King V Body without neck | Guitar project

[Wally312]

Yes the neck has been painted by last owner.
When he bought it, he asked his luthier to completely verify it and proceed to a new finish, body + neck
I can make more pictures of this Kelly on a separate thread if you want ^^

[Mudlark]

Nah, just post it here. Probably a KE3 that someone added an extra knob/switch or something. They had black hardware and a JT580LP tremolo like that in '96-7.

[Wally312]

Here are a couple of pictures from the 'other' Jackson neck I bought ! This is not a tiny one (^_^) Yup !



















That looks much better even if there is some dings.
I'm not sure but I would be think about restoring the headstock by sanding it and covering holes or scratch areas then doing a new finish, placing the Jackson decals.

[metalchurch79]

I own a 93 KV2 bolt on, and I've owned a 94 King V Professional STD, 1999 KV3 snow white and also the first year for the KVX10, and this one is definitely not pre-2002 because it is a 24fret body, which debuted with the KVX10 in 2001-02 after the Fender buyout.

Snow White pearl was the only finish even close this this and that was only from 1998-1999 on the KV3.Silver Sparkle wasn't available on a bolt-on King V..

This one appears to have hidden mods under the paint because that jack routing is rather crude, and not only that, the KVX10's jack plate wasn't the Strat style, that was only KV3, and located on the upper wing..All the rest have a square Gibson style (KV2,KingV Std) located on the lower wing, or the football jack (KVX10), located on the upper wing like the KV3.


Also, the 1993,94,95King Vs had an oval style control cover with 2 screws.
The 1997-1999 KV3's had the OP's style cavity cover, (but 22frets), and the KVX10 had this style control cover as well.

All bolt on King V's from 1993-1999 were 22frets.
Any bolt on King V from 2000/2001-present were 24fret.

This appears to be an '07-current KVX10 that someone wanted to make it look like a KV3, because the KVX10 was initially only offered as a string thru, (2001-2006-ish), so this one is most likely a 2007 and newer, so that would correspond to the "7" that's in the neck pocket.
That MIJ sticker in the neck pocket was taken from a neck and added there.

The KVX10 was essentially a homologization of the previous years.


Im sure I'm missing other small distinguishing features, but its early and my head hurts. Hope I was of some help.

[metalchurch79]

The recessed trem cavity is rather odd, my '93 KV2 isn't recessed (still have it), nor did my '94 KV Std, but I can't remember if my '99 KV3 had that recessed cover cause I sold that, and I generally throw the covers away anyways...
If the neck pocket stamps weren't so original looking, I would be willing to bet that this was an aftermarket body, or it is in fact an '07-up KVX10 that someone modded like I said.

[Mudlark]

So, you're saying the OP should check to see if someone moved the jack from the lower to upper horn on a KVX10?

Though, anything's possible, that 7 isn't indicative of a date stamp.

Has anyone mentioned that it may be what the stamps say? KVR7 or whatever it was. Being in France, it could well be a European market model we're not familiar with.

[metalchurch79]

Yes in a nut shell that's what it appears to be to me. I'm not trying to go all King V wiki or anything, just that I've owned exclusively King V's from 94-2007. All of them were bolt on and I've built and sold some, so the info that I posted is what I can recall from my personal experience, so by no means do I know everything.
The last King V that I bought new was an '06 or '07 KVX10 in sunburst. Didn't like it and sold it and from then on it was all MIJ for me, so I'm not discounting the chance that perhaps Jackson moved the jack at some point later on in the KVX10's production, but everything to me adds up it being a KVX10 yes.
The Satin Silver hardware was a KV3 spec. Seems someone was going old school on a newer body, that's all.
Also, the Bolt on King Vs from 1993-1999 I can say for certain are Poplar bodies. So the wood in the neck pocket of that appears to be darker like basswood or agathis or whatever wood they used on the KVX10's..
Grover Jackson made some for the Japanese market that I think were 24fret bolt on, but that would surely have different ink stamps in the neck pocket you'd think...despite the early KVs being MIJ themselves...not sure on those particulars because it was never an issue.
Either way, this looks like an awesome project and it will be pretty damn cool when he is done, cause they're one of my fav and they always look good!
Not talking shit or saying the guitar is junk please don't take it as such. Just trying to give him some perspective.
Like I said, if I'm wrong or anything, please correct me, I'm always looking to learn something.

[Mudlark]

It's a head scratcher with those odd model stamps. Though, they certainly look MIJ.

[metalchurch79]

It's a head scratcher with those odd model stamps. Though, they certainly look MIJ.

Yes I know, it's certainly an odd one.

[Mudlark]

A European model is really the most likely scenario in my thoughts. A KV Reverse. The modern era(2000s-up) MIJ stamps are pretty reliable and legible when it comes to model names.

Still, I've learnt to never rule anything out with these bloody things.