Hi all,
I'm going to try to make this as short as possible without missing any of the details that I want to communicate.
First of all, my JP6 BFR is the nicest, more comfortable, and best built guitar that I have ever owned. It is really a beautiful instrument. Mine was built in 2013 and have SS frets. I have owned it since February. I sold all my other guitars just to buy this JP6 BFR, including a 1999 Ibanez RG3120 and a 2006 Ibanez RG1550M, the latter which I sold before deciding to buy the JP6 BFR, because I prefered the sound of the RG3120 much more. Both Ibanez had a Dimarzio Crunch Lab in the bridge position.
When I got the BFR it sounded kinda weak through my Mesa Mark IV. It sounded like the gain was not there. I could still play it, but something sounded off. So, I sold my Mark IV and bought a JP2C, and was dissapointed by the amp. I tried lots of settings and struggled to get the sound I wanted out of it. Since the BFR is the only guitar I own, I couldn't compare the sound with another guitar, and I wasn't blaming the guitar either at that point.
About two weeks ago, I sent the BFR to a tech for a setup, and in that time a friend lent me the same Ibanez RG1550M that was mine at one point, that he had acquired it by chance. Since the first time I started playing with the RG1550M it sounded a lot better than what I remembered the BFR sounding. I couldn't believe I was playing through the same amp. All the palm mutes sounded tight and chunky, as opposed to how they sounded on the BFR, and I even had to lower the gain on the amp.
After getting back the BFR and comparing both guitars side by side, the difference is as huge as I imagined, and I have to say that the BFR lacks gain, punch, and the palm mutes just don't sound right, especially on the Low E. I don't know why this is and what the problem is. Could my BFR be a "lemon"? I was not using the piezo with the distortion before someone points that out, and I have replaced the battery twice just in case. I have also tried playing using both outputs separately and the difference between them is really minimal.
I have to say that the BFR sounds clearer, with more clarity, but it lacks what I described above.
I'm not trying to take a dig at EBMM or anything, because I really love the playability of the guitar. I just want to see if there could be a problem with it.
I'm going to try to make this as short as possible without missing any of the details that I want to communicate.
First of all, my JP6 BFR is the nicest, more comfortable, and best built guitar that I have ever owned. It is really a beautiful instrument. Mine was built in 2013 and have SS frets. I have owned it since February. I sold all my other guitars just to buy this JP6 BFR, including a 1999 Ibanez RG3120 and a 2006 Ibanez RG1550M, the latter which I sold before deciding to buy the JP6 BFR, because I prefered the sound of the RG3120 much more. Both Ibanez had a Dimarzio Crunch Lab in the bridge position.
When I got the BFR it sounded kinda weak through my Mesa Mark IV. It sounded like the gain was not there. I could still play it, but something sounded off. So, I sold my Mark IV and bought a JP2C, and was dissapointed by the amp. I tried lots of settings and struggled to get the sound I wanted out of it. Since the BFR is the only guitar I own, I couldn't compare the sound with another guitar, and I wasn't blaming the guitar either at that point.
About two weeks ago, I sent the BFR to a tech for a setup, and in that time a friend lent me the same Ibanez RG1550M that was mine at one point, that he had acquired it by chance. Since the first time I started playing with the RG1550M it sounded a lot better than what I remembered the BFR sounding. I couldn't believe I was playing through the same amp. All the palm mutes sounded tight and chunky, as opposed to how they sounded on the BFR, and I even had to lower the gain on the amp.
After getting back the BFR and comparing both guitars side by side, the difference is as huge as I imagined, and I have to say that the BFR lacks gain, punch, and the palm mutes just don't sound right, especially on the Low E. I don't know why this is and what the problem is. Could my BFR be a "lemon"? I was not using the piezo with the distortion before someone points that out, and I have replaced the battery twice just in case. I have also tried playing using both outputs separately and the difference between them is really minimal.
I have to say that the BFR sounds clearer, with more clarity, but it lacks what I described above.
I'm not trying to take a dig at EBMM or anything, because I really love the playability of the guitar. I just want to see if there could be a problem with it.
. Glad you found a solution and a guitar you're happy with.
