Question About the JPX

[Surrilium]

Hey guys,

I'm Franky and I would like to buy a JPX, but I wanted to get some question answered before that. Would be really nice =)

1.
I read that it comes with gauge 10 strings, but I actually play gauge 9, can I change it just like that?

2.
Can I tune the guitar down like Drop D?
(Actually 1. and 2. are kind of related, aren' they? =D)

3.
Is it an active guitar? The little black thing under the big black thing where the screws are looks like the thing for the battery
(Sorry, said thing a lot)

4. (Not so important now)
How do I do that with the two cables for the magnetic and the Piezo pickups?


Thanks in advance,

Franky

 

[Colin]

1. I read that it comes with gauge 10 strings, but I actually play gauge 9, can I change it just like that?
You can put 9's on it.

Yes

2. Can I tune the guitar down like Drop D?

Yes

3. Is it an active guitar? The little black thing under the big black thing where the screws are looks like the thing for the battery

It's not active, those are just covers for the switches and trem cavity

4. How do I do that with the two cables for the magnetic and the Piezo pickups?

You can run one to the PA (or amp) and the other to an amp.

 

[Surrilium]

Wow, that was fast =)

Thank you =)

 

[littlephil]

There is a battery box, its for the Piezo preamp. The pickups are passive though.

 

[the24thfret]

With gauge 9 strings and with drop D tuning, you'll have to adjust the trem claw screws and possible the truss rod. This is because it is a floating tremolo system, and changing the string tension will change the bridge height.

 

[Surrilium]

Oh, alright, floating tremolo...

I hope I don't sit there for 3 hours like with my Ibanez...^^

 

[mikeller]

Oh, alright, floating tremolo...

I hope I don't sit there for 3 hours like with my Ibanez...^^

You won't. A quick proper stretching of new strings and a few tuneups and you will be good to go.

 

[Surrilium]

Really? Then I hope I do it right =D
I mean I'm a bit afraid of the high E string smacking me right in the face...^^

 

[mikeller]

Really? Then I hope I do it right =D
I mean I'm a bit afraid of the high E string smacking me right in the face...^^

Nah, I mean, don't agressively yank them, I pull up and inch of so, move side to side a bit, tune up, pull some more etc. I have an Ibanez JS with a floyd, believe me I can change strings on the JP in a few minutes, stretch, tune, stretch tune faster than I can begin to remove the hardware on the JS.

 

[Surrilium]

I have an Ibanez JS, too =D
And I sometimes have problems with it, but if you say so with your JP, then I should get it work =)
You really made me wanting this guitar now =D