Serial Number and Product Dating Information
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. |
| 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 |
|
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| 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.
|
| 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.
