PS6T - I need to know the specs on this Kelly

[DonP]

I have this body with a Fusion neck bolted on to it. The body was damaged in shipping, so I'm thinking of getting a replacement.

And yes, in some strange way it intonates fine. I believe it's because the Fusion neck is 24 frets 24 3/4" scale, and the Kelly Body wants a 25 1/2" scale 22 fret neck.

Does anyone know the history of these? Am I right that these were a 25 1/2" scale 22 fret neck? If so, I'd have to find a similar body.

Thanks.

[Tekky]

Re: PS6T - I need to know the specs on this Kelly

PS6T/PS6

Intro: 1997
Disco: 1999

Made in Japan

Pickups:
Bridge - Jackson J70
Neck - Jackson J70

Controls:
Volume, 3-way toggle switch

Hardware:
JT500 tremolo
Jackson/Gotoh die-cast tuners

Woods:
Body - Poplar with optional flamed maple top
Neck - Maple (24 frets)
Fretboard - Rosewood

[DonP]

Re: PS6T - I need to know the specs on this Kelly

TËKKŸ,

Thanks for the great info. Are you sure it's a 24 fret neck? I can't believe the 24 3/4" Fusion neck would intonate properly unless this guitar was a 24 3/4" scale as well. Maybe it was?

My body is dated Dec, 1998, so you are dead on right there. Made in Japan? Cool.

Can you tell me more about the J70 pickups? I know next to nothing (well, absolutely nothing) about Jackson pickups. What would these compare to in a Duncan lineup?

[Tekky]

Re: PS6T - I need to know the specs on this Kelly

It is definitely 24 frets. Are you sure the neck in fact has a 24 3/4" scale?

I used to have one of these, I always felt the pickups were weak. They don't hold a candle to anything in the Duncan lineup except maybe the Duncan Designed pickups. Other than that I can't tell you much about them.

[DonP]

Re: PS6T - I need to know the specs on this Kelly

100% positive it's a Fusion - measured and stamped "FUS". It's bound ebony with MOP Sharks ans MOP Jackson logo. I bought on ebay from a pawn shop who knew next to nothing. They packed it real crappy and the top tip of the body was snapped off in transit. Also the neck had a headstock repair. I got them to refund $165 of the $305 I sent, so it wasn't too bad a deal.

I'm thinking of getting an undamaged Kelly body but I'd need one with the same exact specs of my current one, considering the strange combo I have.

I think you are right about the J70's. They are a weaker sounding pickup. I have a pair of Super D's I could throw in, but eventually I may go with EMG's.

[Tekky]

Re: PS6T - I need to know the specs on this Kelly

Strange. Is it possible that the body was modified to accept the shorter neck?

[DonP]

Re: PS6T - I need to know the specs on this Kelly

Nope. Body is 100% stock.

When I took off the Fusion neck, I compared it to a 22 fret 25 1/2" neck, and they are about the same length. So I figure the PS6T had a 22 fret 25 1/2" neck. The saddles are not really too far out of whack either. They are closer forward than what one would expect, but with this stange combo it's a miracle the thing intonates at all.

[Tekky]

Re: PS6T - I need to know the specs on this Kelly

The PS6-t that I had and any pictures that I see and any others I come across in pawn shops all have a 24 fret neck. I'm not sure why yours would have a short scale and every other one doesn't.

[stevieb91]

Re: PS6T - I need to know the specs on this Kelly

if you got it from a pawn shop and the headstock was already repaired,odds are that the neck on it now was not the stock one.

[Newc]

Re: PS6T - I need to know the specs on this Kelly

There was some discussion a while back about Jackson's scale lengths being determined by the neck and not the body - some folks even claimed to have put a Fusion neck on a Dinky body and intonated just fine. I've never done this myself, but IIRC the members in question were regarded as knowledgable around here.

[ChlorineRR4]

Re: PS6T - I need to know the specs on this Kelly

i just did the math........it works i do believe

[DonP]

Re: PS6T - I need to know the specs on this Kelly

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The PS6-t that I had and any pictures that I see and any others I come across in pawn shops all have a 24 fret neck. I'm not sure why yours would have a short scale and every other one doesn't.

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I don't think it came like this from the factory - someone swapped in a Fusion neck without thinking of scale lengths. The guy probably thought "old one has 24 frets, new one does - a perfect fit!".

Also, the body is from 1998, but the neck is bound ebony with MOP sharkies and Jackson logo - definitely an early 90's neck.

[DonP]

Re: PS6T - I need to know the specs on this Kelly

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i just did the math........it works i do believe

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If the old scale is 25 1/2", and the new scale is 24 3/4", either the bridge needs to move forward 3/4", OR, the neck pocket on a 25 1/2" scale neck is different than the pocket on a 24 3/4" scale neck. EDIT: Maybe the nut moved closer to the bridge?

FWIW, my Fusion neck has a very small fretboard overhang. If a long scale neck has a long overhang, that might let the necks interchange. It would be easier at the factory to not have to worry about route a body for what style of neck.

[ChlorineRR4]

Re: PS6T - I need to know the specs on this Kelly

think about it..............the neck itself is shorter, thus when you bolt it on the scale length effectively becomes shorter (distance from bridge to nut)

there is atleast one variable you are forgetting

[RacerX]

Re: PS6T - I need to know the specs on this Kelly

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I've never done this myself, but IIRC the members in question were regarded as knowledgable around here.

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