The new 7 digit MIJ serial system was suppose to start at the end of the Professional series which was suppose to end in 1995, but it appears a few Professional series guitars were made into early 1996. There is a slight exception to this format for several 1996 models. All MIJ bolt on guitars received a 7 digit serial number starting at 9600000 increasing sequentially as more guitars are built, this system continues to this day for MIJ guitars (as of the start of 2010 the serial numbers are up to approximately 9850000). 1996 saw the end of the Professional series guitars and a new serial number format. The Concept series was only produced in 1994 and had the first 7 digit serial number scheme (94xxxxx). In 1994 (technically Christmas 1993) a new MIJ series started, the Concept series. There is an exception to this serial number format, Fusion model guitars (1990-1995) also have a 6 digit serial but will start with 90-95 with the first two digits corresponding to the year (90xxxx = 1990, 95xxxx = 1995). The serial numbers of the Professional series MIJ guitars are 6 digits long and will start with 0-5 with the first digit corresponding to the year (0xxxxx = 1990, 5xxxxx = 1995). 1992 started the importation of bolt on Professional series MIJ guitars. Jackson only imported neck thru Professional series MIJ guitars (the Pro models) in 19. Jackson imports started in 1990 after the success of the Charvel import series (1986-1991), which came out of the merger of Jackson and IMC. Year by year serial number scheme information:

Jackson Import Bolt-on serial number guide:Ġ-5 | Professional (MIJ), first digit denotes year (0=1990, 5=1995)ĩ0-95 | Fusion (MIJ), first two digits denotes year (90=1990, 95=1994)ĩ6 | 1996 No Series MIJ before switch to 7 digit serialĩ4 | 1994 MIJ Concept guitars, first two digits denotes year (only made in 1994)ĩ | 1996+ MIJ (all MIJ series, even JS MIJ), started with 96xxxxx and went up sequentially (97,98, etc)Ġ0-04 | JS (MII), X (MII) or very early JS30xx (MII), first two digits denotes year (00=2000, 04=2004)Ħ | JS (MIT), probably the first digit denotes year (6=1996)ĩ6-99 | JS (MII) or X (MII) first two digits denotes year (96=1996, 99=1999)Ģ | JS30xx (MII), first four digits denotes year, 10th digit added at start of 2008 I will start with this and if others with more knowledge (or corrections if need be) will post contributions I will edit this first post: 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.

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