early 24 fret Fusion questions and info needed...

[xenophobe]

When did Jackson start producing 24 fret bolt-on fusions?

I know they came into standard production in what, 1991... but what are some of the earliest examples... San Dimas plated guitars that is..

I'm not too concerned about standard production, looking for more info on pre-1990 custom shop variants.

[jeff300]

Re: early 24 fret Fusion questions and info needed...

Well, they were sold under the Charvel name from 89-91 and then in 91 they started selling them under the Jackson banner.

If there were any before then, they would be Custom Shop, as you say, and not Fusions yet.

[xenophobe]

Re: early 24 fret Fusion questions and info needed...

Hmm... I'm thinking 1989 USA though. I know there were imports done at that time, but was wondering when USA Fusions first started showing up....

[The Eristic]

Re: early 24 fret Fusion questions and info needed...

Originally posted by jeff300:
Well, they were sold under the Charvel name from 89-91 and then in 91 they started selling them under the Jackson banner.

If there were any before then, they would be Custom Shop, as you say, and not Fusions yet.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Nope, I own a '90 (which, btw, is f/s/t), and there are several '90s in the gallery. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[xenophobe]

Re: early 24 fret Fusion questions and info needed...

Well, I just purchased an '89 Custom, pics soon to follow, so I was curious about early USA stuff....

Hmm... guess I should look at the gallery.

[charvel750]

Re: early 24 fret Fusion questions and info needed...

The Fusion was born in the early spring of 1990.

[xenophobe]

Re: early 24 fret Fusion questions and info needed...

Joe, check this out and tell me what it is:

It appears to be a 1989 custom Fusion... I assume it might be one of, if not THE first...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1

I've been in contact with this seller for a few months now, and when the last buyer backed out, I finally purchased it from him. Payment sent and received... I will post better pictures when I get the guitar.

[The Eristic]

Re: early 24 fret Fusion questions and info needed...

What makes you believe it's a Fusion? The ad doesn't mention the scale, and the pickup spacing looks slightly different than my Fusion. I'd assume it's a regular Dinky from the auction pics. A freaking beautiful Dinky, though. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/drool2.gif[/img]

[Jim Shine]

Re: early 24 fret Fusion questions and info needed...

Wow! Very cool man!

[frankencat]

Re: early 24 fret Fusion questions and info needed...

Nice!

[Newc]

Re: early 24 fret Fusion questions and info needed...

Originally posted by The Eristic:
What makes you believe it's a Fusion? The ad doesn't mention the scale, and the pickup spacing looks slightly different than my Fusion. I'd assume it's a regular Dinky from the auction pics. A freaking beautiful Dinky, though. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/drool2.gif[/img]

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">AFAIK only Fusions had the mini-toggle between the knobs (for the JE1500 mid sweep).
I've never seen a Dinky with it, or at least not with the toggle in the same spot.
(and the first one that says "yeah and it's got the Fusion-style lower horn scallop" gets hit with 2 Dinkys that have the same scallop [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] )

Newc

[sdavis80]

Re: early 24 fret Fusion questions and info needed...

yeah and it's got the Fusion-style lower horn scallop.
[img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/poke.gif[/img]

[xenophobe]

Re: early 24 fret Fusion questions and info needed...

Also, look at how much room between the headstock and the end of the case there is... I'm pretty sure a full scale guitar would fill that area up a little more.

I'm unaware of any 24 fret Dinkys from that time period either.

[Jim Shine]

Re: early 24 fret Fusion questions and info needed...

I had an '89 Dinky 24 with Dragon graphic. The body was identical to a Fusion body in every way. Infact I put a Fusion neck on it before I sold it. I will see if I backed those pictures up.

[xenophobe]

Re: early 24 fret Fusion questions and info needed...

Actually, I hope it's NOT a fusion, as I much prefer the slightly longer scale, but from the way the thing looks, is that it might be.

I just really needed another white guitar, and this one has all the features I want... non-recessed Schaller, ebony, matching headstock, sharkies...

If you find them, post them please!