A Traditionalist Tries a Majesty! | 2021 Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Majesty Enchanted Forest
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So glad to see you stepping out with this Ernie Ball, a great instrument for its intended use/style of play.
Maybe you could someday look at custom ordering yourself a G&L guitar. It's easy to do, you just start checking off the boxes as to how you want them to build your guitar (kind of the same way you can order a Warmoth Custom Neck).
Great Review, Thank You
Don’t forget to demo the PRS CE”s custom 24 as well 👍🏻.
To the Player who purchased this guitar through the NGD Program, Thank You
Also, congrats on your new guitar, fantastic.
The figured ribbon mahogany on the top is beautiful. I've a Les Paul that has the same figuring on the back of the body. Very cool.
The Nut looks to be similar to a Earvana style nut. Each string slot is individually compensated for better overall intonation.
The Stereo function explains the tow-stage feel when plugging the cord into the output jack, it is a stereo jack!
You should really try checking out Strandberg Guitars.. They focus on ergonomics and all, given it's non-complex electronics but great sounding, so I'm guessing you'll like it..
Not sure if anyone else commented, but the nut is a compensated nut. It offsets the position of each string by a small amount in order to get better tuning on the first few frets. I have one made by Earvana and it really makes a difference with tuning.
My Schecter has a compensated nut and it tunes perfectly. Really no complaints
Esp/Ltd had them some years back on some Eclipse & Viper models. Maybe others too. Maybe some MH models.
I don’t know why compensated nuts are not on every guitar!!
Thats why it sounds so much better than a Gibson!
I think a regular nut gives the guitar unique sounds that differ from guitarist to guitarist. I feel the same way about roasted necks.
You should do a non traditional guitar every month, that way you get tons of new viewers and still get to keep your old ones
I agree.. As a huge fan and f this channel I like when other brands besides Gibson and fender get a shout out on here
suggestion; the St. Vincent model
I would like to see a strandberg too
Would love to see some ibanez prestige aswell!
Would be nice to see him demo some ESP or even LTD, especially the 1000 series
“Not all that impressed with the finish…”
Thumbnail: *Looks like one of the most beautiful guitars of all time.*
Those music man headstocks are an absolute beauty of engineering, straight string pull and compact design is right up my alley
The design is very practical, but the cosmetics are personal taste ...
@@Jester-Riddle it's basically a shortened fender headstock, if you like strats, MMs are your thing too
just a note: the tone knob push-push only affects the middle position of the pickup toggle. With the knob out, it puts the 2 inner coils in parallel, not out of phase, With it pushed in, it's both full humbuckers in parallel.
The switches and knobs were positioned so you could do just what you did with your hand by accident. They were designed to be quickly accessed within the strum radius for quick chnages while playing. Its a feature, not a design flaw. You just need practice to strum more precisely to avoid hitting them. The Les Paul is an old Mustang, tne Majesty is a new McLaren.
And in the end it's designed to suits Petrucci's playing style
@@g.koch. Whaaa? It's not designed for cowboy chord strumming??
@@C0urne only prog cowboys 🤣
Never said it was a flaw. Only mentioning it so people new to the model would know what to expect
Still seems like a bad idea
That guitar is GORGEOUS!!!! Not sure why you’re first impression wasn’t a dropped jaw! The way the inlaid the maple to the mahogany is excellent. The darker mahogany around the maple “shield” creates the contrast to make that shield have a more prominent contrast. The rest of the mahogany on the body, with the wave is just beautiful. They did a great job of creating contrast with the woods and stains. Very intentional. This guitar is a piece of art.
POS more like it. it came with a broken saddle. unacceptable for a 3k guitar.
Not sure if anyone mentioned it yet, but you actually can connect the piezo and the magnetic pickups to different amps/inputs like you suggested in the video. That’s what the stereo/mono button on the back is for - you can use a TRS Y cable. (this is what JP actually does live - the piezo goes direct to the board and the magnetics to his amps/rack)
That's correct! However, the 3:rd knob is also for selecting stereo/mono (push & hold for 2 seconds) so you dont have to use the stereo/mono button on the back.
