Jackson DK2 Dinky

This Guitar comes with 2 single coil pickups on neck , mid, and a humbucker near the bridge. The guitar has a floating floyd rose bridge. the tuners are locking

Features are not as much as I would of expected of a mid to high priced guitar.

The sound of the Humbucker pickup near the bridge is awesome, Handles heavy distortion very well. However, the neck pickup is useless for soloing with and is only good for playing chords and riffs in clean tone because of single coils haveing low sustain.

This guitar does not suit soloing with.

The action in factory settings was horriable, I had to straighten the neck up myself and further tune the action of the guitar for a whole day until it felt right for me. But once the action is all set, the guitar seems to handle very easily. The finish of the guitar is awesome, shines out and is glossy. This guitar is a piece of eye candy to people.

I have had this guitar over 1 year and nothing has ever broke on it. This guitar is very rugged and durable common to all Jackson guitars.

I had an one year warrenty on this guitar. But because this guitar was so durable, I have neaver had to use this warrenty.

This guitar could of been great, because of its awesome bridge pickup, its wounderful looks, and its fantastic durability.

Its a shame that an absence of a humbucker near the neck let this awesome guitar down.

Brand new DK2L guitar in solid black. S/S/H pickup configuration with an EMG-81 dropped into the bridge position. Floyd Rose-esque tremolo of decent quality. Killer shark tail inlays. Other than that, this guitar isn't particularly flashy or amazingly special. It's a decent low-mid range guitar for most guitarists.

The sound for the stock pick-ups is great actually. Very clean, very crisp, very clear. Took the heavy distortions pretty well, didn't produce too much feedback and grossness. Personally, I just prefer a higher output which is why I got the EMG, but the stockers are not bad in their own right. They work well with general rock and metal. They have a semi-bright tone. Only one volume and tone, though, so not a lot of variety in terms of the sound from the guitar itself. It's decent, though.

The action is phenominal. This thing shreds with the best of them. It plays really well and is exceptionally light and comfortable. The whole setup is pretty clean and well adjusted. I can't really see much that might need to be changed from the factory setup at all.

Everything looks pretty stable, although I haven't really had the guitar for very long, so I couldn't really vouch for its long term reliability. The hardware is pretty solid and clean. It has a solid construction, doesn't look like it's going anywhere.

No sir. Never had to.

I've been a guitarist myself for just under 5 years. I've played many different instruments in that time and for a left-handed model at a reasonable price, this guitar definitely rocks. It's absolutely, 100% worth the money and more. Maybe just a little tweaking here and there, depending on your personal preference, but it's a damn fine setup stock. I love it.

2004 dk2. Black with chrome hardware. Bound maple neck with roswewood fretboard and 24 jumbo frets. Solid alder body, dinky style. Jackson trem. duncan designed H/S/S pups. 5 way selector switch, vol & tone. Sealed Jackson tuners. Nice fast neck. Came with tools for trem & truss rod adjustment. Made in Japan for Jackson. Gives it a 9 instead of 10 cause trem bar would have been better positioned a half inch further back on bridge.

I am and remain more a fan of double humbucking equipted guitars. But wanted a good HSS guitar for my collection. That said, it sounds very good for death/black/thrash metal, techno, and other extreme musics imo. The Duncan designed single coils have nice crunch as does the Duncan designed humbucker. Likes the pups sound better then most of the Seymur Duncan & Dimarzio pups. Though I'd prob slightly prefer EM Hz pups. Note sustain fade out could be slightly longer. Though sustain overall is better then some non trem guitars with set necks. Good useable voice in all 5 positions.

I did unbolt, glue in and rebolt the neck. Something I do to most bolt on guitars and basses. Improves sustain, harmonics and broadness of sound. Gives close to set neck sound chars.

Very well set up out of box. No defects nor loose parts. Did readjust bridge pup for better sound. Lowered action just a tiny bit to better suit me. Restrung it with GHS Boomers, 9's.

Well made like all Jacksons. Good size strap buttons. Wold not use it to gig without backup. Simply causeI mainlyuse HHup equipted guitars that are also nontrem.

Never dealt directly with Jackson.

Played since was young teen. So more then 20 yrs. Also play a BC Rich Warlock, Epiphone G400 SG, & Epiphone G1275 doubleneck.

Well.....I'm a beleiver again! After close to 10 years of playing non-floyd guitars I picked this little beauty up on ebay. It was new, however, not purchased from a delaer. It's a 2003 model in Eerie Dess finish, which I get more comments on than any other guityar I've ever owned. HSS passive pickup configuration which I simply hate (see below). Has a Jackson Floyd Rose copy, which appears to be made by Schaller. Has a Duncan designed humbuker, and two Duncan design single coils (middle and neck). 1 tone and 1 volume control. 24 frets, and shark tooth inlays. About everything a guitar player needs. The neck is thin wide, and extremely fast. The guitar is light in weight. I love the Dinky body size......just feels right on me.

