Jackson Concept JDR 94

[jdr94]

Oh yeah... Pep Boys, Advance and Autozone, Never heard of Aid Auto.... Even looked at ebay and the flea markets around here.. Plenty sticker of the little Calvin looking dude, but none of an alien kid..

you could always buy two calvin stickers, merge the 2nd piss stream, cut calvins head off and find an alien head sticker with the same profile. you might be able to tell it was put together but probably not from a few feet away.

[jdr94]

have ps4,must be an early cut,its small and not heavy.my pro dinky std was heaver and bigger.a jdr-4 was just on ebay,not sure if it even sold starting price 500.

yeah i seen that. its way overpriced and that gold hardware is horrible. . . well, not my style anyway. black on black. as it was and as it should be. maybe i'll try to track my old one down.

[john.w.lawson]

i here ya jdr[dont think i dont know what ya think about my ps4 nowbut still have the black

[john.w.lawson]

i was gonna try and sell it to a rap band?

[jdr94]

i here ya jdr[dont think i dont know what ya think about my ps4 nowbut still have the black

oh no. the color of yours matches the gold nicely, but the black jdr with gold trem, tuners, knobs,and nut, but black pickup rings and pickup selector just looks like a half ass job.

[john.w.lawson]

its cool jd.my wife likes it!and she is my only groupy.and it seems to add a little sustain,not that it needed it! hey post that pic of it besides the charvette,i would like to know if other ps4 are that small,compared to a 24 /3/4 neck charvette?

[jdr94]

its cool jd.my wife likes it!and she is my only groupy.and it seems to add a little sustain,not that it needed it! hey post that pic of it besides the charvette,i would like to know if other ps4 are that small,compared to a 24 /3/4 neck charvette?

you should start a new thread for that one. this is about the jdr-94 martinbarre1 got.

[MartinBarre]

I got the guitar today -the auction said it had new strings, but they're so tarnished I can't even get it in tune. I'll have to wait till tomorrow until I can set it all up properly. Thing looks great though, the reverse headstock is awesome!

[jdr94]

I got the guitar today -the auction said it had new strings, but they're so tarnished I can't even get it in tune. I'll have to wait till tomorrow until I can set it all up properly. Thing looks great though, the reverse headstock is awesome!

yeah its a great guitar. i know you'll love it

[MartinBarre]

Okay, today I finally got a chance to get this thing going! Took the strings off, replaced the pickup rings because for some bizarre reason the ones on it were angled - like the ones on a Les Paul even though the JDR is flat? WTF is that all about? Anyway I put on the old ones from my RR3, used some linseed oil on the neck, replaced the strings, sprayed some switch cleaner into the selector switch to stop it crackling, lowered the action a little, and tuned it to Eb. I've also ordered some black metal control knobs to replace the cheapo plastic ones (which are on the wrong way round for some reason!).
Spent a while playing along to the "Ace of Spades" album and it was a blast. The pickups aren't the best - the neck and middle are pretty much useless, and the bridge lacks kick, but overall, for the money it sounds alright. More importantly, it plays brilliantly.
Might change the pickups at some point, depending on finances and whether I find a band I'm serious enough about playing with.

[MartinBarre]

Question - what's the best way to adjust the action on this trem?
Some strings are high, some are low, it's odd. Like the saddle heights have been adjusted differently on different strings. Are some of them maybe loose?
I also tried screwing down the two pivot point allen screws, but nothing much seems to happen.
The action on this is a lot higher than I like - my RR3 is so low the strings almost touch the frets! (works perfectly though).

[jdr94]

Question - what's the best way to adjust the action on this trem?
Some strings are high, some are low, it's odd. Like the saddle heights have been adjusted differently on different strings. Are some of them maybe loose?
I also tried screwing down the two pivot point allen screws, but nothing much seems to happen.
The action on this is a lot higher than I like - my RR3 is so low the strings almost touch the frets! (works perfectly though).

its possible that the previous owner pulled the saddles off for some reason and put em back in the wrong order. under close inspection you'll see which ones go where. they should cause a slight arc if lined up properly. the trem posts should bring the action down maybe theyre stripped if theyre not doin anything or possibly the bushings loose and spins with the posts.

[MartinBarre]

its possible that the previous owner pulled the saddles off for some reason and put em back in the wrong order. under close inspection you'll see which ones go where. they should cause a slight arc if lined up properly. the trem posts should bring the action down maybe theyre stripped if theyre not doin anything or possibly the bushings loose and spins with the posts.

Sounds helpful! I'll take a good look at it and see if it's as you say.
Thanks!

[jdr94]

do you mean the vol and tone knob position is wrong or do they actually spin the wrong way? when i had my jdr i actually moved em around and disconnected the tone cause i never used the tone knob. i did this cause sometimes i move alot on stage and ended up slowly cutting my volume back on accident. so to eliminate that happening i put the volume way outta reach.

[MartinBarre]

do you mean the vol and tone knob position is wrong or do they actually spin the wrong way? when i had my jdr i actually moved em around and disconnected the tone cause i never used the tone knob. i did this cause sometimes i move alot on stage and ended up slowly cutting my volume back on accident. so to eliminate that happening i put the volume way outta reach.

I just meant that someone had moved the knobs - the volume knob was on the tone pot and vice versa. I replaced them with black metal ones anyway - smaller ones than normal as I find, like you, I end up turning the damn guitar down. Why that volume pot is so close to the strings I don't know.

I'm gonna put a Bill Lawrence USA 500XL in the bridge, move the Duncan Jazz from my Epi SG for the neck, and a cheap, but good quality, Fender single coil for the middle IF:


Will any Fender type single coil fit in there? Like a Lace Sensor or a Duncan Lil '59?
And does it come with a cover on it (the stock Jackson pickup I mean)? So, if I bought a white Fender pickup, I could just replace the white cover with the black Jackson one (obviously NOT with a Lace Sensor, but you know what I mean)?