JP15 vs. MAJESTY: Ernie Ball Music Man Petrucci Signature Shootout 

this only made me love each one more

I just got a 7 string JP15 today. It's truly amazing. Thanks for this awesome video!

I'll also add. That while feel wise I will always take the JP model over a majesty, the majesty clearly has the nicer pick ups in this video to my ear. A jp swapped with a dreamcatcher/rain maker combo may very well be the ultimate music man for me.

Tbh i prefer the clean sound of the JP15 and the crunch on the Majesty. They are both stunning to look at so its like choosing between two of your children :D Nice content!

This is really valuable man! I intend to get both, but I'm absolutely obsessed with the JP15 in Cerulean Paradise right now! Having heard the side-by-side comparisons, something stands out, in that the Majesty sounds buttery smooth, and the 15 has this distinctive grainy/plucky quality about it and more body. I'm listening through Beyerdynamic DT990 edition 'phones and the differences are obvious, like they jump out, but there're tonal similarities too - the coil tap feature makes both of them sound almost the same, I could barely tell the difference (maybe it was the middle pickup settings without the coil tap...) when the middle pickups were engaged, but the bridge, neck and piezo features stand out in each. Thank you for this demonstration! 💖

Subscribing myself to this channel like "RIGHT NOW" Great review, thanx !

Great job Cooper! Been following you sincec the original JP15 came out and you reviewed it, and I bought it :) Thank you for your amazing content!

That line at 1:15 ish 😍

Man, what a great video. I’m still stuck a bit because they both seem to be such incredible guitars. I’ve slowly worked my way up the ranks of guitarhood, starting with a no-name, eventually getting an Ibanez, then a PRS SE, strandberg, Abasi, PRS DW CE 24, a custom Kiesel Aries, and now am looking at the JP15 or Majesty. It really does feel like the culmination of a musical journey. Both the Majesty and JP15 are just *packed* with features that you won’t find on other brands with a similar price tag. For fun I actually specced out a custom Kiesel to make it as close to a JP15 as possible and it cost like $300-600 more, without accounting for picking out a high-grade top and neck. Tonally I think the Majesty barely edges out the JP15 (I also like the bridge), but looks-wise I just can’t deny the beauty of the roasted flamed maple neck and fingerboard on the JP15. Overall I’m probably leaning towards the JP15 strictly because I’ve come to enjoy the feel of maple fingerboards over Ebony, but man it’s a tough choice. Thanks for the in-depth video!

At the end of the day, they are both amazing guitars.

No matter what, i love both....

Hey Cooper, I am lucky to actually own both a JP15 (Sahara burst quilt) and Majesty (Arctic Dream). I really love the neck on the JP15, but the Majesty is just so incredibly comfortable to play. Live, the JP15 is the backup to my Majesty. Mine both have the Illuminator pickups so they're more similar than the two you compared in this video. Love hearing you play, really enjoy your compositions for these demos - awesome!

The Majesty has a smoother & more refined sound to me.. Thanks for posting as I'm in the middle of determining which one I'm buying

I have a JPX in barolo that i bought second hand and it is a seriously niiiice guitar. Those JPs are all insane

Ooh, very tasty playing at the top of the video. Thumbs way up. I'm waiting for my Majesty as we speak. Miiiight just have it tomorrow. Can't even begin to say how excited I am. :)

Hands down the best the JP15 has ever looked

The clears winner is EBBM... no matter the model, we all win and EBBM takes your hard earned cash

Awesome demo. I love my Majesty

Great guitars and great playing man!!! Thanks for an awesome video!!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

For me, the Majesty was the easy choice, because of 4 main reasons: 1. It's the only EBMM 8 string. 2. Ebony fretboard. 3. hardtail bridge. 4. Pickups

Thank you! One of the best reviews I've watched! Great playing as well!

The JP15 is one of THE smoothest guitars I've ever played. The Majesty comes close. But it's no match.

Best video - great presentation!

That stealth black is fucking SEXY. I wish the other colors had black hardware to match the pickups

If I ever get to make my own signature guitar, it would be combination of the JP15 and Misha Mansoor's Jackson.

Tasty! 🤘 (the playing)

Sounds like the JP15 has more treble and the Majesty has a warmer tone. That being said the JP15 with its blue cerulean paradise quilt and roasted maple neck looks 100x better than the Majesty. Although that purple majesty looks pretty killer too.

