The worst torture I can inflict....New sneak peaks of the JP Stallion

[coldsummer]

Just throwing this out there, the angled headstock and higher access to upper frets may indicate set neck/neck through design, maybe JP got to test drive the armada and things went from there...

Regardless of speculation Im sure it will be great

I must admit, a thru-neck JP would be cool.

 

[PY38]

So if I were to speculate I would say:

Sharper less beveled horns
Neck through or set neck
RW Board
15-17" radius
Strings
Opaque colors
Angled headstock (we have seen this)
Neck binding
Different 12th fret inlay then what we have seen before
Wood
Boost function

Just a guess.......

 

[dave1812]

I wonder, if the Majesty will hit the Musikmesse in March, (even though i don't think it will....)
I also wonder where it's going to be in the current Pricerange of JP Models.(?)

 

[matty76]

if it's unlike anything MM has done, perhaps it's a V??? hmmm, just saying....

 

[ohdamnitsdevin]

Well if we look at the history of the JP line we can see the similarities between what was currently on the market and what made it into the JP.

We saw clambering in the JPX which is one of the things that make the JPX unique in comparison to other JP guitars. We also saw clambering in the 25th anniversary the same year before it was introduced in the JPX.

I have a feeling John wanted to switch back from the 5 way blade to the three way toggle AND wondered what it would be like to have SS frets with a fretboard with a flatter radius alas we get the JPXI.

So Johns stoked on the JPXI but reminisces on the past and wonders what his current JPXI would sound like with the same wood as the original JP6 so now we have the JPXII.

The Luke III introduces a built in pre-amp, John gets his hands on it, falls in love and wants it in the JP 13. I don't know where the inspiration for the rosewood came from but, I'm sure it sounds amazing with the ability to boost that sucker.


The Majesty we can only speculate on but, given the history of the evolution of the guitar it would appear that whatever new technologies EBMM is messing around with finds its way to inspiring JP to give it a shot. Maybe they'll incorporate some of what they learned from building the Armada sure, but, maybe there's some other technology/ new techniques for building were not even think of. I can't wait to see.

 

[wolfbone07]

Maybe it will have a game changer in it.

 

[jbliguori]

Awesome and cool pics!! like to see more....thanks for posting BP

 

[Dr.Strangenote]

Well if we look at the history of the JP line we can see the similarities between what was currently on the market and what made it into the JP.

We saw clambering in the JPX which is one of the things that make the JPX unique in comparison to other JP guitars. We also saw clambering in the 25th anniversary the same year before it was introduced in the JPX.

I have a feeling John wanted to switch back from the 5 way blade to the three way toggle AND wondered what it would be like to have SS frets with a fretboard with a flatter radius alas we get the JPXI.

So Johns stoked on the JPXI but reminisces on the past and wonders what his current JPXI would sound like with the same wood as the original JP6 so now we have the JPXII.

The Luke III introduces a built in pre-amp, John gets his hands on it, falls in love and wants it in the JP 13. I don't know where the inspiration for the rosewood came from but, I'm sure it sounds amazing with the ability to boost that sucker.


The Majesty we can only speculate on but, given the history of the evolution of the guitar it would appear that whatever new technologies EBMM is messing around with finds its way to inspiring JP to give it a shot. Maybe they'll incorporate some of what they learned from building the Armada sure, but, maybe there's some other technology/ new techniques for building were not even think of. I can't wait to see.

Aside from the preamp, also the fact that Steve got new transition pickups in his Luke III, so the boys over at DiMarzio must have had a sit-down with the warrior himself and Sterling and came up with a new line of pups for the JP13 (perhaps it was initially ordained for Majesty). Whatever the team does at EBMM is truly innovative and ever changing; never letting a single product go stale. I think what BP does is genius and this man and his company knows the business very, very well.

 

[fusionshred]

So this is my first post.

I read this whole thread as well as the thread that was linked here which is now closed. First, I'd like to say that with the aquisition of a SM and a JP6 in the last 6 months or so, I'm now settled on playing EBMM guitars exclusively, period. To me, these are not only fantastic guitars and great values, but pretty much the best built guitars on the market, period. Let me tell you, I say this as someone who for several years had enough disposable income to buy (and sell off) some pretty high end gear. Now that things have changes and I need effective tools for the trade, the Music Man guitars work for me. DONE.

In response to the BS about all the different versions of the JP (BFR, 11, 12, 13, et. al.): give it a rest. Why not have options? Do you only ever eat chocolate ice cream? Ever dare to try butter pecan? You might love it and then, dare I say it, want to have some chocolate again some day. Do you ONLY listen to Images and Words, or do you ever put on Train of Thought just for the hell of it?

The one thing I think is REALLY cool is that EB doesn't discontinue the previous incarnations when the new ones come out (you can still buy a JPX if you want one). This makes for a comprehensive range of instruments from which to chose. Everyone who complains that they love guitar "X" but wished it had some feature ("I really would love the American Standard Strat if it had a 12" radius. . .") gets, with the EBMM JP line, many more options than one would expect. It isn't "BS Marketing;" it's providing products people appreciate, value, and WANT. KUDOS!

As for the motivation, I for one used to be acquaintences with JP (I'm not saying this for bragging rights, because I lost contact years ago, much to my disappointment) and I can say that this man is absolutely the personification of integrity. He will NOT do anything he does not firmly believe in. I believe the same can be said for Sterling, or JP would not be in the relationship.

Who among us, given the resources, wouldn't do the EXACT same thing that John has done with his line of guitars? If we could have a new revision/modification/tweak to our axes every year or so, wouldn't we do that? If we could have a new version of our beloved guitar with a different wood combination, set of pickups, or fretboard radius, wouldn't we? I THANK JP and BP for providing US with these options, since it will be a while before I get my own signature MM guitar.

And I'm sitting back, holding my breath along with everyone else, to get a glimpse of the Majesty. The vast majority of guitarists are on a quest for the best playing, feeling, sounding, inspiring, innovative guitar. Forum emporiums and ebay support that theory. So is JP. He's a perfectionsit and, like most, keeps changing things up until he comes up with something great. That doesn't negate what has come before; it sets it at a point in evolutionary history.

Anyway, that's just my 2 cents. I'm glad there are some really cool cats around here!

 

[Lax]

+10000
I didn't touch anything else than JP models since 2003, god bless EB MM, Sterling and JP ^^
PS : Tomorrow should be epic MM NGD...Hope it will be

 

[beej]

Well that's a helluva first post. Amen to everything you articulated so well.

 

[fusionshred]

Well that's a helluva first post. Amen to everything you articulated so well.

LOL! Thanks! Funny, after all that pontificating, I'm really in the mood for some ice cream! D'oh!

I always flat-out refused to play any signature guitars my whole life. I always thought it meant that you were a [signature artist] wannabe. Now both my electrics are sigs! Of course, they are my two favorite players. And between the two of them, they cover enough tonal ground to play almost anything. And they complement each other really well! And they're both BLUE! LOL!