some questions about the musicman jp(not asked before i think)

[trippled]

Hello,
Im new to the forum, my name is Daniel.
My questions are:
1. i saw theres regular black color and a graphite pearl color... i talked to a dealer and he just said he has one that is "Black with tiny sparkles".
is it the graphite pearl or there more kinds of black? cause on the black jp i saw there wasnt any tiny sparkles(look at the pics).
2. some people told me the petrucci's bridge is like a floyd rose with less range than the original floyd rose... is it true?? it isnt going out of tune??
3. do u think that if im paying in cash the store will down low the price for me? just what u think... i mean like drop the price a couple hundered bucks (street price edit)

 

[SteveB]

Hello,
Im new to the forum, my name is Daniel.
My questions are:
1. i saw theres regular black color and a graphite pearl color... i talked to a dealer and he just said he has one that is "Black with tiny sparkles".
is it the graphite pearl or there more kinds of black? cause on the black jp i saw there wasnt any tiny sparkles(look at the pics).
2. some people told me the petrucci's bridge is like a floyd rose with less range than the original floyd rose... is it true?? it isnt going out of tune??
3. do u think that if im paying in cash the store will down low the price for me? just what u think... i mean like from 1300 to 1200-1150..

1) it's probably 'sapphire black' color

2) the trem has as much range as a Floyd, without the hassle of locking nut/fine tuners. It stays in tune at least as well as a Floyd.

3) I doubt it, but you can try.

 

[Raz]

1) it's probably 'sapphire black' color

2) the trem has as much range as a Floyd, without the hassle of locking nut/fine tuners. It stays in tune at least as well as a Floyd.

3) I doubt it, but you can try.

Actually better!

 

[GWDavis28]

Posting street prices is frowned upon, you migth want to edit your post.

Glenn |B)

 

[trippled]

sorry!

im sorry music man i didnt ment to do something illegal to the forum rules i didnt know its not allowed and i cant or dont know how to editthe message.. anyway please just dont earase the thread, just people dont answer to question 3.

 

[Raz]

Floyds are cool, and I am not going to bash them, but until you've actually played the JP, strung the JP, intonated the JP, set up the JP...then you'll know what heaven on earth is. Just look at the design, and know that it's range is simialr to the Floyd yet, it's half it's size, has the ability to set individual saddle heights, can be intonated on the fly (no special tools required), and as mentioned no locking nuts, and it stays in tune. Honestly there is no comparison here. On one hand we have a guitar that has a trem created JUST FOR THAT guitar, for of course one of the greatest guitar virtuosos EVER! What was on the other hand again?

 

[Norrin Radd]

Raz is absolutlely right about the tuning stability. Below is a video I did a while ago for someone curious about how well a JP stays in tune. You can get an idea from the video that it works pretty darn well. Just click the pic to watch.

 

[Bierschinken]

Thank you for the vid...that convinces me even more bout getting a JP

 

[jeffrey]

Thank you for the vid...that convinces me even more bout getting a JP

http://www.ernieball.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18602

Watch that!

Maybe it will convince you more.

 

[Jay]

Raz is absolutlely right about the tuning stability. Below is a video I did a while ago for someone curious about how well a JP stays in tune. You can get an idea from the video that it works pretty darn well. Just click the pic to watch.

"Beat the hell out of the whammy" is right! Yoikes, Norrin. I apparently baby my JP trem. I'd never do that. It's almost sacreligious. But funny as hell!

 

[Norrin Radd]

"Beat the hell out of the whammy" is right! Yoikes, Norrin. I apparently baby my JP trem. I'd never do that. It's almost sacreligious. But funny as hell!

Well, I never actually play with it like that!

But it is nice to know if I ever wanted to really let loose, I wouldn't have to worry about it going out of tune!

 

[Scarifi3d]

Wow Norrin, that was brutal!

A pleasant surprise though, I didn't know it help up that well!

 

[MusicMan_Luke]

Raz is absolutlely right about the tuning stability. Below is a video I did a while ago for someone curious about how well a JP stays in tune. You can get an idea from the video that it works pretty darn well. Just click the pic to watch.

OMG, what a maniac with the whammy bar!!It's the proof that EBMM are amazing about tuning stability

 

[scottie]

Raz is absolutlely right about the tuning stability. Below is a video I did a while ago for someone curious about how well a JP stays in tune. You can get an idea from the video that it works pretty darn well. Just click the pic to watch.

HOLY WHAMMY ABUSE BATMAN!!!!!

Dig that crazy finish on the JP, what's the story there?

Take care,
--scottie

 

[Norrin Radd]

HOLY WHAMMY ABUSE BATMAN!!!!!

Dig that crazy finish on the JP, what's the story there?

Take care,
--scottie

That baby was sent to Herc Fede who did not only a fantastic swirl, but also did a ridiculous job on the finish coating - absolutley amazing work!

Oh - and she glows in the dark too.

http://fededesigns.com/enter.cfm

 

[Rossie]

AH! That's one hell of a finish!

 

[Quarter]

That is a very nice swirl job It's really cool how its put on too.
You basically float paint on top of water, then dip the guitar.
More info here http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/swirled.htm
If it wasn't so labor intensive, it would be sweet to see it offered as an option.

Maybe it could be a limited Dargy D type thing! Call it the FlashBack and do some lava lamp inlays
How bout it BP!!

 

[fsmith]

Raz is absolutlely right about the tuning stability. Below is a video I did a while ago for someone curious about how well a JP stays in tune. You can get an idea from the video that it works pretty darn well. Just click the pic to watch.

Hey Norrin,
It's nice to see that you take your signature seriously...

Nice job of documenting the stability of the trem.

fred

 

[jeffrey]

Swirls are more or less throwback to the old Vai UV's and Jem DNA's.

They're cool I guess, but I never really got into'em.

Herc has always done excellent work though.