chrisxs2003
Inspired
I just bought a brand new JP15 - build date is Aug 26, 2020. I switched to 9's and re set-up the guitar the day it arrived. Neck relief is 0.005" ish and the claw is reset to level the bridge perfectly (I did this with a dial indicator) and the pivot posts are level. The guitar plays beautifully.
If bend the G string at the 12th up a whole step, it knocks the whole guitar out of tune. One flick of the bar and everything comes back pretty close. Pushing the string(s) behind the nut does not return it to tune, only a flick of the bar will return it
I called EBMM and Joel gave me a list of things to do/try. It included lightly cleaning up the nut slots with 800 grit paper, switching to (2) springs in a V pattern, and lubing the nut with graphite. I've lubed the pivot posts, saddles (behind piezo) and nut. I've tried everything, all to no avail.
Most of the problem is in the bridge not returning to home after a bent note -
I don't want to ship it back to EBMM but I'm almost ready to do it. Joel said that was fine if I wanted, but a cross country shipping adventure isn't something I want to do.
Is anybody playing 9's on a JP15 without tuning every 30 seconds? Is there a trick in the setup to make them work?
If bend the G string at the 12th up a whole step, it knocks the whole guitar out of tune. One flick of the bar and everything comes back pretty close. Pushing the string(s) behind the nut does not return it to tune, only a flick of the bar will return it
I called EBMM and Joel gave me a list of things to do/try. It included lightly cleaning up the nut slots with 800 grit paper, switching to (2) springs in a V pattern, and lubing the nut with graphite. I've lubed the pivot posts, saddles (behind piezo) and nut. I've tried everything, all to no avail.
Most of the problem is in the bridge not returning to home after a bent note -
I don't want to ship it back to EBMM but I'm almost ready to do it. Joel said that was fine if I wanted, but a cross country shipping adventure isn't something I want to do.
Is anybody playing 9's on a JP15 without tuning every 30 seconds? Is there a trick in the setup to make them work?