Vintage 1985/87 Jackson Solist Student

Serial # 4458

Made in USA

P.O. Box 245

San Dimas, CA 91773

Serial number on neck, see picture, lookup says 1987 Onterio CA, plate says San Dimas, In the tremolo cavity says 2-15-85. Has active original electronics. Original paint was peach, I repainted it black in 1990 during the metal days.

I bought this guitar in 1987 from Guitar center in San Fransisco. One owner, hate to sell it but with arthritis in my hands I can’t play anymore. Has some chips on the paint on the body that I used wood putty to fill. The neck is in good shape. Toggle switches were bad, I replaced with new ones. Hands down, plays and sounds as good as I first bought it! These guitars are getting really hard to come by and I feel very lucky to have this one!

Jackson had a factory in San Dimas, CA from 1982-1986. Afterwards, they moved to Ontario, CA and eventually after the Fender buyout in 2001, the Fender facility in Corona, CA. San Dimas era guitars are considered to be some of the best guitars Jackson made. Back then, there was no such thing as a Jackson/Charvel USA production model. It was either a mass-produced import (from Japan mostly) or a made-to-order USA. That being said, not every order was "custom". While a buyer could put an order through a licensed dealer for a guitar with custom specs, dealers would also order a handful of guitars to keep on stock. There were some "standard" configurations (HSS/HH, w/ Kahler) and the dealer would usually just specify the body shape (say they wanted 2 Soloists, a Rhoads and a Star).