Are the japanese Jackson guitars discontinued in Europe?

[SimonEriksson]

Hello, I have a question, and I know that this will probably label me as a kind of stupid but nevertheless, I was wondering if the Japanese made Jackson guitars are discontinued in Europe. The only Japanese made guitars that are listed on Jacksons website for me are DK2, DK2T and RR3 (only with a few color options though) and a few weeks ago there was alot more, RR24, KV5, RR5 and SL3MG.

I love my new indian made X series guitar but it would be nice to know that Jackson offers a higher end line of guitars other than the USA select series if in case I would buy a new guitar.

I live in Sweden and a few years ago all the ESP and LTD guitars stopped beeing imported, maybe the same thing with Jackson? But then why would their USA and X series be listed? The retailers I've checked do have the Japanese models listed but most of them are out of stock and that leads be to belive that they might have had a stock clearance and forgot to update their websites.

Sorry if this has been asked before.

[Cygnus X1]

I'd pick up the phone and make some calls to retailers.

[DM010]

Sadly, Chushin Musical Instruments (who build Japanese Jackson guitars) went out of business last month.

I think Jackson has no guitar build company in Japan now.

[Devotee]

Sadly, Chushin Musical Instruments (who build Japanese Jackson guitars) went out of business last month.

I think Jackson has no guitar build company in Japan now.

That's terrible news!

[Axegrinder87]

This is HUGE news!!! WTF am I gonna buy now?!?!? Does this need it's own thread?

[guitardudeluke]

that sucks i hope they revamp the pro series

[Axegrinder87]

I have serious trust issues. They've been made by Chushin since the beginning. I'm extremely frantic at the moment.

[SimonEriksson]

That sucks, well do you guys think they are looking for another Japanese/korean (or European) manufacturer? Are/was the Charvel Pro mods also made by Chushin? Because I love those guitars to and it would be a shame if that many great guitars went of the market.

[Kisonen]

Simon Email Fender Scandinavia and ask them.

[RobRR]

Sadly, Chushin Musical Instruments (who build Japanese Jackson guitars) went out of business last month.

I think Jackson has no guitar build company in Japan now.

I wasnt able to find any info on this, do you happen to have any details or links? If this is true, this is truly terrible news. Chushin made some of the best guitars in the world outside of the USA, it would be a damn shame to see them go out of business.

[CowboyFromHell]

After doing some research on the subject this morning, it seems that perhaps the plant closings are due to power shortages throughout Japan after the natural disasters there. This has closed many auto-maker and chip-producing plants so it makes sense it could also effect Chushin Musical Instruments Mfg. Inc. as well. What this means in the long run is anyone's guess. Perhaps after things are returned to some resemblance of normal as far as cleanup and restoration of power, maybe the plant could be reopened and production resumed. On a positive note, the current state of things there seems to have reduced production of the Prius.

[Scooter]

If this is true, this is truly terrible news. Chushin made some of the best guitars in the world outside of the USA, it would be a damn shame to see them go out of business.

Agreed, I just hope its a temporary closing.

[kosmosrl]

Sadly, Chushin Musical Instruments (who build Japanese Jackson guitars) went out of business last month.

I think Jackson has no guitar build company in Japan now.

No way....*dies*

[eaeolian]

Strange, since Chushin is still shipping guitars to Jackson...

[Hellbat]

A webcam captured this grainy image of the Chushin factory. This might explain things...

[CowboyFromHell]

Strange, since Chushin is still shipping guitars to Jackson...

Could be shipping out guitars that were finished already or salvaged and finished in another facility. It's just a guess and honestly we don't have official confirmation of the closing yet.

[DM010]

I wasnt able to find any info on this, do you happen to have any details or links? If this is true, this is truly terrible news. Chushin made some of the best guitars in the world outside of the USA, it would be a damn shame to see them go out of business.

I couldn't find any english page but can post japanese page.
This page said they did stop business 12/5 ,2011.
http://n-seikei.jp/2011/12/post-3652.html

[CowboyFromHell]

I copied everything on the page and pasted it over to Google Translate...

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[StealthPro]

Hmm, i recognized that too. In germany a lot of models (for example DKMG, WRMG, SLSMG, RR5FR, ... ) aren't available anymore or are at least selling off, so some models are/were available at very low prices.
I was hoping that the reason for this could be, that these are going to be replaced by new models.

But something seems strange: Who builds those new Elite-Series models? Aren't they made in japan?

[canadian bacon]

Check out a USD to YEN chart.

Then imagine a manufacturer who 2 years ago got 1,000Y for thier product, but today gets 750Y for that same product (because the price we pay in US dollars stayed about the same). But the manufacturer's costs did not become less, and in fact they have probably risen at the very least with commodity prices. It's difficult for any manufacturer to overcome a one-way change in exchange rate like that.

Conversely, a USA Jackson will have become that much more affordable in Japan now. So they can rock just a little harder now.

Oh, yeah - forgot the point of the thread. Check out the Euro to Yen, or Krona to Yen. Same deal.