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    NGD: Check out my new (to me) 1989 custom strat!

    Don't worry... I have no intentions of selling this! I'm a long-time Jackson/Charvel owner (1984ish Model 4 Charvel, 1993 dinky reverse Jackson Professional, and now this one). I just thought you all might like a look and have some interesting comments.

    This seems to me to have a number of rare options on it, including a single piece body (probably ash) with a natural (possibly trans ivory) finish, a tune-o-matic bridge, and three humbuckers. The middle one is the original Jackson (not sure which type), and it has a Duncan Jazz in the neck, and a Duncan distortion in the bridge. The tonal variety is pretty impressive.

    It's also a 22 fret (which is hopefully obvious) and has a beautiful ebony fretboard.

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    Last edited by Bad Apple; 07-17-2013, 12:37 PM. Reason: accidentally posted without pics!
    Tags: 1989, custom, natural, strat
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    FYI this was a craigslist purchase. $450 including a chainsaw case!

    It did need about $50 of work though, especially to replace the nut, which had been butchered by musicgoround.

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    • #3
      I've never seen one like that! Nice score!

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Bad Apple View Post
        FYI this was a craigslist purchase. $450 including a chainsaw case!

        It did need about $50 of work though, especially to replace the nut, which had been butchered by musicgoround.
        Beautiful. String thru guitars from that era don't seem to show up very often.
        96xxxxx, 97xxxxx and 98xxxxx serials oftentimes don't indicate '96, '97 and '98.

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        • #5
          Yes, this is a rather rare config -- three hums plus string through! I didn't believe it was original when Bad Apple asked me about it (before I sent him here), but as far as I can tell it's mostly stock.

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          • #6
            Thats a nice one for sure.
            FYI Model 4 is an import model 86-88.
            Really? well screw Mark Twain.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by straycat View Post
              Thats a nice one for sure.
              FYI Model 4 is an import model 86-88.
              Yeah, that's right. I had a brain fart about when I was in college. It's an '86 or '87.

              I might be selling the dinky reverse now that I have the custom. About the only thing making me keep it is the ridiculously thin neck.

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              • #8
                And, while I'm here, here's the full collection:

                http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/...ps07aa2ce5.png

                Left to right, they are:

                1992 USA Peavey Predator with Rio Grande pickups and a Roland GK-2
                1989 Jackson USA custom strat
                1989 PRS Custom 24 with 10 top
                1997 Parker Nitefly
                1997 Godin LGX-SA
                1993 Jackson professional dinky reverse
                1986 Charvel model 4

                I technically have a few others (a travel guitar, an acoustic, a mandolin and a bass), but these are, at least, all the full-size electrics.

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                • #9
                  I'd love to hear anybody's thoughts on this one (wood/color and the options), if there are knowledgable people out there.

                  I'm also curious if I got a good deal. I think I did, but I don't really know the value. And, again, I'm not selling it!

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Bert View Post
                    Yes, this is a rather rare config -- three hums plus string through! I didn't believe it was original when Bad Apple asked me about it (before I sent him here), but as far as I can tell it's mostly stock.
                    There was a Professional series Stealth HX made in the early '90s that was also H/H/H, 22 frets and string-thru. Quite rare to see that configuration, indeed!
                    I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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                    • #11
                      Welcome to the forum, Bad Apple. That's a sweet guitar! Looks like a trans whitewash finish on swamp ash body.
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                      I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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                      • #12
                        That's definitely an oddball. I'd be interested in seeing pics of the neck heel and neck cavity.
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                        • #13
                          yeah, string thru on a bolt-on is pretty 'unusual', especially from that time.
                          Popular is not the same as good
                          Rare is not the same as valuable
                          Worth is what someone will pay, not what you want to get

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                          • #14
                            Neck pocket pics

                            Originally posted by Axewielder View Post
                            That's definitely an oddball. I'd be interested in seeing pics of the neck heel and neck cavity.
                            Axeweilder,

                            I have a pic of the neck pocket that the seller had posted. It's out of focus, unfortunately, but I tried to enhance it. I'll get better ones someday.

                            But, here's what it says:

                            There's a date of 5/6/89, and a WO number of 5869 (which is an odd coincidence). The neck is OBD. And it _looks_ like it says "tower" with a circled "V." I have no idea if those last two are correct!

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by toejam View Post
                              Welcome to the forum, Bad Apple. That's a sweet guitar! Looks like a trans whitewash finish on swamp ash body.
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                              Thanks, toejam.

                              I searched high and low for information on the color, and whitewash is one I never came across. Sounds totally believable, though! I only picked ivory because I found a guitar and a bass online with trans ivory on ash and it looked very similar (though maybe a touch more yellow).

                              I wish I could find copies of the order forms from back then... or (of course) get information from Jackson. Hahahahaha!

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