Might as well... The EPIC EBMM BFR JPX 7 NGD thread!
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LLink2411
Banned
Well that depends on what you mean by "attack and/or bite."
My Gibson Les Paul is practically a semi-hollow guitar with the amount of chambering it has, and as a result it is very resonant. Like an acoustic it has a very full and nuanced sound that really pleases the ear. On top of that it is an incredibly loud and powerful guitar, but it is far from something you would play Thrash with. You NEED to play music that allows the notes to open up with this guitar just on principle.
My JPX is another animal though. The chambering is only a number of small linear routs in the alder back (I believe the routs do not extend into the mahogany tone block) on the Bass-side of the guitar. It is not enough to create the full-on acoustic resonance of my Les Paul, but it is enough to give the tone more balls and allow the notes you play to mature fully.
All in all, chambering really "opens up" the tone of your instrument as well as making the overall sound more commanding. I would suggest a full alder Jackson with EMGs if you like the whole "thin notes that come and go faster than a virgin with ADD" thing for your guitar. It is like the difference between a German Shepherd and a Chihuahua, one NEEDS to be fast and hyperactive to survive and the other doesn't.
I would say to go for it.Chambering DOES slow down the attack of the notes. Holdsworth loves this effect on the guitar's sound and has chambering on his models. Makes it sound less guitaristic in his words. I'm just wondering how noticeable it is on this guitar since it's not a ton of chambering. It's funny, I told my friend Dhalif I might buy a jp7x and he says to me "Dude are you sure???" and now I have mrhankey87 making me second guess the BFR7. God damnit.. why can't I have my dream JP?
I was playing an Alembic before I saw DT on Tuesday in the vintage guitar room at GC Hollywood, and it reminded me of my JPX a lot. Take that for what it's worth.
Stealthdjentstic
Banned
JP GAS has been re-ignited...fml.
Triple7
The Decepticon
That is beautiful...damn it I WANT ONE!!!!!!
Nick1
Well-Known Member
Let's start this out with an icebreaker, shall we? Remember that the trick to being a good guitar player is 3% talent, and 97% not being distracted by the internet. Frankly I think this worth distracting you away from your practice, and you probably will soon come to agree with me on that.
First, I ask an age-old question:
Now that we have that out of the way, let's have a bit of exposition here. A week ago, I answered the door to find that a socially awkward UPS lady had brought me my new guitar (depiction located here warning: I make fun of nerdy girls). And soon after that ordeal, I had a conversation with my "bro" friend concerning my new guitar (depiction located here warning: I make fun of Schecter users).
Now, not a but a moment ago, I took this hellacious video documenting the opening of the JPX box for the first time:
YouTube- Unboxing the JPX 7
And some guitar porn under the California twilight:
YouTube- The JPX-Factor
And here comes the pictures:
I currently have it strung up with Ernie Ball Nickels 10p, 13p, 17p, 30w, 42w, 52w, 62w.
Now, let's get down to brass tacks: this guitar is very solid. I have got my hands on a number of high-end instruments that BFRs may be compared to: Suhrs, Sadowskys, PRS, Gibson Customs, and Fender Masterbuilts, but none feel anything like this guitar. The feel of this guitar can be described as more akin to your trusty workhorse, rather than boutique "furniture." Whereas most custom-series instruments feel like completely different animals than their standard-series equivalents, this feels like an upgrade to your usual JP guitar.
Overall: the tone is much clearer, the sound has a very razor-sharp quality (on my distortion channel, I can make out each clip clearly), the chambering gives a curiously desirable chorus effect, the neck is paper thin and rock solid, and the guitar lays your playing bare (every mistake is shown in the same clarity as your intended notes)... and on top of all that, the piezo gives that "acoustic guitar in your lap" boom rather than the "painfully tinny acoustic guitar on the other side of the room" tone.
As for the pickups, the Crunchlab (new Taco Bell item) and LiquiFire (what comes out of you minutes after eating the "Crunchlab") are my first foray into the unbelievably high-gain pickups market. There is not one possible way to make these pickups muddy, I would not be surprised if they will eventually start picking up the sounds of my neighbors cursing as I begin to play. The strangest thing about the set is that the Crunchlab will make any rig you put it in front of sound angrier, while the Liquifire will smooth out even the most vicious clipping, and having them both on at the same time just gets strange.
All in all, is this guitar better than anything you will play save for a completely custom-built instrument? I'm sorry, but yes it most likely is.
Thanks for reading!
Dude I was laughing so hard I couldnt breathe while watching those youtube videos. That was some funny shit!
And that guitar rocks too. I love my EBMM Silo.
mrhankey87
Banned
Chambering DOES slow down the attack of the notes. Holdsworth loves this effect on the guitar's sound and has chambering on his models. Makes it sound less guitaristic in his words. I'm just wondering how noticeable it is on this guitar since it's not a ton of chambering. It's funny, I told my friend Dhalif I might buy a jp7x and he says to me "Dude are you sure???" and now I have mrhankey87 making me second guess the BFR7. God damnit.. why can't I have my dream JP?
I must admit, I love my BFR JP7 more than every other guitar I've ever played, it's almost perfect. The only little defect imho is the rosewood fretboard that doesn't allow to have really screamy harmonics, the ebony one would surely allow that.
LLink2411
Banned
You would need a Dargie II BFR JP7 for the ebony board then.
Deathbringer769
Well-Known Member
Heh, I can get more harmonics out of my rosewood guitar than my ebony, go figure.
mark105
Well-Known Member
Looks like a badass guitar, can't wait to hear some clips. congrats
mrhankey87
Banned
This is just my experience with rosewood fretboards so far...with maple and ebony, never had any problem.
LLink2411
Banned
I think I will add the clips into my end-of-Summer review.
I got this guitar and originally wrote the OP the Monday Summer began, I will write my follow-up the Monday I get back to class.
Deathbringer769
Well-Known Member
If you could post some clips eventually with some heavy chunky riffage it would really help my decision as to which JP7 to get 
LLink2411
Banned
Define "heavy riffage" for me.
Deathbringer769
Well-Known Member
Just something that shows how tight the guitar is with palm muted "chugged" power chords and such with high gain. Not looking for brutal death metal or anything.. hell play Glass Prison by DT if you can.
HighGain510
Contributor
I need to see if Chuck's has one of these in stock, would love to take one for a spin! Looks great man, thanks for the review.
LLink2411
Banned
mrhankey87
Banned
Deathbringer769
Well-Known Member
Whenever's good for you dude, not trying to be demanding here
LLink2411
Banned
Alright then, I will just put it in my post-summer review of the Guitar.Whenever's good for you dude, not trying to be demanding here
