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[zdefed]

Hi
I'd like to know which model is the one I own... here is the picture :

it has two single picks and one humbucker, a floyd, a 5 positions switch, a volmue controller and two tones controller.

the serial is 333209, it was made in japan, I don't know the manufacturing date.

I saw that you are real specialists.

Thank you in advance.

[RacerX]

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Bound fretboard? Looks like a 475.

[mm2002]

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Yup, model 475. Very nice guitar bro! [img]graemlins/toast.gif[/img]
I can tell you it's definitely a 1990 model.
The way you can tell this is add up the sum of all the digits in the serial # which will tell you the century in which it was built, 3+3+3+2+0+9=20.....ok?
Now take that amount (20) and subtract 1. 20-1=19 right?....ok, now add the sum of the first three digits 3+3+3=9, and that gives you the decade in which it was built, so now you know it's 199 something right?....ok, now add the 5th digit of the serial # on the end (0) and you know exactly what year it was built. So yours is a 1990. Cool huh! I'll bet not many JCFers know this formula. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[zdefed]

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thank you for your help!

the great formula explain lots of things...

I have

[zdefed]

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an other little question : what are the differences between the 475 deluxe, special and the classic 475?

I like my guitar bro and it's a pleasure to see the effect it makes on people...

last : what is the price of my guitar?

thank you!

[Tekky]

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There were two 475 Models... the 475DLX (deluxe) or the 475DLX-Exotic. Only difference, the Exotic had a flame maple top.

[Michiel Angelo]

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Originally posted by mm2002:
Yup, model 475. Very nice guitar bro! [img]graemlins/toast.gif[/img]
I can tell you it's definitely a 1990 model.
The way you can tell this is add up the sum of all the digits in the serial # which will tell you the century in which it was built, 3+3+3+2+0+9=20.....ok?
Now take that amount (20) and subtract 1. 20-1=19 right?....ok, now add the sum of the first three digits 3+3+3=9, and that gives you the decade in which it was built, so now you know it's 199 something right?....ok, now add the 5th digit of the serial # on the end (0) and you know exactly what year it was built. So yours is a 1990. Cool huh! I'll bet not many JCFers know this formula. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Does this also work for Jacksons?

[zdefed]

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I think it was a joke [img]graemlins/brow.gif[/img]

my serial is 333209, so the formula is good(...)

take a look at this serial I found on the gallery : 363541 (also a 1990 475).

3+6+3+5+4+1=22
21-1 = 21

3+6+3 = 12

the third number is 5.

manufacturing date =21125 ???

So the owner of this guitar came back from future

Great

[VitaminG]

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You're kidding me? A cool guitar AND a time machine?!? [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[Michiel Angelo]

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Originally posted by zdefed:
I think it was a joke [img]graemlins/brow.gif[/img]

my serial is 333209, so the formula is good(...)

take a look at this serial I found on the gallery : 363541 (also a 1990 475).

3+6+3+5+4+1=22
21-1 = 21

3+6+3 = 12

the third number is 5.

manufacturing date =21125 ???

So the owner of this guitar came back from future

Great

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">For my Jackson it almost worked! That's why I asked

[mm2002]

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Originally posted by zdefed:
let's play a game : send your serial number here and test the formula !! [img]graemlins/band.gif[/img]

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">[img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] Yup, lets try it!! I'll bet some of you guys will be surprised at when your guitar was built!!! BTW, if anybody wuz wunderin....I aint no mathmatishian! [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[mm2002]

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ok, I'll go first...here's the # off one of my model 4s....300370. When wuz it made??

[zdefed]

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let's play a game : send your serial number here and test the formula !! [img]graemlins/band.gif[/img]

[STLKINGV]

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KING V SER# J1370
KING V SER# 4828
FIREBIRD SER# J4956
IMPORT FUSION 901613

[RacerX]

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Originally posted by zdefed:
a volmue controller and two tones controller.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">BTW that last knob is not a tone, it's a mid-boost.