JPXi Mystery in my Playing??

[dwells]

hey guys
some of you know that usually i cant play a petrucci model(even though i love them) But the strangest thing happened the other day in a guitar shop?
i saw the JPXi sitting there which i have played once before, and i thought id give it another go?
to my surprise i seriously could play nearly twice as fast and fluent on it than any of my other guitars? what the hell has happened?
for years i couldnt play the JP because the neck was just to thin for me but yesterday i played it for an hour and fell in love.
it just sat perfect and the thin neck was fine i could actually play everything i usually play with little to No effort and i was shocked!!
so im not sure if my body has changed my playing has changed since i play the Reflex 80% of the time now or something weird just happened but ive decided to look into getting a JPXi immediately!
seriously what an amazing guitar, i really think i need one to push my skill level to greater heights!
p.s has anyone else experienced this?
peace
Deano

 

[ScoobySteve]

Hey Deano I know what you mean, as I played fat neck Les Paul's for nearly 10 years before discovering EBMM. When I got my JP it was definitely a "whoa!" Moment. It wasn't a bad feeling but a totally NEW feeling.

So at first and for a while it doesn't feel natural or comfortable. But then as the wondrously adaptive mechanism the human is, you get used to it and it feels great!

I miss mine and will have one again someday.

 

[Roubster]

Hey Dean, I know exactly what you're talking about. I never got a long with the JPs neck profile as much as with my other Balls. I tried numerous times, but it just wasnt the fit for me. However when the JPXI came out, I tried it and also to my surprise I was actually enjoying it quite a bit and could play pretty fast on it. I think that the flatter radius has to do with it also. The only thing that I cant get along with is the 3 way switch in that position. I much prefer a 5 way blade switch. But yea man, I think that you can out that beast to use quite nicely .

 

[beej]

It's a big jump from the Luke to the JP ... maybe you just needed an intermediate step?

 

[dwells]

beej I think your right mate !

 

[brokenvail]

beej I think your right mate !

The middle step was called a Reflex.

Y not get the JP12? Same feel if the XI, same tone woods of a Reflex. By the way SS frets spoil you!

 

[RocketRalf]

XI or XII, get a 7!!

 

[mesaboogieman]

Welcome to the EBMMJP addiction, Dean!

 

[dannymusic]

I picked up a Mark IV while waiting for a XII

Looking forward to that woah! moment. Roman numberals are looking sexier then ever

 

[Adrian-XI]

Where in Melbourne did they have a JPXI in stock? Crazy!

 

[dwells]

Music work shop Geelong

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

Deano get the 12!!!!

 

[ohdamnitsdevin]

I picked up a Mark IV while waiting for a XII

Looking forward to that woah! moment. Roman numberals are looking sexier then ever

No truer words have ever been said my friend.