@@ulfandersson1732 Wow, that is cool! Amazing, practical guitar.
@@ulfandersson1732 incorrect. Majesty’s pre (whatever year it is that is the marker) used to be changed from stereo to mono by pressing the third knob, but post that year (the now current Majesty’s) instead have the button in the cavity like this one. He even pointed out in the video that the third knob does not press/depress. I only know this though because I just got one recently and went and was getting frustrated when I read the same thing you said somewhere else until I looked at the diagram that comes with it and then did some more research on the evolution of the Majesty’s. I realize this is an old post but still wanted to clarify in case anyone else runs into confusion on this.
This review was like a Stock Car driver talking about a Formula 1 racing machine, but it was still fun. Looks like that Majesty missed a tuneup and needs a pitstop. At $3K, a pinging nut and faulty Piezo is like flat lining at the start of race. 😱
I have purchased a few guitars from Sweetwater, and was disappointed with their "quality" inspection.
@@jwv6985 That is really strange. I have bought 5 guitars from them in the past 10 years and they all were always setup great. I must just be lucky but I guess we will see how they are after this buyout of Sweetwater. All I know is I would be irate if I spent $3700 on a guitar and it came in like this.
@@McCracken1979 Yes, I agree. Others tell me the same thing. I purchased a 7 string Ibanez, that arrived with a cracked neck joint, then a Stratocaster with a warped neck, and an amplifier that blew up about a month after it arrived. Maybe I just had bad luck???
He got into the car and thought to himself... I dont know how to drive stick lol jk
Yeah, i own a jp15 and the piezo sounds a LOT better than that one did.
Trogly, The main reason for twisting wires is HUM reduction. Everytime the wires twist by 180° the hum is picked up out of phase and cancels the previous noise picked up by the wires. Twisting wires reduces noise pickup under 200 MHZ better than shielding! Open up microphone cable and you will see the inner conductors twisted. Twisting wires AND shielding provides the best noise interference reduction.
that’s really interesting-thanks for sharing!
It's kind of amazing how much you get for your money on this guitar in comparison to a Les Paul, where the technology is basically 70+ years old. But that's what people want 🤷♂️
As someone who has traditionally been an LP player and 2 years ago would have never even considered a guitar like the JP I 100% agree. My tastes are changing though and I'm about 2 days away from pulling the trigger on a USA Majesty.
Lol right? I think Gibsons are just another way to burn your money considering how little in value you’re getting compared to a musicman guitar like this
I haven’t had any experience with this particular model but I have played other EB Music Man guitars and they were very well built and great quality. Even if this guitar isn’t your style Music Man guitars are still worth checking out.
yeah even cheap sterlings are great guitars for price
My Music Man Cutlass is my best sounding Strat and most definitely has Leo Fender's DNA in the design of this guitar.
Trogly, there is nothing wrong with the piezo pickup on the G string. I’m pretty sure what is happening is that the height of the G string saddle is not adjusted correctly. If there is not enough pressure on the saddle, then the string cannot reliably transfer vibration to the piezo element and you get that rattling sound. I know because I have the exact same guitar and this happened to me once before and setting up the saddles and bridge properly solved that issue. The bridge and saddle is just not set up correctly. You probably just need to adjust the height of the saddle for the g string.
I have this exact same guitar in 7 string and it is my favorite guitar and the best guitar I have ever played. But honestly you really were not prepared for this review at all and you made a lot of mistakes in describing it (the middle position is not out of phase, it is splitting the humbuckers into single coils). Also the nut is a compensated nut, it adjusts the take off point for each string individually to improve the intonation. It works very well and all music man guitars have that. Open position chords sound much more in tune with better intonation compared to traditional guitars with the typical nut design.
But really I am very certain that the rattling sound on the g string is due to the saddle height not being adjusted correctly. That is a set up issue. You are giving the false impression to so many that there is a quality control issue when really sweetwater most likely just did not set up the guitar properly or something happened during shipping.
