Music Man JP owners...

Metalman_666

Metalman_666

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... is it sacrilege to swap out the pickups?

AFAIK I have never seen anyone change out the pickups from the stock Crunch Lab/Liquifire or newer signature sets. People tend to buy the JP guitars for the heavy prog sound, which it does really well.

I've had my JPX for almost 3 years now. It has a 5-way switch and the piezo, and especially through my Mark IV, I can cop Dream Theater tones all day long, and man is that sweet.

But at the same time I wonder how other pickups would sound. It's curiosity more than anything. I feel the CL/LF set is surprisingly versatile.

Any JP owners here? Have you dared to mess with the stock wiring?

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My guess is that those who buy that guitar buy it because it does that one thing, and they are very happy with it. That's a lot of money to spend on a guitar to just change the pickups, though.
 
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Metalman_666 said:
I can cop Dream Theater tones all day long, and man is that sweet. But at the same time I wonder how other pickups would sound. It's curiosity more than anything. I feel the CL/LF set is surprisingly versatile.
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Bro, don't do it. Enjoy the guitar as-is and put your financial attention toward amps, effects, etc.

Pickup swapping is a black hole and you'll probably find yourself back at the CL/LF set in the end.

Enjoy the guitar for the masterpiece it is and pick up something else to mod if you want to swap pickups around!
 
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Well I think that's all I needed to hear. Thanks guys!

It is a great guitar all around as is. I've found myself not reaching for it as much lately and opting more for a 7 or my Heritage H137. The P90 flavour is grabbing me right now.

Next time I think about this I'll slap myself in the face and remember the Schecter is for swappin'

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Damn, right, I agree with you. I treat my 400 dollar guitar like a baby, and I see questions like this here. Guitars as expensive as Music Man's don't need pickup replacements for no good reason. If you disassemble the parts, their value can drop significantly.
 
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