NJD!!! (Jackson Content)

[trashedlostfdup]

I picked it up last night right after the end of the superbowl.

 

i payed $225 for a 6 month old 2009 Jackson DXMG, with virtually fret wear and a nice collection of dust (although it has a lot of pic swirls). EMG H4's, Liscensed Floyd Rose, Reversed Headstock with shark tooth inlays, etc.

 

she plays real nice i did a quick setup and wiped some of the dust away. i am going to reset it up today with a new set of strings and do a deep clean on some parts of the bridge where it is really dusty and put on a second layer of lemon oil.

 

here she is:

 

 

with her cousin; the DKMGT with EMG turbocharger.

 

[trashedlostfdup]

no congrats?!?!? what has gotten into this place. lol

[Mazi Bee]

Today, 01:02 PM

no congrats?!?!? what has gotten into this place. lol

 

 

:poke:

[wedgehed II]

[ExiledCrow]

Very nice, this is the second Jackson I've seen someone get a great deal on today.

[trashedlostfdup]

Today, 01:02 PM Today, 01:02 PM :poke:

 

that was after i was typing... haha. i guess i should delete that post.

 

update:

i have her all cleaned up and restrung, buffed some of those swirls out and got all of the dust off of everything.

 

for a cheaper import she is really a player.

[Larry the Dog]

[cratz2]

Sweet. I used to have one just like that... but mine was a bit older and a different color. And MIA. And had an arched top and and was neck-thru. And had an OFR and was bound. And no reverse headstock.

 

Come to think of it, mine was kinda different.

 

Honestly though, I've played precious few Jacksons made before 2002 or so that I couldn't get a great setup out of. I bought a 1997 or 1998 Professional Dinky Reverse with a Wilkinson non-locking trem for like $325 after having been away from shredders for quite a while and I absolute could not believe how great of a guitar you could buy for $325 brand new. Obviously not on par with my old Soloist, but radically better than anything at that price point in 87.

 

 

[trashedlostfdup]

Honestly though, I've played precious few Jacksons made before 2002 or so that I couldn't get a great setup out of. I bought a 1997 or 1998 Professional Dinky Reverse with a Wilkinson non-locking trem for like $325 after having been away from shredders for quite a while and I absolute could not believe how great of a guitar you could buy for $325 brand new. Obviously not on par with my old Soloist, but radically better than anything at that price point in 87.

 

this is my third (now that i think about it). my other jackson dkmgt i picked up off of MF for $250, and that is one hell of a guitar. that is the blue one with hard tail bridge.

 

the other jackson that i forgot about is probably a early 90's model that i started refinishing last year and never got to finishing it.

 

what i really love about the DKMGT and the DXMG is the compound radius fretboard. i love how it flattens out up top.

[cratz2]

what i really love about the DKMGT and the DXMG is the compound radius fretboard. i love how it flattens out up top.

 

Without a doubt. I've had about 4 guitars with a compound radius, but they were all very modern feeling necks. Another forum member is building a very traditional looking strat with a compound radius Warmoth neck. Standard C shape, standard Fender type headstock.

 

If it turns out half as good as I expect, I'll buy one.

 

I don't hate them, but I just don't get on with very wide, very shallow Jackson/Ibanez/Parker necks anymore and greatly prefer Fender C to slightly bigger than Fender C necks profiles but DEFINITELY dig the compound radius.