"MG" Series Neck Radius

[Guitarkid8]

There seems to be conflicting information on this. I've seen 12"-16", which is I believe the standard Jackson compound radius. I have also seen 14"-16" listed, which I thought might have been exclusive to the MG line? I tried to print out the radius tool to use on my DXMG but I couldn't cut accurately enough to be 100%. Anyone know?

[Sunbane]

I've never heard anything other than 12"-16", and I don't see what benefit there would be to make one series in another radius span. It would likely just make overall costs higher. It doesn't seem logical to go to a higher radius for the "chord end" either. My guess is that it was originally a typo that stuck around.

[Mudlark]

Just comparing my DKMGT to my SL2HT they both look the same. 12"-16".

[StrmRidr]

My DKMG is 12"-16".

[Guitarkid8]

Thanks guys. I wanted a new locking nut, and bought a 14" based on the literature that I found, as well as the memory that I had from way back when. I had an 08 DXMG and 08 DK2M, and I would have sworn up and down that the necks were different, as well as the DK2 having a thicker neck. Once I saw the incorrect 14"-16" I figured that was the difference, even though looking at the spec sheet in present day the DXMG has a thicker neck.

[Sunbane]

The fretboard radius doesn't really have anything to do with neck thickness. That is more a question of how the back of the neck is shaped. But radius will affect the feel of it for sure - especially when playing barre chords.

[toejam]

Thanks guys. I wanted a new locking nut, and bought a 14" based on the literature that I found, as well as the memory that I had from way back when. I had an 08 DXMG and 08 DK2M, and I would have sworn up and down that the necks were different, as well as the DK2 having a thicker neck. Once I saw the incorrect 14"-16" I figured that was the difference, even though looking at the spec sheet in present day the DXMG has a thicker neck.

A thicker neck has nothing to do with fingerboard radius. A neck radius is a totally different thing.

[Guitarkid8]

I know they are different things, however I thought that I felt more of a difference than simply neck thickness. I assumed that all jacksons have a modern shape neck, and that left the fingerboard radius as the only thing left. Same scale length, jumbo frets, wood type, and nut width.

[Mudlark]

Generally, DXMG's always had thicker necks than a DK2 or DK2M. Something like: DK2M .810 12th fret/ DXMG .880 12th fret.
Neck dimensions can be inconsistent, though.