Music Man guitars are expensive but worth every penny and more. They're not to my taste but I used to work at a premier Ernie Ball store and got to unpack all of them. Their quality is awesome. They even smell good when you open the case (carnuba wax). If Gibson made a guitar of their quality and details it would cost twice as much.
I played a Petrucci JP6 years ago and found it to be super comfortable, with some great tones!
I think all of us would LOVE to see more vids of you going through these non-standard (for you and your channel) and your opinions from your perspective, which is somewhat unique. Please do more of these! Even for guitars that aren't super high end or collectible. And you could find someone to demo play them.
Your perspective on the different features and specialty spec is much more interesting to us than you might realize. Thanks for a great video!
I hope you get to do more brands like Music Man , Austin!! Would love to see ESP Japan and Ibanez models!!
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“It’s not so hard getting it out, but it feels much better putting it in”. I have too much class to make a teenager joke and snicker. This is a family friendly channel after all
Snigger not snicker
@@barkinstarfish it's a British vs American thing. I'm guessing you're from some part of the UK?
No stealthing, please....haha.
@@AndrewStottisTheIndiWerWlf Even in Britain, it's not right to say the hard R on snigger.
@@MeatisMagic256 what are you talking about? This is about "snicker" vs "snigger"
For $3700, I think all 6 strings should work. But that's just me.
Not a good look for Ernie Ball today....
Wanted to get an Enchanted Forest. Now? Not so much....
Bad look for MM and Sweetwater both.
Wrong!
It's not just you. ⚡
@@jaklcide Doesn't say much for Sweetwater, either.
Common sense would dictate that when shipping guitars, it's inevitable that something going to go wrong.
Over the summer I have had 2 guitars arrive broken, and 1 was lost for 2 months. All used different shippers, all were different brands.
Although I'm sure Music Man and Sweetwater will take care of any issues, the likelihood of either of them being negligent is virtually nil.
You're probably blaming the WRONG entity.
So glad you finally covered a Majesty.. John Petrucci is amazing!
Awesome to see something so different!! Love Music Man guitars!
I’m on the opposite side of the spectrum, I’ve never got along with Gibson-style guitars and I really love my Majesties.
The neck mahogany is darker because they use a different kind of mahogany for the neck. And nowadays on most newer ones the wings are actually okume. Also the flame is more than a veneer it’s a top that gets routed into the body iirc. Even on the original models it was a maple top and just laser-etched and painted to look like carbon fiber.
The nut is compensated which improves overall intonation imo (mostly on the g string) but I do have to really lubricate my nuts on my Majesties.
Personally I love the control placement since I’m usually not Cory Wong strumming on a majesty, I’ll use a different guitar for that haha. The JPs have worse control placement imo, the jack is a little higher on the body and the switch is much more in the way (taller and nearer to the strings)
Also jps use 9v, I think they said that the Majesty went to AAs because they’re easier to find on the road.
And someone else mentioned it but the output jack is stereo, I run a stereo cable and use a splitter box to run 2 separate inputs into my Axe Fx. The switch in the back (labeled on the control plate) toggles between mono and stereo output modes.
Such stunning flame shimmer from those mahogany wings! I had the same piezo pickup issue on a Line6 Variax (but on the E string) and the great people at Sweetwater took the guitar back for repairs, with no cost to me, with a very short turn-around. It's amazing to work with a great company that has your back.
Props to you for stepping out of your comfort zone with this one Trogly, seen a million videos on the Majesty and they're all basically the same but you provide a fresh, 'wtf is this?' perspective. Would be great to see more modern/outlandish guitars examined the way you do it. Keep it up, your vids are ace!
Look at you!! Finally playing a modern high performance Titan. I love my Majesty's 🔥
Great video! It's good to get out of your comfort zone from time to time. I have the exact model from 2019 in the same color and love it. the stereo output jack makes running the piezo output to a separate amps possible. I have a dual "amp" settup on my Line6 Helix that allows you to run the magnetic pickups through one signal path, and the piezo signal to another for effortless separation. My only gripe is the price. They're way on up there, but luckily most dealers will haggle with Music Man pricing.
