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  • Help identifying that guitar

    Hello people! I was lurking in Instagram (Brandon Ellis's to be more specific) and saw that he posted and awesome Jackson, which I'm trying to figure out but not having success at all.




    1,348 likes, 61 comments - brandonellisgtr on June 4, 2018: "Oh yeah.... @officialjacksonguitars".


    If anyone could help me, I'm looking to construct a custom made guitar and I want that exact body, with that easier fret access and all, so I'm searching for more photos.

    Sorry for my bad english, I'm from Brazil so...

    Thanks!

  • #2
    Not sure, but it looks old. Not sure if it's USA, as I don't see Made in USA on the headstock, so it might just be a pieced-together parts mutt, but why not ask him? He's got a lot of Jacksons and Charvels, as well as other guitars. He is on tour right now, just saw him a few weeks ago in New York.
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    • #3
      Very cool. Lots to unpack here. Looks like a seafoam green 24-fret Strat which puts it at 89 or 90 or so. It's odd to see a Kahler at that time, mismatched with a locknut too. I don't think I've even seen a gold Kahler before. The partial scallop is very odd, almost never done at the factory. Bound fingerboards are a bit rare on these, too. USA Jacksons without the made in USA were not uncommon around this time. Matching headstock, too. So it's either all original or somebody went to town on a total high-end rebuild.
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      • #4
        Yeah, a lot of '89 models didn't have USA on the headstock.
        I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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        • #5
          This was for sale not too long ago:

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Axewielder View Post
            Very cool. Lots to unpack here. Looks like a seafoam green 24-fret Strat which puts it at 89 or 90 or so. It's odd to see a Kahler at that time, mismatched with a locknut too. I don't think I've even seen a gold Kahler before. The partial scallop is very odd, almost never done at the factory. Bound fingerboards are a bit rare on these, too. USA Jacksons without the made in USA were not uncommon around this time. Matching headstock, too. So it's either all original or somebody went to town on a total high-end rebuild.
            Pretty much ditto. lol Looks legit, just a freak order to be different. Came with a badged case too.
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            • #7
              Originally posted by Mbastos View Post
              If anyone could help me, I'm looking to construct a custom made guitar and I want that exact body, with that easier fret access and all, so I'm searching for more photos.

              It's not a standard strat body. But if you are shopping for pre-made bodies, that would be the closest option.

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              • #8
                Very unique guitar.

                The OP is probably better off looking for a 24-fret Dinky body.

                Any consensus on that scallop job? It looks a bit uneven.
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Axewielder View Post
                  Any consensus on that scallop job? It looks a bit uneven.
                  Mine is a factory scallop and it is off-center. But it is the same off-center on every fret (12-24).
                  This one one looks like like half are off-center, and have different degrees of how off it is. While the other half look fairly centered.

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                  • #10
                    Does the snow white binding on a guitar this age seem unordinary?
                    Wouldn't there be yellowing?
                    96xxxxx, 97xxxxx and 98xxxxx serials oftentimes don't indicate '96, '97 and '98.

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