JPX owners who've played JP BFRs!

[TheShreddinHand]

What do you think of the ebony fretboard vs. the rosewood on the BFRs? I'm mainly interested in the feel and temperment of the ebony board, but how is the tone different as well (is it even noticeable)? Thanks!

-Eric

 

[MikeVt]

Granted, no BFR, but I do have two other standard JPs. The ebony is harder and blacker. To me it looks classier. I haven't noticed any tone difference personally.

Mike

 

[TheShreddinHand]

Granted, no BFR, but I do have two other standard JPs. The ebony is harder and blacker. To me it looks classier. I haven't noticed any tone difference personally.

Mike

Yeah, I've always loved the very dark look on the ebonys.

I think only the Koa and JPX are the only models with ebony boards, that sound right?

-Eric

 

[Sweat]

Yeah, I've always loved the very dark look on the ebonys.

I think only the Koa and JPX are the only models with ebony boards, that sound right?

-Eric

Nope, Dargie Delight II has ebony as well and the JP Stealth now comes with ebony.

 

[kissmyaxe]

I can only compare my Jp6 BFR Rosewood and my DDII Silo but Ebony has the edge in smoothness and it really cuts through vs my all maple neck silo. I love my all rosewood neck ALOT but I can only imagine the pure awsomeness of an all Ebony neck!!(would be sooo smooth!)! I think the tone should no doubt be a little brighter with the Ebony fretboard, but since the JPX has chambering that should warm it up a little bit

 

[the24thfret]

Can't tell any tone difference, but there is a slight difference in feel IMO.

 

[TheShreddinHand]

Nope, Dargie Delight II has ebony as well and the JP Stealth now comes with ebony.

Forgot about those 2, thanks!

-Eric

 

[walleye]

in my experiences... and myexperiences arent that trustworthy, but changes in tones due to different neck woods (fingerboard making only a small percentage of the neck) is more noticable unplugged than plugged. for instance the different between neck woods seems more obvious on classical guitars than electric guitars

 

[straycat113]

I think if you shred you will get the most enjoyment out of an Ebony board, as it makes for very precise fingering and the notes really ring out.

 

[jam3v]

On a BFR, which has smaller frets, your finger will "fold" around the string and make contact with the board more often. Rosewood has a coarser grain than ebony, so it'll provide more friction to your finger during bends.

A great way to feel the difference is to play a Dargie II then play a normal JP6. I owned a JP6 with a rosewood board, a Dargie II, and now I own a JPX. The ebony is definitely much more comfortable, and the JPX is close to perfection with the ebony and bigger frets.