NGD: Jackson Stars

[Dave L]

I seem to be on a roll with the shreddy stuff lately, picked this up at my local store today and it´s a real nice one. It´s a Jackson Stars DK BN2007, which is one of the more elaborate bolt-on models they made with ebony fretboard, MOP logo, OFR and Duncans. And a mahogany body, which is fairly unusual for a Jackson. Really digging it so far, very good build quality and the neck isn´t too thin either.

Anyone have any nice Jackson Stars? They were for the japanese market, sure, but you see a couple floating around now and then.

 

[Devin]

Very sensual

 

[SoooRad]

Beauty! You have the coolest shit on the forum, IMHO

 

[Chase42147]

Looks awesome! Just curious, is Stars an older Jackson series or what? I've never heard of it

 

[scottosan]

Looks awesome! Just curious, is Stars an older Jackson series or what? I've never heard of it

Pretty sure these are Japan Domestic market

 

[Dave L]

Yeah, for whatever reason the domestic japanese line for parts of the late 90s and onward was called Grover Jackson or Jackson Stars. I think the Grover Jackson line was fairly similar to the japanese models that came to the west at that point, but the Stars line had a whole tier at the top that was more like the early 90s Pros or even the US stuff.

 

[Chase42147]

Pretty sure these are Japan Domestic market

Ahh ok, good to know. Thanks!

 

[Dave L]

One small cool thing, at least since this presents more like an old school Jackson than something more modern, is the five-way switching with just two humbuckers. Back in the 80s, 90s and 00s Jackson was almost always straight-up series wiring as far as I recall, and split humbuckers were an Ibanez thing to me.