Jackson Guitar Serial Numbers By Year

How To Check The Date Of Jackson Guitars By Serial Number

If you are wondering "How do I find out what year my Jackson guitar was made?", simply reference your serial number using the dating guide below. This Jackson guitar serial number lookup details the serial number ranges and prefixes used by Jackson during a given production year. If you have a Jackson Randy Rhoads, Jackson Soloist, Jackson Kelly, Jackson King V, Jackson Dinky or other Jackson Bolt On, the serial number lookup below can help identify the year of production.

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Locating the serial number on your Jackson guitar

Depending on the age and model, the serial number for your Jackson guitar may be located at the end of the fingerboard, on the neck plate, or on the back of the headstock. Here is a quick guide:

• Jackson USA Select and Custom Shop Neck-Thru-Body models like the Randy Rhoads, Soloist, Kelly, and King V have the serial number stamped into the fingerboard at the last fret closest to the body.
• Jackson USA Bolt-On-Neck models like the Dinky and San Dimas will have the serial number stamped into the neck plate. This plate is located on the back of the body where the neck is joined.
• Jackson Junior (JJ) Bolt-On models have the serial number stamped into the fingerboard at the last fret closest to the body, since there is no neck plate on this model.
• Jackson JS, X and Pro Series guitars that were made from 2013 until present day feature a 10-digit alphanumeric serial number located either on the back of the headstock or neckplate.
• Jackson American Series Soloists built in the USA beginning in 2022 have the serial number printed onto the back of the headstock.

Jackson Serial Number Lookup Guide

1982 to 2001 Jackson Randy Rhoads Neck Through Body Guitar Serial Numbers with "RR" Prefix

USA made Randy Rhoads neck through body models built in this era have a serial number stamped into the wood of the fingerboard at the last fret closest to the body. The serial number begins with "RR" followed by a 4 digit number. All Randy Rhoads neck-through-body guitars were given “RR****” serial numbers from 1983 to spring 1990. After that, only custom Rhoads guitars bore “RR****” serial numbers, while production Rhoads guitars were considered “USA” models and given “U0****” serial numbers.

1983 to 2001 Jackson Custom Order Neck Through Body Guitar Serial Numbers with "J" Prefix

USA made Custom Order neck through body models that were built in this era have a serial number stamped into the wood of the fingerboard at the last fret closest to the body. The serial number begins with "J" followed by a 4 digit number. This applies to neck-thru Custom Order guitars such as the Soloist, Kelly, and King V, but excludes the Randy Rhoads and Jackson Archtop models.

1986 to 2001 Jackson Archtop Neck Through Body Guitar Serial Numbers with "JA" Prefix

USA made Jackson Archtop models that were built in this era have a serial number stamped into the wood of the fingerboard at the last fret closest to the body. The serial number begins with "JA" followed by a 4 digit number. Jackson Archtop guitars have a contoured carved top (similar to a Les Paul or Hollow Body Archtop guitar), as opposed to the flat top seen on most Soloist models.

1990 to 2001 Jackson USA Select Production Model Neck Through Body Guitar Serial Numbers with "UO" Prefix

Jackson USA Select production models that were built in this era have a serial number stamped into the wood of the fingerboard at the last fret closest to the body. The serial number begins with "UO" followed by a 4 digit number. Any guitar with a "UO" prefix would denote a non-Custom standardized production build for a given model, such as the Soloist, Kelly, and King V.

1986 to 2001 Jackson Custom Order Bolt On Guitar Serial Numbers with 4 Digits

USA made Custom Order guitars with a bolt on neck have a 4 digit serial number stamped into the neck plate. This plate is located on the back of the guitar where the neck and body are joined. This includes Custom Shop Dinky and San Dimas models, but excludes Bolt On production guitars with 6 digit serial numbers. From 1987 to 1989, Jackson Custom Shop bolt-on-neck guitars were not assembled in strictly sequential serial number order. Due to a stamping machine error, for example, serial numbers 5234 to 5999 do not exist; these neck plates say “Jackson, 4452 Airport Drive Ontario, CA 91761.

1990 to 2001 Jackson USA Select Production Model Bolt On Guitar Serial Numbers with 6 Digits

USA Select production model guitars with a bolt on neck have a 6 digit serial number stamped into the neck plate. This plate is located on the back of the guitar where the neck and body are joined. This includes standard models like the Dinky, but excludes Custom Order guitars that have a 4 digit number.

1994 to 2001 Jackson Junior Model Bolt On Guitar Serial Numbers with a "JJ" Suffix

Jackson Junior models produced in this era have the serial number stamped into the wood of the fingerboard at the last fret closest to the body. The serial number is 4 digits followed by "JJ". Though a bolt on model, it lacks a neck plate, so the serial is applied similar to neck-through-body guitars.

2002 to Present Jackson Custom Shop & USA Select Serial Numbers

Jackson Guitars was acquired by Fender Musical Instruments in late 2002, and production was moved to Fender's Corona, CA facility. Jackson has continued to serialize Custom Shop and USA Select guitars similarly to instruments produced throughout the 80s and 90s. Custom Shop Randy Rhoads models have an "RR" prefix serial, while other Custom Shop neck through models have a "J" prefix serial stamped at the last fret in the fingerboard. USA Production models have a "U" prefix serial number (not the letters "UO" necessarily like earlier production years) stamped at the last fret in the fingerboard. Bolt-On guitars continue the numbered sequence on the neckplate similar to 80s and 90s instruments. As of the publishing of this article, the Jackson Guitars website has a database search function that allows you to use the serial number to look up the year of manufacture, part number, and specifications for Jackson instruments produced during the FMIC era.

2013 to Present Jackson JS, X and Pro Series Guitar Serial Numbers with 10 Digits

Jackson JS, X and Pro Series guitars that were made from 2013 until present day feature a 10-digit alphanumeric serial number located either on the back of the headstock or on the neckplate. Generally the serial number will be 3 letters followed by a sequence of 7 numbers. The first two numbers following the letter prefix identify the year of manufacture. For example, a guitar with the serial number ICJ1300001 was made in 2013. A guitar with serial number MXJ2000433 was made in 2020. A guitar with ICJ2500335 was made in 2025. Additionally, the 3 letter prefix denotes the factory where the item was made, as well as the brand of the product. ICJ indicates the guitar was manufactured in Indonesia (I) by the Cort/Cor-Tek (C) factory for Jackson (J). MXJ indicates the guitar was manufactured in Mexico (MX) by Fender Musical Instruments for Jackson (J).

2022 to Present Jackson American Series Guitar Serial Numbers with 10 Digits

Jackson American Series guitars that were made from 2022 until present day feature a 10-digit alphanumeric serial number located on the back of the headstock. The serial numbers have the letter prefix "JAS" followed by 7 numbers. The first two numbers indicate the year of manufacture. For example, a guitar with the serial number JAS2200001 was made in 2022. A guitar with the serial number JAS2502345 was made in 2025. The American Series instruments are built in Corona, CA by Fender Musical Instruments. Though a Jakcson USA series, these models are priced below Jackson USA Select and Jackson Custom Shop, thus they have their own serialization format.