with '96'. The serial numbers of import models indicate which year they were made by the first number: A 6-digit number starting with 0 means 1990, starting with 1 means 1991, 2 means 1992, etc all the way up to 1995, which will start with a 5. There were a few Japanese-made models that did not have a neckplate (a Kelly model and I think the import JJ model). These are easily separated from their USA counterparts by the fact that the Imports do not have the Jackson address on the neck plate. As for Fender, the brand had preferred to follow the saying If you can not beat them, join them. Indeed, Gibson had previously filed a lawsuit against Ibanez in 77-78. Most Japanese-made bolt-ons bear a neckplate with a 6-digit serial number similar to the USA models. In the late вЂ™70s and then in theвЂ™ 80s, Japanese brands making copies were afraid of a possible lawsuit from Gibson. I have a 1996 KE3 that had the sticker in that same neck location.ДЄs for the serial, here's guidance from a Jackson forum:

As others have pointed out, the made in japan sticker was removed.

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