plus it makes them so comfortable to play!Shawn said:That is pretty nice, if it was a 7, it would be even better.I really like the scuplted body on these JP 7s. Nice find, TDW.
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plus it makes them so comfortable to play!Shawn said:That is pretty nice, if it was a 7, it would be even better.I really like the scuplted body on these JP 7s. Nice find, TDW.
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darren said:They're asymmetrical because they have two adjustment screws on the bass side and one on the treble side. Carvin has used that arrangement for ages. Three mounting points make the pickups less likely to "rock" in their mounts, and also gives you more precise control over the tilt of the pickup, so you can keep both sets of poles equidistant from the strings.
WayneCustom7 said:The short scale proto has been scrapped, this is the official word from Big Poppa himself!
An awesome guitar like that and you complain about the pickup mounting rings? C'mon.darren said:Those plastic pickup mounts really spoil the look of the guitar. Granted, they probably do a good job of stabilizing the pickups in their cavities, but they really look awful.
The Dark Wolf said:An awesome guitar like that and you complain about the pickup mounting rings? C'mon.
+1noodles said:I do when it throws off the look and balance of the entire top of the guitar. It's like a big pimple on the nose of the prom queen: I can't look at anything else.
Maybe you guys are just too picky?Drew said:It kinda bugs me too, Bob - it's like, when you get that close to being gorgeous, the little things that throw it off suddenly seem quite big.
I understand the technical reasons for it, but you'd think they could make it slightly less god-awful, you know?