NUGD: 90's Japanese goodness

[Mudlark]

Not to be argumentative, but aside from my previously offered info, post number 1 in this thread also says Korea first.

http://www.jcfonline.com/threads/101353-Import-Serial-Number-Country-of-Origin-FAQ

[rjohnstone]

Not to be argumentative, but aside from my previously offered info, post number 1 in this thread also says Korea first.

http://www.jcfonline.com/threads/101...-of-Origin-FAQ

Interesting.
I've had not one, but two PS4's with 1996 serial numbers. I bought both used and I could see maybe one of them having had a plate swap, but both?
My PS-2 falls inline with the serial narrative in the link you posted.

[pianoguyy]

I am no expert, but I thought they were MIJ for the first and last year of production and MIK for the rest.


*I no longer have ANY import Jackson guitars. But if I remember, that PS2 was made in August of 2001?

[warlok]

Actually, Warlock, MIJ dots are closer together than MIK.

Oops. Backwards.. (Maybe that's not how I remember them.. lol)

[Force]

Actually, Warlock, MIJ dots are closer together than MIK.

Model difference may come into this but Warlok could be right. My Professional SX has the dots rather close together & the PS2 are far apart.

[rjohnstone]

Model difference may come into this but Warlok could be right. My Professional SX has the dots rather close together & the PS2 are far apart.

The SX is a MIJ guitar, so the dots would be closer together.
MIJ dots have always been closer and MIK and MII dots have always been further apart.

[Force]

I now see warlok has edited his post to 'avoid confusion' but instead has caused it. I didnt read the response properly, thought it incorrectly corrected warlok. We're all arguing the same point, quite the comedy of errors lol

[rjohnstone]

I now see warlok has edited his post to 'avoid confusion' but instead has caused it. I didnt read the response properly, thought it incorrectly corrected warlok. We're all arguing the same point, quite the comedy of errors lol

[PaleRider]

This is a little confusing to me. I have a JSX-94, a JDR-94, and two PS-4's. All of them have dots close together on the upper half of the fretboard at the 12th and 24th frets. In fact, all the dots are at the top of the fretboard. The only difference between the Concepts and the PS's is the dots are a little smaller on the Concepts. I've always understood that the PS-4's were Korean built. Is that not true?

[Mudlark]

PaleRider, I don't think the spacing on those small offset dots apply in this situation. The spacing difference occurs on regular centered dots.

Some Performers were Korean and some were Japanese. Korean serials start with 1, Japanese serials start with 9.

[Mudlark]

Interesting.
I've had not one, but two PS4's with 1996 serial numbers.

I'd suggest those numbers aren't the date-coded format, but the other 'sequentially numbered' format.

[Mudlark]

I am no expert, but I thought they were MIJ for the first and last year of production and MIK for the rest.

I recall reading something similar to that, also. :dunno: