Jackson DK2 Dinky

-floyd rose bridge
-locking tuners
-shark inlays
-seymour duncan single coils(2) and humbucker --> S/S/H
-thin neck , nice to play
-1 volume
-1 tone
-5-way switch
-black color
-black bridge , tuners and knobs?


very happy with all these features :D and standard seymours on your guitar :p

i play metal, punk , rock , alternative
i play with a hughes&kettner matrix 100 combo , sounds sweet :p
for clean and grungie sounds i use my single coils , for the hard work i use the humbucker in bridge possition :p the guitar plays like heaven , no stupid other sounds that are not needed

nice fit and finish , the headstock just flows in over the neck , shark inlays nice done

once , my guitar fell on the ground , but ther was nothing on it :p

very nice and strong guitar

i would use it without a backup , the strings are fit in a floyd rose bridge (speaks for himself :p ) and my guitar is very comfortabel to play to . the guitar doesnt untune tnx to the locking tuners

the company of jackson delliverd my guitar in one week , i live on the other side of the company :p

i play more than 2 years new , it's my 3th guitar , and finaly the right guitar :D if it was broken , i get a new one rightaway

it hase a litle of ibanez , but jackson is better to me :d

Well, go to the Jackson Internet-page and find out.

First off I have to say that I bought this thing as a replacement for my Jackson JSX-94, which will fall to pieces sometime and there are no replacement-parts.
I wanted a strat. I also wanted strat sound. Maybe with a humbucker in bridge-position. And with a floyd rose. I definitely need that for my working-horse. Fender Strat sounds are sweet - at least most of them. Have you ever compared two identical strats only that the second one had floyd rose? Half the tone is gone. Jackson and Ibanez are able to maintain a lot more tone despite the floyd rose. Ibanez even feel a lot better than Fenders but their look doesn't appeal to me and they all have the humbucker in neck-position. don't want that.

and then there's the jackson dinky. ok, let's go for sound first:

- nice sc sounds with neck-pu. you want hendrix? you get hendrix! and clapton too ;-)
- the middle pu does sound a whole lot different than the neck-pu, which you shouln't take for granted at all! I don't use it too much, so I don't wanna judge it. it's ok for me.
- bridge humbucker rocks. I play a lot of 80's hair-metal stuff and I think the jackson suits it perfectly. compared to my jsx-94 which i pimped with a DiMarzio SuperDistortion it's just a tiny bit more powerful, not just louder or hotter. It has that certain something that the jsx-94 was lacking.

disklikes? well, there's a bit of noise from the SCs of course... and even from the humbucker, but nothing serious.

I did have to lower the floyd rose a tiny bit so it matches the body's top. The action is ok: no string buzzes but no legato-problems either.

Sometimes the high e-string feels like slipping off the fretboard when playing pull-offs on the empty string. but I guess it has to do with me being used to 011 strings and it still has the factory's 009 mounted.

Can't say too much here. The JSX-94, which is very comparable to the dinky, is over ten years old now and it's still playable. I guess the Dinky will be too.

A gig without a backup? Don't ever do this with a floyd rose!

Nothing so far.

I have been playing for 12 years now and I become kind of a purist, so I hardly ever use any effects (not even reverb in live situations) - and this guitar can handle it.

Amazing - not only for it's price. It's the second cheapest I have but it really is the best I have.

So don't let your wallet decide about quality. I played a lot of different Strat-style guitars before I bought the Dinky. I would have spent 2000 CHF (around 1500 USD) if any of them would have been worth it...

I bought a DK2 (2006) new based on the paint job and the reputation of Jackson, took it back after 3 days.
I'm glad I didn't drop 2k for a 'Van Halen' POS.

For metal the p/u's were weak, not real weak, but they didn't have the dynamics of a MIA pickup, the duncan designed stuff is crap. The pole pieces of the p/u are low grade steel, and should be iron, the magnets...well I didn't have to get that far did I? The pots and jack seemed ok, but when everything else is shit then that's it.

Paint was great, finish was great, fit was well, does anybody in that company know anything about guitars???? It looked like it should be OK, but there were things that were just plain stupid.

I didn't keep it so this doesn't apply. Bridge is 'licensed under floyd rose'...means low grade metal and it's gonna be basically worthless when you try to resell it.

same as above.

I have built several guitars, set up probably 100 or more. I was hoping that maybe the japanese could build a worthy guitar, they're not there yet.
Problems (pay attention)
Fret rake- the edges of the frets are too gradual, for what, comfort in playing?? If you try to vibrato the string it pops off the fretboard.
Finish is wavey on the neck, be prepared to put sandpaper to work here to smooth it out.
The neck is set too low meaning you can't set the strings good and low.
The pickups are weak.
The Floyd is soft metal, meaning the knife edges of the fulcrum are going to wear badly.
Sharkfin inlay-gay
Bound neck-gay
Tuners-borderline bad
Just set up a good sounding and playing guiter, this is USA, not Japan we value PERFORMANCE over looks.

2005 Model, Made in Japan. Solid Alder w/ Volume (1), Tone(1) and 5 way switch. Two Duncan Designed singles, one Duncan Designed HB. Licensed Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo. Guitar is exactly what it describes to be, well constructed and great looks.

Strings were set a little low for my taste, easy fix. Other than that, it was ready to play. Great for crunching, pretty decent tone, jumbo frets are great, but really it is a thrashing-distortion-machine. If you like to play Hi-Gain stuff, this guitar is for you.

Stated above, it was ready to play and in tune. Center single was set a little high, easy fix. Neck is great for playing at every fret. For the money, you can't find a better metal guitar.

Don't play live other than garage level. I expect the guitar to last many years at my level use use and care. I baby it. It is so well constructed, I imagine it would be a good gig guitar. Without a backup? Only a fool would play a gig with no backup.

I expect to not need Customer Support.

Playing only a few years, mostly hard Rock/Heavy Metal (Metallica, G-n-R,Van Halen,Ozzy etc.) through a Behringer V-Tone 210. Best part, the neck is so playable, even lazy fingers sound good. Only change I'd like is better volume control placement, about 1 inch further from the pickups. . The way I play constantly changes the level. I bought it because it is exactly what I was looking for and it exceeded my expectations. I'd definately buy another, maybe different color, if lost or stolen. Like I said above, for Hi-Gain Distorted sound, you can't miss.

2004 made in Japan, 24 frets 1 humbucker EMG 81 in the bridge no tone or volume just a kill switch. Maple neck rosewood fretboard, Alder body
Black diamond plate finish , Jackson Floyd Rose designed bridge, locking nut, jackson
tuners fast neck 25 1/2 scale.use to be a eerie swirl with hum-sin-sin duncan design pickups but it looked crap so i changed it.

i play mostly thrash metal so this guitar is perfect for that. i am more of a rythm player though so the floyd rose can be a bit annoying. but with the EMG in it it sounds kick ass and if i could play any solos it would sound better. the diamond plate has also give it a bit more tone.

when i bought the guitar the action was a mile high but was easily fixed and the pickups where very noisey apart from that the 80s finish was perfect.

i ve played about 20 gigs with this beast and it is still going strong. the strap buttons are massive so the strap wont come off easy. this guitar is in standard tuning because of the floyd rose and i have an ibanez sz320 for the other tunings and i can always tune that back to standard if i need to.

never dealt with jackson

i have been playing for about 4 years now so i would say i was quite good. i also own a ibanez sz320 which is the best guitar i have ever played on without a doubt. if i lost this guitar or it was stolen i would probably get a jackson soloist because of the fixed bridge. altough this is a sweet guitar and very metal.

* 2004/5 Japanese made.
* 24 Jumbo frets.
* Solid top (beautiful Blue Orange Flame with the artist's signature.
* 1 Volume, 1 Tone - easy to use.
* H-S-S configuration. All Duncan Design pickups. The humbucker is and HB-102B and is just shy of a full-fledged JB and the single coils are SC-101s and are hum-cancelling.
* Alder body with flame Maple Veneer.
* Jackson Soloist style body.
* Floyd Rose tremolo bridge.
* Locking nut with Die-Cast tuners.
* 25.5" scale length neck with jumbo frets and shark fin inlays.
* Comes with your standard Allen Wrenches for locking nut and bridge adjustments.

