Inlay material differences of the Jackson logo and fingerboard inlays??

[leftykingv2]

Does anyone know if the Jackson Logo inlay is a different material than the fretboard shark fins? My Jackson logo seems to have a way different color range in the light than the shark fins do. The shark fins are very beautiful and by no means are they ugly. The logo is just different.

[xenophobe]

USA logos can be mother of pearl, abalone, gold painted, white silkscreen... a few were made in sterling silver as well.

Mother of pearl and white silkscreen are the two most common.

[Electric]

If yours had a wide range of colors it could be abalone. Inlays should be mother of pearl.

[decadence5423]

The MOP logos on my two DK1s seem to have a lot more figure (I guess you could call it?) and the color variation is very uniform compared to the inlays.

[xenophobe]

Uniformity, especially when comparing logos vs sharkies can be very inconsistent. Sharkies usually tend to match well, but not always.

[len]

Uniformity, especially when comparing logos vs sharkies can be very inconsistent. Sharkies usually tend to match well, but not always.

Looking at my guitars, the Jackson logo is 2 distinct MOP pieces; -Jacks- and -on-. On every one of them Either -Jacks- is more "pearly" than th -on- or vice versa. Why??

[Bobby8]

Because they used two different pieces of the shell for the logo? No two pieces are uniformly the same in figure.

[xenophobe]

Why? Because it's a natural product and no two pieces are the same.

[Whoopu2]

I've noticed this as well. The inlays on my SL2H stay a consistent "color" while the logo goes full-blown rainbow under the light. I likes it.

[len]

Never mind. Brain and light were playing tricks on me.

[pro-fusion]

Keep in mind that the logo is a very thin slice of MOP, while the inlays are much thicker, so naturally they will look a lot different.

[xenophobe]

I always spec abalone logos. They look the best, especially when you add a border color.

[hunter1970]

What is the deal with sterling silver , is it just another newer option, is it cheaper than MOP, or are they just trying to offer a wider variety.

[leftykingv2]

I would think that sterling silver is more expensive than Nacre. Especially now days with precious metals getting more and more expensive. You can get 11 square feet of nacre for about $100.00 bucks.