Serial Numbers and Product Dating
Use the charts here to easily cross-reference Jackson serial numbers with product dates and manufacturing facility locations. Note that these charts contain information only on U.S.-made Jackson instruments.
Serial Numbers for Bolt-On Neck Models
Note that serial numbers are stamped into the neck plates on bolt-on-neck Jackson models.
| Serial Number Chart for Bolt-On-Neck Models On Bolt-On-Neck models, the serial number is stamped into the neck plate. |
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| Year & Factory | Jackson Custom Shop Bolt On* | Jackson Junior** | Jackson USA Bolt On |
| 1986 San Dimas | 1001-1505 | ||
| 1987 Ontario | 1506-7303 | ||
| 1988 Ontario | 1506-7303 | ||
| 1989 Ontario | 1506-7303 | ||
| 1990 Ontario | 7304-7498 | 000001-000900 | |
| 1991 Ontario | 7499-7761 | 000901-001563 | |
| 1992 Ontario | 7762-7814 | 001564-001739 | |
| 1993 Ontario | 7815-7898 | 001740-001931 | |
| 1994 Ontario | 7899-7973 | 0001JJ-0091JJ | 001932-2324 |
| 1995 Ontario | 7974-8013 | 0092JJ-0105JJ | 002325-002687 |
| 1996 Ontario | 8014-8055 | 0106JJ-0256JJ | 002688-003370 |
| 1997 Ontario | 8056-8089 | 0257JJ-0422JJ | 003371-004676 |
| 1998 Ontario | 8090-8138 | 0423JJ-583JJ | 004677-004923 |
| 1999 Ontario | 8139-8158 | 0584JJ-0605JJ | 004924-004974 |
| 2000 Ontario | 8159-8176 | 0606JJ-0643JJ | 004975-005050 |
| 2001 Ontario | 8177- | 0644JJ- | 005051- |
Notes:
1. From 1987 to 1989, Jackson Custom Shop bolt-on-neck guitars were not assembled in strictly sequential serial number order. Due to a stamping machine error, for example, serial numbers 5234 to 5999 do not exist; these neck plates say “Jackson, 4452 Airport Drive Ontario, CA 91761.”
2. The serial numbers of Jackson Junior (JJ) guitars—the only Jackson bolt-on-neck models without neck plates—are stamped into the fingerboard.
3. Four-digit Jackson neck plates were reserved only for custom instruments in spring 1990. All production bolt-on-neck instruments were given six-digit USA series neck plates.
Serial Numbers for Neck-Through-Body Models
Note that serial numbers are stamped into the fingerboard at the last fret on neck-through-body Jackson models.
| Serial Number Chart for Neck-Thru-Body Models On Neck-Thru-Body models, the serial number is stamped into the fingerboard at the last fret. |
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| Year & Factory | Randy Rhoads Neck-thru body | Other Custom Neck-thru's | Jackson Archtop | Jackson USA Neck-thru |
| 1982 San Dimas | RR 0000 (Mrs. Rhoads) | |||
| 1983 San Dimas | RR0001-RR0294 | J0001-J0034 | ||
| 1984 San Dimas | RR0295-RR0996 | J0035-J0406 | ||
| 1985 San Dimas | RR0997-RR1754 | J0407-J1539 | ||
| 1986 San Dimas | RR1755-RR1929 | J1540-J2799 | JA0001-JA0011 | |
| 1987 Ontario | RR1930-RR2115 | J2800-J4072 | JA0012-JA0036 | |
| 1988 Ontario | RR2116-RR2274 | J4073-J5007 | JA0037-JA0087 | |
| 1989 Ontario | RR2275-RR2527 | J5008-J5657 | JA0088-JA0149 | |
| 1990 Ontario | RR2528-RR2664 | J5658-J5842 | JA0150-JA0169 | UO0001-UO0852 |
| 1991 Ontario | RR2665-RR2683 | J5843-J5923 | JA0170-JA0175 | UO0853-UO1750 |
| 1992 Ontario | RR2684-RR2706 | J5924-J5974 | JA0176-JA0177 | UO1751-UO2070 |
| 1993 Ontario | RR2707-RR2724 | J5975-J6079 | JA0178-JA0179 | UO2071-UO2527 |
| 1994 Ontario | RR2725-RR2744 | J6080-J6171 | JA0180 | UO2528-UO2941 |
| 1995 Ontario | RR2745-RR2756 | J6172-J6238 | End of Series | UO2942-UO3211 |
| 1996 Ontario | RR2757-RR2784 | J6239-J6300 | None Produced | UO3212-UO4005 |
| 1997 Ontario | RR2785-RR2801 | J6301-J6379 | None Produced | UO4006-UO5247 |
| 1998 Ontario | RR2802-RR2823 | J6380-J6444 | None Produced | UO5248-UO6904 |
| 1999 Ontario | RR2824-RR2844 | J6445-J6506 | JA0182-JA0185 | UO6905-UO7626 |
| 2000 Ontario | RR2845-RR2860 | J6506-6568 | JA0186-JA0191 | UO7627-UO8969 |
| 2001 Ontario | RR2861- | J6569- | JA0192-JA194 | UO8970- |
Notes:
1. All Randy Rhoads neck-through-body guitars were given “RR****” serial numbers from 1983 to spring 1990. After that, only custom Rhoads guitars bore “RR****” serial numbers; production Rhoads guitars were considered “USA” models and given “U0****” serial numbers.
2. Neck-through-body guitars that weren’t Randy Rhoads models were given “J****” serial numbers, including Soloist™, King V™, Kelly™, Concert Bass and other models. After spring 1990, only custom neck-through-body models were given “J” serial numbers; production Soloist, Kelly and King V models, etc., were also considered “USA” models and given “U0****” serial numbers. There are exceptions to this rule—production neck-through-body models from the 1990s can sometimes be found with “J” or “RR” serial numbers instead of “U” serial numbers; these typically identify an instrument as a Jackson Custom Shop prototype of some kind. Also, a few Rhoads guitars were mistakenly released with “J” rather than “RR” serial numbers.