Is there anyone keeping tabs on how Jackson Stars CS

[jesude22]

Like any of the announcements or anything like I know the Tokyo Guitar Show or whatever it's called is going to be happening soon, is there anyone keeping an eye out for that because personally I'd like to know the new costs for their customs and if semi-custom returns, because yes they stock TN02's of all the guitars look nice and all but...I'd like to get a TN01 where I can get it in a different color other than black and the only TN01 model that allows multiple colors are the Soloists which yes I don't mind them and they are nice guitars, but I want like a trans-red or trans-black Rhoads or something like that.

So anyways with that giant paragraph of rant...whats the word?

[Wild Claw]

I e-mailed Ishibashi last week to ask about the Jackson Stars custom shop (which, according to some rumors, was supposed to re-open around June this year), and they still don't have any news. They don't even know if Jackson Stars is ever going to take custom orders again

[Nazgul]

I e-mailed Ishibashi last week to ask about the Jackson Stars custom shop (which, according to some rumors, was supposed to re-open around June this year), and they still don't have any news. They don't even know if Jackson Stars is ever going to take custom orders again

Oh, I wanted to email them about that too...

[jesude22]

I e-mailed Ishibashi last week to ask about the Jackson Stars custom shop (which, according to some rumors, was supposed to re-open around June this year), and they still don't have any news. They don't even know if Jackson Stars is ever going to take custom orders again

I wouldn't think they'd completely get rid of their custom shop, like I could see the low possibility of semi-custom returning, but to get rid of their complete custom shop that'd just be a little rediculous imo.

[QuantumRider]

I will be going to the Tokyo Guitar Show on June 28th. I will ask the guys at the Jackson Stars booth about their custom shop.

BTW, I am the guy who started the "rumor" that custom production would begin again in June of 2008. That's what they told me at the Musical Instrument Fair in November.

However, the Japanese factory stopped making MIJ Charvels in April 2008, so I'm thinking maybe that they are cutting production all around, now that the company that handles Fender in Japan is also handling Jackson Stars...

[Newc]

Hopefully Fender's administration won't completely drop the JStars line, or permanently close the Custom and/or Semi-Custom option, or relocate the operation to a lesser factory like Samick.

I hope they plan on opening it up to orders from America. I'd definitely keep them building NASLs from now till doomsday

[atha]

I don't know, if these were already mentioned, but those "limited" models advertised in TGS previews, are listed here:

TN02-series Kellys and RRs in Swirl, Kellys and KVs in ghost flames and couple of other RR models.

http://www.fender.jp/tgs2008/preview/2008/06/jacksonstars_1.html

http://www.fender.jp/tgs2008/preview/2008/06/jacksonstarspart2_1.html

[Wild Claw]

I don't know, if these were already mentioned, but those "limited" models advertised in TGS previews, are listed here:

TN02-series Kellys and RRs in Swirl, Kellys and KVs in ghost flames and couple of other RR models.

http://www.fender.jp/tgs2008/preview/2008/06/jacksonstars_1.html

http://www.fender.jp/tgs2008/preview...rspart2_1.html

They can be ordered from Ikebe Gakki : http://www.ikebe-gakki.com/shopping_...te=1&brand=261

Too bad these swirl RR don't have a floyd.

[Brooke]

They can be ordered from Ikebe Gakki : http://www.ikebe-gakki.com/shopping_...te=1&brand=261

Too bad these swirl RR don't have a floyd.

I like that they don't have a floyd.. I just wish they were TN01's

[QuantumRider]

I went to the Tokyo Guitar Show this past Saturday, and asked the guys from Chushin Gakki (Japanese Jackson factory) and Yamano Gakki (Jackson distributor in Japan) about the custom shop.

The guy from Yamano Gakki told me that because Chushin Gakki gave up their rights to distribute guitars in Japan and is now just a Japanese factory for an American company, Yamano is "importing" guitars from Jackson USA, even if the guitars are made in Japan (as far as the paperwork goes).

That is, before, a customer would place a custom order at a shop, the shop would place an order with the factory, and the factory would send the guitar to the shop when it was done.

Now, however, a customer would place an order at a shop, the shop would have to place an order with Yamano Gakki, Yamano Gakki would have to put the order through Jackson USA, Jackson USA would tell Chushin Gakki to make the guitar, Chushin Gakki would notify Jackson USA that the guitar is built, then send the guitar to Yamano Gakki, who would then send the guitar to the shop for the customer to pick up.

Not only have several layers of beaurocracy been added, what with the fluctuating exchange rate, import taxes, etc, the guy at Yamano Gakki said that it would be difficult to set prices for full on custom orders for a while. He said that he himself wanted to get semi custom orders going again soon, as it would be easier for prices to be set for certain options rather than entire guitars.

I told him,

"Last November you guys told me June of 2008 for the custom shop to start up again" to which he replied,

"And you're disappointed that it hasn't started up yet, aren't you? I won't give you a date so that you won't be disappointed again."

Anyway, I posted some pics from the show at the thread below:

http://www.jcfonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83263

[jesude22]

I went to the Tokyo Guitar Show this past Saturday, and asked the guys from Chushin Gakki (Japanese Jackson factory) and Yamano Gakki (Jackson distributor in Japan) about the custom shop.

The guy from Yamano Gakki told me that because Chushin Gakki gave up their rights to distribute guitars in Japan and is now just a Japanese factory for an American company, Yamano is "importing" guitars from Jackson USA, even if the guitars are made in Japan (as far as the paperwork goes).

That is, before, a customer would place a custom order at a shop, the shop would place an order with the factory, and the factory would send the guitar to the shop when it was done.

Now, however, a customer would place an order at a shop, the shop would have to place an order with Yamano Gakki, Yamano Gakki would have to put the order through Jackson USA, Jackson USA would tell Chushin Gakki to make the guitar, Chushin Gakki would notify Jackson USA that the guitar is built, then send the guitar to Yamano Gakki, who would then send the guitar to the shop for the customer to pick up.

Not only have several layers of beaurocracy been added, what with the fluctuating exchange rate, import taxes, etc, the guy at Yamano Gakki said that it would be difficult to set prices for full on custom orders for a while. He said that he himself wanted to get semi custom orders going again soon, as it would be easier for prices to be set for certain options rather than entire guitars.

I told him,

"Last November you guys told me June of 2008 for the custom shop to start up again" to which he replied,

"And you're disappointed that it hasn't started up yet, aren't you? I won't give you a date so that you won't be disappointed again."

Anyway, I posted some pics from the show at the thread below:

http://www.jcfonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83263

Holy crap...that seems like the biggest hassle of processing ever.

I might just go with a Custom USA Jackson, but hopefully the Stars Custom Shop will be open and such and could be checked out by the time I have the money for either. But wow...I wonder if the JSCS prices will be similar to the JUSACS prices.

[Newc]

This was probably done to take outside-Japan business away from the Stars shop, since that very same (albeit minor) business was taking away sales from the USA Custom Shop.

Not that's it's any big $ecret a$ to why that wa$ happening

[shadowcat]

Doh... sounds like a big bummer. Way to fuck up a good thing. I bet those guitars will be sitting in the warehouse for 6 months before they are finally shipped...

Ah well, back to the drawing board (custom shop generator).

[Jacksonite]

Matt,
Kotzen is on Vacation this week, when he gets back, I am going to send him my NASL for a template to be made.

AND AWAY WE GO!!!!!

:headbang:

[Newc]

Sweet.

I've been comparing catalog pics of Soloists and NASLs (never done that before), and the body-width and carve differences are very noticeable.

And I still want a maple board and H-S-S

They should be able to get the template for JStars, no?