Jackson Dinky DKMGT

Jackson Dinky DKMGT

Introduced in Jan 2001 the DKMGT has an Alder body with a flame maple veneer top on transparent colors. It’s available in Black, Black Forest, Cobalt Blue, Satin Black solid colors and transparent black and transparent red. The hardware is all black and there is no pickguard on this guitar. It features an adjustable JT390 Tune-O-matic style bridge with the strings routed through the body for a tailpiece. With the strings being routed through the body has a more direct connection to the body which improves the tone and sustain over other types of bridges.

The 25.5 inch scale length neck is made of Rock Maple and has a scarf joint at the head stock. This joint isn’t as visible as other types of wood joints so you will hardly notice it. The neck itself is bolted onto the body as it is on the DKMG version. It also has a compound radius which has a more curved radius (fretboard) in the 1st fret position and then gradually gets flatter as it goes up the neck. The radius at the 1st fret is 14 inches and a 16 inch radius at the 24th fret. These are flat neck as compared to the say the Fender Strats which on average have a 9.5 inch radius. A flatter neck is better for lead playing. There are 24 jumbo frets on a rosewood fretboard. On the fretboard MOTO Piranha Tooth inlays are used as position markers. These are smaller inlays placed near the edge of the fretboard. The necks thickness at the first fret is .735 inches and gradually gets thicker as you go up the neck where at the 12th fret its .810 inches. The machine heads are die-cast sealed tuners and are mounted 6-inline across a reversed pointed headstock. Around the neck you’ll find an Ivoroid binding.

The electronics are somewhat simple with a master volume control and tone control as well as a 3-way pickup selector. The pickup used at the bridge position is the EMG® 81 while the neck pickup is an EMG® 85. The 81 bridge pickup is designed for lead playing and is a high output type with plenty of attack and smooth sustain. It sounds best at high volumes with plenty of distortion. It’s also less noisy than other humbuckers in its range. This helps when used at extreme distorted levels. The sound of the pickup when distorted has a consistent sound with long sustain and a smooth breakup while fading out. The EMG85 is placed in the neck (Rhythm) position and has more output than the 81. It has a more natural sounding distortion with more warmth and a low end as well as a ‘fatter’ high end. This is caused by the use of Alnico magnets. It works best in the Rhythm position has a natural sound distortion.

Features

Carved alder body with flamed maple veneer on transparent colors
Bolt-On Rock Maple neck
Compound-radius with Ivoriod binding around the rosewood fretboard
MOTO piranha fretboard inlays
EMG 81 bridge humbucker
EMG 85 neck humbucker
25.5 inch scale length neck