Trans Black DK2M: The Arrival

[Inazone]

Today was the first time in a long time that I was able to enjoy that intoxicating new guitar smell, inviting a trans black DK2M into my home. I've never put much stock in the "pre-Fender" bullsh!t that abounds on eBay and various message boards, and this being my first Fender-era Jackson, I have to say that this guitar is absolutely as good as my `90s imports. After lusting for a trans black finish for years, I finally have one, and that finish combined with the black-on-maple binding and inlays looks extremely classy.

The sound is great, as expected. I'm not the world's biggest Duncan JB fan, but I like it enough to keep it in place. The upgraded JT580LP seems plenty solid, although I never had any problems with the previous version. The fretwork, binding, inlays and hardware are all flawless. No dead spots, no sharp fret ends, no problems. The only change I made was to block the trem with an eraser, as I don't use the whammy.

The only thing I don't care for is the case. I own several older Jackson and SKB cases, and the material on the new style does not inspire much confidence in me. Oh well, I can throw it in the garage and use something else!

[Jacksonfan]

Nice! Congrats!!!

[RacerX]

I am playing Hypocrisy's The Arrival in your honor.

[gregc]

that is very very nice indeed.

[jackson1]

Man, the buying rate on the DK2M here on JCF is going through the roof i think! Nice guitar!


Don't you guys ever peel off the protection foil from the truss rod cover? I've seen at least two other DK2M's here with the same "problem"

[ewright]

Don't you guys ever peel of the protection foil from the truss rod cover? I've seen at least two other DK2M's here with the same "problem"

I've noticed that too. I always rip it right off.

[NextInLine]

That's really a nice guitar. I'm starting to dig the natural headstock! Congrats...

[guitarsjb]

Sweet!! Congrats.

[Thor Von Clemson]

Are you going to be using that at any shows soon?

[Jackson-Charvel]

I think I would appreciate the natural headstock more if Jackson offered a natural maple or alder body complete with black body binding, that would be sick!

Would one of Slash's body's mount up with a DK2M neck or is there modding involved with the neck pocket?

[mm2002]

Denny (Slash) can make any body to fit any neck.

Nice axe with the trans black! I was toying with the idea of that color too, but it was gone so I got a red one. (I originally ordered white). These are pretty decent axes for sure, and a lot of bang for the buck!

[Jackson-Charvel]

Excuse my rusty Photoshop skills, just a mock-up of my idea I was talking about.

Jackson necks fit 2 1/4" pockets, right? And standard strat/super strat neck heels are generally 2 3/16"?

Just wondering what size Denny's stock bodies' neck pockets are (since there are a few for discounted price on his site). I was guessing there an upcharge for resizing the neck pockets from Denny, and I'm looking for the lowest cost solution for something like this.

[mm2002]

Well, why don't you ask him????? He's a great guy to deal with.
I know for a fact that he can do a 2 1/4" or 2 3/16", or probably a 4" if you want it!

[Jackson-Charvel]

Opps I saw the stats on his site. 2 3/16". Plus the 24 fret DK2M neck is 24 3/4" scale and Denny's stuff is 25 1/2". I know Denny can probably do both but I'd probably be paying an extra $100 or so which would kill the deal, but I will have to ask him instead of speculating.

EDIT: I just checked and the DK2M is 25.5 scale, so theoretically it would bolt on and intonate correctly I would think. Mark correct me if I am wrong.

[Inazone]

Are you going to be using that at any shows soon?

Yes, definitely. Our next Twin Cities show is on June 23rd, and I'll probably play the DK2M then. I played it at practice tonight, and it sounded great at high volumes. My bandmates loved the look of it.

Now if only it had a talent booster...