the24thfret
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Well, I finally did it! Ordered my first EBMM, a fully loaded JP6 in Graphite Pearl! I'm so excited. I'll be selling my Ibanez RG here in Japan before I head back stateside, even though I really dig it (don't hate). But I'm excited to finally have a JP after 6 or so years of wanting one (ever since the LSFNY dvd)!
So here's where you all can help me: I need your advice on everything, big and small. I want to take care of this guitar better than any guitar I've had before, so I need all your advice from years of owning your Balls. I've owned a lot of guitars, but nothing this expensive and worthy of serious care.
Give me anything from initial setup to cleaning, maintenance, storage, transport, anything! Especially anything you learned over time that you wish you knew when you first got the guitar. Hell, even through what setup you think it sounds best. Anything. Everything. Tell me it all.
I also have a few specific questions I hope some of you can answer:
- What kind of 1/4" cable should I purchase for this? I'd like to run two separate amps, so I guess I'll have to split the signal somewhere along the line. How should I do this best? (may get a EB piezo splitter box) Recommendations on cables/setups?
- I'm used to playing D'Addario 10-46 strings. What strings come with the new JPs and what kind of setup should I do if I change them? (and maybe persuade me to play EB strings?)
- Complete list of oils/polishes/accessories I will need? Lemon oil, Murphy's Oil Soap, etc? What you find works best.
- What not to do?
That's all I can think of. Yes, I have searched and found a lot of information, but this is a general "tell me your mind" kind of thing. I want to be prepared for everything when I first get her.
I'll be in Tokyo, Kyoto and Nara for the next week or so, so my replies may be sporadic. Thanks in advance to all the forumites and BP, this forum is a strong reason to go EBMM (as if the guitars weren't good enough). Thanks everyone!
*Disclaimer: Guitar is not being shipped to Japan. I'm moving back to the US in August and the guitar should be ready around that time. Don't want to stir up any controversy here!
So here's where you all can help me: I need your advice on everything, big and small. I want to take care of this guitar better than any guitar I've had before, so I need all your advice from years of owning your Balls. I've owned a lot of guitars, but nothing this expensive and worthy of serious care.
Give me anything from initial setup to cleaning, maintenance, storage, transport, anything! Especially anything you learned over time that you wish you knew when you first got the guitar. Hell, even through what setup you think it sounds best. Anything. Everything. Tell me it all.
I also have a few specific questions I hope some of you can answer:
- What kind of 1/4" cable should I purchase for this? I'd like to run two separate amps, so I guess I'll have to split the signal somewhere along the line. How should I do this best? (may get a EB piezo splitter box) Recommendations on cables/setups?
- I'm used to playing D'Addario 10-46 strings. What strings come with the new JPs and what kind of setup should I do if I change them? (and maybe persuade me to play EB strings?)
- Complete list of oils/polishes/accessories I will need? Lemon oil, Murphy's Oil Soap, etc? What you find works best.
- What not to do?
That's all I can think of. Yes, I have searched and found a lot of information, but this is a general "tell me your mind" kind of thing. I want to be prepared for everything when I first get her.
I'll be in Tokyo, Kyoto and Nara for the next week or so, so my replies may be sporadic. Thanks in advance to all the forumites and BP, this forum is a strong reason to go EBMM (as if the guitars weren't good enough). Thanks everyone!
*Disclaimer: Guitar is not being shipped to Japan. I'm moving back to the US in August and the guitar should be ready around that time. Don't want to stir up any controversy here!
