Jackson set necks?

[vector]

Jackson's CS spec form does not list set necks as an option. Is this still accurate?

[Tho]

Changing body construction would be master built, not CS Select

[vector]

Maybe I'm not being clear-as far as I know, set necks aren't an option in CS so, there's little-to-no likelihood of them doing a set neck construction if neck thru was selected on the PO. Had some folks looking at a pic of the back of my CS Star and swearing it was a set neck.

[shreddermon]

No, that's definitely a neck-through. A common misconception, because they don't see the neck running all the way through the body from the back side view. Jackson's standard NT construction changed many years ago, where they use a thinner "neck sized" piece of maple. The alder two-piece body joins together in the back (and they do a thin veneer on the top side), making it look like a set-neck. But it actually goes all the way through the body, underneath the alder. Usually, you can see the maple center neck piece at the back end, with transparent finishes.

The only way you'd see the neck through the body on the back side, is if you spec'd a vintage neck construction (like they did in the 80s) or a multi-piece / non-scarf jointed neck (3 piece, 5 piece, etc.). You've basically gotta go old school to see it that way.

[shreddermon]

Look at the back end of the trans green Kelly pictured on the Jackson website. See what I mean?...

http://jacksonguitars.com/guitars/kelly/

[JCB RR1]

Exactly, I was about to point out the same thing.

One thing though is that you can also see the back side of the neck, made out of alder in this case.

Here are a couple of pics of my Kelly.

[shreddermon]

Right, three pieces for the body on the back, not two. My bad, must've been thinking bolt-ons there for a minute.

[xenophobe]

That's not 3 pieces for the body, that's a second piece attached to the neck so it has the depth of the body, so they can attach the body wings to the neck. I guess we could argue semantics, but that "3rd piece of the body" is actually attached to the neck before the body wings get attached. That 3rd piece doesn't dictate body shape and would be the same piece attached to that neck regardless of what shape body is made, but that piece is generally the same body wood, regardless of what neck wood is used.

I'm sure Jackson could do a set neck if you find a one piece body of wood you want to show off, otherwise there's no real reason. A standard Jackson neck-thru isn't really all that different from a set neck once the neck pickup is routed. Of course it's different, that "3rd piece of wood". Otherwise, the rest of the neck wood that makes it a "neck-through" is disrupted. Well, you could go one hum.