MAJESTY Discussion page!

[Big Poppa]

Hahahahahahahahaah thanks we needed a little humor!

 

[roburado]

BP, first off, this is fantastic! Kudos both to JP, and to all at Music Man!

Are the switches recessed to keep them out of the way while JP switches things on the floor?

Leave it to JP to be the guy that first incorporates Gamechanger technology into his signature guitar. Awesome.

Love that matte finish, especially on the Mystic Dream!

 

[Bungo]

Hey Bungo...Iam answering him straight forward and honest....maybe he could have come into our house and wiped his feet first! Say hi to the missus and petted the dog.

As long as they don't come in and say hi to the dog and then pet the missus. That can go horribly wrong...

 

[Metalcat]

I think the one color idea might be something that looks better for certain finishes. I personally really dig the blue and carbon fiber look, but I also think the mystic dream one would look better without the carbon fiber look. Just imagine the cool color changes that would happen as stage lights hit those contours! But I already have a mystic dream guitar so maybe that's why I like the blue one more hahaha

This switching can be done on the floor via the games changer and that will be an software update that we start to offer in the future...100's of things are available but will be very very slowly released as jp integrates them into his rig

Now this is something that REALLY interests me!

 

[Big Poppa]

here is the funny part...I dont like the two tone blue with carbon fiber but I love the mystic ddream with it! funny how it affects different people happy thanksgiving

 

[Metalcat]

Haha isn't that something? And happy thanksgiving to you too Sterling!

 

[coldsummer]

I find the design beautiful yet challenging, which is good. I want to actually touch it and see how it feels. Any manufacturer can build a conventionally attractive guitar but it's not so easy to come up with something different. The blue one is doing it for me at the moment.

 

[Strider]

Well BP i've to be honest with you, i'm glad you pushed the limits of the guitar with your team and JP not many companies do that! and that's awesome i hope JP enjoys the guitar because is made for HIS specs.

Maybe this guitar is not for everyone and you warned us about it like i said in the FB page of John I don't like the way it looks maybe i'm a little disappointed of that but i'm hopeful about the playability (sure is great!) and maybe my eyes needs more time with this guitar and tryout one ASAP when is available to purchase. i'm not sure if only viewing one in a store may change MY first impression about the look this guitar

i hope you don't find this post offensive/aggressive or something like that because is not the propose of this is just my thought s of this

Thank you and happy thanksgiving Sterling!

 

[shredfactory]

I'll throw in my two cents before gorging on turkey, watching the Lions lose, and spending time with the fam. First off, I have never played a guitar that feels as good to me as my JPs, and not for a lack of trying. They play and sound great so I have a level of confidence in anything EBMM puts out. Second, this guitar may or may not be the next big thing, but I give mad props to companies that are always growing, innovating, and pushing the envelope and for that and many other reasons, kudos to the whole team at EBMM. And now I bid you all a good day an even better Thanksgiving.

 

[Dr.Strangenote]

I asked my wife what she thinks of John's new guitar. Now coming from a totally unbiased response, she says that it's cool. It looks hi-tech. That's some feedback for ya BP.

 

[mesavox]

Ten yeras ago, there was a top guitar called the JP6. Really a super guitar, that covers all the needs an all the musicgenres. Then the BFR's came out, with little upgrades, esthetically really beautiful woods and finishes. Then they pulled out every year a new guitar, JPX, then JPXI, JP12 (a guitar that JP himself told that it was the very best, and then few weeks later, JP presented the JP13!!!). Too much people are running behind this marketing strategy while saying "Oh, I absolutely need the new model, because the model I own from last year is no more up to date...or the newer one is sayd to be better, faster? For me, you cannot reinvent the wheel. For me, the only thing that I think is that JP gets some money putting on his name on his guitars, an the more models come out, the more the consumerwheel is turning, the more money is floating... Please don't undersand that false, I really like Musicman products, and the guitars and basses are very good and maybe one of the most perfect guitars, but the business strategy they follow is since the JPX not "ownerfriendly", because whatever model you buy, the following year, it is an old model....

The number of assumptions in your little thesis here is astounding. Who said I bought a BFR because it said it was somehow "better than the JP6"? It was said that it was better for JP where he was as a player, but it was never said that they were defacto better guitars than the JP6, and I wasn't one of the people who didn't like the BFR at first. The first reveal was the purple one... I own the very guitar that was the first official run reveal. It went to Drum City Guitarland in Denver where it was purchased and basically not played for a year. I purchased it "used" from that individual through a guy acting as his broker. Lots of very cool things happening to get a guitar in my hands that ended up being a huge surprise. I've played that guitar on every professional recording, and every live gig I've done since. A lot of metal oriented players gravitated towards the BFR and JPX series, and a lot of rock and fusion based players stayed put.

