Is this an early Jackson body? Help me figure it out...

[acorkos]

I think it's a Jackson...please let me know what you think it is, approximate year and value? Electronics all work, no neck or neckplate.
Is the paint and/or wood missing from the neck pocket/neck pickup stock, or did someone route that away? Thanks for your help!

[toejam]

Not a Jackson with that weird looking control cavity shape.

[Dave Rocks]

Firewood Sorry

[acorkos]

here's another pic of the inside of the control cavity...

[toejam]

It's still not going to turn it into a Jackson.

[shreddermon]

Agreed, not a Jackson.

[Sunbane]

I agree. The body looks Jacksonesque, but the control cavity gives it away.

[Number Of The Priest]

Control layout and trem are also weird.

I only have limited experience taking apart Jackson/Charvel bolt-ons but the neck pockets have always been bare wood (not painted).

Finally, the tremolo cavity backplate (and screw holes on the body) has in-line middle holes. In my experience, the middle holes should be more "staggered" as seen in the generic example below:

[acorkos]

thanks for the info...I think i'll donate this to my local neighborhood beginner guitar shredder

[Dave Rocks]

thanks for the info...I think i'll donate this to my local neighborhood beginner guitar shredder

That would be very nice. BTW, my post earlier - I was just busting balls

[Sunbane]

thanks for the info...I think i'll donate this to my local neighborhood beginner guitar shredder

[toejam]

thanks for the info...I think i'll donate this to my local neighborhood beginner guitar shredder

If you can fit a nice neck on it, it might be a great player.

[Mudlark]

It appears that someone extended that neck pocket right up to the pickup cavity.

[Ward]

It appears that someone extended that neck pocket right up to the pickup cavity.

Yeah, that's definitely been carved up a bit there.

Maybe they decided to put a 24 fret neck where a 22 fretter used to go?

[Number Of The Priest]

Ah, that explains the nice clean curved paint line separating the red paint from the bare wood in the neck pocket!