yngzaklynch":2u6kiltw said:
mystidream":2u6kiltw said:
I've played both a JPXI 6 and JPXI 7. I've gotta say I loved the 7 more than the 6. The Ebony board with the SS frets and 20" radius is just insane! The things play effortlessly. The only thing that I don't like about them is that the middle position on the magnetic pickups is both humbuckers in full and when the tone knob is pulled out in the middle position, its that scooped sound that the normal JP's have. I'd be re-wiring that in a second. Haha.
I would try one first to make sure you like it. Also, make sure you check it out for flaws and whatnot. I'm not bashing EB but I've owned 5 brand new BFR's all of which were defective out of the box. I've also seen some people with new JPXI's that have had a few minor issues. Just a heads up.
-Phil
WOW!! Defective how? I've played a few EBMMs and thought they were all nice. Thanks for heads up.
No problem. They make killer guitars when they get it right. These are the ones I had with defects:
BFR JP6 Dargie Delight II - the neck was mis-aligned badly. 5 other EB forumites ordered BFR JP6 DDII's and had this same issue with theirs as well.
BFR JP7 Dargie Delight II - I was told by CS that my guitar was delayed because of a neck "issue". The guitar was delayed by 2 months because of that.
BFR JPX - The first one I had had a twisted neck. One side of the neck was straight, the other side was extremely underbowed. Also, the springs inside the trem cavity rubbed up against the cavity and the bridge would stick while doing a dive bomb. The guitar didn't stay in tune at all. My 2nd one was a replacement for the first one. The replacement was supposedly trashed by UPS, but the dealer never sent me photos of that to prove it.
BFR Koa JP6 - The guitar was delayed by a month and a half because the body was dropped on the way to the paint booth. After a month of owning the guitar, the gold hardware started rubbing off on the bridge. This was a guitar that was played for maybe 2 hours a day and thats it.
Mystic Dream JP6 with BFR RW Neck - There were white dots underneath the clearcoat on the headstock.
This list also doesn't include the first Mystic Dream that I had that had a non-working piezo right out of the box.
With all of the guitars I listed, I ended up having to pay to ship them back each time. I finally got fed up and voiced my opinion on the EB forum and was called out by Sterling on his forum, and he also posted my private correspondence with my dealer. After that I was banned and now when I try to log on, I get a message that pops up that tells me that my reason for being banned was because I'm a 'two-faced bitch'. Very professional.
-Phil
I say treat yourself. I love the JP6s. Killer guitars and the JPXI looks awesome.