I play in a cover band that covers hits from the 70's, 80's, 90's, and today. This guitar suites all styles extremely well.....although I do sometimes feel a little silly playing Lynard Skynard on a Jackon shredding machine. I sometimes bring my strat and switch to it on the 70's stuff......just a little better for that stuff. I'm using a myriad of effects. My preamp is a tech 21 TRI-AC, through different amps. Sometime I go straight into an amp.....sometimes not. Sometimes I deploy a butt-load of effects, sometimes not. Really just depends on my mood, and the gig. This guiat is great with exception to the pickups. I just don't know why a shredders guitar would have a single coil in the neck. I switch to the neck pickup to get that "end of the world" lead tone, and quite frankly with the stock neck pickup there's just not enough gain and balls. The middle single coil is fine. Helps thin out the sound in positions 2 and 4 on the 5 way switch. The bridge pickup has it's own cool mid-range thing going which sounds good with just a little edge on it. With that said, I'm a die-hard Dimarzio guy, so I just ordered a Tone Zone for the bridge, a Fast Track 1 for the middle and a pro rails for the neck. I'll then have my Guitar tech set up the bridge and middle so I can split the coils. Other than the cheesy picks I have no complaints about the sound of this guitar.

The good news: The finish and dressing of the frets was flawless. The bad news: The factory set up was horrendous. The truss needed adjusting, the intonation was off, The strings buzzed, and the floyd was floating at an incorrect angle. I had to spend about 2 hours setting it up when I got it. The worst part is that the neck creaks. There's an ever so slight movement of the neck because it doesn't sit perfectly in the neck pocket. As soon as my pickups come in I'm going to drop this thing off at my guitar tech to have him install the pickups, coil tap switches, and look at the neck pocket. I suspect there is a little extra paint in there causing the problem. Anyway a new guiatr should not have these problems. Nevertheless I still love this instrument and am willing to put the extra money into it to make it right......especially since I only paid $399.00 for it new, and the chepaest I could find it with the custom Eeerie Dess paint job on-line was $549.00.

Seems to be OK. The floyd is cheap and the fulcrum material is soft on these because they are made from soft cast material instead of hardened steel. With the amount that I yank on the Floyd I know this WILL cause tuning problems down the road. Eventually I'll install a REAL Floyd Rose in this thing.

In one word........it SUCKS. No phone number on the website, no email address, no support Forum....nothing. The website sucks, and I don't know how to get a hold of them to ask some questions. This is the worst support I have EVER seen. If Jackson goes down....it'll be because of their worthless support. You'd think a company that has been around as long as they have would understand that support is HALF of the product value in the eye of the consumer. You'd think Fender (who recently purchased Jackson) would know this as well.

Been playing about 20 years now. Owned it all pretty much at one time or another. It's a good axe. I have a Jackson DR-3 which is basically the same guitar with a reversed headstock and two humbuckers. The neck pocket on that guitar is nice and tight.....so I suspect the neck issue on this guitar is a fluke. I suppose the neck creak bothers me more than anything else. Hopefully it is fixable. I think the American made version of this guitar would address all of my issues (pickups, cheap version of Floyd, neck pocket) so I think in retrospect i would have spent the extra $800 and bought that instead. After I get done with the parts and labor I'll be up to that much money anyway. Oh well......Live and learn!!!

2003 DK2-Dinky Eerie Descent Swirl. Picked her up April 2003. It nearly jumped off the rack into my arms. From the minute I saw her, I knew she had to be mine. I've been playing for about 15 years, mostly hard rock. I've always played Ibanez (Joe Satriani, who else?). My wife wanted to learn, so we got 2 matching Ibenez guitars with Floyd Rose fakies for $200 apiece. BIG MISTAKE! Worst guitar I've ever owned. It felt like I washed my mouth out with Coast soap. Anyway, the wife lost interest fairly quickly and I got the go-ahead to purchase this baby. Loving life ever since.

Lots of hard rock, metal, classic rock, you name it. The guitar dishes out whatever sound you want. Minor complaint- it seems like to big of a gap on the 5-way selector from High Treble to the next lowest setting. Sometimes a little to bright, but the next position down is just a bit low. Not that big of a deal, though; I'm just really picky.

After having the guitar for about 6 months, I took it to the local dealer and got it re-stringed. After finishing that, the guy told me the pickups were too high, which threw the tuning out of wack from time to time (true). He fixed that, and now I have zero tuning problems and the action is even sweeter. I'm a bit dissapointed in the factory setup.

I've always played Ibanez but being a Randy Rhoads fan I've always loved Jackson. She's my first one, and we are off to a lifelong relationship. I see no issues with durabiliy.

I play through a Crate GLX65. I lost the beautiful chrome tremolo bar that came with it, and no one seems to know how to get/order another one. Any ideas?

This is a review update, follow up, etc. Read on............

I guess I can make a few comments here. Still kickin ass after 2 years! Just like the way it was the first time I plugged her in the day I got her. Replacing the bridge pickup to a Seymour Duncan TB-6 Distortion showed me where I had been going wrong with all the axes I've owned before. I'd have to say the TB-6 pushed this guitar over the edge. Killer combo as far as I'm concerned. Sounds great through just about any rig. For shits and giggles I used a friend of mines Crate BX15 bass amp with my DOD EQ and BOSS Metal Zone. Sounded great. Played it through a Marshall JCM800 full stack with a vast aray of FX pedals and it kicked ass! My rig is all solidstate so it's all set up the way I like it. Still sounds great.

