how can i tell WHERE my kelly was made?

[PallarAndersVisa]

I have a Ke-3 that i bought in 2000. it doesnt have the shiny chrome hardware, but the dull silver/grey stuff. 9653577 is the serial number on the backplate.

anyone have any idea if this is japanse, korean or indian?

[Black Mariah]

Re: how can i tell WHERE my kelly was made?

Japanese. The hardware is satin chrome. It was used around that time on several Japanese models. DK2, PC3, DR7, KE3, and some others I think. The seven-digit serial number indicates Japan, Indian guitars have 8 digits, and the very small number of Korean guitars, IIRC, also have 8 digit numbers (only a small number of the Performer series was made in Korea before production was halted).

If you need any more info, fire away.

[PallarAndersVisa]

Re: how can i tell WHERE my kelly was made?

thanks dude! i appreciate it.

im glad its japanese. [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

[RacerX]

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Welcome Newbie! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[PallarAndersVisa]

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im a newbie to the board, but no newbie to jackson. my first guitar 5 or 6 years ago was a jackson, 2nd guitar was a jackson, and now my 6th guitar will be a jackson!

[charvel750]

Re: how can i tell WHERE my kelly was made?

Originally posted by PallarAndersVisa:
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im a newbie to the board, but no newbie to jackson. my first guitar 5 or 6 years ago was a jackson, 2nd guitar was a jackson, and now my 6th guitar will be a jackson!

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Welcome, but "5 or 6 years ago" is still considered newbie around these woods. Some of the members have been C/J nuts since the late 70's. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[RacerX]

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Yeah, I've been a Jackson nut since '79, Joe! [img]graemlins/poke.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

[RacerX]

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waffles

[Steve]

Re: how can i tell WHERE my kelly was made?

Originally posted by PallarAndersVisa:
I have a Ke-3 that i bought in 2000. it doesnt have the shiny chrome hardware, but the dull silver/grey stuff. 9653577 is the serial number on the backplate.

anyone have any idea if this is japanse, korean or indian?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">...post a pic dude I need to see one more I can't get enough kelly pics or for that matter stop playing em lol //Steve

[model1]

Re: how can i tell WHERE my kelly was made?

hi
anyone knows:
1. what´s the difference between performer kellys with or without the "PS-6T" writing on the tussrod cover?
2. is the first 2 numbers of the serial-nr the production-year?
thanks andy

[PallarAndersVisa]

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i'll post a pic of it later today. its just a black rhoads with satin chrome finish on the hardware :/ Its got dimazios, but you cant really tell

[PallarAndersVisa]

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[jackson1]

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What the hell is that wrapped around the nut? Some sort of i-make-too-many-unwanted-noises-when-playing-MUFFLE? [img]graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]

[RacerX]

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Looks like a scrunchie! Sort of a Michael Angelo Dampener on the cheap, eh? [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[PallarAndersVisa]

Re: how can i tell WHERE my kelly was made?

yup its a scrunchie. it sits over the locking nut, doesnt touch the strings untill i slide it up