How do you tell if you have a KE3 or ??

[CKJ]

Must be India then, I bought my nephew one around 2000, $399.00 with case, that S# does not look Japanese To me?

Indeed a JK-20, IIRC they only came in 2 colors back then. Black and that metallic blue. I bought my first Jackson in 99-00 which was a JR-20, Made in India, 2 no top marked humbuckers, licensed FR, 1 toggle switch and 1 volume pot w/ shark fin inlays. Very cheap guitar, bought it for 400 as well from MF, but I have a lot of memories with it!

[DalyTek]

I agree, it looks like a KE20. I had one, very nice guitar for a low-end model. My pickups were different; Kent Armstrong OEM unmarked pickups. Everything else matches up but the color.
Here's the thread on mine: http://www.jcfonline.com/threads/964...-ID-this-Kelly

[Sunbane]

The serial does not indicate a MIJ guitar, and it's the same with the blank neck pocket/heel. From what we know, this does indeed look like an indian made XX-10 or XX-20 something.

[CKJ]

I agree, it looks like a KE20. I had one, very nice guitar for a low-end model. My pickups were different; Kent Armstrong OEM unmarked pickups. Everything else matches up but the color.
Here's the thread on mine: http://www.jcfonline.com/threads/964...-ID-this-Kelly

Looks like a pair of EMG 81's. Whats the skinny on those Kent Armstrong pickups, are they any count? I still have my original set from my JR20 laying around.

[cixelsyd]

Looks like a pair of EMG 81's. Whats the skinny on those Kent Armstrong pickups, are they any count? I still have my original set from my JR20 laying around.

They sound like shit, imo. They are like the Kent Armstrong "Designed by" series. Replaced mine with Duncans ASAP.

[DalyTek]

They were BY FAR the WORST sounding pickups I have ever heard! I actually bought a set of stock J70 pups from Alvin Wilson to replace them with and those sounded a million times better!