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J3 Guitars |
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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 |
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Jackson
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1986 to present |
http://www.jacksonguitars.com/resources/serialnumbers.php
http://www.edromanguitars.com/guitar/jackson/date_jac.htm
http://www.jacksonguitarpalace.com/
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Guitar-General-649/Jackson-Guitar.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/ma2/jacksonguitars/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Guitars
From ebay wiki [please note I have copied this
text so its not lost. Info seems to add significantly to the
Fender site info].
http://www.ebaywiki.com/Articles/~~Jackson_guitar_guide_for_Buyers_and_Sellers~~1000000000001019
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/ |
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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 |
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Paul Jacobson |
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Kansas City, USA
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Kamil
Jaderny |
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Image:
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James A Olson |
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see O for Olson |
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Harry Jansen |
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Jasmine |
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Cheap lline made by Takamine. A
Kaman company. |
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Jay Turser |
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see T for Turser |
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JB Player
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Owned and
distributed by
MBT International
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/JB+Player |
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JDS Guitars |
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Montreal, Missouri USA |
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Jedson
Guitarn |
1960s to 1970s |
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, The
Guru´s Guitar Guide ].
http://www.pbase.com/merlenmeyer/jedson_acoustic_guitar
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
see Dallas Arbiter |
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Jenkins Luthier |
1995 to present |
"I started making guitars in 1995.
The date of manufacture is easy to determine on the instruments.
All of the guitars are signed and dated on the underside of the
soundboard. All of my instruments have access panels, so it is
easy to access and read this information. They have no serial
numbers." [Source: Chris Jenkins, email 20/3/2008]
http://www.guitarnation.com/jenkinsprofile.htm |
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Jersey Girl
Guitars |
1991 to present |
Kaz Goto and
Akiko Oda |
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JJ Guitars |
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Formerly JJ Hucke.
UK based guitar manufacturer, producing
hand made solid body electric guitars.
The brand JJ Hucke appears in 1997 on Wayback Machine. Founded
by British luthier Jens Jurgen Hucke |
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Joe's Guitars |
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John David Scott
Guitars
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1999 to present |
John Harb, David Amirault and
Scott Fraser formed
John David Scott Guitars in 1999. John and David formerly
worked for Larivee.
[Source:
Harmony Central]
"The
guitars are made on Annacis Island
Delta, British Columbia
(Canada).
The
guitars have a cycling four digit #. The first two are
1-99 and the second is the year of
manufacture.
For example 78-07
would be the 78th guitar I made in
2007 I am in the 100's now.
The serial # is Stamped on the block
where the neck joins the body."
[Source: David Amirault, email 4/10/2008]
 
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/John+David+Scott+Guitar+Company |
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John Ray Guitars |
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See R for
Ray |
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Jay Johnson |
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A Harmony Brand
http://harmony.demont.net/brands.php |
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Jolana |
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History
http://www.junkguitars.com/stories/czech.html
http://www.cheesyguitars.com/jolana_sn.html
http://meatexz.com/cheesyguitars/guitars_jolana.html
Tornado
http://www.galepp.com/gitarre/gitarre-e.htm
http://www.galepp.com/gitarre/gitarre-e.htm
http://www.jolana.info/
Forum Cheesy Guitars
http://home.tiscali.cz:8080/cz376062/seznam.html
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Jolana |
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Edward B Jones |
1979 to
present |
Started making guitars with David
J Rubio in 1973 and set up won shop in 1979.
Image courtesy of
Classic Guitar
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Jerry Jones |
1980s to present |
Jerry Jones has been making
guitars in Nashville since the early 1980s. [Source:
Illustrated Directory of Guitars By Ray Bonds ]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Jones_Guitars
http://www.jerryjonesguitars.com/faqs.htm#Where%20do%20I%20find%20my%20serial%20number
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Jerry+Jones |
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Joodee |
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Joodee was a brand
name owned by Daion. According to Wikipedia they were made by
Dyna Gakki but Blue Book which I believe is a better source says
they were made by Shiro Tsuji and the T and Joodee Guitar
Company. For the Daion entry Blue Book suggests these guitars
(including Joodee) were made by Terada Guitars.
http://www.vintaxe.com/catalogs_japanese_joodee.htm
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/product/Joodee/ |
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Jordan Guitars |
1979 to present |
"The first
guitar I made that still exists is from 1979. Acoustic guitars
have paper labels that are dated and signed. Early electric
guitars are brand stamped "HANDCRAFTED BY JOHN JORDAN" usually
in a pickup cavity or tremolo cavity and dated. Later electrics
sometimes (but not always) have "Jordan" or "Jordan Custom
Guitars" logos on the headstock as black or gold decals embedded
in the finish or as pearl Jordan logos (for fancier models) like
the archtop on my website. There are no "standard"
models as every guitar I've ever made was built to order often
with unique designs for each customer.
I've always resisted serial numbers as I make many kinds of
instruments, but my total output is over 400 instruments perhaps
1/4 of which are guitars and basses (I make more electric
violins than anything else).
My website promotes mainly my electric violins, but there are a
few guitars on there at this link. http://www.jordanmusic.com/custom.htm
There is another company under the name Jordan that made solid
state amps and effect pedals and operated out of Pasadena, CA in
the 1960s and 1970s that ceased business before I began. I have
no connection to this company but I do own one of their wah
pedals and every once in a while I get a call or email asking
about their products. I hear their products show up on ebay
occasionally which is why I get emails about them, so they must
have made a fair amount of gear." [Source: John C. Jordan,
email 26/3/2008] |
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Joshia de Jonge Guitars |
1992 to
present |
"I started making guitars in 1992.
The year of manufacture can be found on the label and the date
the top was glued on can be found on the underside of the top on
the treble side next to the sound-hole." [Source: Joshia de
Jonge, email 24/3/2008] |
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Jubal
Guitars |
1984 to present |
"Unity
started in 1994, Jubal started in about 1984. The year of
manufacture is not written on the guitar, and not part of the
serial number. I might be able to tell the year of one if
I looked at the guitar." [Source: Aaron, Unity/Jubal email
10/4/2008] |
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Jaime Julia |
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Jaime
Julia is the head luthier and one of the founding partners of
Alhambra, S.L.
http://www.zavaletas-guitarras.com/files/julia.htm
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