Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Dakine on April 17, 2006, 04:35:28 PM
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My Ernie Ball that is LOL
Yep, got my MusicMan JP6 on Saturday.
Kinda hard to give much of a review at this time due to only having my Roland micro Pube amp till I come over to Ole Blighty.
However, the Jackson will not be missed. The neck is sublime. Just the right width (ala the Jackson Soloist), the body is supremely comfortable. The locking tuners keep the trem in tune VERY well (even though it is a unique "non-locking" trem). I changed the strings to some SIT (which store sent me to try, I have VERY acidic sweat and turn strings rusty in hours, so off came the EB strings). It took me 3 mins tops to re-string/tune the guitar and be back playing :)
The pickups, hmmm, as said, not got good amp so difficult to tell. The pups are very different, it's hard to explain. They are nothing like any have tried before (Les Paul, Jackson, Axis) and are just well, kinda 21st. century sounding. It's hard to explain but they are modern as opposed to vintage sounding. Also, very hard to truly tell about the Piezo sound but it is definately there. It creates a very different sound when blended with the magnetic pups. I really hav'nt put my chord into the "piezo stereo" output jack (for piezo only) as not had time/too much fun playing reg.
The neck is very fast (unfinished gun oiled birdseye maple, like my Axis) and so sweet to play. I think I need to treat the fretboard to some oil next string change as she is just a little 'dull", probably just due to sitting in case.
As to the case, mmmmmmmm, am sure it is a G&G. Beautiful case and def. worth the extra money (even if it did'nt come with the special edition colour I wanted anyway).
Basically, VERY content/happy with purchase.
I have discovered "Glenn Tipton's" solo work (ala Judas Priest) and have a song from "Baptizm of Fire" on heavy rotation called "Kill or be Killed", I LOVE his tone on this. Now, tone is so many things, pick,fingers,wood,neck,lead,amp etc. etc. etc.
BUT, if I was to say some BKP's right now, I reckon would have to guess Painkillers!!!!!!!! of course, these are still a near distant temptation right now, but when Tim unveils them, I think these may be the modern/thrashing/power/crushing pups this guitar deserves and my ears desire :)
http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j279/DakineTX/
Nick
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:o looks so GOOD!!!!!
glad you like it man.... happy playing with yer ball..... :lol:
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that looks sweet- the case DOES look very nice, lol.
I agree with you on the dimarzios- i haven't tried those exact ones, but any i've tried have sounded kind of "modern" for want of a better word.
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Hey Dave
yeah actually LIKE a modern sound (got the LP for those Lizzy days :)), but just summit not gelling about em. Dunno, but got funny feeling Painkillers may be needed in this one and not my Axis :)
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Yeah, i like modern too, but i also like vintage.
*cue GAS for several guitars and pickups*
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Looks great dude. Congrats.
I tryed a jp model with a set of crawlers a little while back and it sounded great.
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So, painkillers should be out at London Guitar show I think?
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Mmmm, buttercream. Now I want coffee with cream. Mmmm, coffee.
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i want that guitar!!!, it looks very nice. i'm sure it will bring many happy years of playing. i'm thinking of a pain killer bridge for one of my axes. hmmm more BKPs *drifts of into a world where BkPs come with every guitar*
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It kinda looks abit sedate so want it to "destroy" on whim :twisted:
After the aforementioned tone from Mr.Tipton I reckon Painkiller will be the way to go (maybe re-named to "Aural Pain Inducers" LOL).