The BFR breed is the best selling Music Man guitar in history, the JP series had been. Notice that the JP series is still for sale? Notice that they still keep coming and going from all your local Guitar Centers? That means people are still buying them. And, why not? They a little less expensive, yet they're still world class quality guitars construction wise, playability wise, tone wise... If you can't afford a quilted maple BFR, you can get an absolute still top of the line JP6 and play butter. What is there to complain about? Marketing? No... people saw the BFR and, some loved it.... and some hated it. I can immediately think of two or three JP forum threads of dozens of people clamoring about how they could get one. I remember threads here and there complaining to high heaven about it. When it comes to guitars, the people, and the people they follow are all the marketing that is really needed. If Jp didn't play these guitars, maybe you'd have some slight point. But, even if he didn't, Music Man has never claimed that one of their guitars is defacto better than another. They've always claimed that they are guitars with features that the players wanted to fine tune their guitars to their specific needs. For instance, I don't wear my guitars as high as JP does, and the arm scoop in the regular JP6 puts my elbow right where the thing comes to a point. It wasn't built for my needs... it was built for his needs at that time. After a few years, he wanted his arm to come across the top of the bridge in a more parallel to the body fashion, so the scoop didn't make it to the BFR... it made his arm come down too far. Does the scoop really bother me? No, but I'm frankly not half as in tune with my arms and hands where it comes to guitar as JP is. I'm a professional guitar player, JP is master of the universe. LOL

Some extra case in point... if you've played one of the Sterling JP guitars, you'll know why they sell so well really quickly. They're set up well, they're familiar when compared to the MM JP, and they're a super good value. I know people who have the MM JP6 that are buying the Sterling ones because they're simply an affordable way to increase the arsenal of the guitar they like to play. If they ever do a Sterling version of the BFR... I may go bankrupt. LOL Still, those green and purple burst 7 strings are flipping cool period, MM or Sterling. If you're into flashy guitars, how could you not want one of those?

At the end of the day, these are guitars folks. This isn't politics with world peace at stake. No one is being ripped off when they buy a world class guitar that is worth its price. These threads and posts from people acting like they're being ripped off somehow... even the whole foreign exchange thing, that is not exactly Music Man's fault.

If anything, we should be complaining that they make too many cool guitars.. I mean, when you think about how the BFR has been my go to guitar, and yet playing a Luke makes me want one to noodle with because it's a cool change that makes me think differently from time to time... or how cool looking Als are... or how I've wanted an EVH or Axis for over 20 years... how dare they do that to me? LOL

 

[Benji Peterson]

I gotta say that the most exciting part about being associated with this brand both as an enthusiast and retailer is how Sterling runs things. I am genuinely honored to be repping a brand with complete integrity and a sincere mission to do things from the heart. No, skip the marketing machine. EBMM is different. A lone wolf amongst the packs of corporate sellouts out there. Honestly, very few companies register for me like EBMM and they do it the best of all. Sterling, huge respect to you man. Huge. American made and a business strategy that has real guts and common sense. It truly gives me hope for my own business. This guitar is going to be a success and in my eye it already is. Hell, it's revealed and the whole world shakes. That's saying something!

 

[threeminutesboy]

"her majesty is a pretty nice girl..."

I love the look of that guitar and if JP is gap I guess that's what we are all looking for.

No doubt this guitar will be a source of inspiration for him and us.

2 things more sorry to hear about the account being visited without authorization this is really something I can't stand. Few of us really need to learn how to behave. The second thing is kudos to all at ebmm you did a stellar job and I m looking forward to try one and bow in front of her majesty.

 

[IcaroPaiva]

Hi guys, it is my first response/post in the forum.

I've been reading many threads and the thing I really loved here is the time BP takes to respond to all the posts the users and also clients put in here.

The big subject now is the Majesty, well, to be honest I am in love with the JPs since the Standard came out, then the BFRs and all the other ones have been coming out and OMG congratulations to you and JP for all the finest instruments you make. I ask myself, how can you make that huge number of guitars and still make them with this high quality level?

The JPs are the best guitars I've ever seen and played, they have it all from looks to play-ability, tone and technology in it, also they are the face of Petrucci, well the specs on one we see in the other (now that I see that, it was a bit gay about the looks on Petrucci lol).

About the Majesty, I am seeing it as a Dream Theater song, you get curious, it catches your attention, you do not understand it at first, you have to dive in it many times and then you will get the wonders of it, after that you get addicted to it and you do not want anything else.

At first I looked at it and said: - What? WTF? Ok, funny joke, now show the real one!
then I stopped and started getting the wonders of it...

Congratulations on every different detail you guys have in mind and work on it to bring us the best there is, the creativity you guys have is out of this world. Looking forward to the final release, I'm sorry that guy broke in to your privacy, obsessed Dream Theater fans can loose it sometimes, I am one of them.

Thank you.

