How are the Jackson Professionals compared to the USA models?

[joshulator]

I guess I should have put "Professional" in my post. I had not realized that the early 90s "Pro" line was something different.

[Sunbane]

...and the *real* MOP inlays are a nice touch in this age of plastic-cluttered fretboards.

Quoted for freakin' truth!

[Slashaxl]

Thanks for all the answers.
I guess it is a safe road to go then
Next time I have the cash and find an awesome Pro I will go for it.

Damn GAS!!

[Rich#6]

The Professional Pros are up there with USA quality.
The biggest differences with the basic professionals and the USA selects are rosewood to ebony (to me this is a preference anyway) and USAs have quatersawn necks.
Find the ones with the 590 trem( schaller made) and upgrade the pickups you have a great guitar for a fraction of USA price
Example my 93 xl dinky professional
schaller trem
upgraded pups Seymour Duncan Screamin Demon(bridge)/ tom anderson neck
MOP sharktooth inlays
$127 on ebay
AM I going to worry about not having a qs and ebony fretboard neck for the $800 difference in used guitar prices? Nope.

[RacerX]

90-95 professional series are fantastic guitars.The PROs are a notch above the professional series.Two very different lines of guitars and people get them confused all the time.

We all know the professional PROS are on par with the usas, but I think the original question is just about the professional series not just the PRO pros. Including the ones with rosewood fretboards.

I think joshulator, straycat & Rich are all
PROCONFUSED! :ROTF:

[Rich#6]

How so Ron? This thread was about Professionals, not "PRO"s.
The "PRO"s were all ebony boards, the rest of the professional series are rosewood, but still have highend features.
In 1993 take the soloist there was the student, XL and the Pro all say professional on the headstock.

[straycat]

Go get em' Rich#6.

[RacerX]

PROs ARE Professionals

Not all Professionals are PROs



it's probably poor wording....like that other guy....

[jackson1]

PROs ARE Professionals

Not all Professionals are PROs

I like that wording very much!

[RacerX]

Thanks, Hen; I meant the 2 yokels above me!

The 2 quotes in Post #20 are clear as mud!

[Rich#6]

The 2 quotes in Post #20 are clear as mud!

Ron, I guess your the hoser to wash off the mud
Next time I will not say PRO pros. I will spell professional all the way out.
The two guys you picked Ron were the least confusing. As always the rest of you guys went strait for the PROS and didn't even discuss the rest of the Professional line.

[straycat]

Pound em' Rich#6.

[Drake S.]

I have a 1990 Warrior PRO , & have had an RR3 Professional series aswell the early PRO series is far better IMO

[Model 88]

I have played a few of the new Professionals and they were nice guitars . I really liked the SLSMG very cool . But the others just do not compare to the MOP logo 90 PROs IMO . Maybe the new Mark Morton Sig , the new RR24 and OFR SL3 do but have not been able to play one yet.

[charvel750]

The original Jackson Professional line is superior to any that came after. If your Pro has an ebony fingerboard & mop Jackson logo inlay it's the best kind. Most of the wankers who don't have those and wish they did, always are quick to point out that their late model Pro is on par. WRONG. Not an opinion folks, just not. Face it, by about '93 or so, the best were canned.