Question whats the difference between JP 6 guitars?

[Eugene Wong]

im interested in buying an EBMM jp6 guitar , but what separates the jp6 , the BFR , and the BFR baritone? are there any major differences ? why do the prices differ so ?

and another question , whats a guitar with bare essentials and one that is fully loaded?

 

[joe web]

the regular JP6 has a basswood body with (unfinished) birdseyemaple neck and rosewood fretboard.
ordering options: w/out piezo, w/out shield inlays, w/out matching headstock

the BFR has a bigger body with a different shape made of alder with mahagoni toneblock and a nice maple (quilt or flame) top, (finished) mahagoni neck and rosewood fretboard. there are no options, the BFR is always with piezo and JP inlays. matching headstock has been discont. in 2009 (correct me if i´m wrong).
the baritone is the same the BFR but with a longer scale length 2(7-1/2") for low-tunings like B-B or A-A

 

[littlephil]

^Yeah, thats it.
Fully loaded refers to a regular JP (non BFR) with the Piezo, JP Shield inlays and matching headstock options. The last 2 are just aesthetic changes, they don't have any tonal difference at all.

The piezo gives you a bit more versatility, you can get pretty decent plugged in acoustic tones with it.
Piezos work differently than the standard magnetic pickups, they work purely on the physical vibration of the strings, rather than using the strings to generate an electrical signal by moving them through a magnetic field, so you really just hear the resonance of the string and the guitar.
The piezos have a very flat tone (talking about their frequency response) so they don't really colour the tone of the guitar like magnetic pickups do, as they focus mainly on midrange frequencies.

I really like blending the piezo and magnetic pickups on my JP7 for clean tones, it gives you a very full sound.

 

[Eugene Wong]

thanks you so much guys for clearing that up for me , now i can buy my jps with confidence

 

[joe web]

but don´t forget, there are a few more JPs outhere:
JPX - which is based on the BFR wood combinations but with ebony board, chambering, larger frets and again a different shape as the BFR (take a closer look at the upper horn) - only with black hardware and in this awsome JPX color.
and there is the newest evolution in JPs guitar development:
the JPXI (spoken: JP eleven)
no chambering, different fretboard radius, different body-shape.....

take a close look at the music-man.com homepage for all informations on this guitars.

 

[alpjr]

I've been researching the different models myself and it can be confusing. I'm possibly buying a JP6 that has the BFR logo and roasted neck and I wrongly assumed it had the tone block. It is actually just a standard JP6 with a roasted neck. The guys on here are very helpful so definitely ask questions and be sure about what you want. Good luck!

 

[joe web]

yes, "alpjr" is right. there are a few JPs on this planet, that have a BFR logo but are based on the regluar JP.
this happens because from time to time Big Poppa offers a special run like the roasted neck option or the all rosewood neck option...and guitars produced with this options get a BFR logo at the 12th fret. this is like the big V as customshop logo from this other brand Leo F. founded before he got involved with Music Man.