Tax Return Ball!!! JP or JP7... You Tell Me!

[Hendog]

OK, I know I either need a JP or a JP7. I'm getting a base one for sure (plain headstock, no piezo) but I cant decide to get the 7th string.

I dont play music that requires a 7 but I have been wanting to get into lower tunings and a 7 will make that possible without an alternate setup on a guitar I need for standard stuff too.

I have been playing Petrucci's music (and my new originals are sounding alot like him too) all most exclusively for the last 6 months and I don't see an immediate end. Not to mention that the JP is my favorite guitar ever made.




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[Sweat]

Well voted 6 just not into the 7 string thing, but man if your going to get a JP the piezo is a must, to me an intregal part of one, worth the extra $, good luck.

 

[browndog]

Its hard enough playing 6 strings.

 

[petruccirocks02]

I'd go with a 7 since you already have two 6's. I also agree that a JP without the piezo isn't the same. Most people that I've seen that get basic JP's regret not getting the piezo. It makes the JP that much more versatile.

-Phil

 

[Sweat]

I'd go with a 7 since you already have two 6's. I also agree that a JP without the piezo isn't the same. Most people that I've seen that get basic JP's regret not getting the piezo. It makes the JP that much more versatile.

-Phil

True, on already having sixes, and so tue on the piezo, I have had piezo's on many different models, and it fits the JP the best.

 

[D.K.]

Well, I'm all for JP7, and, against the others' opinion, I'm not that all for the piezo. Granted, it's great, but even the "simplest" standard JP7 is a dream come true. But I'm a 7-string addict anyway.

BTW, I do not use it only for the typical heavy downtuned stuff, but also for everything from hard'n'heavy through blues to christian music. You can use the 7-th string musically in any genre, not just in metal.

Try 7 - You probably won't regret it

 

[Colin]

I voted for the 7 but maybe you should also look at the Baritone JP as well?

 

[Pablo]

I'd go for a 7-string... and not worry one bit about the missing piezo. I am yet to hear a standalone piezo system sound good - I'd rather stick to clean electric with a dab of compression, chorus and possibly reverb... Sounds just as acoustic to me as a piezo (i.e. not very), but is MUCH more pleasing to these two ears.

Cheers

Eske

 

[Spudmurphy]

I'm voting for the 7 cos you already have a 6, and I would say a big YES to the Piezo.

 

[Lou]

Wait for the game changer.

 

[JP7Nomad]

I say 7.

The more and more I play my 7 string, I feel like there's less and less available to me on my 6's.

 

[Dizzy]

Depends on how big your Tax Return is !

 

[peterd79]

Can i say neither... i'm going for an AL!!!

 

[Colin]

Wait for the game changer.

you may be waiting awhile as we don't know the time frame and that badboy. It will be worth the wait though amazing.

 

[whitestrat]

JP7 Fully loaded... Nuff Said!

 

[Hendog]

For about the last 2 weeks I've been leaning big time towards the 7 but do I want my #1 (which my real Petrush will clearly become) axe to be a 7???

 

[petruccirocks02]

For about the last 2 weeks I've been leaning big time towards the 7 but do I want my #1 (which my real Petrush will clearly become) axe to be a 7???

Flip a coin or something.

-Phil

 

[leftyguitarblue]

You could always get the 6 string and with the difference in price of the 7 string, you could buy a drop tune pedal for the lower tuning. (the Morpheus pedal rocks!)

 

[Jimmyb]

Get a 7, you can always take it off if you don't want it!!

 

[megaroel]

you probably wouldnt even use the seventh string. besides 6 6 6 is the number of the beast lol