The EB MusicMan 7 Club

[jfrey]

any chance i can get this without living in US?
been drooling this for a while

 

[donray1527]

You could also try and hunt down an elusive rosewood neck JP BFR. Same tonewoods, no painted neck.

Or just order one right now new. All ebmm instruments come with a rosewood neck this month.

 

[Santuzzo]

any chance i can get this without living in US?
been drooling this for a while

you mean get an EBMM Petrucci 7-string?
Music Store in cologne sell a few of them: MUSIC STORE professional - Home

 

[squid-boy]

So much love for this guitar right meow,

 

[Nahkaparoni]

This thread gives me GAS, big time. How would you guys say the neck profile on these compares to the usual Ibanez necks, like the one on the 1527's? I'm an Ibanez fan, but trying to expand my views, haha. Sucks that I have nowhere near where I could try these so maybe you guys could shed some light my way. Thanks.

 

[donray1527]

My JPXI7 feels pretty Ibanezlike. Thats why i get along with it so much

 

[lobotom]

I'm back in this club after 4 yrs with a JPXI7 and I'm loving it. The only issue that I wanted to check out was with regards to the low B piezo saddle. My 56 gauge string doesn't seem to touch the piezo saddle - anyone else having this issue?

My jpxi piezo dosnt work on the high e. I don't know what's going on there

Hi guys,

After going trough this with my low B, I've noticed that if you go for a very low action, you have to play around with the saddle and bridge post height to find the right spot/balance with the piezo for string contact. I know that it sounds simplistic but after trial and error I got rid of the problem using .056, .059 and 062. Hope that this helps.
Alex

 

[DslDwg]

I'm back in this club after 4 yrs with a JPXI7 and I'm loving it. The only issue that I wanted to check out was with regards to the low B piezo saddle. My 56 gauge string doesn't seem to touch the piezo saddle - anyone else having this issue?

I had the same problem. I also use a .56.

I adjusted the bridge so it sits back a little further in the cavity instead of being perfectly parallel to the top of the body.

This ensures the string sits well against the piezo pick-up and I've had no further issues.

 

[Santuzzo]

I have a question to those who own or have played an EBMM Petrucci 7-string:

what's the PU-switching like on those? Are the humbuckers split-able? or would this have to be modded?

 

[yellowv]

Yeah I had the issue on my JP12-7 and also my baritone JP. The bigger strings don't like to contact the piezo saddle very well. You kind of have to play with making sure the string is bent properly over the saddle so it makes the best contact possible. Still is iffy. You would think they would have fixed this issue instead of the nonexistant issue that made them redesign the trem baseplate.

 

[yellowv]

I have a question to those who own or have played an EBMM Petrucci 7-string:

what's the PU-switching like on those? Are the humbuckers split-able? or would this have to be modded?

Yes the humbuckers split. The middle position on the toggle unlike most guitars does not combine both pickups in humbucking mode. It is a mix of the inner coils of both pickups. It's acually referred to a Petrucci switching.

 

[djpharoah]

Yeah I had the issue on my JP12-7 and also my baritone JP. The bigger strings don't like to contact the piezo saddle very well. You kind of have to play with making sure the string is bent properly over the saddle so it makes the best contact possible. Still is iffy. You would think they would have fixed this issue instead of the nonexistant issue that made them redesign the trem baseplate.

They need to redesign the saddles for thicker strings. It's a problem that shouldn't be happening.

 

[Santuzzo]

Yes the humbuckers split. The middle position on the toggle unlike most guitars does not combine both pickups in humbucking mode. It is a mix of the inner coils of both pickups. It's acually referred to a Petrucci switching.

Thanks!

edit: I hear some sounds of Petrucci on Dream Theater albums where it sounds to me like he is playing the neck single coil alone, maybe I am wrong and he is either playing the neck humbucker there or the single coils of both humuckers combined.
Do any of you guys know more about his guitars and the switching?

 

[yellowv]

Thanks!

edit: I hear some sounds of Petrucci on Dream Theater albums where it sounds to me like he is playing the neck single coil alone, maybe I am wrong and he is either playing the neck humbucker there or the single coils of both humuckers combined.
Do any of you guys know more about his guitars and the switching?

As I said he plays the inner coils of of the neck and bridge humbucker. The JPX has a five way and the other BFR's have a push/pull on the tone pot that does the outer coils, but none of the JP guitars (I believe his personal guitars as well) split the bridge or neck pickups seperately.

 

[yellowv]

They need to redesign the saddles for thicker strings. It's a problem that shouldn't be happening.

And totally forget about even touching the trem. The low B just sounds like a fart. I honestly thought they would have fixed this years ago. It is a well know issue.

 

[Santuzzo]

As I said he plays the inner coils of of the neck and bridge humbucker. The JPX has a five way and the other BFR's have a push/pull on the tone pot that does the outer coils, but none of the JP guitars (I believe his personal guitars as well) split the bridge or neck pickups seperately.

OK, gotcha. Thanks!

I am considering having my JP70 set up in a way so I can use both coils of the neck humbucker parallel to get a single coil sound. My Ibbys have that option and I use that sound a lot.

 

[Dawn of the Shred]

I wanting to get a new jp7 monday. But how do i choose what color when i like the all!. What to do?

 

[yellowv]

I wanting to get a new jp7 monday. But how do i choose what color when i like the all!. What to do?

Sky blue is the correct answer.

 

[NeoTheMaggot]

having owned a jp7 in sky blue i strongly second this.

 

[Dawn of the Shred]

Sky blue, the orange one(cant remember name) or the saphire black that looks gray. But iv never seen a real pic of the gray one. Wonder what it looks like in person.