A fanned fret guitar has a special build that makes it more expensive than other models, but some are affordable, like this Jackson DKAF7.
Its reasonable price tag makes it a great choice for guitarists that want to find out what it’s like to play on a fanned fret. The Jackson name means it has a great metal edge.
It’s the best budget fanned fret guitar I’ve seen!
Let’s get the specifications out of the way:
- Very affordably priced
- Bridge pickup sounds great
- Neck pickup in combination with poplar is very muddy
Specifications
- Body wood: Poplar
- Body finish: Satin
- Body shape: Dinky
- Number of strings: 7
- Neck material: Maple
- Neck construction: Bolt-On neck with Graphite Reinforcement and Scarf Joint
- Neck finish: Satin
- Scale length: 25.5″ – 27″ Multi-Scale (648 mm – 686 mm)
- Fingerboard: Laurel
- Radius: 12″-16″ Compound Radius (304.8 mm to 406.4 mm)
- Number of frets: 24
- Fret size: Jumbo
- Nut width: 1.875″ (47.6 mm)
- Inlays: Offset Pearloid Dot
- Truss rod: Dual-Action
- Bridge pickup: Jackson Uncovered 7-String Blade Humbucking
- Neck pickup: Jackson Uncovered 7-String Blade Humbucking
- Controls: Volume, Tone, 3-Position Toggle
- Bridge: Staggered Individual Saddles
- Tuning machines: Jackson Sealed Die-Cast
What is the Jackson DKAF7?
The Jackson DKAF7 is a Dinky model with 7 strings and a fanned multiscale fretboard.
It’s a budget guitar made of poplar with Jackson hardware and pickups.
Build
The guitar has an arched poplar body, and a one-piece bolted mahogany neck made of a durable graphite reinforcement and scarf joint.
The laurel 7 string fretboard has 24 jumbo frets. The scale ranges from 648 to 686 mm and the nut width is 47.6 mm.
It comes with 2 Jackson Blade humbucker pickups and features a volume control, a tone control and a 3 way toggle switch.
I'm Joost Nusselder, the founder of Neaera and a content marketer, dad, and love trying out new equipment with guitar at the heart of my passion, and together with my team, I've been creating in-depth blog articles since 2020 to help loyal readers with recording and guitar tips.
