Must have been in a cover band in the 90's to be playing Collective Soul as an amp demonstration. I think the other riff was derived from a Brother Cane song too but maybe not
I believe the JPM came with the "Ultra" neck profile. I think there was a mistake in one of the Ibanez catalogues. I'd be prepared to dig deep in my pockets if that slightly thicker and more rounded neck profile had 43mm nut width and wide string spacing instead of the 42mm.
This is probably one of the best videos there is for accurately demonstrating what a iic+ is really like in the room. Perfect. Is this a switchable ++? Or fixed?
My setup is one-tenth that size and I already am sick of gremlins (loose connections, bad cables or tubes, etc.). How do you find the patience and time to keep it all running? I stare at that setup and see a lot of frustration.
As far as rack setups go, this isn't that crazy. People used to tour with setups like this all the time. Chances are the rest of the gear in the room isn't hooked up and running all the time.
Can you explain how you hooked it up. The process to get it to work. I was looking at the presonus digital mixer. For all in one mixer, controller, audio interface
The case has been different for a while now. My Pia BLP is October 2023 and the case has large plastic latches (SKB style), lockable central latch and inner tool compatment no longer has a lid
Great job! Love that neck. I swapped that style wooden knobs from my "Woody" for lower profile Rosewood items with Rubber o-rings on the outside. Much easier to grip and don't foul the Trem Arm 👍
The UtoPIA pickups are very different from the the Dark Matter 2 pups (as fitted to the Jem77WDP). The DM2s have gear wheel patterns cut out of the covers rather than the petal design of the UtoPIAs
I just bought my own Blue Powder Pia today. It was produced in October 2023. The case is a little different to yours. The outer catches on the case are large plastic affairs (like those used by SKB) and the central latch is lockable. Inside the case there is no longer a lid on the front compartment. I guess that saved Ibanez a few pence....
Previous owner probably changed the Single Coil cover because they tend to 'yellow' prematurely. Ditto the Selector switch tip. Mine have but I left them original
I’ve got a epiphone 2003 les Paul custom made in the good Korean shop. Other than the veneered flame top. It looks exactly like that guitar. 57 classics in it and everything. Great guitar! If you’re a player and not a collector. Don’t waste your money on overpriced instruments. Play it and enjoy it!
Too funny..I own a IVb..V..Triaxis, used to own a Studio Pre, and frankly there is NO difference between the Mark AMPS you have here..The Recto's sound slightly different (like the power section)..this has been my experience...(there are one of a kind amps out there, whether through mishap or accident have a better tone, but MOST sound exactly the same..LIKE THESE) Good amps..I own three, but these comparisons are ridiculous, apples to apples in my book(want to hear a better version, go listen to the 33 amp mods for the triaxis...they REFINE the sound..NOT CHANGE>>just push the critical frequencies more to the front)
The Mark IV sounds the best for what you are doing but I know the feel of the attack isn't there like the IIC(+/++)... So therefore you gotta have them all.
