NGD² - JDR94 and DK2-mutt

[v4rg]

Hi,

I got some new toys today ^^ , an old JDR94 for just a few bucks and my own build of a PC1

The JDR94 was on ebay and since I like reverse headstocks and black Dinkys I just bought it for little money. The guitar plays very nice, frets are in good condition even for a guitar tht old. The PUs got swapped for two Duncan Distortion and a dummy in single-coil position. I installed a megaswitch like the prs-ones, too. That thing gives you some nice sound in positions 2,3 and 4. The other guitar is a DK2-body with Duncan Hotrails and Dimarzio Super3, Floyd Rose with brass block and a very nice flame-maple-neck made by musikraft. One of the best sounding guitars I've ever had for just about 800€. I just wasn't sure if I would like the fat neck of the PC1 so I got me a neck that suits me fine.

Volume-pot was moved to tone-position and on vol-pos a kill-switch was installed.

Here are some pics:


and the DK2-PC1

[v4rg]

I just googled the word mutt. I touhgt it'd described some kind of cheap guitar build with spare parts as some guys use that word in their topics Now I know better

[pianoguyy]

Mutt, partscaster, Frankenstrat
While they are all mean the same thing, they all have their own unique qualities.

Mutt - unmatched body and neck
but doesn't necessarily mean cheap stuff.

It is really the dictionary definition of the word mutt but applied to guitars instead of animals.

[Mudlark]

That DK2 looks sweet.
The pickup swap in the '94 is a big upgrade from the originals in my opinion.

[v4rg]

The DK2 plays good, too. I ordered a speed profile @ musikraft and it came with a profile a little bit fatter than my SL1. The quality was perfect. It plays and feels very good. As I already posted in the tech thread that guitar resonates much better than all my other guitars. I don't know why, but it is just like that. My DK1 sounds a little bit dead, the DK2 has a lot of bite and growls. I thought it maybe comes from the copper trem block on the DK1 (the DK2 has a brass block) but that guitar sounds huge. If I hit the trembar the trem wiggles much longer than all other guitars.

The JDR94 is nice, too. The neck is really thin and sound sgood with the Duncan Distortion-Set.

[MartinBarre]

Looking good. I have a PC1 and a JDR94 and both are keepers! Good job with the neck on the DK2.