JPX
The JPX model celebrates the 10th anniversary of the John Petrucci signature line of Music Man instruments. Featuring a trio of premium tonewoods including mahogany, maple, and alder, chambered body for superior resonance, and a five-way blade switch for easy access to humbucking and split coil tones. Comfortable and lightweight the JPX is a striking instrument loaded with many high-performance options including piezo bridge pickup system for lush acoustics tones, custom Dimarzio electronics and extended lower horn recess allowing for unprecedented access to upper lever frets.
JPX Highlights
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Matte black piezo bridge and hardware
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5 way pickup selector
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Mono & stero jacks w/adjustable piezo controls
Specifications, Schematics & More
Specifications
| Size | 12-3/8" wide, 1-3/4" thick, 37" long (31.4 cm wide, 4.5 cm thick, 94.0 cm long) |
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| Body Wood | Chambered Alder with maple top and mahogany Tone Block |
| Body Finish | High gloss polyester |
| Body Colors | Barolo |
| Bridge | Custom John Petrucci Music Man® Piezo floating tremolo, made of hardened steel with Fishman Powerbridge piezo saddles. Black finish |
| Scale Length | 25-1/2" (64.8 cm) |
| Neck Radius | 15" (38.1 cm) |
| Headstock Size | Only 5-7/8" (14.9 cm) long |
| Frets | 24 - Jumbo profile, wide, Stainless Steel |
| Neck Width | 1-11/16" (43.0 mm) at nut, 2-1/4" (57.2 mm) at last fret |
| Neck Wood | Select mahogany |
| Fingerboard | Ebony |
| Fret Markers | Custom JPX Inlays |
| Neck Finish | High gloss polyester |
| Neck Colors | Color matches body |
| Tuning Machines | Schaller M6-IND locking in black finish with black buttons |
| Truss Rod | Adjustable - no component or string removal |
| Neck Attachment | 5 bolts - Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets |
| Electronic Shielding | Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum control cover |
| Controls | 500kohm volume and tone - .022µF tone capacitor |
| Switching | 5-way lever pickup selector; 3-way toggle piezo/magnetic selector |
| Pickups | HH - 1 DiMarzio Liquifire - neck; 1 DiMarzio Crunch Lab – bridge; Fishman Powerbridge piezo saddles |
| Left Handed | No |
| Strings | 10p-13p-17p-26-36-46 (RPS 10 Slinkys #2240) |
| Size | 12-1/2" wide, 1-3/4" thick, 38" long (31.8 cm wide, 4.5 cm thick, 96.5 cm long) |
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| Body Wood | Chambered Alder with maple top and mahogany Tone Block |
| Body Finish | High gloss polyester |
| Body Colors | Barolo |
| Bridge | Custom John Petrucci Music Man® Piezo floating tremolo, made of hardened steel with solid steel saddles. Black finish |
| Scale Length | 25-1/2" (64.8 cm) |
| Neck Radius | 15" (38.1 cm) |
| Headstock Size | Only 6-7/8" (17.5 cm) long |
| Frets | 24 - Jumbo profile, wide, Stainless Steel |
| Neck Width | 1-7/8" (47.6 mm) at nut, 2-19/32" (65.9 mm) at last fret |
| Neck Wood | Select mahogany |
| Fingerboard | Ebony |
| Fret Markers | Custom JPX Inlays |
| Neck Finish | High gloss polyester |
| Neck Colors | Color matches body |
| Tuning Machines | Schaller M6-IND locking in black finish with black buttons |
| Truss Rod | Adjustable - no component or string removal |
| Neck Attachment | 5 bolts - Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets |
| Electronic Shielding | Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum control cover |
| Controls | 500kohm volume and tone - .022µF tone capacitor |
| Switching | 5-way lever pickup selector; 3-way toggle piezo/magnetic selector |
| Pickups | HH - 1 DiMarzio Liquifire - neck; 1 DiMarzio Crunch Lab – bridge; Piezo bridge pickup |
| Left Handed | No |
| Strings | 10p-13p-17p-26-36-46-56 (RPS 10 Slinkys #2240 with added P01156) |
Compare Specs
| Specifications | JPX | — |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 12-3/8" wide, 1-3/4" thick, 37" long (31.4 cm wide, 4.5 cm thick, 94.0 cm long) | |
| Body Wood | Chambered Alder with maple top and mahogany Tone Block | |
| Body Finish | High gloss polyester | |
| Body Colors | Barolo | |
| Body Bindings | ||
| Bridge | Custom John Petrucci Music Man® Piezo floating tremolo, made of hardened steel with Fishman Powerbridge piezo saddles. Black finish | |
| Pickguard | ||
| Scale Length | 25-1/2" (64.8 cm) | |
| Neck Radius | 15" (38.1 cm) | |
| Headstock Size | Only 5-7/8" (14.9 cm) long | |
| Frets | 24 - Jumbo profile, wide, Stainless Steel | |
| Neck Width | 1-11/16" (43.0 mm) at nut, 2-1/4" (57.2 mm) at last fret | |
| Neck Wood | Select mahogany | |
| Fingerboard | Ebony | |
| Fret Markers | Custom JPX Inlays | |
| Neck Finish | High gloss polyester | |
| Neck Colors | Color matches body | |
| Neck Binding | ||
| Tuning Machines | Schaller M6-IND locking in black finish with black buttons | |
| Truss Rod | Adjustable - no component or string removal | |
| Neck Attachment | 5 bolts - Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets | |
| Electronic Shielding | Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum control cover | |
| Controls | 500kohm volume and tone - .022µF tone capacitor | |
| Switching | 5-way lever pickup selector; 3-way toggle piezo/magnetic selector | |
| Pickups | HH - 1 DiMarzio Liquifire - neck; 1 DiMarzio Crunch Lab – bridge; Fishman Powerbridge piezo saddles | |
| Left Handed | No | |
| Strings | 10p-13p-17p-26-36-46 (RPS 10 Slinkys #2240) |
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