JPX Demo (some Suhr Modern Content)

[lifeson1]

Just got back from demoing the JPX at the 14th St GC in Manhattan, and it was simply. . . sick. Thank God they let me run it through an EVH 5150 III in a closed room to really let it breath, and it was everything I thought it would be and more. The PUP's were overly responsive, TONS of squeel, attack response was killer, and I'm going to credit that 5150 with some great gain, superb woody distortion that makes me second guess my OD100SE a bit, we'll have to see when I jack it up here in a bit with my Les Paul. . .

I've had three Petrucci's (two of which are BFR's), the JPX is a welcome addition/evolution to that family. Comfort and controlled power, all in one. The ebony board actually is a key seller here. . . I've missed one ever since I got rid of my old Jem 7VH.

So, I made had it mind so pair it up with a Suhr Modern, which of course made me take a quick ten minute trip up the F Train to Sam Ash, which is the ONLY place in all of NYC that has one (go figure), and after playing the JPX I was kind of thinking it was a lost cause, but truth be told I didn't hate it. . . Not really as responsive as the JPX, heavier, and more like a Soloist than anything. . . I liked it more than I thought I would. From a gigging stand point, I'd feel a LOT more comfy carrying around the JPX than a Modern, and of course the piezo, the ebony, the cool finish although I'd really think a Dargie finish would be the cat's meow, might win it out in the end.

 

[ProtoChicken]

The weight depends on the wood combo obviously, plus you're comparing a chambered body to a non chambered body. One of my Moderns weighs 7 pounds and is the most responsive guitar I own. I love my BFR's just as much (they don't make the JPX lefty so I've only been able to play a friends upside down, though I get to hear it when we play) but I think they are really different instruments designed very differently, to do different things, sound different and they play very different as well. One is certainly not better than the other IMO, and it really comes down to what fits you better. Or if you own both, which one fits a particular situation better.

 

[lifeson1]

The weight depends on the wood combo obviously, plus you're comparing a chambered body to a non chambered body. One of my Moderns weighs 7 pounds and is the most responsive guitar I own. I love my BFR's just as much (they don't make the JPX lefty so I've only been able to play a friends upside down, though I get to hear it when we play) but I think they are really different instruments designed very differently, to do different things, sound different and they play very different as well. One is certainly not better than the other IMO, and it really comes down to what fits you better. Or if you own both, which one fits a particular situation better.

Owning both would be very ideal. . . And yes both very nice, and different instruments altogether.

 

[azazael]

The pickups would be a safer bet.

 

[straycat113]

Both are amazing high quality guitars. I think it would be hard to be disappointed with either.