Jackson Guitar Serial Number Nhjh
I think it might be helpful for people trying to decode Jackson Import serial numbers if a centralized serial number / Country of Origin FAQ could be put together. Update to FAQ: Serial numbers from Sunbane and an old JS30DK confirmed something I suspected for some time:The JS30DK/DKT/RR/KV/KE/WR series that was made for the 2005 catalog year had some guitars built in late 2004 (posts were made here on JCF in 11/2004). The serial numbers for those late 2004 JS30xx guitars appeared to follow the 9 digit MII (Made in India) serial scheme (2004xxxxx) we saw until 2008 when they added a 10th digit. It now appears that early 2004 JS30xx guitars made for the 2005 catalog year followed the 8 digit MII serial scheme that the MII JS line (JS20 / JS1) and the MII X series used since since 1996/1998 (8 digits with the first two digits denoting the year, 96xxxxxx=1996, 04xxxxxx=2004).
Sometime early in the development of the new MII JS30xx series the serial scheme changed to the 2004xxxxx 9 digit MII serial scheme. There probably are few 8 digit MII JS30xx guitars because all the early guitar serials posted on JCF in 2004 and 2005 showed the 9 digit scheme. I will update the first post's FAQ accordingly. Update to FAQ: I am fairly certain the 10th digit was added to the JS30xx (MII) series starting at the very beginning of 2008. I have the serial of a very early 2008 that is 10 digits and a very late 2007 that is the original 9 digit serial type. I will update the first post accordingly. I am also removing the reference to MIK serials starting with 0 in the 'Jackson Import Bolt-on serial number guide' section as I do not believe there are any examples of 7 digit MIK serials in existence (I believe they are being mixed up with 8 digit Indian serials that lead with 0 since they are both low cost production guitars, many of which models can be confused for one another), I kept the reference and made a notation about this issue in the '1995 the Korean Performers' section within the 'Year by year serial number scheme information.'
Jackson Guitar Serial Number Lookup
Update to FAQ: 1994 MIJ Concept guitar serial range added to 7 digit serialsI now have enough samples to see there are both 6 and 7 digit Concepts, with most having 7 digit serials. 1994 MIJ Concept guitars should have a 7 digit serial number in the following format: 94xxxxx. The first two digits denote the year, MIJ Concepts were only made in 1994. There are some 6 digit MIJ Concepts floating around also, since the MIJ 6 digit serial number scheme would be the norm in 1994 that makes some sense. The majority of the serials I have seen are this 7 digit serial type.Update: The 1994 MIJ Concept guitars were released for Christmas 1993, so it is possible the 6 digit Concepts are the guitars built in 1993, as of today, I have not seen a 7 digit 93xxxxx serialUpdate: 1994 MIJ Concept section added / updated in the '1990 to 2010 Made in Japan guitars' write up section.