I set the action, leveled the bridge, adjusted the neck and replaced the humbucker with the TB-6 the day I got it. I stretched the strings and tuned her up and plugged her in. From then on it was a love afair. I have yet to need to readjust or tweak anything. No neck shifting or bridge problems. I pull off some George Lynch stuff like holding the guitar by the neck and the trem bar and putting it through dive bomb hell..................it handles it and keeps on going. I rarely have to re tune. Total stability. The finish has lasted through alot. It fell off the guitar stand a couple times and has it's little scratches here and there, but still looks new. The frets are holding up very well. Almost no wear at all for 2 years worth of constant playing. ACTION, FIT AND FINISH still kickin ass after 2 years!

This guitar has been taken apart, banged into shit, water splashed on it, beer spilled on it, etc. Durable as a battleship. Can't beat it.

If I have to recomend a guitar that is suitable for a beginner to a pro, great feel and playability with a killer sound...........the DK2 is the one. Lets put it this way............a friend of mine bought an SL1. I took my DK2 with me so we could jam. My DK2 to me out played his SL1 and cost about a 3rd of what his cost. Hell, if I bought 3 DK2's I would be set. I think even if I were ever to tour ever again I would feel safe taking a few DK2's with me. The Jackson DK2 is truly a Fantastic Value.

Newer model with the red flame paint job. Made in Japan. It has 24 frets and a floyd liscensed type whammy with all chrome hardware. It has 1 humbucker in the bridge and two sigle coils in the neck and middle postions, controlled by a 5 way switch and 1 each volume and tone knob. I don't know what the body is made of but it's light. The neck looks to be a rock maple variety and very flat radiused and stable. Has big jumbo frets too! Also, the scale on this thing is similar to a les paul. I'll give it an 8 because it's fairly eye catching and I like the flames. It takes me back to my 80's Charvel Jackson days. I got this thing used and it came with no case or tools. No biggy to me. It looked like it just rolled out of the factory. I'm sure it was originally purchased by some kid and he couldn't feep the floyd copy trem in tune, so he probably traded it on something else. One man's trash is another man's treasure! For 270 bucks I got a decent foundation for making something cool. As is from the factory this is a poor man's guitar with a great neck. I love charvel and jackson necks.

I like it. I can play dirty or clean and it sounds o.k. I use it with a Marshall 2x12 combo. It does have kind of scratchy volume pot, and the single coils can get noisy. I can make van halen sounds as well as a fairly convincing twangy strat sound, especially with the neck position single coil you can get funk sounds! I did have to raise the pickups to get clarity and punch out of them. Being as I'm a tinkerer I'll probably rout out the neck postion for a double coil and install new duncans throughout. I'll give it a seven because of noisy electronics.

The setup was off and the floyd copy was not level in the bridge cavity. I fixed this. The floyd being higher on one side caused some binding and tuning problems. I oiled all the friction points with molybendum disulfide grease and installed a hipshot tremsetter. All of my floyd rose guitars have this device. The tuning and return to zero is rock solid now. The fit and finish are o.k. The neck and frets are nicely leveled and polished. I really dig the big frets with the shorter scale.
I'll give it a seven here because the factory setup could have been a little better. Either way, I've got to where I'm enjoying fiddling with guitar setups and really didn't mind working on this one.

The guitar is fine for live playing and will hold up well to abuse. I've got a new volume pot for it and will replace that here in the future. Who gives a crap aabout the finish? I like em' when they are worn, dented, and chipped. After I put a little setup time into it, I feel like I can depend on this guitar. The strap buttons are good and I'd never ever gig without a backup.

Never used em'

Same features as listed below. The body on mine is alder with a flame maple top in trans-blue.

Amazing after switching out stock DD HB102B to a SD TB-6 Distortion. The stock singles sound great to me and serve their purpose.

Holding up well. No problems.

The humbucker ring is cracked, but has been replaced and the volume knob fried and has also been replaced. So far this is it.

I have had this guitar since March of last year and like the jackson I owned before it is top notch stuff. If you are looking for that one guitar to fill several needs musicaly and don't have enough to spend.......this is the way to go. If the stock pickups don't suit you there is always Seymour Duncan, DiMarzio and EMG to name a few. I have had no tuning problems, neck was adjusted by me the day I got in in March 2002 and hasn't been touched since. This is the best Jackson I have ever owned or played in my opinion. Drop the cash on one today. You won't be disapointed.

This is an update to an earlier review. I've had the guitar for six months now, and the honeymoon is over. Not too big on features, but it's a rock guitar. Plenty of features for me.....in fact a little too many as you will later find out. H/s/s. Floyd copy. 25.5 scale. 24 frets. Floyd didn't stay in tune as well as i ha expected, so i took two wood screws and screwed them in under the bridge so the trem doesnt float anymore. Hey, it stays in tune like a dream now, and if the urge strikes me, i can still divebomb.

I play rock and metal. The stock Duncan Designed just sucks, so that had to go. At first I did the old EVH and only had a volume knob and the bridge humbucker. Ok sound, but muddy and undefined. I put and Invader in the bridge (still no singles or tone knob) and it sounds GREAT. Take note, plenty of bass in the Invader, so adjust your amp accordingly.

It had a dent when I got it, and now it had two, from me dropping it while soldering. The body is poplar, so it dents VERY esily. There are even a few small dents in the body from pushing the bar too far during divebombs. I think i fuck up the action long ago, while i had the trem off installing pickups. Not too bad though.

Dents easy as piss, but it get the job done. With the trem blocked off, even if i break a string it stays in tune, so that helps some. I would depened on it. Of course i put on some strap locks, as you all should do....

