Post only 1990 Pro's Serial #'s

[Nimitz]

Lets get to the bottom of this '89 or '90 BS once and for all... everybody that has a 1990 or what you believe is a '90 please post a pic of the neck back plate.

If Newc and Henrik are right we should see many 1990 MIJ Pro's with six digit serial #'s starting with "0"

Here is mine which many people have said it's a '90 because that is when the Pro's went on sale... but I got an email from Jackson years ago saying it was Built in 1989... I just want to find out if they actually built MIJ Pro's in 1989

[algeriet]

Both of my 1990 Jacksons start with 0s.

[jackson1]

Nimitz, you might wanna clarify that this is bolt-on only. Or? :think:

[Nimitz]

Nimitz, you might wanna clarify that this is bolt-on only. Or? :think:

Bolt on only... with the serial on the neck back plate... Thanks

[Desensitized_J]

[RacerX]

but I got an email from Jackson years ago saying it was Built in 1989...

Oh yeah, where is this mysterious email, hmmmm?

[Dustinofcharvel]

I would love to see one with all the pro series from 1990 - 1995 just to see how the colors and changes vary. I mean I know the guitars don't change much but to see somewhat of an order they were made in would be awesome. I'm sure it's been done but I would love to see it

[Nimitz]

Oh yeah, where is this mysterious email, hmmmm?

Do you have emails from 12-14 years ago?



Yeah I made the whole thing up because my plan was to give Henrik a headache so bad his head would explode all over his computer screen...

Seriously the email was short and to the point... I didn't even know where my guitar was made when I emailed them... the reply was "Made in Japan 1989"

[charvel750]

The Jackson Pro line started in early March of 1990, which coincides with the Production USA line. There were no Jackson guitars made in Japan prior to that, just the Charvel Model guitars.

[Nimitz]

The Jackson Pro line started in early March of 1990, which coincides with the Production USA line. There were no Jackson guitars made in Japan prior to that, just the Charvel Model guitars.

If the is true then what are Jacksons with serial numbers starting with 9 and ones starting with 0... are they both made in 1990?

Something is off here because the first digit denotes the last number of the year made... so my six digit Pro starting with 9 was made in 1999... nope not possible we all know that.

0xxxxx = 1990
1xxxxx = 1991
2xxxxx = 1992
3xxxxx = 1993
4xxxxx = 1994
5xxxxx = 1995

9xxxxx = 19??

Does anyone speak Japanese?

[Newc]

The Jackson Pro line started in early March of 1990, which coincides with the Production USA line. There were no Jackson guitars made in Japan prior to that, just the Charvel Model guitars.

However, as is common in a production environment, you have to build things ahead of when they are expected to be on store shelves. While 3 months (Jan-Mar) is a long lead time in most manufacturing, with guitars you have other issues - such as waiting for paint to dry, lots of final inspections, etc.

Given that, it's reasonable to assume that neckplates were stamped in advance in December of 1989.

It's also reasonable to assume that while the initial plan was to stamp the 90's with "90", then up to "91, 92, 93...", they may have realized quickly that adding a year later on would not be possible with the stamp blocks they had, which were likely 6-digit only. 7-digit and larger stamps would have to be custom-made, while 6-digit stamp blocks (which hold 6 individual numbers) were readily available.

[MetalMan]

Something is off here because the first digit denotes the last number of the year made... so my six digit Pro starting with 9 was made in 1999... nope not possible we all know that.

0xxxxx = 1990
1xxxxx = 1991
2xxxxx = 1992
3xxxxx = 1993
4xxxxx = 1994
5xxxxx = 1995

9xxxxx = 19??

Does anyone speak Japanese?

I did not know you could tell that from the serial numbers. I thought the import numbers were useless. Learn something new everyday, well almost everyday.

and if you really need something translated from Japanese , my wife works for a Japanese company and i can get something translated.

[MetalMan]

So i have some pages saved from the old Jackson site and it says my TH1 was

"INTRODUCED IN 1996, DISCONTINUED IN 1997"

but my serial # starts with 5, which apparently , from what i just learned in this thread, means 1995.

so is it close enough for rock n roll, or what year is mine?

[RobRR]

Most likley built in 95, released and sold in 96. Rember, introduction date doesent always mean built on date.

[Desensitized_J]

It seems weird that the serial number would reflect the production date and not the model year. Lots of products are manufactured prior to the model year but the serial number still reflects the model year and not production date.