Name those mutt parts

[pianoguyy]

https://imgur.com/a/IXvHPV6

** I think I am going to sell it 'as is', therefore I am not interested in ripping it apart to see the neck pocket. **

I recently came into a large amount of guitars and associated items. The original owners are unavailable for comment.
While it is completely possible (and probable) that non-trem guitars have been routed for trems, and bodies sanded and re-painted, I can tell you they wouldn't "go cheap" by using fake parts.

So, help me out with what all is going on with this Jackson:


The complete guitar... the neck is fairly easy - DKMG. The body, which I believe belongs with the standalone neck is a DX10D ? But the knobs are slightly back.
Worth noting, on the back, both covers are raised. The trem plate may or may not be original, but there is a 2nd set of screw holes underneath it.
As far as the neck screws go, it could have been one of those "angled heels", which may or may not help narrow down a model, but I am leaning more towards that being a modification due to the paint transition.

The separate neck has nothing written/stamped where the screws go. But does have (not pictured) on the butt end, what looks like DK7 but could also be PRT. And there is a Z stamped into the fretboard.
The DR would make sense because of the reverse headstock. But it certainly isn't a 7 string.

The tremolo - no markings other than the "licensed under". Looks like a 590, so it is probably a 500 ? But without a Jackson or Charvel logo stamped on it. And, as I said, the guy wouldn't go cheap. A "real" 500 is better than a fake one, but is still a little junky for the guy to use.

The pickups, tuners, knobs, and electronics have all been replaced, so that will not help us one bit. And the boxes of parts won't tell us anything either due to the volume of them which could belong to anything.



Any thoughts?

[metalhobo]

the heel looks like a modification.

I think it's safe to assume that the bridge is probably equivalent to a jt-500 or a kramer licensed floyd or any of the import (non-schaller) clones of the schaller bridge. it is kind of unusual that there is no logo on it. but at the same time not terribly surprising. the factories must have been pumping out identical bridges for jackson, charvel, kramer, etc. and stamping them before sending to the first parties. but maybe if they were also selling to parts resellers they wouldn't stamp anything on them. just an idea.

[ed]

They made Chinese copies of those trems and probably still do you can get them for 30-50 dollars i had one of those in gold a long time ago. The knife edges werent hardened at all and it was a piece of junk pretty much. Not saying that is one of those but they do exist.

[Razor]

Damn sure looks like a DX10D body. It's a later one that wasn't MIJ. You're right that's a DKMG neck. That tremolo is correct for it too as they did away with the JT-580 Lo Pro when they quit making them in Japan. The other neck looks like a DX10D neck too. I parted one out a long time ago, and I don't have many decent pictures of it because it was so long ago.

That neck heel has been ground down, and whoever did it should have the shit slapped out of them. DX10D would have had a neck plate. If I remember right the back covers on this DX10D were raised also.

[pianoguyy]

Any idea the markings on the freestanding neck?
Z stamped into the fretboard.
DR7 written on the butt.

[JJ119]

Razor
Those 2 pics are Great!! Love them!!


pianoguyy

Interesting about the Z and DR 7.

Just a wild guess out loud ---
DR == Dinky Reverse
7 == Denotes Sharkfin from Dot inlays?

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[pianoguyy]

https://imgur.com/a/EDuX7nX

Now that the guitar is gone and I still have the neck....
That's a new link with new pictures. I got a picture of the DR7.
Also, there appears to be another Z, this one in the truss cavity. But I am not sure if it is a Z or just some marks in the dust that look like a Z.