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With the trem blocked off, the Invader put in, and a set of strap locks, it does all i need to do, and quite well. I have some lil' screamin demons for the neck and mid, working on installing those next. The neck it the best, though. Plays like a dream. The transparent blue looks nice enough, too. Not a bad flame top, although It's probably not real. If you wanna rock, buy it. If you wanna play country, a Tele is calling your name.

Alder Body, H/s/s pick up configuratoin, 1 vol. 1 tone...Jackson Floyd Rose licesed trem copy...locking nut...I like my guitars simple, and this is pretty simple othre than the floyd...suits my needs

MOTHER EFF'N METAL!!!...this thing kicks out the tone...I love the way it sounds through my Marshall...i play metal and more metal and this thing delivers the goods

plays like a dream, better than anything else I've ever played, and I own a Gibson LP Studio Custom, an Ibanez GAX 70 and a BC Rich NJ Neckthrough warlock...and I've played many high end schecters and gibsons and fenders...very well set up by the factory...low action...you can breathe on the damn thing and hold a note...

haven't had it very long, but I'm sure it will last my abuse

never contacted them...

I've been playing about 5 years, I own a marshall combo a crate blue voodoo fullstack, I already listed my guitars...I play in a gigging band and If this guitar was stolen, I'd kill the theif...not only is it a great guitar...but it was also a gift from my fiancee...

2002 Model Japanese DK2-L dinky, left handed. 24 frets. Volume and tone, five way selector, hum-sin-sin config. Came with crappy duncan design passive hums, cant remember the exact make, you all know em anyway :P. Alder body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, pearloid sharkfin inlays. Standark jackson dinky body, sorta modified strat :S. Jackson JTP Licensed floyd rose, chrome. Locking Jackson tuners. Jumbo frets, standard 25 1/5th scale (I think thats it). Came with Jackson hard case, all the allen key tool thingys :S. For the price, very good.

Well I'm going to rate the sound firstly on how it was before I changed the pickups, then after. I play metal and guitar instrumentals, in the vein of Dream Theater, In Flames, Symphony X, Children of Bodom, blah blah blah. I was using it through a Digitech GNX3 guitar processor, which is fairly versatile, no matter what amp I'm using it through, so the crappy Yamaha 2000-PE I was using was good enough. Aaanyway.. the sound was muddy, rather than bassy, and was quite noisy on the bridge position, definately not what I needed out of a metal axe. Anyway, after four hours worth of playing, I decided that the pickups were the ONLY fault with the axe, so I sent it in to get actives whacked in. Two EMG-SA's for the single coils, and a MasterTone SPA in the bridge hum. What a transformation! The bass is huge and stays clean forever, sustain for days, cutting highs and huge harmonics. I simply can't understand why Jackson don't put decent pickups in these things as standard and jack the price up a couple of hundred. Definately worth it. Not to mention the variety of sounds I can get out of it is incredible, but I mainly have to credit that to the MasterTone hum, nothing sounds like it. Check my review on that too :P. I almost don't bother with the other settings!

Well, it recieved a set-up the day before it was sent, courtesy of guitarxpress.com, what a great bunch of people. Dont really have to comment much on this one, no problems with the axe itself, action was low, harmonics were all in.

Really impressed with the axe so far, finally found a guitar that can put up with as much playing as I do. If there was anything I'd change, it'd be the bridge, probably to an original Floyd, just for that extra bit of stability. The finish is black, fingerprints easily, all that means is I have to clean it for a change, heh. Strap buttons I was impressed with, really big and solid, safe enough that I didnt feel the need to put locks on em. Wouldn't gig without a backup, talk about suicide :P. Stage lights, sweat, *twang*.

Well as far as customer support goes, a definate 10 to http://www.guitarxpress.com , why buy a Jackson from anywhere else? Everyone raves about their customer support and huge range, as well as ridiculously cheap prices. Its the truth. As for Jackson, I got a year warranty, which by the looks of it I wont ever need to use, which is probably a good thing, the fine print pretty much rules out everything anyway :S

Been playing 6 years, playing 8 hours a day, I'm completely guitar obsessed. If anyone's read through the Ibanez reviews (grx20L and rg7420) you'd know I've had a shitful experience with guitars, and I'm glad to say I've finally found an axe that fuckin well screams. Combination of a good quality make and huge sounding pickups. Stolen? Ahahaha... I'd hunt them down to the ends of the earth, and split their manhood open with the headstock. Then again, if a chick stole it, I'd have trouble pulling that one off huh.. :S. Oh, its a sick axe too.

This guitar was made in 2002 it is a Japan model with the bolt on neck. I got the model with the flamed laminated top finished in red. Really a great looking guitar. The Dinky body style is a superior design as it is very comfortable to play either standing or sitting. This guitar has a Jackson Floyd Rose on it. It also has the H/S/S pickup configuration. I've had the guitar about three months now so I decided to do a review. (I like to wait a while after I purchase something to review it as I feel it takes a while to honestly evaluate a guitar or amp.) I would also like to say that all the ratings I will use are based on the fact the guitar cost 300.00 and should therfore reflect value as compared to similarly priced guitars. One would not expect the hardware on a three hundred dollar guitar to compare with the hardware on a 1500.00 guitar.

