Just ordered. Hope I like it.

[darchirnoj]

Guitar Center: Platinum : Music Man John Petrucci Signature Guitar in Black

It's been awhile since I've played one, but very limited time.
Aside from looks, it has a lot of features I think I'd like (rosewood + ss frets).

At least I have 30 days to give it a shot.

All I play is a historic LP and a strat. I know it will be vastly different, but I'm hoping it will WOW me.

 

[CHill]

You will really bond with the all rosewood neck and the play-ability is top notch. Great guitar.

 

[ozzyrules]

Rosewood necks are unbelievable.

 

[darchirnoj]

I've owned a few PRS with rosewood necks.
It was mostly love/some hate with them. I couldn't lighten up the tone, but I couldn'tput the guitars down either; were a joy to play.
Those necks, however, were a little thicker (I'm sure), were set-neck, and didn't come with stainless steel frets.
My only (slight) issue was inherent darkish or compressed sound.

But it's been several years since I've owned or played a rosewood neck.
People that I know that have owned JPs say my hands will fly .

Funny thing is, I'm not the shredder in the least bit (not because of taste, but more of a lack of ability).
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I tend to coax more blues, old-school rock, and hard rock out of my guitars.
And I don't have a problem playing a ," shredders", guitar, but sticking to non-shredder material.

Hey, if I could, I would, but I just can't .

So Hendrix and Led Zeppelin it is!

Will post a review/tone report when I get it in and
have had a chance to play with.

Thanks.

 

[QuietSpike]

You'll love it... Most versatile guitar on the planet.

It gets shoehorned in as a "shred guitar" because of who's signature is on it, but it's extremely versatile. Kind of like the Dual Rectifier is shoehorned as a metal-only amp because of the diamond plate grille on the front, but that amp is extremely versatile as well. (Great combo by the way, the JPs and Boogies!!).

 

[darchirnoj]

Guitar drops on Wednesday.
Wonder how it will sound on through my Fender Princeton Reverb (black)?

 

[billy carr]

I used my jp6 in a blues rock band for years. Sounded better than my friends lespaul. Didn't matter if I was playing rhythm or leads. Tone up for brighter bites or neck pickup for smooth milky tone using the tone control down a bit. Its a really versatile guitar. And for metal it will most definitely shred your head! Love mine.

 

[darchirnoj]

Received the guitar yesterday.
Absolutely stunned with it, aside from sharpness of jagged fret-ends.
I can't believe how comfortable this guitar is and how much fun it is to play.
I'll post a more in-depth review later on today.

 

[FantasyMetal]

I love my JPs with rosewood necks. Also, when ordering from Guitar Center it is common to get sharp fret ends on unfinished necks because they don't control the humidity in their stores. Usually a case humidifier will take care of it in a week or so!

 

[A.J.]

If the neck doesn't expand back out then give us a shout here at the factory. We can help with the fret sprout.

 

[darchirnoj]

Sounds good. Thanks, A.J.

The guitar:
To me, this has to be one of the best kept secrets for those that are hung-up on vintage and more traditional stuff.

I started toying with the guitar at 6:38pm; mostly playing, some tuning, some A/B-ing with my two Historics( I won't make this a vs. thread, I promise). When I finally decided to put the guitar down for fear that I was neglecting family time, it was 8:44pm. I couldn't believe it.

I know there is a honeymoon period and all that great stuff. And so I'll keep this as honest and as short as possible without sounding like a tool.

This guitar blew me away. It's light weight. It's comfortable body.
The neck! Oh my goodness, that neck.
In those two hours, I don't think I ever looked down at the guitar body to admire
it's looks or to check out the finish. I just played.
When I get/buy/or try stuff, whether I like it or not, I don't remember anything feeling
as good or as homey as my R7 neck, as huge as it is. Sitting down, standing up, both just feel better with it.
Not this time. I don't know if it was the SS frets, the rosewood neck.
As thin as the JP neck is, the larger R7 neck actually felt more toyish/cheap to me, which I don't understand.

The sound...wow.
The neck sounds great. The bridge sounds awesome. What really surprised me was the middle position.
I can't believe how stratty it sounded to me. It could easily swing a nights worth of Strat song parts.

This is a great guitar. I plan on spending some more time with her tomorrow and the weekend.

Oh....and the piezo sounded great too.

And the price? Are you kidding me?

Again, just stunned.

Just to be fair, somethings I didn't like (some of which have nothing to do with guitar):
-no trem bar. Guys from GC did not include trem bar. Bummer. It's on its way though.
- nowhere near in tune. I understand this also; loosen string tension during shipping, but I'm not
familiar with this trem system so it took me awhile (but it was well worth it).
-the frets as already mentioned; didn't take away from the guitar though
- don't know why but I wish the fretboard was just a tad darker. The neck is chocolate dark which
I love. For lack of a better term, the color of the fretboard looks anemic in comparison. Again, doesn't take
Away from awesomeness of the guitar.
- there was a scratch or something on the headstock. I was told this was locked up in a platinum room vault. It may be superficial (kinda matches the color of JPs signature in silver).
-the placement of output jacks I guess is where I used to rest my guitars while playing seated; took some minor adjusting.


all that said, doesn't change the fact that I'm blown away. And I'm scratching my head on the price vs.
Other manufacturers and boutique builds (which I have purchased before).

 

[edhalen]

Congrats on your discovery of just how awesome EBMM instruments are. Best out there IMO. Great thing is every one of them are outstanding in their own right. Which is VERY dangerous to the wallet!!! Welcome to the family!