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J3 Guitars

Brand of Codel Enterprises. Guitars, basses and amps

Reviews http://www.electric-guitar-review.com/2006/10/16/review-the-j3-pro-6/

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/J3

Jack Daniels

2004 to present

Merchandise made by Peavey

Jack and Danny

J&D Luthiers. Jack and Danny Brothers . Made in Taiwan.

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/J&D+Jack+And+Danny+Brothers

Jackson

1980 to present

Jackson is a guitar manufacturer originally owned and operated by Grover Jackson, a partner of Wayne Charvel of Charvel Guitar Repair.
It started with the creation of the "Rhoads" V model guitar, originally designed and used by guitarist Randy Rhoads.
The Jackson name went on the Rhoads rather than the Charvel name because he felt the design was too shocking for Charvel's regular customers.
Grover started the Jackson guitar company and Wayne Charvel sold his interest in the Charvel name to Grover Jackson on November 10, 1978. [Source: wikipedia]

Jackson tribute and resource pages

http://www.jacksonguitarpalace.com/

http://www.angelfire.com/ma2/jacksonguitars/

Jackson Fan Club Japan

Dating Jackson Guitars

http://www.jacksonguitars.com/resources/serialnumbers.php

http://www.edromanguitars.com/guitar/jackson/date_jac.htm

From ebay wiki [please note I have copied this text so its not lost - the original link has died. Info seems to add significantly to the Fender site info].
Any Jackson that says "Professional" on the headstock is an import.
There are no known/verified "Prototypes" that were made in the USA and have "Professional" on the head.
Jackson's Serial Number Chart does not cover Imports.
Jackson serial numbers do not use 0's as "blanks" - if there's a 0, it's part of the number.
Import neckthrough models are serialized in the following manner: Jnnnnnn ; The letter "J" followed by 6 numbers, with the first number indicating the year of manufacture. J000123 means it was made in 1990, J100123 means it was made in 1991, etc etc. I haven't seen a recent neckthrough import, so they may be using 7 numbers by now. In any event, if the serial number is "J" followed by more than 5 numbers (including zeroes), it was not made in the USA.
Neckthrough model serial numbers are always stamped on the end of the fretboard after the last fret. Some bolt-on models that did not have a neckplate are also stamped at the end of the fretboard.
USA-made Jackson guitars and basses do not always say "Made In U.S.A." on the head, but they never say "Professional", "Performer", or "Concept" on the head.

Jackson guitar catalog scans

1977-2006 http://audiozone.dk/index-filer/CatalogScans.htm includes price lists and manuals - awesome reference site

Jackson Pricelists

2003 Jackson Pricelist

2005 Jackson Pricelist

2007 Jackson Pricelist

Prepal Jackson used prices

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Jackson

Jackson forum http://www.jcfonline.com/gallery/

Jackson-Guldan

1920-1961

Jackson-Guldan was a violin company in Columbus Ohio.  They were in business from the 1920's through the late 1960's. They produced some guitars in the 50's and early 60's and were distributed by Montgomery Wards. The guitars were machine-crafted and mass produced, (using inexpensive materials) .. so they probably are not very valuable, except perhaps to a collector. [Source: Guitarsite]

Some threads for violins suggest that some are imported from Germany .

Brands connected to Jackson-Guldan: Chris, Blue Suede

Jacobacci

1952-1994 France

http://www.lesguitaresjacobacci.net/

http://www.jpbourgeois.org/guitar/jaco.htm

http://www.fetishguitars.com/html/misc/europe/ohio.html

Jacobacci catalogs

http://vintage.catalogs.free.fr/Index.htm

Paul Jacobson

Kansas City, USA

Image Trilogy Guitars:

Image: Jaderny:

Janofski Guitars

1978 to present

Amherst, Massachusetts USA

Jansen Guitars

Jansen Guitars were made in Auckland, New Zealand in the 1960s and 70s.

Images eBay:

Jaros

1995 to present

Jim Jaros, founder of the Jaros Guitar Company, designed and then sold his first custom electric guitar in 1996.  According to the 1998 internet archive pages at that time Jaros Guitar was a father and son operation in Rochester, Pennsylvania.  Here are some pages from that era:

Jaros Acoustic Electric Hybrid specification 1998

Jaros Carvetop specification 1998

Jaros Flt top specification 1998

Jaros Vintage Guitar Magazine Review 1996

Jaros Guitar Shop Review 1998

Ed Roman bought the Jaros Guitar company in 2001 and started serializing his guitars starting with number 1000. Jim Jaros probably built 150 or so guitars before this one. So, in this situation, serial number 1000 = Ed Roman serial number 1. [Source: D'Orto]

In 2004 Ed Roman sold Jaros to Nashville businessman Dave Weiler who currently owns the brand.

http://www.guitarnoize.com/blog/comments/jaros-guitars/

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Jaros

Jarrett

current

Westport, Connecticut

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Jarrett+Guitars

Jasmine

1994 to present

Jasmine guitars are a cheap line made by Takamine. A Kaman company.

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Acoustic+Guitar/brand/Jasmine+by+Takamine

Image eBay:

Jason Guitars

1950s

Jason guitars were the brand name used to market Ibanez guitars in Australia. [Source: Ibanez Collectors Forum]  Jason brand name was around at least in 1958 for a Jason Amplifier and there are mentions of other amps with Jason brand. Guitars were made in Japan and may have been the house brand of Palings in Sydney. [Source: Aussie Guitar Gear Heads]

This Jason Lyrbird seen on ebay in 2009 was reportedly made in 1959.

JAY G

According to Blue Book JAY G guitars were a house brand, sub brand of Chris brand, Jackson-Guldan Company of Columbus, Ohio. Apparently made there also.

Images eBay:

JB Player

?1980s to present

Owned and distributed by MBT International.

According to Vintaxe Forum JB Player guitars was formerly owned by Dana Zacuto - RIP, whose brother founded Mighty Mite guitars. In 1986 the guitars were made in Westheimer's Korean factory.

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/JB+Player

JD Bluesville

2005 to present

John Schappell and luthier Davis Millard, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

"I began making guitars under the "Bluesville" name in 1996. Only about 12 were sold under that name, all copies of vintage instruments. in 2004 I began making guitars under the "J D Bluesville" name. These were all on an order only basis. Approximately 40 guitars are in circulation under that name.

All instruments are made in my shop located in Allentown, PA

"Bluesville" guitars have the date made written in the neck pocket. "J D Bluesville" guitars have the date of manufacture hand written on the back of the headstock along with my signature. (DSM).

All "Bluesville" guitars were sold domestically. Many of the "J D Bluesville" guitars have been sold to the UK, Ireland, Brazil and Canada." [Source and image courtesy: David Millard, email, 21/11/2008]

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/J.D.+Bluesville

JDS Guitars

Montreal, Missouri  USA 

The Jedson trademark appears on entry to student level solid body and semi-hollowbody guitars; some models with original design and some models based on classic American designs [Source: Tony Bacon and Paul Day, Guru's Guitar Guide ].

Jedson tribute sites

Jedson Guitars

http://jedsonguitars.blogspot.com/

Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Electric+Bass/product/Jedson/Telecaster+Bass/10/1

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Jedson