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    Hi! I`m new here, i`ve got a Jackson Soloist, but i`m not sure which one, can anybody help? It has 24 frets on mahogany with sharktooth inlays. It hasn`t got a 5-way switch but 3 separate switches for the mics. The mics are jackson ones, not seymor duncan. One humbucker and two single coil.

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    John, Norway
    Last edited by MasterJohnda; 11-08-2010, 06:44 AM.

  • #2
    Sounds like an 80's Soloist from what you described about the switches/pickups. A serial number would be helpful.

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    • #3
      Ok, thanks. I`ll get the serial nr!

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      • #4
        Picture of the guitar:

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        Last edited by MasterJohnda; 11-08-2010, 06:39 AM.

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        • #5
          That's a soloist custom that's had the paint removed. Without the serial # it's difficult to say for sure, but from the JT6 and oversize bridge pickup, I'm gonna guess it's from 1988...
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          • #6
            Originally posted by neilli View Post
            That's a soloist custom that's had the paint removed. Without the serial # it's difficult to say for sure, but from the JT6 and oversize bridge pickup, I'm gonna guess it's from 1988...
            It's possible the guitar came unpainted from the factory with just a topcoat on it. There was a similar era one that sold on Ebay several months back that had "Natural" on the body underneath the tremolo plate, so you could check there to see if that or another color is indicated. I agree with the age, 1987-8. BTW, during this era the Jackson Soloist was really the only name given to the model. Since it has sharkfin inlays and binding, they refer this as a Soloist Custom to differentiate it from the Student model that had dot markers. But in reality, all these guitars were custom built at this time.
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            • #7
              Thanks for the response! I don`t know if the paint is stripped off or not, I bought it second hand. I think the previous owner bought it in London. Does anybody know how much is it worth? It looks like this underneath, where can i find the serial number?

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              • #8
                Originally posted by MasterJohnda View Post
                Thanks for the response! I don`t know if the paint is stripped off or not, I bought it second hand. I think the previous owner bought it in London. Does anybody know how much is it worth? It looks like this underneath, where can i find the serial number?

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                Of course the paint was stripped. You can, obviously, see blue paint in the trem cavity.
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                • #9
                  Yep, seems so.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by MasterJohnda View Post
                    where can i find the serial number?
                    Should be stamped into the fretboard after the last fret.

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                    • #11
                      Ok, its J4537.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by toejam View Post
                        Of course the paint was stripped. You can, obviously, see blue paint in the trem cavity.
                        You don't have to even look at that. No offense, but the wood is cosmetically awful.
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                        • #13
                          I know, it`s pretty worn.

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                          • #14
                            I don't believe that's mahogany. Pretty sure that's the typical maple neck with either poplar or alder body wings. Poplar was used quite a lot back then, but it'll usually have a greyish-greenish color to it, so I'm leaning toward alder from the pics you've shown.

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                            • #15
                              Yep, I'm calling Poplar or Alder on that too. Most likely Alder.
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