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About 6 months ago, I purchased an RX10D off of eBay because I fell in love with the top (as it reminds me of Dime's Brazilia Burst Dean's). As it turns out, I am the third owner, and seemingly the first to take care of the guitar.
Here's my misadventure.
When it arrived, the action was set so low, the strings were practically laying on the frets. Now I know why the kid said "it looks good hanging on the wall." The pickup rings were missing screws. The neck pickup flopped around when you strummed hard. The Jackson Floyd was missing 4 out of 6 string blocks. There is a dent in the upper wing's paint that looks like it was tapped with a ball peen hammer. There is a chip on the wing tip completely through the finish, though it does show the finish rather thick. The case looks like UPS backed over it, and smelled like it was soaked in coffee. No wrenches. No keys for the lock, either.
I was more than a little upset, but ended up taking the guitar to a shop a block from my fiancee for a full setup and cleaning, and to install a new set of humbuckers and flushmount straplocks. I was told it'd be done over the weekend. Fast forward two weeks, and the gentleman informs me he cannot get the Jackson string blocks, and that I ought to order a new Floyd. He says he can get me a licensed for $300. At this point, I know he was pulling my chain because I've seen Original Floyds for less than $200 online. I end up ordering a Schaller with nut, for about $100. I take it to the shop, and I am told I oughta have it by the end of the week.
I call, and the man informs me he hasn't installed the bridge, and that he had to wire something or other to the tone pot because the body was too thin around the volume pot. I immediate was alarmed, as my guitar does not have a tone pot, and my guitar was not an Ibanez S-series, either.
A week later, I stop in the stop in person. Guitar's still not done, and I'm told the end of the week. The end of the week arrives, and my guitar is finally ready. I pull it out of the case in the shop, and immediately notice the wood shavings in it. The strap locks were drilled in the case. I don't say anything however, as I'm just geeked to have my guitar back. I should have thoroughly inspected it there.
When I got it back to my fiancee's, I notice it's not in tune at all, and buzzing all over the place. Then, worst of all, I notice there is now (what I hope is only) a finish crack on the neck pocket. I'm furious. I had dumped over $400 into a guitar that was supposed to only cost $400 just to make it playable, and it still wasn't.
Fast forward 6 months.
I've been working on doing my own setups, but I am hindered in the fact that the slot the trussrod nut sits in is so thin. That, and I've never really adjusted a neck before. I am taking it in to a different shop to be fully setup this time, fretboard cleaned and oiled etc, and the trem blocked (I just dont use it).
As it sits now, it has a Seymour Duncan '59 and Dimebucker, Schaller Floyd, Tremol-no, and Dunlop Flushmount Straplocks. I've sanded the neck, and slightly rounded the lower fretboard edge.
So that's my story on how I came to the Jackson family. Now I want a KBR.
This is about the best pic of the guitar I have at the moment. From left to right:
Alvarez accoustic/electric, Gibson Les Paul Voodoo, LTD EC-1000VB (sold
), Jackson RX10D.
Here are my questions.
How would I date the guitar? The neckplate is a plain piece with the serial stamped in it, not some of the fancier Jackson logo'd ones. The top looks much deeper than other veener guitars that I've seen, and the color is drastically different depending on the light.
I have an R3 or R4 (I forget which) nut that was supposed to be installed, but wasn't. I've experimented with it, and it seems to almost double the string height. Is this worth working with? Would I have to grind the bottom down some?
Did anyone notice that this year's RX10D's are basswood?
Prior to this year, what were the differences between the RR3's and RX10D's (aside from the control cavity differences)?
I had my mother get me the serial number, since I'm staying over at my fiancee's tonight. My serial is: 00043101, plain silver neckplate. I may be imagining this, but I remember pulling a Made in Japan sticker off of the heel.
About 6 months ago, I purchased an RX10D off of eBay because I fell in love with the top (as it reminds me of Dime's Brazilia Burst Dean's). As it turns out, I am the third owner, and seemingly the first to take care of the guitar.
Here's my misadventure.
When it arrived, the action was set so low, the strings were practically laying on the frets. Now I know why the kid said "it looks good hanging on the wall." The pickup rings were missing screws. The neck pickup flopped around when you strummed hard. The Jackson Floyd was missing 4 out of 6 string blocks. There is a dent in the upper wing's paint that looks like it was tapped with a ball peen hammer. There is a chip on the wing tip completely through the finish, though it does show the finish rather thick. The case looks like UPS backed over it, and smelled like it was soaked in coffee. No wrenches. No keys for the lock, either.
I was more than a little upset, but ended up taking the guitar to a shop a block from my fiancee for a full setup and cleaning, and to install a new set of humbuckers and flushmount straplocks. I was told it'd be done over the weekend. Fast forward two weeks, and the gentleman informs me he cannot get the Jackson string blocks, and that I ought to order a new Floyd. He says he can get me a licensed for $300. At this point, I know he was pulling my chain because I've seen Original Floyds for less than $200 online. I end up ordering a Schaller with nut, for about $100. I take it to the shop, and I am told I oughta have it by the end of the week.
I call, and the man informs me he hasn't installed the bridge, and that he had to wire something or other to the tone pot because the body was too thin around the volume pot. I immediate was alarmed, as my guitar does not have a tone pot, and my guitar was not an Ibanez S-series, either.
A week later, I stop in the stop in person. Guitar's still not done, and I'm told the end of the week. The end of the week arrives, and my guitar is finally ready. I pull it out of the case in the shop, and immediately notice the wood shavings in it. The strap locks were drilled in the case. I don't say anything however, as I'm just geeked to have my guitar back. I should have thoroughly inspected it there.
When I got it back to my fiancee's, I notice it's not in tune at all, and buzzing all over the place. Then, worst of all, I notice there is now (what I hope is only) a finish crack on the neck pocket. I'm furious. I had dumped over $400 into a guitar that was supposed to only cost $400 just to make it playable, and it still wasn't.
Fast forward 6 months.
I've been working on doing my own setups, but I am hindered in the fact that the slot the trussrod nut sits in is so thin. That, and I've never really adjusted a neck before. I am taking it in to a different shop to be fully setup this time, fretboard cleaned and oiled etc, and the trem blocked (I just dont use it).
As it sits now, it has a Seymour Duncan '59 and Dimebucker, Schaller Floyd, Tremol-no, and Dunlop Flushmount Straplocks. I've sanded the neck, and slightly rounded the lower fretboard edge.
So that's my story on how I came to the Jackson family. Now I want a KBR.
This is about the best pic of the guitar I have at the moment. From left to right:
Alvarez accoustic/electric, Gibson Les Paul Voodoo, LTD EC-1000VB (sold
), Jackson RX10D.Here are my questions.
How would I date the guitar? The neckplate is a plain piece with the serial stamped in it, not some of the fancier Jackson logo'd ones. The top looks much deeper than other veener guitars that I've seen, and the color is drastically different depending on the light.
I have an R3 or R4 (I forget which) nut that was supposed to be installed, but wasn't. I've experimented with it, and it seems to almost double the string height. Is this worth working with? Would I have to grind the bottom down some?
Did anyone notice that this year's RX10D's are basswood?
Prior to this year, what were the differences between the RR3's and RX10D's (aside from the control cavity differences)?
I had my mother get me the serial number, since I'm staying over at my fiancee's tonight. My serial is: 00043101, plain silver neckplate. I may be imagining this, but I remember pulling a Made in Japan sticker off of the heel.
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