jeffrey
Well-known member
Let me preface this by saying, my first JP7 (a PRB I've had since the first run of the model) is by far my favorite of the 10 or so guitars I own. I adore these guitars and am in no way trying to bash them.
Firstly: Problem.
I received the guitar today (a few hours ago, literally). I purchased it from Bass Central. They were the only ones I could find that had a JP7 with the options I wanted in a color I liked (what happened to all the cool metallic finishes!
). Perry was super helpful and split over night shipping with me.
I got the guitar home and, per my usual routine, set it up on my bench to change the strings to D'Addario XL110-7's (.010-.056) and set the action to my preference.
That's when I noticed the nut. It looks like it's had a rough time. The picture is a tad blurry, sorry. Best I could do that close up. But as you can see, the Low B and E strings dug into the rosewood past the nut and the high B has also dug into the rosewood past the nut. Beyond that, there's a deep gouge that runs the whole length of the net, and the edges of the slots themselves are very rough with visible chipping, as you can see.
I compared it to the nut on my original JP7 (no picture but I'll gladly post one if requested) and it looks nothing like this. It's clean and tidy, no chips or gouges and the guitar is three years old!
I'm almost certain the nut shouldn't be like this. But that is not my decision.
Secondly: The locking tuner on the low E-string was partially cross-threaded.
When first playing the guitar, it was slightly flat of tune, I tuned up the low E slightly and it was fine. I played it for a tad, and on bending the low E, it went VERY flat. Probably almost an octave. So I tuned it back up again, then the string slipped out. Upon further investigation (ie: backing out the lock on the tuner), I noticed it was very stiff and somewhat crooked. So I backed it out and 'found' the threads again, then tightened it down properly.
Since then it appears to be fine. I'm not sure what to do about that, if anything.
Other than that, the guitar is beautiful and plays wonderfully (after a string change and setup). It was very easy to get it setup like my original one. That speaks a lot for the consistancy of these guitars, I think.
Comment: What's with the case?
I was a little shocked to see how sloppily the guitar fit the 'new' case. There's close to an inch all around the body and the guitar can easily 'slop around' in the case. The original JP cases were much more form-fitting and secure I feel. Is there any way to get one of the older cases or is what I got all there is?
Thanks in advance for your time BP and crew. I love these guitars and plan on purchasing more in the future.
Firstly: Problem.
I received the guitar today (a few hours ago, literally). I purchased it from Bass Central. They were the only ones I could find that had a JP7 with the options I wanted in a color I liked (what happened to all the cool metallic finishes!
). Perry was super helpful and split over night shipping with me.I got the guitar home and, per my usual routine, set it up on my bench to change the strings to D'Addario XL110-7's (.010-.056) and set the action to my preference.
That's when I noticed the nut. It looks like it's had a rough time. The picture is a tad blurry, sorry. Best I could do that close up. But as you can see, the Low B and E strings dug into the rosewood past the nut and the high B has also dug into the rosewood past the nut. Beyond that, there's a deep gouge that runs the whole length of the net, and the edges of the slots themselves are very rough with visible chipping, as you can see.
I compared it to the nut on my original JP7 (no picture but I'll gladly post one if requested) and it looks nothing like this. It's clean and tidy, no chips or gouges and the guitar is three years old!
I'm almost certain the nut shouldn't be like this. But that is not my decision.
Secondly: The locking tuner on the low E-string was partially cross-threaded.
When first playing the guitar, it was slightly flat of tune, I tuned up the low E slightly and it was fine. I played it for a tad, and on bending the low E, it went VERY flat. Probably almost an octave. So I tuned it back up again, then the string slipped out. Upon further investigation (ie: backing out the lock on the tuner), I noticed it was very stiff and somewhat crooked. So I backed it out and 'found' the threads again, then tightened it down properly.
Since then it appears to be fine. I'm not sure what to do about that, if anything.
Other than that, the guitar is beautiful and plays wonderfully (after a string change and setup). It was very easy to get it setup like my original one. That speaks a lot for the consistancy of these guitars, I think.
Comment: What's with the case?
I was a little shocked to see how sloppily the guitar fit the 'new' case. There's close to an inch all around the body and the guitar can easily 'slop around' in the case. The original JP cases were much more form-fitting and secure I feel. Is there any way to get one of the older cases or is what I got all there is?
Thanks in advance for your time BP and crew.
I love these guitars and plan on purchasing more in the future.
