Jackson golden logotype printed in the headstock?

[mactaco1]

Hi. A guy is asking for help. He wants to buy an used Jackson guitar, it has a golden Jackson logotype printed on the headstock. I have never seen the letters printed in that color! It´s just like the 80´s Kramers. A fake?

[Gartron]

looks like some one has just coloured in the headstock with a sharpie ..same with the logo on the pick ups..I'd walk away from that one unless it is really cheap!

[Mudlark]

Yeah, probably coloured by an owner.
It's rare to see a Japanese made JS series, especially with black hardware and a vintage style tremolo.
The serial indicates 2003. The JS30 Dinky was made in Japan in 2003, so possibly there were others? It looks similar to a JS20.

I found this link showing a 2 humbucker model with a very similar serial number. Possibly a limited edition or a model that wasn't released in North America?

http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.co/MCO-414810235-guitarra-jackson-dinky-js20-japonesa-amplificador-washburn-_JM

[MartinBarre]

Truss rod cover looks off?

[RobRR]

Thats not a Jackson... Chinese fake.

[lepard]

Typical Chinese fake. Dead giveaway is the headstock shape, overly long and wide top. If that's not enough, look at the trussrod cover and nut.

[rjohnstone]

Yep. Typical Chinese knockoff.
The logo position is too far to the right and the truss rod cover is not correct.
The 12th fret markers are also too wide for a MIJ Jackson.

[tomanyjacksons]

Is it a "bad" guitar per say? Or just not a Jackson. JS series guitars are the low line. I can't imagine a Chinese fake being much worse. lol

[Matt_B]

It's bad in that's it's illegal.

[Zedder]

Is it ok to remove original white shadowed logo from a genuine import Jackson´s headstock and paint a golden handwritten script logo instead? It is a Jackson after all.

[Dog Boy]

Even the pickup logos are yellow...odd.

[tomanyjacksons]

It's bad in that's it's illegal.

I feel the same way. My question was more of a "bad" quality question. For that matter, why copy the low line guitar with something of equal or close quality. Is their market getting great prices from JS Jacksons?

[Mudlark]

I'd need better pics before calling it a fake.
The dots do seem wide. The headstock looks 'off', but those angled pics can be deceiving. A truss rod cover could easily be changed.

[DarkkWarriorr]

The headstock looks really weird, I don't think it's real either!

[z1n]

yea that thing looks fake to me as well all the way down to the output jack.