About RR3's neck.

[Endriu]

Hi, a while ago I purchased used Jackson RR3 and I decided to take the neck out of the pocket and unfortunately it's stamped as RX10D... does it mean that the neck is not from rr3 and I get worse sound than I should? Or it's just that rr3's necks are same as dx10s?
Both, neck and body has stamped 2006 year of production.
Anyone could help me?

[levantin]

Pictures would help, but if it's stamped RX10D then chances are the guitar is not a RR3. What are the pickups/hardware etc?

[Rich#6]

I've had a rr3 that had a rx10d neck on it. They are both made in japan and 22 frets. My problem with that was the 2 are supposed to have different neck specs. One specs I love and the other I don't. You can tell the difference from the body. RR3 top routed and the Rx10d is rear routed.

[levantin]

Interesting, I would have thought that rr3 and rx10 necks would be made separately

[ralph]

I've had a rr3 that had a rx10d neck on it. They are both made in japan and 22 frets. My problem with that was the 2 are supposed to have different neck specs. One specs I love and the other I don't. You can tell the difference from the body. RR3 top routed and the Rx10d is rear routed.

I thought the specs for the RR5 and RX10D necks were the same? are they supposed to have a different neck back profile?

[Rich#6]

RX10d-.775,.880
RR3-.745,.810

[Sunbane]

I think they're cutting corners by using the same neck on both models.

[ralph]

I think they're cutting corners by using the same neck on both models.

Maybe they shave down RX10D necks when they run out of RR3 necks

[Sunbane]

Maybe they shave down RX10D necks when they run out of RR3 necks

I highly doubt it. They're producing guitars en-masse, so they're hardly going to put some guy to re-shape the necks just for the sake of conforming to specs.

Well, this is just e theoretical argument until someone takes out the measuring tape, but I bet there is no difference at all between the RR3- and RX10D necks if you'd actually measure them. J/C have strayed from their specs before (750XL bodywood for instance), and the specs on the website have always been full of errors.

[Scooter]

I highly doubt it. They're producing guitars en-masse, so they're hardly going to put some guy to re-shape the necks just for the sake of conforming to specs.

Well, this is just e theoretical argument until someone takes out the measuring tape, but I bet there is no difference at all between the RR3- and RX10D necks if you'd actually measure them. J/C have strayed from their specs before (750XL bodywood for instance), and the specs on the website have always been full of errors.

+1 My MIJ KV has a MIJ WR neck. Personally I couldn't be happier, it has a slimmer profile than my Charvel and my DXMG.