JPX candids

[jam3v]

I have a JPX on order through a dealer and I'm eagerly awaiting its arrival. Unfortunately I haven't seen many candid shots of this guitar. In fact, the only images of it were in the very brief NAMM video where the it was barely visible.

Of course, I've seen the images of it in the product listing as well, but I was curious if any additional 'candid' shots are available. I'd love to get another look at it.

Thanks!

 

[Headstock]

Take a look at the shots on the Music-man site. Those are quite good.

 

[jam3v]

I've seen those. I've found that product shots sometimes don't capture certain nuances.

 

[Colin]

not the best photo but the flash actually helps you see what it really looks like in the light. Really hard guitar to photograph

 

[walleye]

if it was 22 frets i would be on that so fast.... everything else is PERFECT about it. good god

 

[jam3v]

Thanks Colin! Any more? You know what they say - give em an inch and they'll take a mile.

 

[the24thfret]

if it was 22 frets i would be on that so fast.... everything else is PERFECT about it. good god

you = crazy

 

[megaroel]

not the best photo but the flash actually helps you see what it really looks like in the light. Really hard guitar to photograph

dude this guitar is the bomb i think im going to have to sell some stuff to get this moma.

 

[Trev]

Awesome finish!

 

[Sweat]

Awesome finish!

Yes it is I saw one Saturday and actualy touched it for a whole 2 minutes LOL, awesome finish.

 

[Colin]

here's some more

 

[MesaBeno]

if it was 22 frets i would be on that so fast.... everything else is PERFECT about it. good god

Explain to me how it's a bad thing to have 2 more frets than what you want?

This is why you make no sense, sir...This would only be an issue if you wanted 24 frets and the guitar only had 22...

I don't understand you.

 

[Colin]

Explain to me how it's a bad thing to have 2 more frets than what you want?

This is why you make no sense, sir...This would only be an issue if you wanted 24 frets and the guitar only had 22...

I don't understand you.

the reason is it moves the neck pickup closer to the bridge some people don't like that particular sound. Steve Morse for instance prefers 22 frets for that very reason.

 

[jam3v]

the reason is it moves the neck pickup closer to the bridge some people don't like that particular sound. Steve Morse for instance prefers 22 frets for that very reason.

Exactly. This is why Joe Satriani refused to have a 24 fret neck until this year. The 24 fret JS that was introduced this year has a single coil sized pickup in the neck position to keep it as close as possible to the "sweet spot" behind the neck.

But still, I'd prefer 24 frets. The JP6's neck pickup sounds fantastic to me.

Colin, thanks for all the pics - very much appreciated it. I'm curious... In your pictures the purple sparkle is very noticeable, but in the product shots it's not that "in your face." I'm assuming this is because you had the flash going on your camera.

How does the sparkle look in normal light conditions? Is it subtle or very noticeable?

Thanks again!

 

[whitestrat]

the reason is it moves the neck pickup closer to the bridge some people don't like that particular sound. Steve Morse for instance prefers 22 frets for that very reason.

Same reason for me. Which is why the JP6 and the 20th Silo are the ONLY 24 fretters in my small collection of about 10 guitars.

 

[DaPatrooch]

I'm still drooling over the JPX, but I can't have one

I like 24-fretters because it's easier to bend strings as you get higher up the neck. The 22nd fret on my Sub1 is pretty hard to bend but it's really easy on my JP. I love the JP's neck pickup sound so it doesn't really matter much to me.

 

[Hendog]

Such and awesome guitar

 

[bkrumme]

Two (yes I said two ) on the way!

I can't wait, especially for the 7 string.

 

[walleye]

Explain to me how it's a bad thing to have 2 more frets than what you want?

This is why you make no sense, sir...This would only be an issue if you wanted 24 frets and the guitar only had 22...

I don't understand you.

people have already chimed in for me

but for ages, when i was younger, i could never work out specifically WHY my luke's neck pickup sounded as amazing as it did, especially in comparison to my ibanez RG (fitted with luke pickups).

Steve Morse for instance prefers 22 frets for that very reason.

when i saw a steve morse interview with him giving this explanation i have never given 24-fret guitars a single thought since.

its a preference thing in the end, neck pickups on a 24-fret sound different, some actually prefer the 24 sound, however for me, im sacrificing 2 semi tones in order to have an amazing smooth sound. totally worth it

 

[MesaBeno]

people have already chimed in for me

but for ages, when i was younger, i could never work out specifically WHY my luke's neck pickup sounded as amazing as it did, especially in comparison to my ibanez RG (fitted with luke pickups).



when i saw a steve morse interview with him giving this explanation i have never given 24-fret guitars a single thought since.

its a preference thing in the end, neck pickups on a 24-fret sound different, some actually prefer the 24 sound, however for me, im sacrificing 2 semi tones in order to have an amazing smooth sound. totally worth it

Touche! Well put...I never even considered that to be honest :S

But now that you mention it, I've owned two guitars in which I had an EMG 60 in the neck...One was 24 frets, the other was 22...Thinking back, the 22 fretter did have a much kind of 'juicy' quality above the more 'shriller' sounding of the 24 fret axe.

Crazy!