Great video! I always enjoy it when you take a look at non gibson guitars, it's a nice change of pace and we get to see some new guitars too!
Seriously some of the best in depth guitar construction and info channels on UA-cam
I have this exact guitar! It really sounds amazing, though my skills in no way justify my ownership of it. XD In regards to having only one jack, it's worth mentioning that you can use a TRS (i.e. stereo) cable with it. When the switch in the electronics compartment is set to "stereo", it feeds the output from the magnetic pickups to one part of the cable and the piezo to the other, IIRC. As far as the magnetic pickups go, I use the bridge for most of my more raucous-sounding distorted tones, but I use both if I want it to mellow out a bit. I'd generally use the neck for that on my Les Paul, but I find the middle position works better for that on the Majesty. I also use it for ambient-sounding cleans, because the neck sounds a too flat by itself. Where the neck pickup really comes into its own is for lead playing high up on the fretboard. It gives the notes clarity, roundness, and warmth and prevents them from being an icepick to your ears.
Yes, the stereo setting allows for separate routing of the magnetic and piezo signals. I have a similar setup in my Ghost piezo system modded strats.
@@stvo2009 It's situationally useful depending on what you're playing. When it's something that warrants a more acoustic sound, it's fantastic. It can also add brightness and snappiness to a clean sound when you mix it with the magnetic pickups.
If you want to hear the piezo through a normal (non-acoustic) guitar amp, I have a video up of a half-assed piezo improv with my Majesty running through a JVM410H and 1960A cab. Sound quality's not the best since I didn't realize it was recording webcam audio instead of my SM57, but it should give you the general character of the sound if you ignore the clipping and other webcam audio artifacts.
I always was a Gibson guy. LP fascinated me since I can remember. After considering possibilities, get 2 gibsons (one is stil with me), I decided to try a PRS and loved it. Recently got a tele and also was amazed.
Guess I’m more open to guitars and not so traditionalist as I thought. I think a Majesty like this would certainly be a lot of fun.
There's no need limit yourself. Try pointy, headless, extended range, etc. You never know what you'll end up liking. I never would've expected to like Jazzmasters as much as I do since I started as an Ibanez fanboy.
To be fair, a tele is about as traditional as it gets.
Even if this model doesn’t fit you the Music Man guitars are worth checking out, they make really high quality guitars and quite a few different styles. I love the Alvin Lee model.
@@smelltheglove2038 you’re correct, I mentioned because I wasn’t considering fenders at all, because I was a Gibson traditionalist to be more accurate.
If you try enough guitars you will find what you really like and that's what matters, after about 46 years I have come down to two Fender Strat's, a MIJ Fender Telecaster and a very ordinary Ovation Electro-acoustic, the Tele is my real fun guitar as it is a HSS with tremolo, the pickups are on three separate switches one of which can put the humbucker into single coil.
I have one of those( older,slightly cheaper version). I love my Gibson tone, but Majesty stays in tune so much better and intonates so well across all fingerboard all the way to 24th fret. I’m considering installing this kind of compensated nut in my Gibson for better intonation.
The Majesty guitar hands down is in a class on its own. Call the People who have them guitar snobs and fan boys.
The majesty guitar is a superior axe in itself.
Absolutely one of the best guitars I've ever played! Honestly the next phase in the evolution of the electric guitar. Absolutely love EBMM Guitars! (yes, have several, including the Enchanted Forest Majesty).
Thanks again for great video. Am Interested to know what issue is with the
“buzzing/distorting” with pieazo on g string, can you give us a update when they get back to you please.
Most detailed review ever, well done! I wish every review had all these detailed information, pictures and videos!
I’ve always loved Dimarzio pickup and these don’t disappoint
thanks for doing an EBMM review...i have several guitars by various makers and i have a JP15 teal quilt top from 2017 and i love that guitar. It plays perfect, feels amazing, sounds unbelievable. mine has a COA and has never had any issue...im sure EBMM will take care of everything for you. They really do make amazing instruments, and thanks for everything you do my man
You were surprised it was only one output jack, but failed to realize the stereo setting gives you mag and piezo as the stereo sends. Less cables is always preferred by me... and I appreciate the way they handled that. I can split it at the other end that way and not need two cables from the guitar, or even send them to an A/B/Y box and foot switch between pickups if I really wanted.
