rocketrg720
New member
Hey friends,
I am desperately trying to get a JP15. I've determined that based on the specs I want, this is the guitar that fits the bill the most.
However, I have tried 3 JP15s now:
1. Came with a severe bridge misalignment and a lower piezo volume on high E (lower volume than other strings)
2. Had really horrible tuning stability (without using the bar). You would tune it, and random strings would go out of tune after a bit of play. Retune, the same would happen. This was all after stretching the strings constantly for a few days and if it helps, this is not the same behavior I see in plenty other guitars. Vendor assured a setup was done prior to shipping it.
3. The tone knob did not work, as in, the tone wouldn't be affected by using the tone knob on the magnetic pickups. It would work to split the coils, but nothing in terms of affecting the reducing/increasing the tone.
All of these things have a fix of course. A good setup, lubricating the nut (maybe), fixing whatever was affecting the tone knob, but this is crazy. 3 guitars at a ~$4K price point and all 3 needed something done in order to get them to be ready. I get that Music Man has excellent customer service and would've surely sorted it out. But I am just frustrated that I can't buy a guitar like this, at this price point, and simply not be ready to enjoy it from day 1. What I am now being forced to do in order to try and avoid any potential issues upon receiving the guitar is ensuring a setup is done prior to shipping and this is at least to be hopeful that the guitar will do what I need it do to, even before testing how much leeway I truly have when using the bar.
What gives? Obviously if I search for either JP15 or Majesty issues, I will get flooded with specific downsides or issues people have had. Am I just crazy unlucky on this? Does this guitar really have rock-solid tuning stability after everything is said and done?
Thanks for your time.
I am desperately trying to get a JP15. I've determined that based on the specs I want, this is the guitar that fits the bill the most.
However, I have tried 3 JP15s now:
1. Came with a severe bridge misalignment and a lower piezo volume on high E (lower volume than other strings)
2. Had really horrible tuning stability (without using the bar). You would tune it, and random strings would go out of tune after a bit of play. Retune, the same would happen. This was all after stretching the strings constantly for a few days and if it helps, this is not the same behavior I see in plenty other guitars. Vendor assured a setup was done prior to shipping it.
3. The tone knob did not work, as in, the tone wouldn't be affected by using the tone knob on the magnetic pickups. It would work to split the coils, but nothing in terms of affecting the reducing/increasing the tone.
All of these things have a fix of course. A good setup, lubricating the nut (maybe), fixing whatever was affecting the tone knob, but this is crazy. 3 guitars at a ~$4K price point and all 3 needed something done in order to get them to be ready. I get that Music Man has excellent customer service and would've surely sorted it out. But I am just frustrated that I can't buy a guitar like this, at this price point, and simply not be ready to enjoy it from day 1. What I am now being forced to do in order to try and avoid any potential issues upon receiving the guitar is ensuring a setup is done prior to shipping and this is at least to be hopeful that the guitar will do what I need it do to, even before testing how much leeway I truly have when using the bar.
What gives? Obviously if I search for either JP15 or Majesty issues, I will get flooded with specific downsides or issues people have had. Am I just crazy unlucky on this? Does this guitar really have rock-solid tuning stability after everything is said and done?
Thanks for your time.
