Help! Setting up my JP6

[DaPatrooch]

This weekend I'm going to Guitar Center to pick up some strings, a new strap, hopefully strap locks, maybe a metronome, and hopefully some Ultex Jazz IIIs. I have some questions about changing strings on my JP6.

When I take strings off, what do I do? What is the proper way to put strings back on the guitar with the locking tuners? Should I take off all the strings at once or change them one at a time? Do you guys usually have to set the intonation again?

This may be a really stupid question, but is the action supposed to be consistent on the entire neck? It seems that the action gets a bit higher as you go further up the neck toward the body. How would I go about fixing this?

I'm thinking about trying some 9's on the guitar. Is the setup for this relatively easy? What exactly would I have to do other than re-setting the intonation? If it's too much I'll just stick with the 10's for now.

Any other things I should know?

Thanks!

 

[fatoni]

keep 10s until you really need a setup. its a pain...not really but its not cooler than playing so you decide how you want to spend your evening. change strings 1 at a time if you want to keep your setup as close to its previous state. change them all if you really want to clean up your guitar. i always change them all and its still the best guitar ive ever touched.

 

[ScoobySteve]

You always want to change your strings one at a time. Avoid taking them all off unless you really need to, for fret work, neck care, etc.

Removing all that tension at once, does screw with your settings.

And now that I think about, aren't the JP6's standard in 9-42's?

Didn't know they come stock with 10's

 

[petruccirocks02]

This weekend I'm going to Guitar Center to pick up some strings, a new strap, hopefully strap locks, maybe a metronome, and hopefully some Ultex Jazz IIIs. I have some questions about changing strings on my JP6.

When I take strings off, what do I do? What is the proper way to put strings back on the guitar with the locking tuners? Should I take off all the strings at once or change them one at a time? Do you guys usually have to set the intonation again?

This may be a really stupid question, but is the action supposed to be consistent on the entire neck? It seems that the action gets a bit higher as you go further up the neck toward the body. How would I go about fixing this?

I'm thinking about trying some 9's on the guitar. Is the setup for this relatively easy? What exactly would I have to do other than re-setting the intonation? If it's too much I'll just stick with the 10's for now.

Any other things I should know?

Thanks!

Just a word of advice. If you're going to the Oxford Valley GC, they don't carry the Ultex Jazz III's. I'm up there all the time and they don't have em. I had to get mine on ebay.

-Phil

 

[ScoobySteve]

Just a word of advice. If you're going to the Oxford Valley GC, they don't carry the Ultex Jazz III's. I'm up there all the time and they don't have em. I had to get mine on ebay.

-Phil

Ppssstttt.

Get the reds or blacks.

=D

 

[petruccirocks02]

Ppssstttt.

Get the reds or blacks.

=D

To each his own. Haha. I think the Ultex's kill the red and black Jazz III's.

-Phil

 

[morsecode]

You always want to change your strings one at a time. Avoid taking them all off unless you really need to, for fret work, neck care, etc.

Removing all that tension at once, does screw with your settings.

And now that I think about, aren't the JP6's standard in 9-42's?

Didn't know they come stock with 10's

I agree with this method.

As for the strings, that's went back forth over the past year and JP is now using 10's again.

It may depend on when the guitar came out of the factory. If you're not sure I would check with Customer Service. They should be able to tell by the serial no. and date it came out of the factory.

My MD came out on Feb 27 and was set up with 9's; however, it was announced shortly after that JP switched back to 10's. As it's his signature model, I would assume that at some point since the new JP's coming out the factory have also switched back to 10's.

 

[Mercury25]

FWIW, I spoke with customer service last week about the string changes and JP-6's made between 11/5/07 and 3/11/08 were shipped with 9's.

Anything before or after that time was shipped with 10's

 

[DaPatrooch]

Just a word of advice. If you're going to the Oxford Valley GC, they don't carry the Ultex Jazz III's. I'm up there all the time and they don't have em. I had to get mine on ebay.

-Phil

Wait, that's the GC in the shopping center with the Borders and Staples right? That's the one I'm going to. I already have the red and black ones, which I really like, but everyone says that the Ultex are much better, so I thought I'd give them a try.

 

[petruccirocks02]

Wait, that's the GC in the shopping center with the Borders and Staples right? That's the one I'm going to. I already have the red and black ones, which I really like, but everyone says that the Ultex are much better, so I thought I'd give them a try.

Yeah, its the GC in the shopping center with Borders and Staples. They don't have the Ultex Jazz III's. I'd get em on ebay if I were you. Or they could probably order them for you I suppose.

-Phil

 

[JPBlueDawn]

If you're like me, you'll swap back and forth. I usually keep a nice stash of a few different pics. Tortex Jazz III's, Dunlop Sharpies, and some nice Extra thin fenders for those acoustic parts. Play what you are comfortable with.

Shawn

 

[rasj76]

+1 to what everybody said regarding changing strings one at a time.

it's good that your taking interest in learning how to do a setup on your JP6. Every guitar player should at least know how to do a basic guitar setup, IMHO. not only will it save you a lot of ca$h you'll also have a great performing guitar all of the time.

I recommend you pick up Dan Erlewine's book Guitar Player Repair Guide.

Guitar Player Repair Guide at Stewart-MacDonald