Trogly! Thank you so much for checking out this guitar. I think it'd be great to do a once a month feature like "Adventures with Trogly" where you check out something non-Gibson/Fender. Nobody can feature/showcase a guitar like you can and it's very informational/ entertaining! I'd love to see other PRS models, MusicMan, Schecter, Heritage, etc... as you always do the guitar justice and we can learn how Gibson's build quality stacks up against the other brands. Your reviews help me appreciate the guitars and I've already bought a Gibson LP 60's standard just because of your video (which I'm super happy with) . Keep up the great work Trogly!
This seems kind of similar to the Schecter C-1 E/A, uses the 3 way switch for piezo/blend/humbuckers, though it only has a push pull for coil splits, no phase or boost (I have a pedal for that anyway), BUT it also has a tone control for the piezo, which is what sold me on it, piezo wounds too tinny otherwise, and it’s under $1000… sadly it only comes in one color “Tiger Eye” flame veneer.
Trogly... love your vids dude, but a simple review of the product specs on the the website would have prevented you from spewing a lot of wrong facts about the guitar. The nut is a compensated nut and EB has been doing them forever. The push-push splits the 2 humbuckers in the middle position. The Majesty does not come in any kind of un-loaded option. Aside from colors/woods, all of the Majesty guitars have the same inlays (20th and limited runs excluded), & same electronics. The old JP models were the only ones that had a basic no frills package.
I think he began by saying that it’s likely that he’ll say many incorrect “facts”. Not everyone is discontent with being uninformed…. And he’s one of them.
He also was reviewing a MusicMan and showed a Sterling multiple times, not the same guitar.
The jack is a stereo jack. You can have piezo and humbuckers on split signals out of the guitar. If you plug it in to an axe fx, then the sky is the limit for what you can do with it.
MY DREAM GUITAR ! The best you’ve ever presented
I will say I do love that it has the complexities and extra features, BUT they're easyy to access/learn. Not super complicated in function. AND THE FINISH IS KILLER!
After reading some of these comments complaining about the looks or about how “complicated” this guitar is, it just reminds me of how annoyingly conservative and close minded so many guitar players can be when it comes to guitars and gear.
Right? Buy something else if you don't like it
or just chill out and don't worry about what guitars peole dont like
Yes! My favorite guitarist's signature.
Beautiful looking instrument!
Blend the Piezo with the out of phase middle position and add a light amount of drive, killer sound with that reverb.
I think you would like the JP15 or the Luke 3 models to try out. I have a jp15 on order, has more weight, it does infact have two input jacks for mono/stereo, and the trem is different. The luke is more of a standard strat, super versatile guitar. EBMM puts out the best stuff on the market in my opinion. Glad you checked out the majesty!
The output jack is a stereo output, that's why it seemed to "lock", or catch twice while inserting the plug into the socket....And also explains the stereo/mono switch on the back of the guitar.
The one output is a Stereo output. To access that you need a stereo split cable and you can send the piezo to an acoustic amp and the other to a electric guitar amp.
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17:19 a minor correction, the tone pot push push act as a coil split in the middle position. Also this type of nut is common on Music Man guitars to help with intonation, it's called a compensated nut. Thanks Trogly for another amazing video.
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@@rondobondo6600 Ditto 🍪
@@hkguitar1984 it's honestly cringe
I’ve been wanting one of these for a long time
My Chet Atkins Gibson nylon string guitar has an individual trimmer control for each piezo pickup. Turned up too high and I can get distortion. Not sure if it's the same problem with that guitar.
One of the best features about this guitar is the floating bridge. Floyd Roses are notorious for being a pain to tune. All you have to do with this one is tune to your liking. That's it. I've got a BFR myself and never looked back. Also, If you push down on that Piezo, it splits into stereo output.