This is a radical departure from my Fender Player's Deluxe Strat. I run a DigiTech RP200A for my effects through a Peavey XXL 212 Combo (100 watt amp with reverb). The guitar is all clean. I can achieve pinch harmonics to high bends to just about anything the imagination can concieve. I love having the H-S-S configuration. It give so many tonal possibilities.

I'll have to go down on my rating here. I took it to a well-known luthier (the same one that sold Keith Richards the Telecaster he uses with The Rolling Stones). I had to have the controls tightened, a re-cut on the lock-nut (it was too high), recovered a burr that was on the high "E" nut(kept breaking my "E" string), tightened the loose tuners, and had to have the pickups and pole pieces adjusted.

I've not had the chance to play live with this guitar, however, since it is a Floyd Rose tremolo and strings can break, I would not gig without another guitar in the first place - unless I had a TOM bridge and Stop Bar Tailpience. The hardware seems that it will stand the test of time. I'm very careful to ensure that I wipe everything down when I am done playing. I am very picky about how my guitar looks. I always want it looking showroom quality. I found a small crack in the paint job at the heel (not going to affect how the guitar plays). This guitar, I believe, would stand the test of playing live. That I have no doubt. Since it's the Blue Orange Flame color, I know I will get some great looks from the audience.

Customer Support through Musician's Friend was fast and prompt. They sent me a return paper if I decided that I wanted to send it back based upon the crack in the finish (if I felt so inclined).

I've been an active extreme hobbiest for the past 21 1/2 years. If this guitar was stolen, I probably would not be able to purchase another one with this color because they are now obsolete. I love the way the neck works with my hands. I have medium-sized fingers and the fret board is very flat (Compound Radius 12" - 14"). My hand and fingers do not get tired. Overall, it's a really sound instrument. I'd feel the need to replace it if it was lost. I'd definately look for a different type of Jackson (probably a Dinky with string-through body.

I believe this is a 2004 model, made in Japan.
24 jumbo Frets, sharkfin inlays for that metal/80s glam look ;)
Flame-top maple on an alder body, very pretty hehe. Rock Maple neck, Rosewood fingerboard.
Volume, Tone and 5-way selevtor switch.
Duncan Design Pickups, s/s/h setup (passive) SC101s and a HB102-B
Strat-like body with double-locking licensed Floyd Rose.
Jackson Tuners, your usual kind.
All in all, everything you need from a mid-priced guitar!

I play lots of prog like Godspeed You Black Emperor, Pink Floyd et al, and Death Metal like Opeth and Bloodbath, so I needed something capable of both. I have a Strat and a Platinum Mockingbird, but needed something between the two to stop me needing to swap guitars all the time. This guitar turned out to be the answer.

Using a Leech PA and WEM speaker cab thats almost as big as me. Can't remember exact watts etc, with a Boss GT3. Sounds great clean and distorted, with the bridge humbucker being great for distortion sounds etc. The singles are perhaps a bit weak, but I use them for rhythm guitar parts etc, then again this could be the settings on teh amp being a bit iffy (it is old). Great clean sound that loses no sound anywhere on the fret-board and no fret-buzz or any other problems evident.

Of course compared to a PRS C22 or a Les Paul its not as good, but compared to a strat and a mockingbird its excellent. A brilliant guitar for the price.

Everything was PERFECT

Excellent, it hasn't gone out of tune from any dive-bombs or the like after several shows, only needs tuning once a week really, which is good for a lazy bugger like me. I have no idea how to tell if the materials will last, as my crystal ball seems to be broken at the minute, everything seems solid to me. The strap buttons are your usual affair, I have a locking strap anyway.

9 cos it appears that it will last, but then again my brother's squier strat is still fine after 5 years, so this will probably last just as long. If you treat it well I can't see anything going wrong at all.

