Jackson neck crack?

[danrawkz]

hi guys, just received this jackson guitar I bought, and it seems like the neck isn't in very good nick. These cracks look a bit dodgy to me (at the join between two pieces of wood used). Opinions? I wasn't told about it on the auction

[danrawkz]

Oh and the join isn't smooth, can feel it noticably when I play there/run my fingers over it

[slash-ed]

That appears to be a lovely and in-focus deck.

[danrawkz]

Yeah I'll try get a decent picture up soon, stupid android phone just doesn't wanna focus in the right area.

[sopachrga]

Quite often the joins are noticeable. I don't think that would be anything to worry about.
The crack though...... with how out of focus your pic is, it's impossible to tell if it's an issue.

[danrawkz]

The problem I have is the bit you can feel is everything up to the point of the crack. The joined area after where the crack splits off is smooth

[sopachrga]

Oh right. That sounds a bit worse then.

[rocklander]

daniel san..




focus!

[alanp]

Edgar Po Wong ("Snotty") would be more appropriate to this forum, methinks.

Dan, had a chance to get a luthier (Ash, Mr Glyn, etc etc) to have a nosy?

[slash-ed]

If he had, do you think he would be asking here?

[willow13]

if its only on one side of the neck I wouldn't be to worried about it. just try and get some glue in there and then sand it with really fine sand paper

[Vorbis]

How old would you say that deck is?

[willow13]

How old would you say that deck is?

I would say at least 10yrs. the kwila has grayed off nicely

[rocklander]

my kwila is grey as and it's only 2 years.

[Vorbis]

Im thinking it could be as little as 5 years old. I guess that's why they sell decking stain, or does the wood gray over time regardless?