JPM100P3
John Petrucci Signature Model

Details & History

Erik has sent us a number of pictures of his Ibanez guitars.

{This is not the normal one but was previously owned by John Petrucci Himself and was a private sale from him to Gert. Ed!}

Hi. My name is Gert Nijboer and I am from the Netherlands in Europe.
Is there a possibility for me to be added to the Ibanez register regarding the fact I am the PROUD owner of the very JPM100P3 (SN: F9714251) owned and frequently played by John Petrucci himself (1997-1998 era).

"I bought it from John on the 11th of November 1999 when Dream Theatre was in Europe for the pré-SFAM World Tour when he was still playing exclusively Ibanez Guitars! It took me more than 2 years before I had the guts to alter settings on the guitar because of the fact Mark Snyder did such a good job on it! It plays like hell and it is definitely the best guitar I have ever owned!"

THIS I ONE OF MY TWO JPM100P3 MODELS (THE OTHER WAS MY PLAYER) THAT IS ABSOLUTELY A 10. I PICKED THIS GUITAR OUT OF 13 OTHER JPM'S WHEN I WORKED AT A LOCAL MUSIC SHOP IN OKC BECAUSE OF THE FRETBOARD STOCK IT HAS. AS YOU KNOW THIS WAS JOHN PETRUCCI'S FIRST SIGNATURE SERIES GUITAR AND MY FAVOURITE (OVER THE ERNIE BALL MODEL, THE NECK IS MORE COMFORTABLE TO ME THAN THE EB, AND WHEN YOU DO EXCESSIVE TREMOLO BAR USAGE IT STAYS IN TUNE UNLIKE NY BUDDY'S EB PETRUCCI MODEL, PROBABLY BECAUSE IT LACKS THE LOCKING NUT MECHANISM) IT HAS BEEN STORED IN ITS CASE FOR IT'S LIFETIME. IT HAS ONE AIR NORTON DIMARZIO AND ONE STEVE'S SPECIAL IDENTICAL TO THE EB MODEL AND THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD I'VE SEEN ON A JPM. HAS AN LO-PRO EDGE TREMOLO (SAME AS JEM) THREE WAY HUM CANCELLING PICKUP SELECTOR. THIS JPM HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED ON. THERE IS NO WEAR ON THE SADDLES, ALLEN NUTS, TREMOLO BLOCKS OR ANYWHERE ELSE. I TRIED TO GET CLOSE ON THE FRETBOARD SO YOU COULD SEE HOW GOOD THE FRETBOARD LOOKS (RIVALS ANY OTHERS I'VE SEEN) THIS IS DEFINITELY A 10 OUT OF A 10 .

This is a GREAT player's guitar!! It is in good condition, but it's not a collector's piece. It has some normal picking scratches on the front and there is a little wear on the saddles. As you all know, these guitars sound amazing and play great.

To me, the neck is the best one ever produced by any guitar company. It is not so small like the RG´s. This and the placement of the volume and tone controls made me actually buy this guitar. The sound is very versatile, it is from Metal (bridge PU) to smooth (neck PU). If the switch is in the centre position, you get a very single-coil like sound, really nice for some clean passages. To me, the JPM series was the best series from Ibanez. I only sell this guitar because I have another one. This one hasn't been played for half a year, and I think it's a pity because it deserves to be played often and live.

Details & History

Dimarzio pickups (Air Norton in neck position and Steve's Special in bridge position)
3-way toggle switch
Cosmo black hardware
Lo Pro Edge tremolo
Picasso graphic finish - black and ivory
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

This JPM is actually black and ivory, not black and white. I believe John Petrucci's 7 string that he plays on tour is black and white with a white back, but as far as I know, all the actual JPM100P3's are black and ivory with a black back. Stage lights and flash photography can make these guitars look white, but as you can see from the photos above, they can appear somewhat more of an ivory or cream color when put on a contrasting bright white background.

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