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 Post subject: HELP. Possible fake Jackson SLS3 Soloist
PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 8:16 am 
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I recently bought a second hand Jackson SLS3 Soloist but there are a few things I am concerned about.
The pickups do not say seymour duncan.
The fretboard is supposed to be ebony, but it looks more like rosewood.
The fret inlays do not look like the proper shark eye inlays the guitar is supposed to have.
The jackson logo is a lot smaller on the headstock than it's supposed to be.
Finally there is no sign of a serial number anywhere on the guitar.
Im not really sure of what to do.
Can anyone offer any advice?


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 Post subject: Re: HELP. Possible fake Jackson SLS3 Soloist
PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 8:41 am 
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The SL3 does have an unbound rosewood fretboard, and the serial number should be stamped on the end of the fingerboard near the neck pickup.. If possible, post some pics of the areas you have concern with so we can take a look at them..

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 Post subject: Re: HELP. Possible fake Jackson SLS3 Soloist
PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 10:12 am 
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But it states here that it's supposed to have an ebony neck.
http://www.chorder.com/electric-guitars ... t-08-1840/
Here are a few pictures of the problems I listed.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/91711705@N ... hotostream


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 Post subject: Re: HELP. Possible fake Jackson SLS3 Soloist
PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 10:31 am 
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Yours is an earier model (1997 or so), and everything is correct for that generation of SLS 3... Relax and enjoy...

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 Post subject: Re: HELP. Possible fake Jackson SLS3 Soloist
PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 10:48 am 
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Thanks a lot! I just got a message from the guy that sold it to me, saying that he thinks the previous owner changed the pick ups. Do you think they would still be Seynour Duncan Zebras but just older models of them?


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 Post subject: Re: HELP. Possible fake Jackson SLS3 Soloist
PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:10 am 
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Well, not all Duncans have a logo on them.. The next time you change strings, take the pickup rings off and check the backs of them for logos and stickers that will identify what model they are.. Many p/u manufacturers produce zebras, so there is the possibility that they aren't Duncans at all..

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