A Japanese Chushin Gakki worker at the Charvel assembly line, installing hardware on a 1986 Charvel Model 2, 3 or 3A (confirmed by the Kahler™ Fulcrum tremolo and white dot rosewood fingerboard).
#Jackson serial numbers serial numbers#
Get all the details on the Charvel import guitars by also reading the Jackson Professional History article.ġ986. Serial numbers for the MIK JS20s are 7 digits long and start with the number 1 (there is some speculation that they might also start with a 0, but I have not seen a 7 digit serial number starting with 0 as of yet), production ended in 1998 when the Jackson MIK production ended. The guitars have proven themselves to be a fantastic alternative to the higher priced American made Jacksons and Charvels and having played both, you probably realize how great these vintage Japanese guitars really are. The 1986-1991 Charvel imports were the very first Charvel imports and they have become legendary due to their build quality vs. The Charvette Series guitars were initially not in scope for this article, due to mainly being built in Korea, but I have included all the Charvel categories for the sake of completeness. When you know the serial number, searching the right replacement parts is easy. The Reference Chart further down uses the same categorization.
Clicking the links will take you to the relevant catalogue scan. The serial number is generally found on the neck plate on bolt-on neck models and on the fingerboard of the last fret on neck-through-body model guitars, and the manufacturing product date and manufacturer location are based upon the serial number.
Below is how Jackson Charvel defined the series back then. A Jackson guitar is dated by cross-referencing the serial number with the product dating reference chart. Series overviewĭuring these six years of production, close to 80 different variations were offered and the best way to get a proper overview of this bunch, is to categorize them.
The guide will also show you both the original configuration of the guitars and the evolution they went through. The DK2M had a 2007 MSRP of 857999, depending on finish, while street price ranged from 600700.
#Jackson serial numbers full#
This comprehensive Charvel guide will enable you to determine the year of production and verify any of the legendary Japanese made Charvel guitars, designed by Jackson Charvel and built by the Japanese Chushin Gakki factory back in 1986 through 1991. Its full name is the Jackson Pro Series DK2M Dinky (Model 291-1005) and was manufactured in Japan using bolt-on neck construction in a scale length of 25.5.
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