Jackson Dinky Pro DK2

Hsb

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Ive never owned a Jackson and found a used one that caught my eye here locally. Whats the thoughts on the Jackson Dinky Pr DK2 model? Not even sure Ive picked up a Jackson, how does the compound radius feel in hand? Does that take some getting used to when switching between the compound radius and a guitar with a compound radius?
 
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Your signature lists an Ibanez Iceman, so I doubt you'll have many issues switching between the two. I don't really notice the compound radius boards on my Charvels.
 
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I find the neck on my DXMG to be one of my favorites. I don't have a problem transitioning to my other guitars after playing on the compound radius. It just seems more natural to have it flatten out as I go up the neck.
 
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I had a dk2m was nice, then I got a 2018 dk2qm. I like the hardtail better, the neck is called a speed neck, 12-16 radius great for a handful of people, the guitar itself is slightly smaller than an average guitar, I love Jackson's, I'd say go for it, but replace the Floyd with a better one ��
 
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Thanks guys, Ill see if I can get by the shop and play it. Only little questionable thing for me, and its easily fixed, it has a JB in the bridge. Never been a fan of the JB.
 
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Never been a fan of the JB.

Perhaps because you never played one in a Jackson Shredstick with a Floyd...


And if you don't dig it you are an A2, A8, or Ceramic magnet away from a lot of cool JB mods.
 
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Ill get the Iceman back tomorrow, if I can tear myself away from that, I may give it a try. Ill even go with an open mind and gove it a try
 
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I've got a DK2S which I bought used without the sustainiac for a very nice price about 10 years ago & I love everything about that guitar. Got a Lace Alumitone Deathbucker in the bridge with the stock Duncan single in the middle & a SD Hotrails in the neck. Along with the Ibanez S540LTD I bought way back in '94 it has the most shredelicious, fastest playing neck I've ever played...

I kid you not.. :bigthumb:


If you have a good deal on one jump on it...they're sweet guitars!
 
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I had a dk2m was nice, then I got a 2018 dk2qm. I like the hardtail better, the neck is called a speed neck, 12-16 radius great for a handful of people, the guitar itself is slightly smaller than an average guitar, I love Jackson's, I'd say go for it, but replace the Floyd with a better one ��
I beg to differ. :) Absolutely nothing wrong with it! At least that is my experience. I have a MIJ DKMG with the JT580 LP, works absolutely perfect. Maybe it could use a bigger block made from a proper material, but it flutters, stays in tune, basically does everything it needs to do. If it is a newer model, than it will have an OFR. Not Made in Germany , but completely identical materials and functionality. The only difference I found thus far are that the German made saddles are somewhat rounded on the edges and the Korean OEM units' saddles are completely cubic/square. The only instance where immediate action is needed in my opinion is the FR Special. Those saddles are pure crap. But even in that case you don't need a full bridge change, get a brass block and a set of German made saddles and since everything else (base plate included) has the same material as the OFR, you basically have and OFR for half the price... But like I said: this is only my experience. :)
 
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Its $599, it being used has a small ding in it, which no big deal. I may be able to get them down a little and thinking if I do get it, trade my dust collector of an acoustic in on it, which would then bring my out of pocket down even further.

Heres the link to the guitar. Never dealt with Sam Ash minus a couple of small purchases before.

https://used.samashmusic.com/product/dinky-pro-electric-guitar/
 
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Are you kidding me? If you're not on your way to get it, I will!!! Made in Mexico-> OFR, titanium screws and hardshell case for less or around half it's price is an absolute bargain! If there are no "surprises" of course...
 
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I've got a DK2S which I bought used without the sustainiac for a very nice price about 10 years ago & I love everything about that guitar. Got a Lace Alumitone Deathbucker in the bridge with the stock Duncan single in the middle & a SD Hotrails in the neck. Along with the Ibanez S540LTD I bought way back in '94 it has the most shredelicious, fastest playing neck I've ever played...

I kid you not.. :bigthumb:


If you have a good deal on one jump on it...they're sweet guitars!

