Opinions on DX10D?

[LordKramer]

Hey, I was just wondering what people think of the Jackson DX10D guitar. I tried the JS32, and the neck was really nice, and I read that the DX10D has the same neck, but hows the bridge, and what kind of music are the pickups good for?

[wilkinsi]

Depends on what sound you're after. I once owned a DX10DFS (FS = FireStorm preamp). The Duncan Designed pickups had a nice bright distorted sound. It had an alder body. The bridge is OK. I haven't tried a new DX10D. I just know it has a basswood body.

[LordKramer]

I want to get a more 80's metal sort of sound, something between Wolf Hoffmans sound on 'Balls to the Wall' by Accept, and mid-Megadeth, like on Rust in Piece and Youthanasia. But are the pickups geared more for modern metal tones?

[Rich#6]

you will get a great 80's sound from them. I think they even upgraded the trem to the jt580lp from the crappy 500. Made in Japan too.

[LordKramer]

you will get a great 80's sound from them. I think they even upgraded the trem to the jt580lp from the crappy 500. Made in Japan too.

You're right, it does have the JT580. Thanks for the reply, I was just worried, since I'd have to place an order for it to come in, that when it finally arrived it sounded like an über-metal-downtuned-chugging-machine, complete with screamo lead singer, which would kind of suck seeing as how Long & Mcquade deposits arent refundable.

I'm probably going to go order it soon, though. Thanks for the help

[icy_tower]

I have DX10D (2009. model), and I'm very satisfied with it. Pickups are ok, bridge is great, but the neck pickup lacks that sweet warm neck pickup tone. I feel that they lack dynamics, they just don't clear up with turning down the volume. For 80's metal, I'd say it's pretty good... They are not anything like ibanez's inf which are great for that modern ultra-higain stuff...

Floyd is very good, but it isn't JT580LP, I know, it says that on jacksonguitars.com, but it's not low profile tremolo, it might be jt580... (jackson site is full of mistakes) Although I don't use it that much, it stays in tune very well.

I've owned ibanez RG, and ibanez has better access to higher frets, but in every other way, this guitar kills it, the sound, the neck, tremolo...

[Rich#6]

Floyd is very good, but it isn't JT580LP, I know, it says that on jacksonguitars.com, but it's not low profile tremolo, it might be jt580... (jackson site is full of mistakes) Although I don't use it that much, it stays in tune very well.

The jt580 was only on a very few jacksons back in the mid 90's. You probably have a JT500 since that was the trem they used to come with(schaller clone) they only upgraded for the 2010 models.

[icy_tower]

You're maybe wright. It's just that I looked on http://audiozone.dk/index-filer/TremoloInfoProject.htm , and my tremolo looks a lot more like jt580 than jt500 (angled rear corners on the backplate, thinn locking bolts, jackson logo)

This tremolo is just like mine, mine is chromed, and on audiozone.dk says that this is newer jt580 (2006.)


This is the jt500


And this is the takeuchi made 580, I believe a little older model


Last year when i was buying this dinky, on jackons's site, there was dx10d pictured with jt500 just like the one on that picture, but now they are pictured with that first tremolo...

[Rich#6]

your pictures don't work

[icy_tower]

Pics are from http://audiozone.dk/index-filer/TremoloInfoProject.htm, they are on the side of the page

I can see them fine here...


mine, on audiozone site labeled jt580
http://audiozone.dk/tremolo/jt580new-01.jpg
jt500
http://audiozone.dk/tremolo/jt500-01.jpg
jt580 takeuchi
http://audiozone.dk/tremolo/jt580-takeuchi01.jpg

hope these work


Maybe I'm wrong, but that is what I found on jackson's tremolos...

[Rich#6]

why don't you post a picture of yours.

[RacerX]

I would avoid the early ones (2000 - 2001) - they were made in India & had the JT500. 2002 and later were MIJ.

[icy_tower]

why don't you post a picture of yours.

Ok





and here is my dinky


pics are crappy because of the light...

These are old dx10ds, with jt500
http://www.fabrykadzwieku.pl/images/jackson/dx10tr.jpg
These are the newer ones
http://www.musiciansbuy.com/mmMBCOM/...on_2911103.jpg

[LordKramer]

Cool, I thought the thread was dead. Well anyways, I ordered one in yesterday, and now I'm just hoping the neck is good for some sweeping, and the pickups put out some good classic metal tones.

[Rich#6]

Sure looks more like a regular jt580. sure not a LP.