bkrumme
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Congrats, my friend! Let me know what you think of it.
- Thread starter MrLovejoy
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leftyguitarblue
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Coffeemug
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NGD...really a special event every time! Congrats, that JPX looks stunning! Cool pics btw.
fbecir
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Congratulations
And thank you for the very nice pictures
And thank you for the very nice pictures
73h Nils
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Cooooooooooooool! I like it.
Whoismarykelly
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This thread is awesome. AWESOME!
Sweat
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Awesome pics and congrats on getting it man looks great, congrats
MrLovejoy
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Thanks for posting everyone.
I would say that it is my #1 though.
I'm not entirely sure what to think of it, it has so many things I never really had a chance to use. It is entirely new to me.
I would say that it is my #1 though.
bkrumme
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Brilliant! Here are the things I love about it. I'd like to know whether you agree.
5-way switch. At first I was a little turned off by this because I was used to the 3-way on the other JP models, but I've fallen in love with the 5-way.
Weight. It's LIGHT LIGHT LIGHT! My Stealth is heavier, and my BFR is WAY HEAVIER than the JPX.
Jumbo frets. For some reason, I've always found Jumbo frets a little easier on my hands. I'm more accurate with the larger frets...
MrLovejoy
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The five-way is nice, it is much smoother than the switch on my old Ibanez.
The weight is right where I like it, at about 9 lbs. My Les Paul weighs less though, if you can believe it.
And the jumbo frets are much more desirable to me than smaller ones. I can't really see a downside to them.
The weight is right where I like it, at about 9 lbs. My Les Paul weighs less though, if you can believe it.
And the jumbo frets are much more desirable to me than smaller ones. I can't really see a downside to them.
73h Nils
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For those that don't actually know, JP's middle name is Peter
Hendog
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aaaahahahahhahahaha....
Those are 2 of the greatest things I have ever seen in one post!
Love that JPX7!
Those are 2 of the greatest things I have ever seen in one post!
Love that JPX7!
Let's start this out with an icebreaker, shall we? Remember that the trick to being a good guitar player is 3% talent, and 97% not being distracted by the internet. Frankly I think this worth distracting you away from your practice, and you probably will soon come to agree with me on that.
First, I ask an age-old question:
Now that we have that out of the way, let's have a bit of exposition here. Not long ago, I answered the door to find that a socially awkward UPS lady had brought me my new guitar (depiction located here). And soon after that ordeal, I had a conversation with my "bro" friend concerning my new guitar (depiction located here).
Now, not a but a moment ago, I took this hellacious video documenting the opening of the JPX box for the first time:
YouTube- Unboxing the JPX 7
And here comes the pictures:
Check out post #12 for more win!
Now, let's get down to brass tacks: this guitar is very solid. I have got my hands on a number of high-end instruments that BFRs may be compared to: Suhrs, Sadowskys, PRS, Gibson Customs, and Fender Masterbuilts, but none feel anything like this guitar. The feel of this guitar can be described as more akin to your trusty workhorse, rather than boutique "furniture." Whereas most custom-series instruments feel like completely different animals than their standard-series equivalents, this feels like an upgrade to your usual JP guitar.
Overall: the tone is much clearer, the sound has a very razor-sharp quality (on my distortion channel, I can make out each clip clearly), the chambering gives a curiously desirable chorus effect, the neck is paper thin and rock solid, and the guitar lays your playing bare (every mistake is shown in the same clarity as your intended notes)... and on top of all that, the piezo gives that "acoustic guitar in your lap" boom rather than the "painfully tinny acoustic guitar on the other side of the room" tone.
As for the pickups, the Crunchlab (new Taco Bell item) and LiquiFire (what comes out of you minutes after eating the "Crunchlab") are my first foray into the unbelievably high-gain pickups market. There is not one possible way to make these pickups muddy, I would not be surprised if they will eventually start picking up the sounds of my neighbors cursing as I begin to play. The strangest thing about the set is that the Crunchlab will make any rig you put it in front of sound angrier, while the Liquifire will smooth out even the most vicious clipping, and having them both on at the same time just gets strange.
Well, that's it. This has been the first post to a possibly amazing thread, and you are welcome!
P.S. I may post some clips later if you are good little children.
OK....I didn't understand any of that - lol
But nice guitar though. I love my JP6
73h Nils
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Gah, don't quote that much
Smellybum
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Congrats! - Amazing colour.
jimmi
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What I'm curious about, is how you got a JPX 7-String. Seeing as according to Ernie Ball they don't offer the JPX in a 7 String at this time. I ordered my JPX almost 4 months ago (still waiting for it). And at the time I inquired about getting a 7 String, and all sources said "they don't make 'em, not available". So I'm a little disapointed now that I have a 6 string showing up sometime soon, and unless you did some major flawless editing on that video, you clearly have a 7 string model. Although in your video, the wiring diagram does say '6 String'
73h Nils
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Probably just bad luck with the timing. I'm sure you'll still like the JPX.
jimmi
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I don't see how it can be a timing issue, seeing as I ordered mine back in February, and still haven't gotten it yet, which would make me think that this one would have been ordered after i ordered mine, in which case you would think i would have mine by now. And like I said, you can't get any information of the music-man.com web site about a JPx 7-String.
I'll still definatly be happy with my JPX-6, I just wish I could have another 7-String in my aresonal.
I'll still definatly be happy with my JPX-6, I just wish I could have another 7-String in my aresonal.
Who are your sources? A while ago I asked too if the JPX-7 exists on this forum, and I was told that Ernie Ball sends them in batches, so that's the only reason I hadn't seen one.
MrLovejoy
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It is more of an incantation or a voice command than a name.For those that don't actually know, JP's middle name is Peter
Like "Go go gadget [something]."