 

[kroma-ibk]

I personally play and own a standard JP6, and I am interested in buying a BFR cherry burst, but here in Europe, they cost about 5500$. For me, the new Majesty (at first sight) is not a guitar that I would invest 5000$ in. It's maybe because my eyes need to habit on it. But I am a little bit sad about what EBMM did the last years. Ten yeras ago, there was a top guitar called the JP6. Really a super guitar, that covers all the needs an all the musicgenres. Then the BFR's came out, with little upgrades, esthetically really beautiful woods and finishes. Then they pulled out every year a new guitar, JPX, then JPXI, JP12 (a guitar that JP himself told that it was the very best, and then few weeks later, JP presented the JP13!!!). Too much people are running behind this marketing strategy while saying "Oh, I absolutely need the new model, because the model I own from last year is no more up to date...or the newer one is sayd to be better, faster? For me, you cannot reinvent the wheel. For me, the only thing that I think is that JP gets some money putting on his name on his guitars, an the more models come out, the more the consumerwheel is turning, the more money is floating... Please don't undersand that false, I really like Musicman products, and the guitars and basses are very good and maybe one of the most perfect guitars, but the business strategy they follow is since the JPX not "ownerfriendly", because whatever model you buy, the following year, it is an old model....

I think it is great to have many options, different finishes, neckshapes etc. I would not call this a marketing machine, nobody has to buy a new guitar when he is happy with his guitar. I am saving my money for a MM JP or Mayesty after testing at Thomann. After playing Ibanez for a adecade I feel at Hoshino it is all about marketing. They bring new JCustoms in the market every single year. The differ only in the finish.

The people think too much about the look of the guitars. A flying V does not turn me on but ask Michael Schenker. Also the Jem design with claw and monkey grip was an economical experiment I think. Time will tell if the Majesty is going to be a modern classic. I will judge after playing but what Mr Ball has told about the guitar so far, makes me quite confident that I will like this guitar. For my schoulders sake anyway ;-)

 

[kroma-ibk]

I personally play and own a standard JP6, and I am interested in buying a BFR cherry burst, but here in Europe, they cost about 5500$. For me, the new Majesty (at first sight) is not a guitar that I would invest 5000$ in. It's maybe because my eyes need to habit on it. But I am a little bit sad about what EBMM did the last years. Ten yeras ago, there was a top guitar called the JP6. Really a super guitar, that covers all the needs an all the musicgenres. Then the BFR's came out, with little upgrades, esthetically really beautiful woods and finishes. Then they pulled out every year a new guitar, JPX, then JPXI, JP12 (a guitar that JP himself told that it was the very best, and then few weeks later, JP presented the JP13!!!). Too much people are running behind this marketing strategy while saying "Oh, I absolutely need the new model, because the model I own from last year is no more up to date...or the newer one is sayd to be better, faster? For me, you cannot reinvent the wheel. For me, the only thing that I think is that JP gets some money putting on his name on his guitars, an the more models come out, the more the consumerwheel is turning, the more money is floating... Please don't undersand that false, I really like Musicman products, and the guitars and basses are very good and maybe one of the most perfect guitars, but the business strategy they follow is since the JPX not "ownerfriendly", because whatever model you buy, the following year, it is an old model....

I think it is great to have many options, different finishes, neckshapes etc. I would not call this a marketing machine, nobody has to buy a new guitar when he is happy with his guitar. I am saving my money for a MM JP or Mayesty after testing at Thomann. After playing Ibanez for a adecade I feel at Hoshino it is all about marketing. They bring new JCustoms in the market every single year. The differ only in the finish.

The people think too much about the look of the guitars. A flying V does not turn me on but ask Michael Schenker. Also the Jem design with claw and monkey grip was an economical experiment I think. Time will tell if the Majesty is going to be a modern classic. I will judge after playing but what Mr Ball has told about the guitar so far, makes me quite confident that I will like this guitar. For my schoulders sake anyway ;-)

 

[Nickpocalypse]

Hi all, new to the forum and this is my first post!

*Wipe feet* *Pat dog* "Hello missus!"

I'm here because of the announcement on JP's Facebook page that the Majesty had been revealed, and wanted to say I love it, and hope to be picking it up upon release!
I've already got a EBMM JP6 and, it goes without saying, but it's definitely one of the finest guitars I've ever played. Keep up the good work!

 

[cionian]

I've been reading the comments, interesting to say the least. The guitar is certainly innovative, forward thinking and its success remains to be seen. The fact that opinions of it are divisive is a good sign as history of anything departing the norm has shown. Props to EBMM for trying new things.

 

[Tis BOOLsheet]

I've been reading the comments, interesting to say the least. The guitar is certainly innovative, forward thinking and its success remains to be seen. The fact that opinions of it are divisive is a good sign as history of anything departing the norm has shown. Props to EBMM for trying new things.

Not sure how much the divided opinions online are worth, positive or negative. The ultimate feedback is sales, as with any product that's offered to the public.

 

[cionian]

Not sure how much the divided opinions online are worth, positive or negative. The ultimate feedback is sales, as with any product that's offered to the public.

Yeap, hence my remark about its success.