This area is very tricky to give a rating and therfore I won't. What I will try to do is give you my evaluation of the sound. When I first recieved the guitar I was inatially disapointed with the sound, because when I would unplug my Gibson SG from my Marshall 1/2 stack and plug this Jackson in with the same amp settings, the Gibson clearley had a "Hotter" sound. I was similarly disapointed when using the bridge pickup and comparing it to my strat. I decided to change the pickups. Before getting around to changing the pickups I plugged the Jackson in to a Carvin Tube amp I have that has a EQ built in. I messed with the amp for about 30 min and I was listing to some Fusion Style jazz on the Radio at the time. I found I could exactly nail the sound I was hearing with the Jackson but when I tried it with Gibson the sound was way off. I decided to leave the pickups alone and use this guitar in conjunction with the Carvin amp to play Fusion style music and I have come to love the sound stock. Moral to the story is if you are looking for a "Hard Rock" sound this guitar could disapoint you with the stock pickups, if you are looking for a "Fusion Rock/Jazz" sound this guitar is great.

The factory setup on this guitar was the worst of any guitar I have ever bought. The strings buzzed everywhere, the neck needed to have a truss rod adjustment just to make it playable. In fact I considered sending the guitar back when I recieved it. However The finish of the guitar was a work of Art, no kidding, this thing looks great so I spent several hours setting the guitar up and now I glad I kept it as it is becoming one of my favorite guitars. For rating this category I would rate the finish a 10 and the setup a 0 so averaged this is a five

I haven't owned to long enough to give a usefull evaluation here.

I've been playing 27 years and I own six other electric guitars, (Gibson SG, Schecter C-1, Ibanez Artist and Less Paul,Fender Strat, Charvell 255) I also have three tube amps and three soild state. I would buy this guitar again as I like the neck, and the feel of the guitar, I've come to like the sound also. Bottom Line, at this price point it is a great guitar.

Japanese made. 24 Frets. Volume, tone, 5-way switch. S/S/H Pickup configuration. Duncan Design pickups. Smooth, unfinished maple neck with a rosewood fretboard. Strat-stye body with a licensed Floyd Rose temolo.

I'm using it with a Randall RG100SC, and it makes a great rock/metal combo. I got it used, and it had Lil' Scremon Deamons in place of the stock neck and mid pu's. Stock bride pu, which I am going to replace with a Duncan Distortion. Stock pu sounds ok, but it's just a little to muddy.

I got it used, so I'm not to sure about factory set-up. I raised the bridge pu and lowered the middle one for picking. The neck feels amazing, really smooth and fast. I will never go back to a finished neck. The volume knob was loose, but I tightened, and no problems. I wish the Floyd Rose stayed in better tune, that's why I got a guitar with a Floyd Rose. It's alot better than a 6 point fender bridge, too. It floats, so you can pull it up as well. That is kind of cool.

Seems good enough for me. Nothing looks too cheap for a guitar in this price range. Never gig without a backup.

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I've been playing for about 2 years now. I mostly listen to and try to play Van Halen, but I also like Metallica quite a bit. This guitar is perfect for both of those. Worth getting for the neck alone. I wish the Floyd was more stable, but I am going to put a Hipshot Tremsetter on it, so that should help. I am also going to add a d-tuna so I can go into D without having to take half an hour to re-adjust the Floyd Rose. Other than that, I love it. I think it's a great value and I would buy it again.

Features are the same as the rest below. Does have an alder body with a maple veneer over the top that is a little thicker than some may think. This is an update post as to how this axe has handled 4 seasons and several modifications.

I replaced the bridge pickup with a real Seymour Duncan Distortion humbucker. The stock pickup was a Duncan Design modeled after a SD JB model or TB-4. I need a raspy and deep bottom end at my command. For me the Distortion bucker does that for me in conjunction with my EQ and amp settings. I had 6 guitars in my collection at the time. Due to some financial problems I got rid of all but my DK2. It was up against a few Fenders and an old Charvel. The DK2 won hands down.

It's holding up. It has a few battle scars from slipping on the guitar stand and when trying to replace the volume knob I chipped the top a little. Thats how I found out how thick the veneer was. It's a pretty tough guitar. Everything is holding out on it pretty damn well.

The volume pot took a dump on me. This is after about 10 different pickups were soldered in. It's been fixed though. Everything else is top notch.

If you want versatility that will hold up, this is the guitar. I can't say enough about it. A friend of mine has a Jackson SL-1 Soloist neck thru. I like mine better. It may be just me though, but this is the best Jackson I have played yet.

2002 Japan 24 Frets, 1 Volume and one Tone, S/S/H, Duncan Desiged Pickups, Popular wood body, Hot Rod Flame Finish, Strat style body, Floyd Rose Double Locking Tremolo, Jackson brand tuners, very thin rosewood finger board, alan and truss rod wrenches included.

The guitar suits my 80's style of hevey rock. I use just a Pig Nose amp and Korg PX2. I don't like the pickups. They don't sound good at all. They will be changed in the future.

The auction was set up for 1/2 step down tuning. When i tuned the guitar up to red 440, the Floyd Rose needed adjusting to bring the saddles back to the right position.

The guitar seems like it will last a lifetime.

Never had to deal with Jackson yet.