You are an incredible musician i can tell!

sometimes I like the Majesty, sometimes I like the JP15 better...man so tough to choose

Great Comparison !! Fantastic playing !!

coop, you can make a can, a dowel, and a rope sound awesome. I went into a local shop and tried both of these model guitars and they both were the best guitars i've played. however, I just "felt" the jp15 so much so I bought it right then and have been completely happy with it. EBMM makes such superior instruments. Thanks for everything you do man, you are the best

Amazing playing dude.

Fuck that playing was on point

Own the JP 15 in six string. Getting the Majesty in 7 string

Awesome man, greetings!

Music Nan Guitars are awesome!

Thumbs up just for that intro song

The cleans on noth are brilliant . I like the jp more. To bad bad I can’t get along either the majesty shape or I would have one! They play effortlessly

Playability is key to me and I like the access of the Majesty way better.

Other than the amazing guitars and your insane skills, you're really well-spoken. No ermm or huhh, just straight-up words. This might sound like a weird compliment but very few people are that fluent and I think it's a noteworthy trait. huhh I'm still working on it myself ;-)

maj is badass tone

Oooio I know which one id pick.... Richardson 7 Cutlass bc a 7 string cutlass is so badass.

awesome review, thanks :)

Can't go wrong with pretty much all of EBMM guitars!!! This is the best demo on the subtleties between the JP-15 and JP Majesty sounds. Would have been interesting to hear the differences between the Majesty different tone woods like Alder, Okoume & basswood tone woods.

I own a majesty monarch and love it, but... I need to clear something up about the bridge and locking tuners. I consistently hear people speak of locking tuners as if they are a locking nut. They are not! They not only do not lock at the nut, they also do not lock the rotation of the post, they lock the string into the post. This is a HUGE difference and it is not as good as a locking nut, no matter what anyone says. I was pulling the string tight, locking it and getting about a quarter to a quarter and half turn, low to high, and when bending and pulling back on the trem it would slowly detune. I have found that putting about a turn and a half on the post makes a big difference for my tuning stability and is similar to my floyds. YMMV.

Would love to know the signal chain used for your lead tone in this video. One of the best lead tones I've heard on a while.

good review

damn man, love your guitars but very expensive for me :( great playing btw

For me JP15 look Simple and familier with superstrat style But sound incredible and mary feature So The majesty is very ergonomic light wieght necktru very sleek more of speed and the shape is very unique. Ex when i see the JP15 in first glance im not sure what it is (Jackson misha USA satin very simmilar both maple board and color) but if its a majesty i can see Yeah! Its majesty!

Love the majesty's but i honestly like the sound of my 2016 over the 2022 in my opinion The illuminators sound better.

man this is insane! can you borrow petrucci himself the main riff on the jp15 at the beggining??? this riff can easily be on DT next album! perfect!

I like the sound of the JP15 better than the majesty in my opinion.

Which JP15 7 do you reckon I get to compliment my majesty artisan 7. Always wanted a BFR but can’t seem to find one in the EU

Comparing a 7 string to a 6 string?

Great demo of these two guitars, really informative, thank you! I think the tone of the Majesty pops out a bit more than the JP15, especially in high gain, I like it much more. And this really makes me indecisive about which one to choose, as I like the more stable roasted maple neck and the overall look of JP15 while I prefer the tone of Majesty more. Really hard choice now XD

I think the JP15 pickups sound very slightly muddy compared to the Majesty, it's not enough to chose the Majesty over the JP15 though.

Holy shit that intro

Majesty is more brighter, while JP15 is more organic

I would looove for a comparison between this Majesty and the Blue Honu you also have. The Blue Honu you have is no different from the 2020 Blue Honu I assume? It would be interesting to see if there are any noticeable differences between the woods used in them while everything else is the same :)

Whaha you still didnt awnser, wich is YOUR favorite and what do you prefer though.... 😅

Big fan., any chance of getting a bit of light in your videos?? Hard to see the guitars.

Great demo and comparison, thanks. Differences in tone are hardly discernible across all pickup configurations and could easily be dialled in or out with EQ - maybe the JP15 is a *LITTLE* bit tighter and brighter on the heavy tones, but am not totally convinced about that ?? For me, the tone differences are negligible TBH, and it would comes down to feel and aesthetics at the time if I were ever lucky enough to be in a position to have to chose between them. Saying that, I've got a Majesty Monarchy already, so that might swing me towards a JP15 - the quilted maple Cerulean Paradise finish is stunning :-).

