Jackson Neck Repair

[Drumdudemd]

I know this is a cheap Jackson (if a real Jackson at all), but I got it for next to nothing and had some good wood glue laying around in the shop.... so figured, what can I lose!

Oddly, it came out real good. It has been a month since I put it back together and it is still holding nicely. Does not go out of tune, even when I dive and yank on the "almost worthless waste of cheap metal" it still holds well. Intonation is dead on.

Any info you may have to the model of this would be helpful. I think it is a DX10 series, but not sure. The only "Jackson" on it, is the headstock. The neck plate has an 8 digit serial on it and that's it.





This is what happened when I took the truss nut off....


This was one of my many attempts at dry clamping.


Finally I built a little jig to help keep constant pressure with out slipping off.





This is straight out of clamp and ready for sand.


All sanded and going to do a little fill.


The fill, for some weird reason, came out a little dark. But all in all, it's smooth to the touch and I think I will do a couple of poly coats with a final sand and buff.

[MetalMedal II]

Nice repair job! Holy crap that neck took a hit! You neck jig will give Dan Erlewine a run for his money!

[Drumdudemd]

I don't know about Dan, he's an amazing guy. But I might give McGyver a run for his money.

[sixx_ gunner]

great job on the neck save!
Will have to remember your jig idea if I ever have to do that type of repair.

[DonP]

Ron (RacerX) might be able i.d. it if you post the serial number.

Nice save. Looks like the neck might have been a quarter-sawn. Too bad. GrandTurk painted his neck black (headstock tip repair) and it turned out good.

[MetalHeadMat]

Damn man, that looks like a really good job!

As for the model, if you took off the neck, there should be writing or a stamp on both the inside of the heel of the body, and on the neck, telling you what each body part was made for (my RR3 has an RX10D neck, and an RR3 body, and it came like this from factory).

[Drumdudemd]

THANKS A LOT guys!!!

Don P. - I thought about painting it black as well. If I get a wild hair, I might just do that. The serial is 99010912.

MetalHeadMat - There are no markings anywhere. No stamps, engravings, etc. I have had the entire guitar torn down and the only thing I can find is the serial # on a otherwise blank neck plate and the Jackson logo on the headstock. I can run my fingernail over the logo and I does not feel like it is a sticker, unless they did a great clear coat job over it.

sixx_gunner - Since the neck was maple, I wasn't too worried about smashing the radius on the back of the neck. The only thing I was "worried" about was the possibility of cracking or breaking the shark fin. But I made sure I only put enough pressure to hold it together and actually, the truss rod nut did a lot of the work as well.

[storm_rider_71]

Looks like someone may have stripped a RX10D and rebuilt it with aftermarket parts. The tuners dont say Jackson. The pups aren't Duncan Designed's. The trem doesn't look like a Jackson and the knob looks wrong. Hell, I may be completley wrong. I'm just comparing the pics to my RX10D and stating my observations. Looks like you did a great job on the neck repair. How does it play and sound?

[Drumdudemd]

Looks like someone may have stripped a RX10D and rebuilt it with aftermarket parts. The tuners dont say Jackson. The pups aren't Duncan Designed's. The trem doesn't look like a Jackson and the knob looks wrong. Hell, I may be completley wrong. I'm just comparing the pics to my RX10D and stating my observations. Looks like you did a great job on the neck repair. How does it play and sound?

I looked at the RX10D and noticed that everything you mentioned was different. I also found a Kelly body that was identical to this V, but it was on ebay from a pawn shop, so I knew there was no hope for info there!

I think it plays great. Feels good and stays in tune. I tore down the trem, cleaned it and made a few adjustments and it works really well. The only problem that I found was...I must have shoved the rosewood shim, for the lock nuts, a little too far under the fret board. When you fret the 1st fret low E all the way to the board, it is about a 1/2 step higher note. In order to get the "right" note, you have to touch the string lightly and close to the fret. That is the only string that does it.

Thanks for the compliment too!

[RobRR]

Its a Made in India RX10D. JT500 no-name floyd is the dead giveaway, and chances are the neck pocket is 2-3/16", not 2-1/4" like all other Jacksons.

[Drumdudemd]

Its a Made in India RX10D. JT500 no-name floyd is the dead giveaway, and chances are the neck pocket is 2-3/16", not 2-1/4" like all other Jacksons.

Yep.... Not to get too technical, but I pulled out my micrometer...lol... The V pocket came in at 2-5/32. Close enough to 3/16 for me. My Japan Kelly came in at 2-7/32. And my Japan performer V was also 2-7/32.

Thanks for the info, Rob!

[Drumdudemd]

RobRR ... I was reading on another post you had commented on. A guy had a Kelly that sounds like my V. He was told that was a "Musicians Friend" issue. Do you think that is the case here? The serial is 99010912.

Thanks!

[RacerX]

Could very well be. Either way, your guitar was made in the India factory around 1999. Rear-loaded Rhoads are cool.