That color and the features are a real nut kicker! I love the sound of the guitar and it is BEAUTIFUL!
Cool looking guitar! Not my thing, but I can appreciate how functional it is and how other people would be really into it.
The jack is also a stereo output jack so you could split the piezo and magnetic pickups if you wanted.
It doesn't have two outputs cause its stereo, with the push of the button on the back you switch between mono and stereo so you can use a stereo cable out of the guitar into a splitter box for a bi amp setup, also that's why its has individual volumes for the magnetic and piezo pickups alongside the blend pot on the back.
Loving the finish.
I have the Sterling version and it is an amazing guitar. I tend to be a PRS Core and Gibson Les Paul guy, owning several of them. I was blown away by the quality of the Sterling.
I’d love to have to Musicman version but my next major purchase will be a Gibson SG with Vibrola. If I find one these used cheap enough I’ll pick it up.
Sinec the pickups are quick connect you could have measured at teh pickup directly. Although if anyone is really interested they could just look up the DiMarzio models mentioned.
You can separate the piezo and electric signals with a Y cable...hence the mono/stereo switch in the back
I absolutely love the colour and that ribbon figuring on the sides…i just can’t ignore that it looks like a shovel…otherwise, it’s beautiful.
Austin! You psych yourself out so much. Only playing power chords. You do so much better with gibsons! Just take a deep breath and relax haha
Enjoyed you having a look at an Ernie Ball Music Man. Nice change. I owned an Axis Super Sport for a while, which I really liked. The truss rod control is easy to use, but wow did I ever have to use it a lot. Wasn't crazy about in-between tones on the DiMarizios but overall really liked the guitar. That G-string sounds more like a nut/saddle issue than an electronic one but I suppose it could be. Disappointing that it left the factory and retailer like that but it could have happened in transit. Again thanks for this review.
Check out the Framus Stormbender.
The Devin Townsend signature.
Evertune bridge
Fishman fluence
Around $8,000-10,000
I've got that color on an old Cort Viva guitar (early 90's), love it!
First time I see the majesty specs in details. Thanks for sharing this video.👏 it’s very interesting.
The G string saddle isnt working well because there isnt enough pressure on the piezo. The saddle needs to be raised to put more pressure on the piezo to transfer vibrational energy to electricity effeciently. If raising the saddle would put that string higher than the other ones then the bridge posts need to be lowered so that you are getting both good downward pressure on the piezos and equal and comfortable playing height.
That’s exactly what I though was going on. I have this same guitar and that piezo saddle thing happened to me once only because the saddle heights were not adjusted right.
Amazing! My dream guitar ❤
I think the saddle is actually slightly loose and causing a buzz that the piezo picks up, but the magnetic pickups do not. Also does the stereo output allow you to separate the piezo and the magnetic to different amps? That would make the most sense.
Edit: after checking the Ernie Ball forums it seems that my assumption about the stereo output is correct. You can use a stereo Y cable or splitter box to send the piezo to a separate amp or to a DI box and to the PA.
The finish and grain make it look like the aurora borealis when the angle changes. Nice.
Reminds me to the Uli John Roth Guitars....e used this Style of Guitars for many many Years...
Those backplates sound like very thin steel, when tapped or dropped. That would explain the textured coating to avoid corrosion. Also, a piece of tape with a folded over end would help removal of the lower AA battery. I do that for difficult -to-remove 9v batteries in guitars.
The andertons music interview with john has him playing and explaining all the little fun things about this guitar if your interested in litterly seeing everything and hear about all the thought that went into this guitars engineering its prolly the most complex electric string instrument I've ever heard or seen conceived non of its features apply to a playing style that suits me but this thing is like what I would call the guitar metal nerds holy grail guitar basically dreamed up by the mad scientist himself even tho it's not for me I respect thought and creativity and straight vision that went into this thing... this is truly what 4grand should look like and do... this might be one of the very few modern guitars that earn its price tag and deserve it not becuz of nostalgia or brand hype but becuz of what it brings to the table..
common problem with piezos, squirt some contact cleaner in saddle. it doesn't make proper contact to ground. very known problem on line6 variax equipped with lr bags piezos. had to repair one recently.
