Ernie Ball Family Reserve John Petrucci 7

technomancer · 02-27-2008, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Autofate

not to get off topic, but whats the starting price for a Sherman?

As they're entirely custom unless you order a Sirius 8 it depends on what you want. The Sirius 8 is $2300 base.

Specs:

* 8 strings
* 32 frets
* 27.5" scale
* Gaboon Ebony fingerboard
with Curly Maple binding
* African Mahogany body
* 5/8" Curly Maple top
* 7 piece Curly Maple/ Purple Heart set neck
* Hipshot bridge
* EMG HZ 40 pickup (passive with coil wiring option) - standard
* Custom Villex pickup with matching wood pickup cover (optional $100 upgrade)

Sorry for the threadjack

In guess it boils down to if I'm going to drop >$3k on a guitar it sure as hell isn't going to EBMM.

Apophis · 02-27-2008, 01:36 PM

Petrucci's sigs are awesome, no doubts, but price could be little lower imo

simsklok · 02-27-2008, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoi

yessir i have, and i can bet they probably don't feel or play like BFRs, or even a reg JPMM. plus i've always thought the VH guitars looked like shit.

lol read the reviews about it dude.. the pickups fall out, it plays like shit, etc.. its basically a mantle piece or somethin for the trophy room

budda · 02-27-2008, 04:29 PM

*budda gets excited about his trans green flame top DC727 he will be ordering in august.. that will only run him $1300+..*

playstopause · 02-27-2008, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ESPManiac

The neck alone jsutifies the price tag.

Yeah... right.

technomancer · 02-27-2008, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ESPManiac

they do....

they just do.

The neck alone jsutifies the price tag. The fret wire helps, the exotic wood choices help, the bridge helps, the looks help...its so worth it!

You clearly drank the Koolaid as guess what, mahogany, maple, alder, and rosewood are not exotic woods... never have been, never will be regardless of what the EBMM marketing department tries to say.

Also, having played a number of high end guitars, including Ibanez J-Customs and a number of customs from various builders I can tell you from experience the EBMMs are nothing to get excited about. They're well built, but they're on par with things in the $2k price range from a number of different sources. And the fretwork on them is blown away by what you find on an Ibanez J-Custom.

TimSE · 02-27-2008, 04:56 PM

i played a JP7 once and never intend to do it again
was really strange
played a 6 and loved it! picked up the 7 expect a godlike moment of epic win but it crashed and burned in a horrific pile of fail! it was awefull

! put it back within a few mins of picking it up and picked up the 6 again and it destroyed n00bs
it ruled....
very strange
but itl deff be me being weird on that one hah

Thomas · 02-27-2008, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimSE

i played a JP7 once and never intend to do it again
was really strange
played a 6 and loved it! picked up the 7 expect a godlike moment of epic win but it crashed and burned in a horrific pile of fail! it was awefull

! put it back within a few mins of picking it up and picked up the 6 again and it destroyed n00bs
it ruled....
very strange
but itl deff be me being weird on that one hah

Sounds like a bad setup on the JP7.

String Seraphim · 02-27-2008, 08:43 PM

My personal impression from owning one is that they play wonderfully, but the sound is really mediocre at least when the bridge pickup is involved. I hear the DS7 was a huge improvement, but the basswood body left something to be desired. They really play amazing but $4k is fender, gibson, and custom guitar territory. I would never pay that much for one guitar it's really nuts unless you're getting a custom made to the exact dimensions of your hand, but that's just my humble opinion.

sakeido · 02-27-2008, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimSE

i played a JP7 once and never intend to do it again
was really strange
played a 6 and loved it! picked up the 7 expect a godlike moment of epic win but it crashed and burned in a horrific pile of fail! it was awefull

! put it back within a few mins of picking it up and picked up the 6 again and it destroyed n00bs
it ruled....
very strange
but itl deff be me being weird on that one hah

I thought exactly the opposite, the 7 string rules, the 6 string was just no good at all. But thankfully is much cheaper and still better than an Ibanez.

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