I would like to add a few things. For the money $299.99 from American Music Supply, you can't bet this guitar with all its features. The hot rod paint was flawless. The neck is very thin and the sharkfin inlay on the rosewood fretboard is a plus. Here is what I don't like about the guitar. The neck is a two peace neck. You can see where the wood comes together on the back of the neck below the headstock. I hope this will last for years to come. The pickups don't sound good at all. The middle and neck pickup have a hum to them. Also it has the weirdest Floyd Rose I have ever seen. The saddles are on a pivot screw. I don't like that. I would like a normal floyd for it.
All in all its a solid guitar and American Music Supply has free shiping over 200.00. I would grab it. I got the case for 79.00 extra for it. Its nice also.

2002 model, Japanese made, 24 jumbo fret solid poplar with flamed maple veneer (can't really call it a 'top', since it's just 1 millimeter of wood). One volume, one tone, five-way slotted pickup selector switch, S/S/H pickup configuration, Duncan Designed HB102B humbucker in the bridge-position, two SC101 single coils in the middle and neck position. The HB102B is a Korean made, Seymour Duncan Jeff Beck-inspired humbucker. Passive electronics. Hard rock maple 25.5 inch 16" radius (?) neck with a nice pearloid sharktooth-inlaid rosewood fingerboard. The finish is Transparent Amber, but it's not as blindingly yellowish with the enourmously red glow on the rims as on the pictures on the Jackson-website. It's more of a somewhat natural maple-color, with an orange glow on it. Looks beautiful!

The bodyshape is Strat-like, but calling it a real Strat-style body would do Jackson short. It's actually a little bit smaller than a real Strat, and a bit sharper curved, where a Strat is rounder. And thank god this guitar is rear-routed, and does not have the pick-ups installed on a 2 millimeters thick plastic scratchplate. The pick-ups are firmly secured in genuine WOOD, and therefor this baby sounds the part where the Strat lacks sustain.

The bridge is a Jackson JT580LP, a Floyd Rose-licensed chrome stainless steel Lo Pro double locking tremolo, with a locking nut. 'Jackson' tuners, probably licensed from some well renowned brand. I think they're 18:1.

Included accessories were the basic tools to adjust the Floyd and nut and the truss rod tension.

I'm still in the stadium where I'm not bound to any particular style in my playing, since I've only played the guitar for about two years now. I like to play (or at least try to play) a lot of metal (I listen to progressive, gothic, death, black, symphonic and power metal) and some old rockstuff like Wishbone Ash, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple. The Jackson is perfect for al of it, though the humbucker lacks output for the real tight and heavy sound I demand for the real heavy stuff. Clean, it gives a nice growl without really turning to distortion, which is nice for blues-like '60's and '70's rockstuff. When turned to overdrive, it delivers raw power with a lot of bottom end, while still remaining its clarity and brightness. This baby can blow the windows out of any home! The single-coils produce all the vintage Strat-tones, which make this guitar really versatile.

Factory setup was fine for me, but I'm not a very demanding guitarist yet after my two years of playing. I did however lift the humbucker a bit in order to increase the power. Top is beautifully bookmatched, bridge is well routed, no flaws.

Time will tell...Don't know yet, after owning this guitar for three weeks :D

Haven't dealt with them yet, hope I'll never have to.

If this guitar was stolen, somehow, somewhere, some-one would have to pay the ultimate price! I've waited half a year for this guitar to come in, since I had to order it lefthanded. It was worth the wait, and the person who'd steel it or wreck it 'll definitely die!!!
I obviously really love this guitar, it delivers any sound I wish with sublime quality for the money. I compared it to Ibanez' RG470 and Gibsons LP Studio and some Strats, but the versatility of the Jackson was the main reason for buying it. I don't ever want to sell this baby!

2002 Japanese made Dinky bolt-on. SSH, Floyd rose licensed copy or something. The usual appointments for this type of guitar.

Duncan design pickups had to go. Replaced with Dimarzio evolution bridge and two fast tracks in the middle and neck positions.
Sound is decent, but I think Jackson peaked 10 years ago as far as their quality of guitars. Most of the guitars coming out of Korea are complete shit, but since Jackson is now making some of their stuff in Japan i figured I'd give it a shot.

Finish & fretwork is pretty good, but this damn thing goes out of tune every 5 minutes.The hardware just seems to be cheap.

Sorry, I'm not keeping it long enough to find out. I'm in the process of building a Warmoth strat...You know, a real guitar.

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I suppose these guitars are Ok for some kid working at 7-11 that can only afford something in this price range. But if you can shell out the extra $$, you might as well get something nice. There are a few nice guitars in the $600-700 range (Carvin is an exceptionally nice axe for the money).

Made in 2002 in Japan.

24 Frets.

Flamed maple top.

5-way selector.

S/S/H - Duncan Designed pickups.

Passive electronics.

Bolt-on maple neck and alder body.

This DK2 is finished in Eerie Dess Swirl, making the guitar a DK2 EDS.

Strat body style.

Floyd Rose - double-locking tremolo.

Non-locking Jackson tuners.

25.5" scale, 24 jumbo frets, .735 x .810 Neck Dimension, 1 11/16" nut width.

Came with case and tools.

It doesn't really suit my style of playing, which is why I bought it. It's got a fairly legitimate Stratocaster sound, when using the singles.

I run it through a Rocktron Chameleon to a Tube Works MosValve Real Tube Overdrive RT-2100 combo amp.

