Help with a Jackson Warrior

[GrimRiffer]

I am interested in trading for a Warrior with a gentleman in my area. He is not sure where it is made but thinks it may be MIJ from 2005. It has a 7 digit serial that starts with 96. Any help would be appreciated!

[GrimRiffer]

[Metal Spawn]

No binding, standard Sharkies, chrome hardware... Looks like a WRXT with EMG's to me.

[warlok]

Just on a guess I'd say that's a JS32WR with EMG's added..

[warlok]

Is it me? Or does the WRXT and JS32WR look exactly the same in pics..

[GrimRiffer]

Where were these manufactured? A good guitar in your opinion?

[Metal Spawn]

To my knowledge, a 7 digit serial # starting with '9' indicates that it was made in Japan, but I've been known to be wrong...

[Mudlark]

Is it me? Or does the WRXT and JS32WR look exactly the same in pics..

They sure as hell do.

Just based on the serial, and assuming the serial is original to the guitar, I feel pretty confident to say it's a MIJ 2001ish-2003 WRXT. The X series moved from India to Japan in either 2001 or 2...I can't recall exactly. Those sequential serial numbers changed from 9699999 to 9700000 in late '02 or 2003.

Ask the owner if the serial is original. Sounds like maybe he purchased it new around 2005? That should confirm it's original.

As far as 'is it a good guitar?' MIJ models have a great reputation...rarely hear horror stories.


If you're really curious and a bit ambitious you could remove the neck and check the date/model stamps on the neck heel/pocket. A Japanese model from the 2000's would certainly contain stamps, unless there was some mix up at the factory.

There was at least one MIJ JS series model during the early 2000's, but I'm 99.999% the JS32 Warrior with a Floyd wasn't around that early in the 2000s.