Used Grover Jackson King V

[FRCThrash]

Hi everybody !

I'm from Belgium and I've got the opportunity to buy an used Grover Jackson King V. I'm in love with Jackson's KV shape and I always wanted this guitar. That's why I'm asking you if this used guitar worths 799€ (more or less 1000 US $), the price asked by the seller who says it's a made in Japan model.

Here's the specs :

- Serial number : J100061
- Same woods as a USA KV (Alder body, maple neck and ebony fingerboard)
- Neck-through design
- Seymour Duncan Blackouts pickups (not the original ones of course)
- Original Floyd Rose tremolo system
- 3 way toggle switch
- One volume and one tone knobs
- Jackson tuners
- Metallic Black finish

Some pictures :

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/546/46678758.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/84/16745736.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/252/40713464.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/401/42142841.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/204/73407901.jpg/

Thanks in advance for your answers !

[yoko5000]

http://audiozone.dk/guitargallery/?content%2FGuitar_catalog_scans%2FJackson_Charvel%2F1993_Grover_Jackson_Charvel_Japan_only%2Fcgj1993Page06.jpg

looks like its circa '91 MIJ KV custom. body material is poplar, not alder.
tremolo can possibly be Schaller with Jackson logo. its non-recessed mount btw.
this era is my personal favorite i own several soloists and love em.
worth 1000 USD? in my book yes, depending on condition.
catalog price of 200k JP-Yen translates into ... uh, you do the math. its your call.

[Newc]

1991 Made In Japan for the Japanese market. Comparable in build quality to a KV Pro from the same year, though those had Kahler bridges like Mustaine's.


I see this one has only 22 frets, though.

Depending on condition, $1000 USD is a fair price since prices for a used KV1, KV2, KV Pro, and pre-1990 King Vs are far higher, and because there's not many available for sale right now.

[FRCThrash]

Thanks ;-)

200k JPY = more or less 2500 US $ now !!!

This guitar is in excellent condition and equipped with an original Floyd rose tremolo : http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/687/48347954.jpg/

[FRCThrash]

1991 Made In Japan for the Japanese market. Comparable in build quality to a KV Pro from the same year, though those had Kahler bridges like Mustaine's.


I see this one has only 22 frets, though.

Depending on condition, $1000 USD is a fair price since prices for a used KV1, KV2, KV Pro, and pre-1990 King Vs are far higher, and because there's not many available for sale right now.

So it seems to be a good quality guitar ! Yes it's a 22 frets !

[FRCThrash]

I suppose that this japanese jackson is a better quality instrument than the new KVXMG, am I right or no ?

[Force]

It's in an entirely different league to the X Series. Buy it.

[manu80]

Salut ! Saw that one on zikinf, a french forum.
I hesitated for a while and went for a KV2 instead, but it looks really good. Personnally for the price, I'd grab it. Otherwise Thomann has received some KV5 from japan, black with gold pins, just in case ..

http://www.thomann.de/fr/jackson_kv5fr_king_v_bk_wgpns.htm

but you should take it

[FRCThrash]

Salut ! Saw that one on zikinf, a french forum.
I hesitated for a while and went for a KV2 instead, but it looks really good. Personnally for the price, I'd grab it. Otherwise Thomann has received some KV5 from japan, black with gold pins, just in case ..

http://www.thomann.de/fr/jackson_kv5fr_king_v_bk_wgpns.htm

but you should take it

Yes this guitar is for sale on Zikinf and I've just bought it Personally I don't like the finish of this KV5 and it has not a binding on the neck...

[manu80]

that was just for your info, i'm like you, ebony and binding just rules