The guitar is noisy in the middle and neck, single, positions. This is because the Duncan Designed pickups are definitely of inferior quality.

Largely bright sound.

It's actually quite versatile but always lands on the Strat-sound end of the scale.

I love this guitar. I wouldn't change anything but the pickups.

The guitar was the best setup of three Jacksons I own.

Pickups were adjusted well.

The Eerie Dess Swirl finish is absolutely stunning. Very cool.

The guitar arrived in perfect condition.

This guitar will withstand live playing, it's a Jackson.

The hardware, finish and strap buttons seem durable.

I think it's a dependable axe.

I have two other electrics, so a backup is automatic.

Jackson is an extremely gracious, if overworked, group of good folks.

I have never had to get it repaired.

Lifetime warranty.

I've been playing for about six years. I also own a Jackson KV3 and KV4.

This guitar fuflilled every one of my expectations.

If it were stolen, I'd buy it again.

I love the unfinished neck. My favorite feature is the 24-fret fretboard.

I never compared it to anything else. I play Jacksons exclusively.

The guitar has everything I'd want, except premium pickups.

It's an extremely comfortable, versatile and somewhat forgiving guitar.

As far as the features go, this guitar has it all. The pickup configurations works very well for metal. The sound differences between them are not as drastic as the pick ups on a fender strat or something like that. W/ a fender strat, the bridge pickup is way to trebly and the neck is way too muddy. The DK2 is just the opposite, the pickups are very well balanced. The floyd rose sounds and plays well. Its very sensitive though. It also keeps the guitar in absolute perfect tune.

The sound is very good as long as your on the ditortion channel. On clean its very tinny. Its even alittle tinny on distortion too. It still sounds alright though. I might change the bridge pickup to a dimarzio super distortion.

The guitar came perfectly setup. The string height, the intonation, ect. The pickups were well adjusted too. The only problem was that the high E string saddle was alittle loose so when ever you plucked the E string, the saddle would vibrate agianst the B string saddle and you would get this horrible buzzing sound.

This guitar is un breakable. Very reliable and durable.

If I were dumb enough to loose this guitar, I would probably buy another one. If not I would get one of the Jackson SL series guitars. Don't get me wrong though, I love this guitar. It sutes my needs perfectly.

2002 Made in Japan DK2 with Trans Blue top. It has everything that everyone elses has except for an added feature I put in 20 minutes after I took it out of the box.

Stock Duncan Design humbucker is a thin piece of trash as far as my ear interprets it. It was too thin and not hot enough for me. I put a real Seymor Duncan Distortion humbucker in it and it shreds. The stock single coils are just what they are......stock. I like em though. I use the neck single alot. This guitar is my shredder and my Fender Strat all in one. I love buckers and I love the neck single on any strat. 10 with new pickup. No teelin what the Duncan Design would sound like in another rig. My rig begs for hot pickups. I have a sucky rig.

All I had to do was raise the bridge posts to my tastes. The intonation is great.

Stays in tune, sounds great, looks great. What more could you want.

Jackson is the best of the best.

I have owned Jackson guitars in the past. I love this one alot. This is the only one I've replaced pickups in. If you want a quality instrument for very low cost, Jackson just left Ibanez in the dust!

I bought the 2001 model...specially ordered left-handed. It has 24 frets...5 way switch, 3 knobs (2 tone 1 volume), passive humbucker and to single coils. The duncan design ones. I keep hearing how shitty they are...but i dont hear it...i can make this thing scream. The finish is black. It also has the Floyd Rose system (its ok...gets kinda old NOT being able to change the strings yet) I have only been playing for a year and a half or so.

This guitar sounds pretty good for the type of music i play...ANY kind of metal is what i play. But i cant really comment on how this fits though, this is my 2nd guitar...my 1st was a shitty strat that cost me $40 from a pawn shop. Im using a Crate GX900H Excalibur head with a Fender DT-4X12. It can make quite a variety of sounds...i personally keep the tone ALL the way UP!

i dont know a WHOLE lot about guitars...like the "action" and the set up. I just left it and the set up must be fine because i enjoy this guitar. All of the knobs are in working order. Nothing has broken on it. I tried to changed the strings and the bridge just bent WAY up and it sucked.

this guitar can stand live playing. The hardware seems as if it would last. My old strat cuts out ALL the time. I have to solder the wires for the connection at least once a month (which sucks!) Everythign is solid on this. I can depend on it..and i would use this guitar without a backup.

i wouldnt even know...

ive been playing a year and a half and this is my 2nd guitar which is a hell of a lot better than my 1st one. I wanted a ESP EX-250 (350,351 not out yet) but at that time ESP didnt make leftys...a month or so after i got this they started making them. I kinda wish i would have waited...but this guitar is a very good deal for any right handed person. They kind of OVERCHARGE the leftys with this one. i wish it had 2 EMG HZ's in it instead of 1 passive humbucker and to single coils.

The guitar I purchased is a 2001 model. I'm still fairly new to guitar playing. I still own my Ibanez Les Paul. The set up on the Jackson, in my opinion is teriible. The pickups stink, the action is OK, and the neck is OK. My older Les feels better and sounds much better. I think if it's set up correctly, this thing would scream. I tried a Jackson DX10D first. The electronics were bad, but the neck was fantastic. I returned it because of the electronic problem. The local dealer didn't have the DK2, so I ended up buying out of state. The trem is something new to me, so I can't comment on it.