Never had to contact them.

A great guitar for it's price, it has features that much more expensive guitars don't even bother with. I love the Floyd Rose, keeps in tune despite all my buggering about with it, so that's fun. THe pickups allow you to get all sorts of sounds, from a strat-like clean tone to a loud angry demonic distortion (with the right pedal of course, you can't expect an amp to come with that lol). Basically covers everything I want from a guitar without having to pay twice as much for something more "classic".

I have the 2003 Eerie Dess Swirl model and it is a very nice guitar. The pickups are screamers through my Crate GTX 65 amp and the Floyd Rose is cool for tricks, but I usually play my Ibanez PF200 because of the tone and no-hassle tuning.

Mostly rock and metal, and the sound is outstanding. The Seymour Duncan pickups do the trick nicely for that type of music. Again...screamers.

As all the other previous reviews have stated, the factory settings were complete CRAP! I took it to Guitar Center to have it re-stringed, and the technician told me the action was not set correctly. Anyways, after he fixed it, the action is great. However, I have one small gripe. The middle pickup is exactly were I pick the strings, so my pick is constantly banging into it, as well as the upper control knob (tone). I removed the tone knob, but I might end up taking out that middle pickup, too. Does anyone else have that problem, or am I the only way who hits the middle p/u while picking?

Once this sucker is in tune, it's a fire-and-forget type of weapon. I had completely lost faith in previous Floyd Rose designs, but this is excellent. Never goes out of tune. I think I dropped it once from about 2 feet and no dings or changes in sound. But, sometimes when I use the volume knob, it "crackles" and goes in and out. Really annoying. I've cleaned the knob mechanism and connectors and still no improvement. Oh well. I keep it cranked up EVH style anyways!

Never tried.

If it were stolen, I would try to get it back, but would not buy another one. The Rose is nice and all for Satriani/Vai dives and such, but I prefer the old school Zaak Wylde approach. Still, it's a fun guitar that looks cool as hell and plays very nicely. As I said earlier, I have a Crate GTX 65 amp, and am looking for something bigger, so I'll probably trade him this guitar for his Crate GX 1200H half stack. It is a good guitar, but I really don't need it. If you are looking for a good axe with dive-bomber capability to start off with, this is a very good instrument to start off with. Just make sure a qualified technician gets the action and bridged set to specs first.

Your bog-standard "Superstrat": Duncan Designed Hum-single-single, floating licensed Floyd, one volume, one tone, 5 way selector, maple neck with a rosewood fretboard, jumbo frets. The works.

Would've given a full 10, but license Floyds usually get quirky along the line.

The stock pickups are perfect for my style. (Hard rock a la Van Halen, Def Leppard, etc...) Playing through a 15-watt combo, it sounds a tad muffled, but that's what the amps EQ is there for.
Plugged into a half stack, a whole different story.

You can get all kinds of sounds from this, from R'n'R to jazz.

Except for the light gauge strings, it was well set up. A couple of personal tweaks to pickup height, that's all.

Haven't had a chance to play it live, but off-hand I'd say it'll withstand just about anything.

But I'd still have a backup, in case of string breaks.

Haven't had to deal with them... yet.

If this axe were stolen, I'd go buy another one.

24 frets, s s h set up fast neck, floyd-licensed trem... 1 volume 1 tone. Lots of goodies. I changed the pick-ups though. It came with Ducan Designed pickups. I got 2 YJM's and an Evolution in it now.

I play jazz and shred... since I put in new pick-ups it plays alot better... But the Evo is a little too hot for the jazz stuff.

My 1 gripe with this guitar is the bridge. It seemed a little flimsy. I had a Hipshot tremsetter installed and now the problem is solved. Its aways good to have a trem stabilizer of some sort so that your double stops stay in tune when you bend.

I've had it since 99 and ir's still going strong!

Never called them... Didn't have to.

I love this ax!!! It was my #1 for about 4 years, now I have an SL-1 with the same set up, but it still comes to the gigs with me as a back-up.