Help Jackson players...

[DaddleCecapitation]

I played a Jackson DK2 in a music store recently and I didn't like how the neck was so thin. It sounded nice, but the neck bothered me. I really want to get into Jackson Guitars, but I don't know if models have thicker neck profiles. Any suggestions?

 

[eaeolian]

The DK-2 is one of the thinner profiles (though it's nowhere near Ibanez thin). The neck-thru guitars have slightly thicker necks...

 

[troyguitar]

Grab an SL3.

 

[sepherus]

Grab an SL3.

Or an RR5, Dominion, or Kevin Bond RR. Unless you actually have the money I would not recommend checking out a USA model, or it will just taunt you.

 

[troyguitar]

Yeah I said SL3 since it's HSS w/ Floyd like the DK2 he tried.

My old SL3 played and sounded as nice as anything including an 87 Charvel Model 5, a 2000 SL1, and an early 00's USA XTRR.

 

[DaddleCecapitation]

Sweet, thanks. Though it's pretty weird that they make the necks thinner only on the bolt-on models.

 

[Stitch]

Sweet, thanks. Though it's pretty weird that they make the necks thinner only on the bolt-on models.

Check out an SL-2H, massive sexy chunky neck thats still stupidly playable.

 

[Yul Brynner]

can i ask a question here jackson guys? wtf is up with the neck and head binding???? whats with the weird stripes in it? why not plain white like the rest of the world??

 

[troyguitar]

Weird stripes?

No idea what you are talking about, do you have a picture?

 

[damigu]

can i ask a question here jackson guys? wtf is up with the neck and head binding???? whats with the weird stripes in it? why not plain white like the rest of the world??

you must have seen a weird custom job. jackson's typical neck/head binding *IS* just a single white or cream ply, like everyone else.

 

[Yul Brynner]

nope. its on my cousins kevin bond AND TWO usa jacksons at my local shop. an all natural quilt top SL2 with chrome harware and a cherry sunburst quilt top usa dinky with 2 emgs and chrome hardware. both brand new


its almost like that packing tape that has the little lines in it

 

[Harry]

Check out an SL-2H, massive sexy chunky neck thats still stupidly playable.

Word.
I've only ever played a SL-2H once in my life, but the experience was so incredible I never forgot what it was like to play one.
Just soooooo freakin smooth to play.

 

[sevenstringj]

The binding on my Soloist is like that too. And you know what? I think it looks ten times better than the plain white binding found on Ibbys and ESPs. It's like multi-laminate or something. I dunno.

And yeah, the necks on Soloists are fuckin' sweet.

 

[The Echthros]

do you like thick gibson style necks? or just slightly thicker than what you played?

If you want a thick neck the thickest neck I've played on a jackson is on a PC1. i think the neck is right around 0.9" at its thickest with a chunky C to it. lots of timber for your hand!

 

[damigu]

nope. its on my cousins kevin bond AND TWO usa jacksons at my local shop. an all natural quilt top SL2 with chrome harware and a cherry sunburst quilt top usa dinky with 2 emgs and chrome hardware. both brand new


its almost like that packing tape that has the little lines in it

sounds like you're describing multi-ply binding.
that's pretty common on higher end guitars. usually you only see that on the body and headstock, but sometimes you see it on the neck, too.

i think it's a MUCH better look than single ply binding--depending on what the rest of the guitar looks like, of course.

 

[Yul Brynner]

nah man not multi ply like an lp custom. its single ply but im serious its white with yellowish like lines about maybe 1mm thick running the length of the fretboard and only seen from the side.

that q-tuner in the rg looks badass btw

 

[Sir Euric]

nah man not multi ply like an lp custom. its single ply but im serious its white with yellowish like lines about maybe 1mm thick running the length of the fretboard and only seen from the side.

that q-tuner in the rg looks badass btw

Yes cousin possumkiller, its weird looking binding thats for sure, and not to mention the decal pentagram inlays on the kevin bond sig. that I have as well, I don't know if thats the way kevin bond wanted his inlays, but to me, its a cheap ass way of doing inlays... NOT worthy of 1300 dollar pricetag (after I had an EMG 81 installed).

 

[DaddleCecapitation]

do you like thick gibson style necks? or just slightly thicker than what you played?

If you want a thick neck the thickest neck I've played on a jackson is on a PC1. i think the neck is right around 0.9" at its thickest with a chunky C to it. lots of timber for your hand!

I've played Gibsons, Epiphones and LTD's and I liked the necks on a lot of them. I own a Squier Strat and a B.C. Rich Exotic Classic Bich. The neck on the Bich is HUGE!! It's thicker than most Gibsons I've played, but it's just really comfortable for me. Flat necks feel really strange to me that's all. Probably something to get used to.