Jackson/Charvel Info

  About 750 San Dimas Charvels were built without serial numbers from
'79 until 11/9/81. For the San Dimas Charvels, #1001 began the numbered
series in late 81'. 1982 began with #1096, '83 with #1725, '84 with 
#2939, '85 with #4262, and '86 with #5304. Warning: Someone sold the 
leftover, excess numbered neckplates on the black market, so if you 
find a guitar with a San Dimas neckplate numbered 5492 or higher, it
was not made by Charvel/Jackson!

  To help you identify your Jackson / Charvel, use the following 
information: If you have a San Dimas California or Ontario California
neckplate and, or have a "MADE IN USA" logo on the headstock, you have
a USA MADE guitar. If you have a Ft.Worth Texas neckplate, or you have
a neckplate that simply says Jackson/Charvel, you do NOT have a USA MADE
guitar. However, there are a few rare pre-production, VERY SMALL
CHARVEL LOGO'S that will also have a blank neckplate that are indeed 
USA MADE. Unfortunately there are a few people bootlegging this logo 
and selling the guitar's as REAL Charvel's so be careful.(Keep in mind
these are very rare and before purchasing one get a second opinion)!

  After Wayne Charvel left the company, he opened a shop in Redlands,
Calif. It is estimated that he built less than 200 guitar's at this 
shop and the guitars sported several different logos, of which the 
W.C. logo and the W. CHARVEL logo are the most common. Most of these
guitar's also had a neckplate with the Redlands, Calif address.

  Also, ALL Jackson neck-thru guitars had a serial # on the fretboard's
last fret. Most of these will be 4 digit #'s. Some will have letters 
also before the # like RR for Randy Rhoads, or PCS for players choice 
series, and all archtops will start with JA and then the 4 digits.
You might see one letter like J or U and then the 4 digits also.All 
San Dimas Jackson and Charvel bolt-on guitars will have a 4 digit serial
# on the neckplate. Ontario bolt-on Jacksons will have 4 or 6 digit
serial #'. All Jackson's that have the Professional logo on the 
headstock are Japanese made!

Some employee and endorsee guitar's do not have serial numbers.

  



The above information was provided by Rob Lane's Jackson/Charvel site. For more information about Jackson/Charvel guitars, visit his site at the link below.