Surfcaster SC4 Origin

[elrrek]

Hi folks

I'm looking for some information and opinions on the Surfcaster SC4. I am watching 2 auctions on ebay in the UK and before I actually decide to go for one of these things I thought I would check out a few things.

As far as I can tell the guitars are the ones shown in these catalogs:

http://audiozone.dk/guitargallery/?content%2FGuitar_catalog_scans%2FJackson_Charvel%2F2001_Jackson%2FJack2001Page11.jpg

http://audiozone.dk/guitargallery/?content%2FGuitar_catalog_scans%2FJackson_Charvel%2F2002_Jackson%2FJack2002Page10.jpg

(Thanks Henrik!)

1. are these made in India or Japan? A search on here suggested that they are junk from the beginning of the original Indian built Jackson lines but one of the auctions says it'S Japanese and I know the Jap factory was making solid body Surfcasters for the Japanese market
2. are they any good?

Yeah, I know it's not a real Surfcaster, that's not going to happen any time soon, but if these are not "junk" then I might pick one up for a laugh.

Thanks for any help on offer.

[84sups]

I don't think they were MII but I'm not an expert on them by any means. I believe the lowest line was the only made in India and everything else was MIJ.

[RacerX]

If you can get the serial #

[elrrek]

Well, they are definitely both solid bodies from the "later" models. One is a red with a flame maple photo/veneer and the other is a surf green one.

The red one I think has a serial staring "01" which makes me think it is Indian.

I can't see the serial number on the green one, so I asked!

Thanks for the suggestion RacerX!

[elrrek]

Okay, so the news is:

red one - 01051856 : pretty certain this is Indian, actually reading the "Import Serial Number / Country of Origin" thread which took me
green one - 00040606 : quite certain this is Japanese.

Anyone got some confirmation for me?

EDIT: I finally found the thread!

http://www.jcfonline.com/threads/101353-Import-Serial-Number-Country-of-Origin-FAQ

Looks like they are both Indian

[RacerX]

Yup, 2001 & 2000.

[elrrek]

Thanks for the confirmation.
Should have picked up one of the hard tails 2 years ago when people in Europe were off loading theirs for some reason