Does this guitar exist ?

[ninjanel]

So before all you witty guys out there says of course it does you have a picture i tried to find out about my Jackson performer PS1 on the forum and there seems to be some debate about this being real !! It is a PS1 bought new by me i the UK in about 94 ish the question seems to be about the pickup configuration. This is a HB-S-HB which i belive they didn't make !! wtf !! i can assure it has never been modded by me as it is a damn fine guitar as is !! so anybody know about this guitar ? serial number is 1001261
It is not going to be sold ever as i love it !!
thanks

[Newc]

Take off the neck and see if the model is stamped in the pocket and on the heel.

As I understand it, Europe gets and has gotten models the US never saw, like the *35 models from a few years ago.

[decadence5423]

http://audiozone.dk/index-filer/jackson-pro-professional.php

If you go to the Dinky or Fusion section there are a few with HSH configurations, around the same years you said you purchased yours. This one looks very similar to the Fusion Ex, except that the inlay markers are done differently.

[bratfink]

That is the pickguard from a Dinky EX.

Dinky EX was 22 fret though, and on the Professional line. Had one myself, bought in UK in 95 (it was 2nd hand and about a year old at the time).

[Newc]

http://audiozone.dk/index-filer/jack...ofessional.php

If you go to the Dinky or Fusion section there are a few with HSH configurations, around the same years you said you purchased yours. This one looks very similar to the Fusion Ex, except that the inlay markers are done differently.

I completely overlooked the inlays. Wide 12th fret dots on an import typically denote Made in India (as does the serial), after the move from Japan manufacture (whose 12th fret dots are closer together). It could be a transition model, or a European Market exclusive. Not all regular production models made it into the catalog, as the book was printed after design revisions were made, and then the model either dropped or reverted by the time the next catalog was made.

[decadence5423]

My first post was just to show Jackson did have some HSH configurations. Anyway, they do have a catalog scan (albeit a crappy one) of the Performer series, You can see that your guitar is the first shown but with an HSS and it has the wider dot inlays on the 12th fret like yours does. Looks like they did a mix between the Professional Fusion and Dinky models.

http://support.jacksonguitars.com/catalogs/us/Jackson1995PerformerSeries_catalog.pdf

[Carbuff]

Ive seen ps1s that were 22 fret and had a vtrem. Ive seen ps2s that had a vtrem too. There was quite a bit of variation in those models so who knows, especially with non us market stuff added in. Heres a guy in Brazil with one like yours. It says "made in canada"? WTF?

http://cidadesaopaulo.olx.com.br/guitarra-jackson-ps1-decada-de-90-novissima-iid-183474076

[straycat]

Some performers were Japanese some Korean.
Japan close 12th fret dots, Korean wide spaced dots.
Hum Sing Hum config pretty common.

[RacerX]

I completely overlooked the inlays. Wide 12th fret dots on an import typically denote Made in India (as does the serial),

The OP guitar's serial & dots = Korean.

[xenophobe]

I completely overlooked the inlays. Wide 12th fret dots on an import typically denote Made in India (as does the serial), after the move from Japan manufacture (whose 12th fret dots are closer together). It could be a transition model, or a European Market exclusive. Not all regular production models made it into the catalog, as the book was printed after design revisions were made, and then the model either dropped or reverted by the time the next catalog was made.

^ this.

This is a low end model and there were so many different region-specific configurations sent out everywhere it's impossible to keep track. Hell, we aren't even sure about all of the Japan-specific models that they've produced let alone what imports they may have sent out.

The real question you have to ask: Is someone going to bother spending more money to fake a guitar than it's worth? No. Just seeing a weird configuration like that with Jackson branded pickups is enough for me.

Edit: Oh, if I remember correctly, a body configuration exactly like that was shipped to non-US markets back in the mid-90's with a strathead, some shipped with Sears headstocks and others with pointies. One of the CX models, I don't remember for certain. That isn't a CX, it's Korean, but still... they've done H/S/H in an import before.

[ninjanel]

Thanks guys ! very interesting i seem to think that there was a sticker on the back of the headstock that said made in Korea that i probably pulled off so that all makes sense. It weighs a ton for a guitar of this type so feels well made and plays awesome !!
thanks again.

[Grawnday]

I got a similar one in black off ebay about a year ago. PS-1, H-S-H, 24 fret, Korean (I think)

More in these photos. That doesn't mean they came that way, but still....

http://www.google.com/search?q=jackson+ps1&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7ADRA_en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=J3mYT4W5Coau6AHp2Ky_Bg&ved=0CE0QsAQ&biw=1024&bih=589

[Newc]

Never heard of Jackson doing Korean stuff. Rumored, yes, but never confirmed. I always heard it was either Japan or India.
But whatever, like Xeno said, who would be stupid enough to fake that model?