My home made guitar based on the Ernie Ball MusicMan JPX-6 - By Alex Taylor, 17

[ohdamnitsdevin]

Wow, thank you very much! I genuinely dream of owning a JPX but it's just too expensive. I'll be able to get one some day though (I hope). Obviously if anybody wanted to give me one I wouldn't refuse
Really glad you like the guitar and the video though! It's great to hear what people think!

Alex

You'll have one someday. If I had the means I'd buy you one myself but unfortunately that is not the case. How long have you been playing? John Petrucci is also my favorite guitarist and idol. I have many more years of practice to be on his level. Just started playing about 1.5 years ago.

 

[MikeVt]

Wow. Simply amazing. GREAT job!

Mike

 

[malagutial]

You'll have one someday. If I had the means I'd buy you one myself but unfortunately that is not the case. How long have you been playing? John Petrucci is also my favorite guitarist and idol. I have many more years of practice to be on his level. Just started playing about 1.5 years ago.

I hope so, and that's very good of you haha! I've been playing about 5 years now, but I'm practicing for longer and longer every day. I don't think I'll ever reach JP's level, but that's OK because I suppose we all develop different strengths and weaknesses.

 

[malagutial]

Wow. Simply amazing. GREAT job!

Mike

Thank you very much! Looking at your signatures makes me stupidly jealous haha...

Alex

 

[smd24fan]

Way to go Alex! Seeing this makes me want to build my own guitar too, congrats to you!

 

[MikeVt]

Thank you very much! Looking at your signatures makes me stupidly jealous haha...

Alex

LOL! Ya know, back when I joined the forum, most people were listing their guitars in their sigs. Now it seems kinda insensitive. Maybe it's time for a change.

Again, great job on the guitar. I like what you did with the blade switch angle on yours. It's really the only thing I'm not crazy about on mine. Frankly, I really prefer the 3 position switch. Given the design of the JPXI, I'm guessing JP agrees.

Mike

 

[darchirnoj]

Very nice!
Thanks to the moderators for allowing us the opportunity to enjoy this thread.
Thanks to Alex for that highly inspirational and good-natured story.
Those JP guitars are certainly something to emulate. Very special.

 

[Mordimer]

Amazing job and great story! I felt so happy after I watched the video like it was my own project Congrats!

 

[fatkatz77]

You did an awesome job on your guitar and your playing is amazing. Very nice work.

 

[DrGonzo5150]

Epic, just epic. One hell of a first post alright. Great job, that guitar looks and sounds great!
Welcome to the forum, hope you stick around

 

[Jorge ven]

great, great job man... love the color...

 

[malagutial]

great, great job man... love the color...

Thank you very much I couldn't find any exact match for the 'Barolo' colour of the JPX-6, and this was the closest I could get, but I do really like it. It's also VERY metallic but the camera doesn't do an amazing job of showing it.

Alex

 

[malagutial]

Epic, just epic. One hell of a first post alright. Great job, that guitar looks and sounds great!
Welcome to the forum, hope you stick around

Thank you very much! Not quite sure how I'll be able to better this one, but I've got some plans for this year so I'll give it a shot

Alex

 

[Roberta Rizzo]

omg that's amazing!!! great sound!!!

 

[malagutial]

omg that's amazing!!! great sound!!!

Thank you very much!

 

[Tollywood]

Nice job! Love the "Music Lad" idea.

I'm glad the mods let the thread stand.

 

[Dr.Strangenote]

I am totally impressed! What a way to start your first guitar. I can remember back to my first build and it wasn't such a pleasant experience, but then again, I just jumped in head first and learn by mistakes. It seems going by your post that you put much thought into the entire process. You sir, are a true inspiration. Thank you. Great sound too btw on your Music-Lad.

 

[Greg Suarez]

I just stumbled onto this. Amazing work. This is definitely something I could never pull off on my own.

How is it that everyone has failed to mention Brian May in this whole discussion? In the early '60s, Brian May wanted a Fender Strat, but his family could not afford one. He and his father built the ultra legendary Red Special using an old mantle piece and motorcycle parts. May ended up improving the design of the Strat to suit his own taste by using a chambered body, an extremely complex and diverse pickup switching system and a super short 24" neck scale.

50 years later, it is one of the most iconic guitars the world has ever known, and he still uses it today. In fact, to my knowledge, the only Queen song not recorded with the Red Special was "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," on which he used Roger Taylor's vintage Telecaster to capture the rockabilly twang.

 

[ozzyrules]

I just stumbled onto this. Amazing work. This is definitely something I could never pull off on my own.

How is it that everyone has failed to mention Brian May in this whole discussion? In the early '60s, Brian May wanted a Fender Strat, but his family could not afford one. He and his father built the ultra legendary Red Special using an old mantle piece and motorcycle parts. May ended up improving the design of the Strat to suit his own taste by using a chambered body, an extremely complex and diverse pickup switching system and a super short 24" neck scale.

50 years later, it is one of the most iconic guitars the world has ever known, and he still uses it today. In fact, to my knowledge, the only Queen song not recorded with the Red Special was "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," on which he used Roger Taylor's vintage Telecaster to capture the rockabilly twang.

Great historical recap. That kid did a great job on his "dream guitar".

 

[lock-ny]

Good job man, Im embarrassed to think of my abilities at 17...lol