philiprst
Well-known member
I've had my BFR JP6 for about two months now and thought it might be interesting to write down a few of my current impressions of the guitar.
When I first got it, my BFR seemed like a turbo version of the regular JP6 but as I have gigged and recorded with it my impression is changing. I now think of it as a quite distinct animal. The guitar has a marvelous clarity and note separation and sounds gorgeous both clean and distorted. To my ears, the piezo sound is much more lively than the regular JP. I have been very impressed with recordings I have made with the BFR. It's a really flexible guitar, especially with the piezo and has opened up a lot of territory musically. It's an inspiring guitar, which to me is the most important thing.
One thing I have noticed that surprised me was that I do a lot less switching between the neck and bridge pickups. The original JP was really well balanced between positions and I liked to use the neck pickup for crunch rhythm. On the BFR my preferred rhythm sound is from the bridge pickup since the neck pickup, in comparison, seems somewhat subdued.
I haven't found a use for the push-pull switch yet. I have come to prefer the neck on the BFR to the regular JP6 which is amazing because I always felt that the standard oil finished EBMM neck was the best on the planet. I am pretty convinced that the neck carve on the BFR is a variation of the original JP6 but I guess it is possible that the visuals and the neck finish are misleading me.
My bandmates like the sound of the guitar. The comment I get most often is that it sounds more focussed, better separated in the mix.
Well, there you have it....
Philip
When I first got it, my BFR seemed like a turbo version of the regular JP6 but as I have gigged and recorded with it my impression is changing. I now think of it as a quite distinct animal. The guitar has a marvelous clarity and note separation and sounds gorgeous both clean and distorted. To my ears, the piezo sound is much more lively than the regular JP. I have been very impressed with recordings I have made with the BFR. It's a really flexible guitar, especially with the piezo and has opened up a lot of territory musically. It's an inspiring guitar, which to me is the most important thing.
One thing I have noticed that surprised me was that I do a lot less switching between the neck and bridge pickups. The original JP was really well balanced between positions and I liked to use the neck pickup for crunch rhythm. On the BFR my preferred rhythm sound is from the bridge pickup since the neck pickup, in comparison, seems somewhat subdued.
I haven't found a use for the push-pull switch yet. I have come to prefer the neck on the BFR to the regular JP6 which is amazing because I always felt that the standard oil finished EBMM neck was the best on the planet. I am pretty convinced that the neck carve on the BFR is a variation of the original JP6 but I guess it is possible that the visuals and the neck finish are misleading me.
My bandmates like the sound of the guitar. The comment I get most often is that it sounds more focussed, better separated in the mix.
Well, there you have it....
Philip
