Well I bought myself a new axe last year. Not being a great guitarist I wasn’t gonna spend big $, but my old strat squire was holding me back. I bought a new mim strat from G______ Center on sale knowing it was a solid guitar with lots of low end components. I also knew it wasn’t set up. I wanted someone who really knew how to set it up and gave JMP Guitars a call. The next day I was working directly with a pro. I explained that rather spending the $ for an American Strat. I bought a MIM so I could upgrade it with the features that would really improve the sound and playability, not just the stuff Fender uses to double or triple the price.

I got my strat back with upgrades I wouldn’t get from Fender for any price. The shielding surrounding the new electronics is a work of art. With the volume maxed on the guitar & amp, there is absolutely no noise – until a chord is played. The 3 Lace Deathbuckers send out a tone that will wake Jerry Garcia. Even though Slash I am not, I can recognize quality when I hear it and most any pro would enjoy playing this at any venue.

After a while of playing my custom Strat I decided that occasionally I wanted reverb or tremolo or something. My amp didn’t have it so I went back to JMP for some help, knowing there are 10,000 pedals to choose from. We tried a couple basic ones but I remembered a custom pedal from JMP called the JoshuWah – Wah pedal. After a demo using all eight possible modes, I took it home. It wasn’t until I tried it by myself that I realized what I had. The thing’s a tiger on meth – I couldn’t control it. I wasn’t sure I’d made a good choice, but the next day I hooked it up again, played with the mode switches, took a deep breath and keyed up George Clinton’s Maggot Brain. When I finally came down from the trip, I realized that what I had was an incredible emotive thoroughbred tone twister. STRICTLY for pros only! Its use may cause tachycardia and respiratory distress. Play at your own risk – of pleasure.
Thanks JMP