Whitstable Guitars
A selection of good quality, used guitars and specialising in imports from Japan since 2008
2000 Jackson Stars NASL-110 Trans Blue & new Hard Case
£769.00 + shipping
JAPAN IMPORT
Here's a Japanese made Jackson Stars that was built for the domestic market only making it pretty rare outside of Japan.
This guitar is in excellent condition with very few marks and light scratches & it plays beautifully. A great lightweight set neck guitar.
This Jackson Stars were built between 1999 & 2010 and can be difficult to date accurately but from some research on the serial number, it was built in 2000 in Japan
Chushin Gakki was contracted by the Japanese distributor Kyowa-Shokai to produce Jackson instruments.
The "Jackson Stars" line of guitars was produced exclusively for the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) from the late 1990's through the 2000's. This was done because the official "Jackson" trademark was already registered by others in Japan at that time.
The NASL-110 (and Jackson Stars instruments in general) are celebrated on discussion platforms for their incredibly high build quality, often compared favorably to American-made Jackson models.
They typically feature premium construction, such as a mahogany body, a beautiful arched flamed/quilted maple top, and a mahogany neck. Some players describe them as a "PRS lite" due to their comfortable weight and sleek playability.
Electronics: Stock models come equipped with Japanese made GOTOH "Distortion" pickups making them incredibly versatile for everything from hard rock to metal. When this guitar came in, the bridge pickup had been changed and they were very imbalanced & the centre setting of both bridge & neck together was unusable. I have now changed them back to the stock pickups and the difference is amazing
Playability: They boast "fast" necks and low action, with high-quality fretwork (often 24 jumbo frets) that rivals Custom Shop guitars.The Caparison Connection: Jackson Stars is heavily tied to the history of Caparison Guitars—in fact, the Caparison Angelus model was originally based on the NASL shape.
Jackson Stars NASL-110 Trans Blue
Body : Mahogany with carved Maple top
Neck : Mahogany slim C-Shape (notably wider but thinner than USA Jacksons)
Fingerboard : Rosewood 11" radius (280mm)
Scale : 24.75" (628mm)
Width at Nut 42 mm
Width at 12th Fret 52 mm
Frets : 24F Jumbo
Tuners : GOTOH Enclosed
Bridge : Tune-0-matic bridge with chrome stop tailpiece (GOTOH)
Hardware Colour : Chrome
Pickup (Neck) : Japanese GOTOH Distortion N
Pickup (Bridge) : Japanese GOTOH Distortion B
Controls : 1 x Volume & 1 x Tone & 3 way switch
Knobs: Chrome dome top knurled
Finish : Polyester gloss
Weight: 2.81 kg
Hard Case: Thomann Black moulded
As stated many times, due to courier damage, all my guitars are shipped in hard cases (usually new) this one being a Thomann Black moulded one. If you are collecting, I'm happy to knock off the price of the case (About £50) & I may even have an old gig bag you can have to take it away in.
So to sum up, an excellent guitar from Jackson built at the Chushin Gakki plant in Japan. This model is not so easy (or as cheap) to find here in the UK unless you import it. Why not play something that's just a little bit different?
If you are further interested in this guitar, you can either email me with any queries & I'll do my best to get back to you within 24 hours.
Or, you can buy quickly and safely using the PayPal "buy now" button and I will ship to most UK addresses the next working day. Highlands and Islands can be slightly dearer but I'll keep the cost as low as I can.
I can accept credit card payments by phone and will also offer a small discount to purchasers using bank transfer payments.
Overseas customers are very welcome but please email me first for shipping quotes.
