JPM100P1

Details & History

Still one of my favourite guitars after all these years. This was my first real "professional" level guitar (and my introduction into the wonderful world of Ibanez). Working my way through a summer internship ($ in the bank), having just lost a girlfriend, and playing some God-awful looking Hamer Slammer, I walked into a local music store one day and saw this hanging on the wall (I thought I'd died & went to heaven, being probably the biggest Dream Theatre fan in the midwest.). At the time I bought this, the P2's were already in production, but this was still available as new-old stock from the previous model year. Only 100 of these were made, so I've been told. The design, which is unique to the JPM series, is a paper print that has been clearcoated over.

Details & History

HISTORY: This was the first of the series of Ibanez John Petrucci (Dream Theatre, G3) JPM models and was discontinued after only after approximately 300 copies. A real collector’s and player’s piece. Listen to any older Dream Theatre album to hear the amazing range of sounds this guitar can make.

SPECS:

• primary colors Picasso graphic
• basswood body, bolt-on maple neck with All Access Neck Joint (AANJ)
• rosewood board, 25.5 scale, 24 frets, offset dot inlays
• Floyd Rose licensed Lo-Pro Edge double locking tremolo
• DiMarzio Air Norton humbucker in the neck, DiMarzio Steve’ Special in the bridge
• 1 volume + 1 tone control with 3-way toggle switch that splits both pickups in the middle position

CONDITION: Near MINT – NO chips, NO dings! Too be very picky…

• light pickswirls on front
• some light scratches on back near neck bolts
• a few scratches on the factory plastic film on back control cover
• some tiny nicks on back of headstock

Details & History

This is a very serious collector's item. It features the original Picasso graphic colour scheme, whose colours were changed in the JPM guitars of later years. The guitar itself is in near perfect condition. I could find nothing wrong with it except for a few small scratches around the bottom perimeter of the back of the body. Besides that, it looks just like it came out of the showroom. The guitar plays beautifully, with great sustain and tone, and the coil tap will help you to broaden the tone possibilities. The Ibanez hardshell case has some scuff marks on one side near the bottom end, but is in good condition overall. The guitar comes with DiMarzio Straploks.

The Petrucci model has terrific sustain (more than my Jems/Universes), and can produce a wide array of tones because of the three-pickup/coil-tap configuration. The action is very low, the neck is VERY fast, and the shape of the neck itself is slightly different than any other Ibanez I've played. It is a fantastic guitar.

{Note. 100 P1's were produced and imported from hoshino  and sold with a certificate signed by John Petrucci, There was around 300-400 actually produced. Thanks Rich. Ed!}.

Details & History

{Note. 100 P1's were produced and imported from hoshino  and sold with a certificate signed by John Petrucci, There was around 300-400 actually produced. Thanks Rich. Ed!}.

Details & History

DiMarzio pickups (Norton Lite in neck position and Steve's Special in bridge position)
3-way toggle switch
Black hardware
Lo Pro Edge tremolo
Picasso graphic finish - primary colours
Black back and sides
Basswood body

NECK
Rosewood fretboard
Dunlop 6100 jumbo frets
Scale length - 648MM/25.5"
Width at nut - 42MM
Width at last fret - 56MM
Thickness at first fret - 19MM
Thickness at 12th fret - 21MM
Radius - 430

Unconfirmed estimates put the production numbers around 100 to 300 worldwide.

Many thanks to Paul at JPMSITE for the great research. Please visit his excellent site HERE.