Mystery jackson rr HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RacerX]

Its not a Jackson thats for sure.

I like how you always zoom in late and say what's already been confirmed!

[cullenszoo]

Haha

Im not so sure it's a fake. I had a Korean made with tuners like that. I think the truss cover is a replacement and that's not the original trem. the route doesn't line up. If it's been refinished the original holes for the trem posts or screws could have been filled. I'm gonna dig into the catalogs and see what I find.

[cullenszoo]

Im not so sure it's a fake. I had a Korean made with tuners like that. I think the truss cover is a replacement and that's not the original trem. the route doesn't line up. If it's been refinished the original holes for the trem posts or screws could have been filled. I'm gonna dig into the catalogs and see what I find.

I'm gonna take a stab and suggest that its a 98 js model. I also checked the 99 catalog but it didn't list any JS models so I couldn't double check.

[RacerX]

Except there were no JS Rhoads models in '98...

[straycat]

Ron I was just confirming the facts in the posts above. Sheeze you are brutal.LOL

[cullenszoo]

Except there were no JS Rhoads models in '98...

what about JS Rhoads models for '99? produced in 98 for the 99 catalog?

[RacerX]

Nope. They were released in 2004.

[cullenszoo]

great, so it's a bizzaro model. I'd be tempted to suggest it was parted together except the neck also has a 98 printed on it suggesting it belongs with the body. Maybe korean back door special? the absence of a serial makes me think factory second or end of run parts.

[four-kicks]

You guys are giving me reason to hope again! Haha. This is becoming quite the conversation! Cheers to you all!

[cullenszoo]

You guys are giving me reason to hope again! Haha. This is becoming quite the conversation! Cheers to you all!

Don't get me wrong. I'd bet Racer X has forgotten more about Jacksons than I will ever know but, In my experience I've found a couple of pretty constant things.
When people go to the trouble of faking guitars they tend to fake the most expensive models.
When a company has it's guitars made overseas the market gets a lot of mutant mutts floating around because they are about producing as many guitars as possible. It wouldn't surprise me if they got to the end of a run and needed a part or two so they ran across the factory and grabbed a Squire or Epiphone part to finish it up.
It looks like this model will just be vexing until more information is had.

[spider murphy]

Maybe korean back door special?

Ah, the old Korean backdoor special; for only $50.00 on top, it's totally worth it.

[toejam]

Four Kicks: Unfortunately, I feel pretty confident in saying that is not a Jackson at all, but a poorly made forgery.

+1.

[cullenszoo]

Ah, the old Korean backdoor special; for only $50.00 on top, it's totally worth it.

spider, thought you just played the tenor sax.

[spider murphy]

Nah, Elvis didn't do his research, I also rip it up on the six string now and again. I'm also a mean cowbellist.

[RacerX]

has it's guitars made overseas

its

no apostrophe for possessive there.

http://garyes.stormloader.com/its.html