Will a DK2M body take a Strat neck?

[goodwood]

I have these two DK2M guitars...


Someone wants to buy one of the bodies and says that they have a
"custom wizard contour reverse strat neck, it has factory strat measurements"...the measurements seem in the ballpark withing 1/8 of an inch. Does anyone know if the neck pocket is typically the same as a Strat neck pocket?

[straycat]

No the Jackson neck pockets are 2 1/4 in.You would have to shim the neck pocket which IMO wouldn't look too good unless you refined the body.The 1 hum DK2M's are few and far between I would sell the whole guitar to someone here. It sucks when someone parts out a very ltd run guitar.

[slash]

They would want a strat head with a 2.25" wide heel which I can do by the way

[goodwood]

Thanks for the info straycat. I am not for parting out guitars either truthfully, it's just that when something is for sale and someone makes an offer...you get the point.

Good to know slash but in this case the person has a neck and seeks a body.

Cheers.

[metalchurch79]

Not only that but it will not intonate unless it is a 24 fret neck that they are going to be using.

[goodwood]

Not only that but it will not intonate unless it is a 24 fret neck that they are going to be using.

Good point. I missed that one...

[DonP]

The Heavy Metal Strat has 24 frets and I "think" a wide heal, but it's got a custom neck plate bolt pattern.

Just throwing that out.

[m2pmd70]

If they buy the body can I have the neck?

[goodwood]

If they buy the body can I have the neck?

HA!! Yeah...I'm pretty sure he's going to buy the body because I forwarded him my thoughts/concerns about the fit and also a link to this thread in the name of transparency!!

[m2pmd70]

Sweet. So I can have the neck then?

Thanks, I'll give it a nice home.

[slash]

The Heavy Metal Strat has 24 frets and I "think" a wide heal, but it's got a custom neck plate bolt pattern.

Just throwing that out.

It has a square heel like a Tele and is 25.1" scale not 25.5" scale. Other than a custom neck or a 24 fret jackson neck he is going to have a hard time finding one that will work with out mods.

[DonP]

It has a square heel like a Tele and is 25.1" scale not 25.5" scale. Other than a custom neck or a 24 fret jackson neck he is going to have a hard time finding one that will work with out mods.

Make sure you save the template for that HM body you made. I might want to pick one up someday.

[Newc]

No the Jackson neck pockets are 2 1/4 in.You would have to shim the neck pocket which IMO wouldn't look too good unless you refined the body.The 1 hum DK2M's are few and far between I would sell the whole guitar to someone here. It sucks when someone parts out a very ltd run guitar.

Yeah, but don't take a penny less than what you paid for it. That will serve them right for not paying full price for it when it was new and hoping to score one used for less :ROTF:

[goodwood]

HA!! Yeah...I'm pretty sure he's going to buy the body because I forwarded him my thoughts/concerns about the fit and also a link to this thread in the name of transparency!!

I must have been tired when I wrote that post...I meant to say that I'm pretty sure he's NOT going to buy the body...

I'm sure that a few people were thinking 'WTF?' after reading my previous post...

[slash]

Make sure you save the template for that HM body you made. I might want to pick one up someday.

That was a few years ago and I didn't make a HM body I made a custom SD1 body to fit the HM neck. So unfortunalty I never made a template for the HM body.