Sounds just like Ozzy's "Mr. Crowley".:headbang:
 
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Can anyone here tell me what the neck profile is like compared to the Soloist's? Basically I'm wondering if it's more traditional than the Soloist's neck, with its wide and squared-off shoulders.
 
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Can anyone here tell me what the neck profile is like compared to the Soloist's? Basically I'm wondering if it's more traditional than the Soloist's neck, with its wide and squared-off shoulders.

I have a Japanese Dinky DKMG and a newer (2016ish) X Series Soloist. To me, the Soloist's neck feels WAY thinner. When I first started to play it, I literally had a hard time accomodating to how it felt. Now it's all good, but it took me a few months. The Dinky's neck is definitely thicker ("more traditional", if you will), playing on it feels more natural to me. Since I have relatively big hands, upper register is not always comfortable due to the limited space between the lower horn and the unsculpted, totally squeare neckpocket. Howerver on the newer models I saw that they removed some wood to make it more comfortable. Never played those though.
 
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I have a Japanese Dinky DKMG and a newer (2016ish) X Series Soloist. To me, the Soloist's neck feels WAY thinner. When I first started to play it, I literally had a hard time accomodating to how it felt. Now it's all good, but it took me a few months. The Dinky's neck is definitely thicker ("more traditional", if you will), playing on it feels more natural to me. Since I have relatively big hands, upper register is not always comfortable due to the limited space between the lower horn and the unsculpted, totally squeare neckpocket. Howerver on the newer models I saw that they removed some wood to make it more comfortable. Never played those though.

Thanks, man. Been interested in the new MIM Dinky's. Bit skeptical of the three-bolt design, and wish Jackson made HSH guitars. And I'm not optimistic of those Floyd Rose 1000's which are basically rebranded Floyd Rose Specials. Probably should just buy an Ibanez RG.

And hey, I also have a SLX! The Floyd Special is bad as expected, the trem posts have creeped forward, deforming the wood, the gloss neck is somewhat slow, the frets aren't level, creating dead notes high up, and the string tension is weirdly high. I absolutely love this thing.
 
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Can anyone here tell me what the neck profile is like compared to the Soloist's? Basically I'm wondering if it's more traditional than the Soloist's neck, with its wide and squared-off shoulders.

I have a Japanese Dinky DKMG and a newer (2016ish) X Series Soloist. To me, the Soloist's neck feels WAY thinner. When I first started to play it, I literally had a hard time accomodating to how it felt. Now it's all good, but it took me a few months. The Dinky's neck is definitely thicker ("more traditional", if you will), playing on it feels more natural to me. Since I have relatively big hands, upper register is not always comfortable due to the limited space between the lower horn and the unsculpted, totally squeare neckpocket. Howerver on the newer models I saw that they removed some wood to make it more comfortable. Never played those though.

I haven't played the new X Series Soloist, though I'm familiar with the USA SL-1 and original MIJ Soloist Pro. All three have D-shaped necks that are flat in back with quite a bit of shoulder, and the DK-2 was the thinnest of the three. The SL-1 and Soloist Pro are slightly thicker and less flat; almost a C shape, but not quite.
 
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Thanks, man. Been interested in the new MIM Dinky's. Bit skeptical of the three-bolt design, and wish Jackson made HSH guitars. And I'm not optimistic of those Floyd Rose 1000's which are basically rebranded Floyd Rose Specials. Probably should just buy an Ibanez RG.

And hey, I also have a SLX! The Floyd Special is bad as expected, the trem posts have creeped forward, deforming the wood, the gloss neck is somewhat slow, the frets aren't level, creating dead notes high up, and the string tension is weirdly high. I absolutely love this thing.

