Is the JS series getting phased-out? Will Jackson release a new entry level series or will they just overhaul the lineup? I don't see any more JS models apart from that limited RR. I'm Thinking about buying a JS series guitar but if they're phasing them out, I guess I'll have to wait for what's in store next year.

The JS Series has been pretty much pared down to nothing... Doesn't look good for them..

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As a newbie to Jackson I'm watching whats going on very tentatively. Thanks for posting the question LX3, the JS series is cool I thought, sorry to see them go.

I hope someone from Jackson gives us an idea about what going to happen to the JS series.

Well what we do know so far is that the Pro Series neck through models are made in Indonesia by Harmony, and the bolt on models are made at the Fender plant in Mexico. There have been three bass models added to the JS Series, one of them made of Cedro (historically meaning it was produced in India like the rest of the JS Series), and 2 made of basswood. The Pro Series guitars have Alder and Maple topped bodies, and the X Series has Mahogany and Basswood bodies.

Given the complications of The Lacey Act, it is extremely difficult to move raw materials across international borders. Maybe it is possible to match the material to country of origin. Cedro is Indian Cedar, and Mahogany has a much wider definition than many think (most think of the type that the Big G use), but many are regional and not what we have come to expect as Mahogany.

Hard to guess what it really going on, guess we will have to wait and see what comes out of the pipeline in the future. In this economy, it must be fairly difficult to move new product, so all we can do is hope that any lack of sales isn't misconstrued as lack of interest....

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