Which are the rarest USA Jackson guitars?

[PsychoholicSlag]

[Dave L]

I guess we first have to split it into two categories, the customs/one-offs and the ones offered as a regular model.

The custom category obviously have thousands of unique guitars, so it needs another factor: I propose a guideline where two or more custom guitars are (at least) nearly identical and/or have a set of unique, identifiable features. Like the Zoraxe or the Nigel stack. In this category, for example, the original-run Collens are included and also aren´t that rare since there were like 70 made.

The production category holds all the limited runs, like the PCS lines, which I suspect should hold the top contenders... like the PCS Collen, the 88 Anniversary, the PCS Dinky Exotic and what not.

I´m not sure how to categorize the dealer-ordered limited runs, though... probably in the first one, custom/one-off, as they weren´t conceived and advertised by Jackson themselves.

[UNSANE]

San Dimas made Jackson neck through Firebird & round horn Vee customs with original factory Floyd Rose trems.

[Drazden]

I remember entering the contest to win a Zoraxe through my Nintendo Power magazine.

I can't believe they made more than one.

[Axewielder]

The fire serpent Kelly and King V were pretty badass.

[Infernal Death]

I agree with Dave L. You should apply other rules for customs as those are all one-offs. Maybe choose customs which can't be made anymore. Like for example those original explorer shaped Jacksons. After all the custom shop won't building them anymore because of Gibson so i guess that makes them pretty rare, although i don't know how much of them are out there.
Also the round-horn v and firebirds that unsane mentioned would probably fall into this category.

Flo

[Robert Burns]

Well..i would have to add my Dan Lawrence "Saturn".. Ive seen about
8 or so other "Saturns"...but most are fuzzy cartoonish renditions...
Ive never seen another one like this. Extremely sharp, focused...like
your coming in for a landing. Anyway.. some may disagree that there
were hundreds made...but i would like to see at least one other exactly
like mine. (its a bolt on Dinky 91' model)

[toejam]

http://audiozone.dk/CatalogScans/Jack1997/pages/Jack1997Page02.htm

The JJP (Jackson Junior Paul) is kinda rare. I'm not sure how many exactly there were, but I don't think there were that many. Here's one that I used to own.
Also, the string-thru Dinky HX in the picture is pretty rare, too. Though, it is an import. Only about 100 were made in '94, and I don't think they were ever in a Jackson catalog. I'll never get rid of this one.

[Chrisb]

AFAIK the only bolt-on Archtop Death Angel in existance.

[Mazrim]

Holy shit!

I dont know where to look. That things like a car wreck with supermodels.

[The Mitch]

What about the Roswell RRs?
Who has one? I mean the USA ones.

[GuerillaPete]

Touché. Well said Bro!

I'd say the rarest belonged to a Mrs. Rhoads.

[spencer4hire]

I think the JJ5's are pretty rare. 25 or 30 I believe.

[atomic charvel guy]

Less than 20 original Kelly's with the cutouts as far as i remember

[roodyrocker]

Speaking of Nigel - the Marshall Stack Jackson with the detachable bottom cabinet and the knobs that go to 11. AFAIK there are only two of those, maybe just one.

Then there's all the Mike Shannon oddities - the racecar and such.

This reminds me, a few years ago I bought some Jackson catalogs off a guy and he was nice enough to send me some pix and info on the Marshall Stack Jackson. He owned one and it eventually went to auction at Southeby's if I recall correctly. He sent me the listing in the auction catalog as well as pix of the guitar/stack. It was one that was given away in a guitar magazine contest.
BTW, lets not forget how rare the JCF-01 Rhoads' are while we're at it There are lots of "rare" Jacksons. Just so many unique ones its hard to know where to begin.

Rudy

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