Santuzzo
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Last night I looked through every single page of this thread again to see all those awesome JP guitars....my GAS for a JP7 becomes unbearable....
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I'm actually considering sanding down my JP12-7's neck a bit to at the very least satin-ize it. It's pretty easy to buff it back up to it's original gloss and it'll happen over the years of playing. What do you guys think? Should I give that a shot?
My students and friends who come over to jam and write music also love the way the unfinished Roasted Neck feels. I'm not going to say it feels better than the standard maple necks, but that kind of neck is incredibly smooth and easy to maneuver!
I can't wait for the 2 Rosewood Neck'd JP's to get here! The first should be here next week or so if I remember correctly.
man those are covered BKP, it's the first time I see them installed on a JP7!Hey guys!
I've been LOVING my JP since I got it..and the BKPs make it even meaner!
Would taking the gloss off affect tuning stability/structural/wood-strength etc.?
I'm absolutely curious as to what Pete had to say about a Koa JP7, would you mind elaborate more on that, please?I was originally planning on grabbing a Koa JP7 w/Rosewood, but after Pete explained to me what the Koa sounds like I preferred going for something else.
My fav is actually the koa model..
Tight as hell, and a bright sound.
Well.. The koa one sounds a little brighter, and harder.. That's all.. The rest is a "feel" I guess..
I was particular impressed by the piezo sound on the koa one...
But when it comes to clean electric, I guess the maple one would be my choice.
But all around, they are both unique and great guitars, and I love them to death!
I tried to pull the tone knob but it refuses to move: is tight as hell to the pot head.
AFAIK there is a grub screw holding the knob onto the pot - you need to lift off the rubber surrounding the knob and the screw should then be accessible...
I'm absolutely curious as to what Pete had to say about a Koa JP7, would you mind elaborate more on that, please?
Mr. Norstorm stated his Koa JP7 as bright sounding...
I'm considering swapping my jp12-7 for a BFR Koa? I'm doing right? I mean a normal koa with ebony fretboard. I love myjp12-7 but I'm playing so many rythms that the "15 flat radius or "17 maybe would be better. Also thoughs on the jp13?
I'm considering swapping my jp12-7 for a BFR Koa? I'm doing right? I mean a normal koa with ebony fretboard. I love myjp12-7 but I'm playing so many rythms that the "15 flat radius or "17 maybe would be better. Also thoughs on the jp13?
Hugely recommend the 13.
The radius, the pickups, boost, coil tap, everything works together to make it a really incredible and versatile instrument.
It's a pretty unique beast and I love it.
I've played most of 'em too.... it's just got summtin to it.
Also, as I've remarked previously, it looks like a german sports car.
xD
The uncovered Aftermaths are stupidly close to my strings on my JP12-7. Kind of annoying, but I've already ordered replacement pickups and these should be out of the guitar very soon. There's no way I'm routing this thing just to adjust pickup height.
The JP6 requires Routing downwards, especially if covered or else it'll be far too close to the strings. But covered pickups drop right in, the JP7's all need some sort of accommodation to fit in the cavity.
As far as upgrading to a Koa or a 13, you should play them before making a move like that. They sound very different to a 12, and that's something you should consider if you're buying or trading without trying. Your JP12-7 has a 20" Radius, and along with the XI offers the flattest radius of the bunch, so going to 15/17" is actually rounder.
man those are covered BKP, it's the first time I see them installed on a JP7!
They look great!
Did you route the pickup cavities?
Ye its impossibru to test these guitars here in Portugal, not saying I don't love my jp12 but I might take take the advantage from 15 or 17 radius since I'm playing most of the rythm sections in my band, but I really love ebony fretboard, the feel is amazing so that's why I'm aiming the KOA BFR. Btw if you guys wanna see some EBMM's and my jp12 in action here it go:
Jonathan the aftermaths in my jp12 just fits fine, in yours its really close to the strings? but it affects your play ability?
I have yet another question about ordering a JP7:
if you order one of these, is there like a spec-sheet from MM where you can specify what options you want?
And: do you know if there is an option to get the locking tuners with chrome-tuning buttons as opposed to the pearl ones?
I think I would like chrome better than the pearl...
Incredibly close, it doesn't affect playability but it does however cause my recordings to clip whenever I palm mute. I can turn down the input gain on my Axe FX 2, but it's annoying because I'll forget and record my other guitars with the input gain very low. But I don't really like their tone that much either, after playing the 6 and 7 string versions, they all seem to have this chewy aspect to them that I absolutely despise. So they've gotta go, I've ordered a set of White Illuminators to replace them after the recommendation of a friend.
And I wouldn't worry about the fretboard material, that's the only difference between the JP12/13 tonewood wise.