A jackson guitar and so many question. Can you help me?

[fidget]

Hello.
I bought this Jackson a while ago but the guy it bought it from couldn't tell me what modell this guitar is.
It is made in Japan and there is no Jackson logo on the neck plate or on the tuning machines.
I read already this post http://www.jcfonline.com/forums/show...highlight=m213
but I am still not that convinced that this truly is the DX10D.
The serial number on the neck plate is: 99040184 so I guess it was made in april 1999. Or is this a false conclusion?
It really looks like a DX10D though all the pictures I have seen so far from the Dinky you can still buy, have Duncan Designed pickups and it says that they are produced in Japan. Mine was too, because I also removed the "Made in Japan" sticker.

What's the serial # ?

DX10D's were made in India in 2000 & 2001. Starting in 2002, they were Japanese. That trem looks like a JT500, so I'm gonna predict it is an India guitar.

Supposingly my guitar was produced in 1999...did they produce in Japan first, than in India (2000-2001), and then in Japan again?

The pickups of this Jackson are a M213 and a M214 (Probably Armstrongs). This doesnt match the new modell of the DX10D which is provided with Seymour Duncans. So did they change their pickup set up during the year of production?

So many questions, I hope someone is willing to answer ;-)

Thank you in advance!

[RobRR]

Could very well be a parts mutt. The pickups are not original for one. With the JT500, the body/hardware is probably India, and if the headstock is reversed, then its probably a DR3 neck Japan.

[fidget]

it has a reversed headstock. Though I do not think that it is a DR3 because it has frames around its pickups which the DR3 doesnt.

[RobRR]

Thats why its a parts mutt. DR3 neck on RX10D body/india neck plate with aftermarket pickups.

[Norton]

Thats why its a parts mutt. DR3 neck on RX10D body/india neck plate with aftermarket pickups.

DX10D, right?

[Sunbane]

Take the neck off and look at the heel. If it is japan made, then there are stamps that should tell what model the neck is from.

[rjohnstone]

Good lord people, you are all slipping.
JT-500, reverse headstock with reverse sharkies = Indian made DX10D
Look at the pics in the 2000 and 2001 catalogs.
Looks like someone just swapped out the pickups.

[fidget]

Well, it really looks like the DX10D in the 2001 catalogue.

http://audiozone.dk/cm/albums/jc-catalogscans/j2001/Jack2001Page10.jpg

But the guy I bought this guitar from, told me that he bought 2 of this guitars at a shop of a friend who cleaned out his storage and found this two pieces. And I saw it and it was the exact same guitar as the one he sold me than, so I do not think that someone bothered swapping the pickups. Because the DX10D in the 2001 catalogue did have Duncans and mine has this M213 & M214. And I remember how I removed the "Made-in-Japan" sticker. I also do not think that someone attached it to the guitar to fool me.

Refering to

I am talking to a guy about buying a PS4 off him and this got me thinking. I'm sure that at some point I read on here that some PS models were fitted with Kent Armstrong pickups after Jackson and Armstrong did some deal, did I imagine this?

I used to have a PS4 and regretted selling it almost instantly. I've got a fairly good bet on the one I'm looking at so if I can get it that'll take my total up to 3 imports! Yaaasssss!

I think that Jackson maybe also fitted a series of DX10D with these Armstrong pickups....maybe when these guitars were still produced in Japan?

But you guys know much more than I do so I don't wanne offend you. Please give me some more information

[Sunbane]

Just take the neck off already! If it is made in Japan, and all stock, then you should have your answer there.

[RobRR]

Jackson never used Armstrong pickups on imports. Period. That is not a MIJ guitar. Period. Just take the neck off already.

[Sunbane]

I'm thinking maybe a limited run. Possibly. You never really know with Jackson.

[speedmusic]

Just joined JCFonline, to learn more about the Dinky i have.
And i'm in the market to buy one or two. Only it's so confusing, all kinds of modelnames and places where they come from.

The one i got is the same as the one mentioned in this topic and in this topic:

http://www.jcfonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64603&highlight=m213

Mine is black and ofcourse another serial (it has 99*****). So i don't think this is a parts job because there are already three out there.

So i don't agree with rjohnstone 3 guitars with the same pick up swap seems to me a little odd.

I unscrewed the neck, there was something written with pencil on the Neck, only it was unreadable (bad handwriting and a little faded). So that couldn't help me. Hopefully someone of you know about handwriting with pencil on a neck.

[RacerX]

Good lord people, you are all slipping.
JT-500, reverse headstock with reverse sharkies = Indian made DX10D
Look at the pics in the 2000 and 2001 catalogs.

Listen up, newbs! Rjohnstone & I are the experts here!

I already answered this. To reiterate:
8 digit serials (from that era) are India. X-series pre 20002 are India. JT-500 trems from that era = India. If you had a Made In Japan sticker on this guitar, YES! somebody slapped that on there to fool you! Shit happens!
9904xxxx doesnt mean April of '99, but the 99 does indicate 1999 - Only for 8 or 9 digit made in India serials.

(Post 1996 Japanese bolt-ons have 7 digit serials that begin with 9)

[RacerX]

Damn, wouldn't let me edit: X series pre 2002 are India.

[RacerX]

OK I noticed speedmusic resurrected this thread, heh. OK, man, please post your exact serial #. If it is 8 digits, it's made in India.