I'm not impressed with the sound at this point. I like playing 80's rock. After some tweeking, I think it might come around. I'm using a Crate DX212. It sounds incredible with the Les Paul I have. The Jackson isn't in the same league with the Les Paul.

DK2 EDS finish. The finish on this guitar is beatiful! The finish is one of the best I've seen for a guitar at the price I paid for it. Flawless finish. I really think the pickups need some adjustment. I'm not happy with the sound.

It's much lighter than my Les Paul. The kind of playing I'm doing, it should last forever.

The people at Jackson are super. I've not had to use them with any problems I have yet, but I have talked to a couple of people there before I bought the DK2. I wanted to make sure the guitar I was buying out of state was an authorized dealer. They confirmed that with me and told me a little bit about the dealer as well. Very helpful.

If this was lost or stolen, I would consider something else. I really do love the look and finish of this guitar. It's still new to me and I'm not used to it yet. I hoping after some sdjustments it will get better. If anyone knows of a place in the Denver area where I could take my guitar to get it set up correctly, I would appreciate any comments.

This is a 2001 model, Flamed maple top...H-S-S...you know the rest. The pickups will be replaced with actual Duncans. The Duncan "imposters" lack the warmth and balls of the real ones. I have an ESP top loader strat with 2 Duncans and this piece outplays the ESP (for a whole lot of less money). I have owned many Jacksons over the years and this thing is topped only by my Soloist. It came with the case as well. The Jackson "Floyd" tremlo is as good as the original Floyd in my opinion, (although I don't use it like I would have in the 80's!

Like all Jackson guitars, it owns the stage. I play through an assortment of amps as well as a Line 6 Modeler, and it rocks. The imported pickups are OK, (rate it about 7) But with the TB7 (Jeff Beck tremlo version) and 2 single coils it sings like a canary (with it's nuts in a vice)!

Factory set up was done on an assembly line, but if you don't know how to set up your rig, then take up the flute. If you keep the Duncan Clones, you will need to raise them up so they can scream. The finish was as good as I have seen.

I will tour with this rig, no problem. It makes an excellent choice as a primary rig, or an overqualified back up rig. As far as strap buttons, (who actually leaves these things on anyways?) I replace them with Dunlop strap locks. I would not use it without a backup because only an idiot would go live without a backup...regardless of your rig. Strings break...it's a given.

I have always had excellent service from Jackson.

I have been playing for 17 years. I have had: Les Pauls, Soloists, other Dinkys, Ovation, Gibson Explorer, Ibanez RG, and a few other pieces I can't remember. This one sits up on top, just below the Soloist, and as good as the Les Paul.

2001 jap dinky. 24 frets. solid poplar i think. hss with five way switch. duncan design pickups ( which i replaced with real duncan!)
amber sunburst wit flame top.

i play metal rock and classical and the guitar meets my needs perfectly!
the pickup i put in is a george lynch screamin demon which is phenomonal!

I think this was made in the year 2000. 24 frets, Beautiful amber flamed maple top, Duncan Design S/S/H, Rosewood fretboard w/classic Jackson sharkfin inlays, Pewter colored Floyd double locking trem. 5 way selector. Came with a great Jackson case and necc. tools and brief setup procedures.

The sound is great, but my ear is not all that good at subtle differences so I might not be the person to ask. I can get just about any sound I want from it EXCEPT that great sound I get from my Jackson Surcaster SC3. I would say to a metal and hard rock junkie that you need not look elsewhere than Jackson. The pickups are a little weaker than might be desired on this nice of a guitar so that's mostly why it gets a 9 rather than 10

Wow, this is kind of a bummer because if it would have been set up just a little better from the start it also would have got a 10 in this category. The action was nice from the word go, my prob was the Floyd Rose springs were just not adjusted quite right and when I got it to where it would tune nicely..... buzzzzz! Had to adjust the bridge height which of course brought the action up and that was not acceptable with me. I started from scratch, set the neck truss rod, restrung with new super slinks 9-42. Fiddled around for 3 or 4 hours to get it right but after that it played like a dream. Things happen I understand, but it was a pain since I am not the most experienced guitar repairman nor should I have to be with a new ax! Everything else looked and felt flawless until I adjusted the volume to the always wonderful scratch of a dirty pot. After cleaning it a bit no problems. The guitar is so nice in spite of these original headaches I won't go lower than a 7 here but I would be pissed-o-plenty if I had it happen again.

If you can afford a good guitar then there is really no reason not to have a backup so why would someone do that unless they love humiliation? It is made by humans and not God so it can fail but has not done so yet. Jackson quality to me is unsurpassed all across the price range, compare a low end Jackson for $200 or so to a Fender Squier or to get back into the heavier rock zone look at a BC Rich cheapie. Jackson wins hands down. As far as the mid range instruments like this one I would put it up against anything... nothing copares to this guitar for $500. I own 3 USA strats and an Ibanez, nice guitars or I would get rid of 'em, but this Jackson is my favorite no question. Nicely built.

Haven't had the pleasure in 8 months of ownership. I fact hope I never do.

Overall I would give it a 10, but hey I should not have to do 4 hours of screwing with it to get it right since I bought it new and not used. Score slips for that reason alone. After that day I could not be happier with it, It stays in tune and kicks out some very serious sound. I am going to try some EMG's and see how that does....