Jackson Stars KV-185

[Danacus]

Does anyone know about this model? I did not see it listed on the Jackson Stars website.

[Nazgul]

Probably older model. Where did you find it?

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[Danacus]

Probably older model. Where did you find it?

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That's what I figured. A dealer in JP has it for sale.

[jackson1]

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You Little Ron, you

[Danacus]

Do most Jackson Stars have real MOP?

[Nazgul]

Do most Jackson Stars have real MOP?

No, only the higher priced models (J1 series and RR-J2SP currently). Post a pic of that KV if you have it btw.

[Danacus]

No, only the higher priced models (J1 series and RR-J2SP currently). Post a pic of that KV if you have it btw.

Ah...how do you post a pic?

[Nazgul]

Ah...how do you post a pic?

if the picture is on the web then just right click on it, copy the image location and paste it here.

if you have it on your pc, then here's how:

http://www.jcfonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29708

[RacerX]

Ah...how do you post a pic?

[Danacus]

You are predictable.

[kuerbo]

Maybe it's one of those Europe only models, like the 24 fret Rhoads they were selling on Finalnd or Poland if i remember well.

[Newc]

if the picture is on the web then just right click on it, copy the image location and paste it here.

if you have it on your pc, then here's how:
http://www.jcfonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29708

Actually, if it's on the web the responsible thing to do is link to the page it's on, rather than steal their bandwidth by linking directly to their pic.
Or if you have your own web hosting that allows direct image linking, such as www.freeservers.com , you can host it on your own site.

That way you know the pic will still be there in 6 months when someone digs this thread up from the bottom of the pile

And the older JacksonStars naming convention was related to their cost - the KV-185 cost 185,000 Yen, or roughly $1850 USD, so it was a higher-end model. From what I've seen, the high-end models ranged from the 110-185 area (110,000 Yen to 185,000 Yen) and anything below 110 (maybe 100) was where you found dot inlays, no binding, or MOTO inlays, though mostly they were the bolt-on models and were comparable in features to our Professional models (RR3, DK2, KE3, etc).

Somewhere about halfway between 110 and 185 is where you would start to see features like trans finishes on maple caps and head/neck binding, but usually solid colors without the maple cap and no neck/head binding below that point.

I've got two JacksonStars NASL models - an older NASL-160 in Cherry Sunburst and a newer NASL-J2E in black.

[Nazgul]

Maybe it's one of those Europe only models, like the 24 fret Rhoads they were selling on Finalnd or Poland if i remember well.

Jackson Stars are available only in Japan .

[Danacus]

[quote=Newc;805365]

And the older JacksonStars naming convention was related to their cost - the KV-185 cost 185,000 Yen, or roughly $1850 USD, so it was a higher-end model. From what I've seen, the high-end models ranged from the 110-185 area (110,000 Yen to 185,000 Yen) and anything below 110 (maybe 100) was where you found dot inlays, no binding, or MOTO inlays, though mostly they were the bolt-on models and were comparable in features to our Professional models (RR3, DK2, KE3, etc). quote]

Good post. THanks.

BTW, ESP Japan puts the original cost of the guitar in their model number. too. I figured that was whats going on with this one.

[QuantumRider]

Is it this one?

http://www.digimart.net/gk_detail.do?instrument_id=DS00192177

The photos show an OFR, which would suggest a higher end model, but the fingerboard looks like it's rosewood.

I've bought a guitar from this shop before. You can probably haggle the price a little bit. I'm not sure if they'll ship overseas though.