NGD: Jackson SDX Adrian Smith

[MarkThomas]

Question anyone that has one of these do you find the E strings just a hair to close to the end of the board?
The little E is just a hair too close for my taste so I have another nut that has a narrower spacing.
The original nut is a BH 4.3 I put one marked BH 2.3 and the string spacing is much better.
A little gap on each side of the nut shelf but I can deal with that.

Yes, the E/e strings hug the edge of the board to be sure. Was thinking a different nut as well. As I said, this SDX is not like my Charvel's where just a little minor tweaking was needed...

[straycat]

Yes the little things on these are a pain but all fixable IMO.
Good guitar just lacks good hardware.
Would I buy another...........nope.

[straycat]

Have all the bugs worked out on my AS except the trem claw screws.Next string change I will do that.
I have played the shit out of it and its a solid player.
The neck is very very nice and it plays like a dream.
Old Super D and SDS 1 will go in next string change, going to leave the middle single in until I find an older SDS-1.
This guitar is a blast to play OFR special has been flawless.

[vklobucar]

I am sooo close to grabbing one of those in maple.

I have no issues with upgrading the humbucker but wonder about the neck profile.

How does the neck compare to a MIJ CHarvel So Cal please?

I'm being told that the neck is a really thin 'C" shape. I was hoping for something a little more chunky really.

Comments?

[vklobucar]

"Would I buy another...........nope"

Because of the flaws? The price?

[rdamaral]

I just ordered mine, white with maple. Also ordered a pickguard blank for a white pickguard. I will make a thread about the transformation when it begins.

I assume these take regular F spaced pups? I was thinking a whiteout version...white/white/maple with white pups

[straycat]

Looks F spaced to me on the humbucker.
Neck is a thin C but feels good to me and I tend to like chunky necks.
Buy another well maybe when they pop up at a pawn shop at a better price.
Tuners are not very good at all but you do have a locking nut so not all that important in the long run.
The wide string spacing on the nut was my issue but a BH 2-3 size nut fixed that problem.BUT you will need to dowel the mounting holes for the nut and re-drill a touch closer to the board so there is no gap between the nut and fingerboard.
Mine plays great now that I spent some time fixing the little things.

[CHARVEL_strat_81]

Dude, you should be on the lookout for MIJ Fenders. They really have this soulful handcrafted mojo feel thing going on that I just can't explain... I just got my second one in... all I have to say is... DAMN. I wouldn't trade a USA Charvel for either of my MIJ Fenders. They're really that good, but the necks are a bit fatter. If you can get past that...

Ah the secret is out now! I have a MIJ floyd strat and just as you said the NECK is to die for, it is the same feel as a old USA chravel from pre 82 but a touch fatter, it has that same san dimas original neck feeling mojo goin on with it, I paid $600 for this MIJ floyd strat used cause the owner knew what he had and i had to talk/pay him into selling it to me these are fenders best kept secret. worth every penny of the $600 i paid!

[CHARVEL_strat_81]

Took my rosewood board SDX AS back to GC today and told them it had a few issues which I pointed out.
NP a new maple board one is being sent to my house Wed of next week.Hopefully no issues.
I could have fixed the problems but hell its a new guitar I shouldn't have to.
Trem claw was drilled and installed too high, after I got the trem level the cover plate rubbed the trem claw not good.
Middle pick up had some issues and was quite loose.
Great sounding guitar overall and it played great.

I got tired of waiting for my replacement from zzounds, after a month i said F it and just got credit and bought a bunch of little things i needed anyway,24 packs of strings,some high quality cables,etc.

[Tony4552]

Hi my names Tony, I got my Smithy the day it was released from a mates shop. Only issue I had was the action was way too high and when I lowered it the buzz was ridiculous. I also hated the neck pup so that went and a Hotrails went in there instead



This was pre pup change



Me jamming



After pup change and it proper wails

To Tame A Land Cover

[PC1player]

I started upgrading mine by putting in a Floyd Upgrades 42mm L trem block. Big difference in tone and response from the guitar. Little wonder really as the old block weighed 69g the new brass one is 236g !!

Fitting is was pretty straightforward. I wanted to restring it and do a setup anyway as well as taking the pickguard plastic off properly.

[straycat]

These are very mod worthy guitars and the upgrades I did make it a much better for my taste.
Waiting on the final SDS-1 before I do a pick up swap.I have a few dual rail singles but not really wanting to lose the single coil bell like tones.
Here are the trem claw screws I removed so you can see how bent both were.
I used Fender neck plate screws which are much stronger and the same diameter and length.

[rdamaral]

mine are bent too. I noticed it when I changed strings out and had to tighten them down. They are ben tso much, they actually touch the cover when turned the right way

[straycat]

My first one was like that so I took it back and ordered the maple board version.
The second one wasn't as bad but still bent.
Easy fix anyway so no big deal.
I am enjoying mine a lot its a damn good guitar.

[rdamaral]

+1 I love mine too. I also have the Maple version. I will swap out the screws on the next string swap.