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Austin thanks for showing us this music man metal guitar. It’s bad to the bone. All the finish for these are pretty nice. I have two metal guitars. The ghost flame Jackson King V. American through neck double locking Floyd rose trem systems. The second is the American Jackson soloist. Floyd Rose. I love them both. Wouldn’t take a million dollars for the pair. I run them through a Nomad 100 amp Mesa Boogie amp. With a
4x12 amped amplifier. Take care Troglodytes. Peace out.
Whenever I go to sweetwater I always try out new guitars there, the majesty necks are the most comfortable for my huge hands
Finally an Ernie Ball!
It is like an all wood modern take on a Parker Fly. The whole ethos of the guitar is that it gets out of the way when you play it coupled with its light weight and the versatility of the piezo system. Awesome machines.
Only the Parker Fly looks great to this day. Get the pencil out of Petrucci's hands and hire a designer.
@@snoo50 Agree on Ken Parker's visionary design but I think Doug Gimple and co did a stellar job with the Majesty too.
The Parker Fly was also "all wood". It just had a thin layer of Carbon Composite wrapping the back of body, neck and fingerboard. They needed to do this to use Bass Wood (which is pretty soft..) for the neck construction.
The later Parker Dragonfly/DF guitars have a profile more reminiscent of the Majesty body
@@ThePedroDB That's right. The Deluxe had a basswood neck and poplar body. Other models had other wood combinations. The original Nitefly had a carbon wrapped neck, usually mahogany, and a more traditional body of mahogany or ash. Fabulous guitars.
That flame activity is insane
Trogly I did not expect this at all from you. Very cool always expanding :)
Beautiful finish. I just can’t get past the way the body shape looks though.
Looks a bit whack, but *incredibly* comfortable to play. Give one a try sometime! I found the Sterling model to be surprisingly great. I was ready to hate it but nope. Might pick one up some time...
Nothing like sitting down for dinner to a fresh Trogly video! And a review of one of my idols sig no less!
Greetings and well wishes from Utah man!
Greetings from N. Michigan.
Yeah, great Artist and Guitar
Finally the guitar I wanted to see you review for long time.
Great to see videos with other guitar brands. Please review and demo the PRS' signatures: DGT, Tremonti and Paul's guitar.
I recently bought a jp6 bfr which happened to be my first music man. I had to see what all the hype was about. Yea...i get it now and that's putting it lightly. Amazing guitar and build quality.
I’d say I’m a traditionalist when it comes to guitars but I absolutely love the majesty, I think it’s so cool
The jack is not a locking thing...It's a stereo jack so the regular guitar output goes to your amp and the acoustic pickup goes to the DI or wherever...
So I've got the same model, but in Titan Blue.
That issue with the nut seems to be common - mine wouldn't stay in tune to save it's life. My Guitar Tech did some lubrication on the nut and it now stays in tune very well. For the price, it's really, really surprising the Ball lets it come out of the factory that way.
It's definitely a modern guitar, and might not please everybody. However, MM finishing of their instruments is absolutely 10/10, and they have other models with different specs. P.S. I love my JP6.
I just played one of these with the piezo.
It is a awesome guitar. Very flat neck.
That finish is like the northern lights it looks sooo sick
I have a lovely acoustic from Yamaha, the A5M, which runs on 2 AA batteries. Nive video, man! It was interesting to watch you give your perspective on the majesty.
Love how you open up the case and immediately say you're not impressed...probably cause it's not a les paul. If you only knew what that guitar is capable of...
Many guitars are capable of many things. I can honestly agree in saying, I'm really not impressed by the looks.
@@KazeAkiyama Because looks are a subject of personal taste. Build and hardware quality, overall design and engineering are not, on the other hand.
Very biased through out most of the video. 👎🏼
The stock photos made the shield in the center not very apparent unlike the other finishes. I was unimpressed because it was very in your face in person and looked nothing like the stock photos. While someone familiar with the model might like that - I do not. It has nothing to do with brand