JP versatility

[brasco68]

I think I'm the only lefty on here who hasn't ordered one

Sadly Andy...that statement is incorrect....

 

[Dizzy]

The overall feel of the guitar just wasn't right for me, and the placement of the pickup selector absolutely drove me nuts! After the JP I tried the Axis Super Sport, a guitar that has never interested me enough to actually play one, and it totally blew me away.

Funny how people's opinions differ.

I sold my two AXIS guitars - no forearm contour and a neck profile that just doesn't agree with me.

But for me, the JP feels perfect, and the selector switch location is the best ever, along with the knob layout.
Nice wide, flat neck for my big hands too.

I installed my SS pickup back in my pre D-sonic JP after I got my BFR, and suggest that it definately adds more versatility to that guitar, but the JP is definately not as versatile as other guitars EBMM has to offer. (eg. Silo, Silo Spec, Luke....)

All that being said, I'm a Silo lover.
My White HSH Silo and two 20th's are my go-to's.

Mikey, ya just have to try them for yourself and make a decision that suits you

 

[roburado]

Thanks for all the input guys. I will definitely have to go check them out There's a sweet store called Make n' Music in the Chicago land area that John Petrucci did a clinic at that had probably about 10+ EBMMs on hand. The only problem with this is they will no doubt all be right handed. I suppose I should just do my best on it and listen to the tone and perhaps bring a friend along that can really take it for a spin. I would gladly travel outside of Chicago to a store if I knew they had a lefty JP in stock to try it out though.

Well, you can save yourself a trip to Make n' Music by checking out their website.

 

[edrod]

Hijack; sorry.
really? wow, they are available left handed? who's getting one this week?

Sorry to hijack, were lefties, we don't know any better

Pete, a more important questions is when are

Scott
Eddi
Nick

getting theirs?

 

[whitestrat]

That being said, the comments for the JP have not just been great but more along the lines of "best I ever played." Although I really do need to play each one to make any real judgment...

The JP6 is NOT the best I've ever played. That title for me currently is reserved for my HSS Candy Red Silhouette Special... (though my No.1 is still my SSS White Silo Spec)

But!

There's something I must share about my JP6. When I first got the guitar, the pups were already set up in the factory. For some reason, they weren't supported by springs, but rather, spacers. (this was stock from a store in Tokyo) And the neck pup was way way way far from the strings. I did like the tones then. But after a while, I was just curious. What IF I actually went and made the pups height adjustable?

So I went a head, and installed rubber sponges under the pups. This made the pups adjustable. So I played with the heights. After some tweaking, I was amazed at how fat yet transparent. There's this nice squishy tone to the neck pup, which I found highly usable in almost any genre I played (except jazz, that is.)

But a lot about the tones from a JP has to do with how you play it. I find it quite suitable for strat styled rakings and abuse, yet usable for the straight playing blues formats like Gary Moore and Peter Green. Play with the knobs, and you'll find an infinite combo of usable tones. Of course, I've found that a treble bleed circuit works wonders too.