JP70 Sterling By Music Man Owners' Club

[Sterling By Music Man]

mod edit: We're letting this stay for all the JP70 owners, but there are no requirements to post to this thread. Also if the Sterling rep doesn't stop spamming this thread in every Sterling NGD and performing promotion outside of Dealers both he and this thread will be gone permanently.

 

[lobotom]

Serial #BO 12282

Alex Llorens

 

[acauseforpatric]

Patrick English here, a proud owner and now member of the JP70 club!

Proud owner of #B012393

Here's a quick statement about the guitar.

This guitar is incredible and with a set up to match! It was such a effortless transition from my previous seven string and a definite step up in terms of playability and quality. Immediate reaction to the guitar is the comfort level and absolutely spot on ergonomic design. The contours fit exactly how I play and the neck is just something else! I love the super soft, and slick sanded back to the neck, coming from a seven string with a gloss finish on the back of the neck it makes it seem like I was so restricted before. I'll be posting plenty of pictures, possibly video, and any modifications I do on the guitar. Thank you Brian, and the rest of Sterling by Music Man for such a fantastic instrument. Can't wait to show it off live in the coming months! Check out Samudra's facebook page for music recorded with this guitar and plenty of live shots to come! www.facebook.com/samudrametal

And now some pictures!

 

[Sterling By Music Man]

…and now there are 7 (strings, that is!)
The Sterling By Music Man JP70 Owner’s Club List, created/started March 18, 2013:

1. Lobotom .......... #B012282 JP70-TPB
2. Acauseforpatric .......... #B012393 JP70-TGB

 

[Dawn of the Shred]

Yep goin to have to get one of the purple one's. So much gas for it. How close does it feel to the EBMM JP7's that have now? Cause if it's half as good then it's damn good.

 

[acauseforpatric]

... How close does it feel to the EBMM JP7's that have now? Cause if it's half as good then it's damn good.

I would say it is close. Of course with that much of a price disparity (~+$2000??) you're going to find some things about the EBMM model that will certainly be nicer. But I don't think that the difference in how the instrument feels and plays is a $2000 difference. I was honestly quite surprised by the price tag of the JP70 from SbMM ($629), I was estimated it to be somewhere closer to $900-$1000. The first difference you will probably hear is the pickups. That's the only part of my guitar I'll be swapping out in the near future. Personally I'll probably end up with a Dimarzio Evolution 7 in the bridge and either the matching one in the neck position or the Liquifire 7. Just to keep a bit of the JP mentality in my tone ;]

 

[Dawn of the Shred]

What about the light blue burst looking one. Is that goin to come out?

 

[Captain Butterscotch]

What about the light blue burst looking one. Is that goin to come out?

I believe those were just mockups that a member here made. I was sad too currently the only colors available are green and purple. The stealth black is coming out as an exclusive for Guitar Center later on this year.

 

[Sterling By Music Man]

Yes those other blue colors were just somebody's photoshop mockup.

 

[acauseforpatric]

I wouldn't mind one of those light blue burst ones ;]

It would make me feel less guilty about how little I play my LTD MH-1000 in the same color

 

[AscendingMatt]

Serial # BO12392

 

[acauseforpatric]

...Serial # BO12392

Mines the next one after yours. Spiffy!

 

[lewstherin006]

I love it so far!

bo12257

 

[contrapposto]

Just got mine! JP70 - Imgur
B012176

 

[crg123]

Looks like they came out with a JP100D version which has DiMarzio Crunch Lab and Liquid Fire pickups and locking tuners. Pretty neat, I've never heard of this Sterling by Music Man" series before.

http://www.sterlingbymusicman.com/jp-guitars

Edit: Nvm sorry guys its a 6 string

 

[groverj3]

The Spartan in me wants green... but that purple is pretty tempting.

Argh, if I wasn't a broke-ass recent college grad scraping by attempting to get in to grad school and spend more money.

That being said, one of these will be mine!

 

[eventuate]

If I can't get my hands on a JP7 after selling some of my gear... this is definitely plan B.

 

[jcbakz]

Im also selling my gear to get a jp70. But like most sterlings i hate how the "made in indonesia" is printed. Looks boring and makes the guitar look low end. They shud have printed it for their newer models like the ibanez premiums. Is there any way of taking it off? Is it printed before the top coat? And how is the neck thickness?

 

[Michael Mc]

The green to purple ratio in this thread is out of balance.

 

[tmfrank]

Can anyone tell me how these necks compare to normal JP7 necks?