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I was googling around for a little history on the JJP, and lo and behold, seems there weren’t many produced. Mine is purple. I saw a few posts here and on the web about JJP guitars with blank neckplates and a USED stamp on the back of the headstock. Some had a sticker on the neckplate. I can clear that up for you.
In the late 90s, I worked as the sales manager for MIRC, which bought salvage guitars from many manufacturers, reconditioned them and resold them. Most of it was overseas made, but after making a connection with Jackson at a NAMM show, we arranged to buy our first ever load of Jackson “scrapâ€. We weren’t sure the grade, but were stoked because it wasUS made - kinda rare inventory for us.
And it was a small, but awesome load. It was heavy on the JJ series and Rhodes Vs. We had JJP models in black, tobacco sunburst and purple. For those JJPs, we tossed the original neckplates and replaced them with blank ones and a sticker with a generic serial number, and stamped the headstock USED. This was to prevent warranty returns - and if we didn’t agree to do that, we wouldn’t have been able to land the load.
So if you see one of those out there, that’s why it’s the way it is. Even my purple one has the USED stamp and generic neckplate. I argued with the shop to PLEASE just grind off the serial number and leave the rest alone, but they felt it easier to swap.
I wish i would’ve grabbed more from that load. I babysat a black Rhodes V for a weekend... but even our cost was more than i wanted to spend.
In the late 90s, I worked as the sales manager for MIRC, which bought salvage guitars from many manufacturers, reconditioned them and resold them. Most of it was overseas made, but after making a connection with Jackson at a NAMM show, we arranged to buy our first ever load of Jackson “scrapâ€. We weren’t sure the grade, but were stoked because it wasUS made - kinda rare inventory for us.
And it was a small, but awesome load. It was heavy on the JJ series and Rhodes Vs. We had JJP models in black, tobacco sunburst and purple. For those JJPs, we tossed the original neckplates and replaced them with blank ones and a sticker with a generic serial number, and stamped the headstock USED. This was to prevent warranty returns - and if we didn’t agree to do that, we wouldn’t have been able to land the load.
So if you see one of those out there, that’s why it’s the way it is. Even my purple one has the USED stamp and generic neckplate. I argued with the shop to PLEASE just grind off the serial number and leave the rest alone, but they felt it easier to swap.
I wish i would’ve grabbed more from that load. I babysat a black Rhodes V for a weekend... but even our cost was more than i wanted to spend.
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