Nice intro

Thank you for your patience, dedication and perseverance to share with us! Great Groove in your playing!! I have a question: if you had to choose one guitar to take with you to a gig where you have to play all kind of genres for long time (more comfortable neck profile and versatility of the instrument), which one would you take among all the Ernie Ball Guitars that you have tried? The Cultlass RS HSS or SSS? Majesty? JP 15? SABRE? Other? Thanks once again!

The JP15 is the winner for me. It sounds better on clean tones. Sadly, the neck profiles on these great guitars doesn’t work for me at all.

Why does no one ever talk about the neck thickness/width on these guitars?

Very nice video man,both of the them is amazing ,but in my ears jp15 is better.

Hey Cooper, will you share with us your settings to reach that enormous distortion tone on the JP15 at the beging of the video? Greetings from Mexico city!

I like the older ones better.....

1. I just got two Majesty Tigereye (serial 13000 and 13003) literally two weeks ago and I just returned both three days ago. They both had a problematic pickup selector where at a high volume with distortion if you pluck a high note, say e on 12th fret 1st string, and let it sustain and during the sustain you switch pickups, something anyone should be able to do, it literally sounded like someone was hitting a bass drum coming out of the speakers. It happened on every note but is most notable on the higher notes since that's a low thump that comes out of the speakers. 2. Also both of them had dead notes around the high Ab on the 1st string - for people who don't know that's 16th fret. 3. They also both had the push/push buttons feeling very stiff and not smooth at all. To a point where you didn't know if the button was going to come up or not. It certainly didn't follow your finger like the JP15 does when you pushed it to come up. 4. One more thing was that both Majesties had somewhat lower output than my trusty JP15 who sustains like a 1950's Les Paul. 5. They also both had strings (1st, 2nd, 3rd, that were slipping and cracking during bends, very possible a simple fix to lube everything but the factory should make sure this doesn't happen on a 5k guitar. So I decided to keep my old and trusty JP15. The other thing I noticed is that the upper fret access is much easier for me on the JP15. This may be subjective but for me when played the Majesty the left hand wrist kept hitting that weird corner on if I got anywhere near the highest frets. The JP15 is completely free of my wrist hitting the corner or any part of the cutaway at all. Just goes up there with no resistance. Which is ironic considering Ernie Ball and John Petrucci really try to push the upper fret access as being one of the selling points of the Majesty. Bottom line: the JP15 is a very awesome guitar and works much much better for me and the two Majesties I bought are clearly faulty products. So they both went back and I'm back playing the JP15 and now appreciate it just that much more.

BUR-NING!!!!

Hello, Can someone tell me if the JP15-6 has a wider neck than the Majesty 6 ? Thanks

Dude your tone is UNBELIEVABLE, it sounds sooooo good. Uhhhh! Tell us a little about your signal chain.

Both of them are really good instruments but I would prefer the JP15 guitar. I don't know why. The sound is almost the same. I hear a slight difference, but it doesn't really matter.

JP15 it is then

Hi 👋🏻 Is it possible to share your clean tone ? Amazing demo, I have the JP6 and I’d love to have a Majesty.. Have you tried the Sterling Models ? If yes, except the piezo, did you noticed a big difference between them ? Thanks 🙏🏻

Wish you would have played through a tube amplifier instead of hearing Fractal Audio System effects and Matrix Amplification. Consequently, want hear what the guitar sounds like UNPROCESSED. Still a great demo though.

No correct. 7str vs 6str.

What is the cab on the bottom left with the M logo?

send me one

Hearing about the digital pickup selector sounds interesting, but it kind of has me switched off of wanting one. Am I out of touch with this feature?

Only if I had a job to afford a majesty😂

What studio monitors is Cooper using? Not the Matrix or Mission FRFR But the actual studio monitors

Is nobody going to ask if there are any differences in trem besides shape? Watched this whole video hoping to hear they only look different or are actually different in quality... Nooooobody even mentioned it.

the jp 15 is better

U used ebow for lead intro ?

Sir there are no tutorial of Looking glass solo from dream theater in youtube

Amazing guitars,i wish they offered them without the piezo sistem also.

Please make a tutorial for The looking glass solo by dream theater .

Can you give me an idea of the types of delays and reverb using

JP15 is better 100%

I will care when Myung gets his signature bass from the same company. I've seen these run for 4k.....or at least one of his guitars at GC

That Majesty guitar design is the ugliest thing I have ever seen. I call it the shovel Banana guitar.

Petrucci is a salesman now not even a guitarist anymore. I won’t fall into the following and the “hype” of these overpriced guitars.

one of the best demos and comparison videos ever. Very, very good job, keep it up!!