Aint nothing wrong with the 1000 series Floyds, trust me! Unless you expect a "Made in Germany" stamp on the underside of the baseplate and slighty rounder edges on the saddels alter functionality... Because those are the only difference. Should be same material manufactured in Korea for a bowl of rice instead of Euros in Germany and you cannot buy them as standalone unit, they are only sold to manufacturers as OEM. Also, it helped me quite a lot in setting realistic expectations towards these bridges (or and simple machine for that matter) when I spent time understanding how the thing works, In the case of a Floyd it meant understandinghow mass would change the dynamics of the movement, how springs operate better when under tension and so on. The Specials are different of course, but not a hopeless case: according to Floyd's site, the sustain block (pot metal) and the saddles (zinc alloy, soft as butter) are the difference. Screws, baseplate same material as OFR, so a set of original saddles and a brass block will get you a perfectly working unit identical to the "MIG O.G. OFRblabla" for half the price.

@dystrust: You might be right, as I went purely on how they felt to me when I replied. I'll get the calipers out from the closet an do some measurement, made me curious!

UPDATE: So I measured above the 12th fret across the freatboard for width and above the side of the neck (between the beck of the neck and the top of the fretboard). In both cases the SLX turned out to be 1 mm less (53 vs 52, 23 vs.24) in both cases. But these might be true for these two models only... I was surprised to learn that the USA King V for example has medium frets, all other KVs have jumbos. I'm glad I have the Pro Series model - way less dough and way more jumbo frets for me. :D
So it doesnt look like specs are consistent in case of a single model, let alone between different models..
 
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UPDATE: So I measured above the 12th fret across the freatboard for width and above the side of the neck (between the beck of the neck and the top of the fretboard). In both cases the SLX turned out to be 1 mm less (53 vs 52, 23 vs.24) in both cases. But these might be true for these two models only... I was surprised to learn that the USA King V for example has medium frets, all other KVs have jumbos. I'm glad I have the Pro Series model - way less dough and way more jumbo frets for me. :D
So it doesnt look like specs are consistent in case of a single model, let alone between different models..

The specs definitely aren't consistent, which is why I specified exactly which models I was comparing. BITD Jackson USA only used two neck profiles; the Soloist neck and the speed neck. King Vs and bolt-ons came stock with the speed neck, while everything else used the Soloist neck. I have no idea if that's still true. I can play both profiles, but I'd take the Soloist one if you made me pick.
 
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Aint nothing wrong with the 1000 series Floyds, trust me! Unless you expect a "Made in Germany" stamp on the underside of the baseplate and slighty rounder edges on the saddels alter functionality... Because those are the only difference. Should be same material manufactured in Korea for a bowl of rice instead of Euros in Germany and you cannot buy them as standalone unit, they are only sold to manufacturers as OEM. Also, it helped me quite a lot in setting realistic expectations towards these bridges (or and simple machine for that matter) when I spent time understanding how the thing works, In the case of a Floyd it meant understandinghow mass would change the dynamics of the movement, how springs operate better when under tension and so on. The Specials are different of course, but not a hopeless case: according to Floyd's site, the sustain block (pot metal) and the saddles (zinc alloy, soft as butter) are the difference. Screws, baseplate same material as OFR, so a set of original saddles and a brass block will get you a perfectly working unit identical to the "MIG O.G. OFRblabla" for half the price.

@dystrust: You might be right, as I went purely on how they felt to me when I replied. I'll get the calipers out from the closet an do some measurement, made me curious!

UPDATE: So I measured above the 12th fret across the freatboard for width and above the side of the neck (between the beck of the neck and the top of the fretboard). In both cases the SLX turned out to be 1 mm less (53 vs 52, 23 vs.24) in both cases. But these might be true for these two models only... I was surprised to learn that the USA King V for example has medium frets, all other KVs have jumbos. I'm glad I have the Pro Series model - way less dough and way more jumbo frets for me. :D
So it doesnt look like specs are consistent in case of a single model, let alone between different models..

The saddle blocks are the thing that irk me. Why make the part that's holding the string out of some cheap pot metal? I've had so much trouble setting up Floyd Specials because the e string will just slip out when you bend it. My fix is bending it into a little ball of string with some needle nose pliers then stuffing that in the saddle. All in all, having to do this is inexcusable and so is having to buy aftermarket saddles and their blocks. I was chatting with a guy who claimed this was still an issue on the Floyd Originals... so just get a Gotoh.
 
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