Music Man Game Changer!

[J.custom]

Watched the Promo for this guitar (yes I can't believe I got tricked into watching all 4 parts) and I thought that this new concept is quite awesome! 8.5 million different possible pickup combinations!
Well this is what I think are the pros and cons of this guitar.

Pros:
1)Able to get almost any pickup configurations. (Series, parallel, in phase, out of phase, reverse coil etc)
2)Able to store your favourite settings in different banks
3)All analogue circuitry, no digital modelling involved! eg. Gibson Darkfire
4)Great for guitarists that spend a lot of time in the studio or that need many different sounds on the fly!
5)(as stated) Able to switch through presets on the fly without having to connect to computer.
6)Share your settings online and get favourite settings from different artsits!

Cons:
1)No light indicator or some sort of indicator to show which preset you are currently using
2)Difficult to remember 10 different pickup combinations for each preset
3)Only available in black

I was reading about what people thought about it at TGP but they generally didn't like it and kept going on about who would use 8.5 million pickup configurations etc.

But I think they're missing the point. It's to choose your favourites and to save them! You don't necessarily have to utilize all of them!

IMHO I think I would have to try out this guitar to really decide whether it'll be on 'The List' or not.

If they came out with modules that can be installed on other guitars, it'll be a hit!

Any opinions?

 

[reez_rock]

I personally find that the design is too plain to my liking although the white one looks pretty nice. And, of course. It sounds too complicated for my brain

 

[J.custom]

I personally find that the design is too plain to my liking although the white one looks pretty nice. And, of course. It sounds too complicated for my brain

+1 that the finish is too plain. Looks like a fat tele. If it came in 3 tone sunburst it would appeal to more people! well i guess that's what the manual's for. But again some of us don't read manuals.. heh

 

[reez_rock]

to me, I prefer it in sparkling color. Maybe sparkle red or white like orianthi's sig...haha...I mean something that cheem deserves flashy color lah

 

[J.custom]

Or both vintage AND modern finishes. That would nail it.

IMO if i could install this in my guitar, i would.

 

[lemonade93]

Abit mafan right? :/. Sometimes simplicity is complexity. What ever happened to guitar ---> 1 pedal or maybe none ----> amp

 

[J.custom]

I guess this product would only appeal more to the following:
1)studio/session guitarists who have to bring a couple of guitars to the studio just to get different sounds. This would be a solution for them.

2)Guitarists that cover a wide range of genres, yes i know it's not THAT common, but for eg. If you need to get a twang-ier sound for country and your next song is a hard rock/ metal song, you wouldn't need to change guitars. Yes again this may not be very common, but there are people out there in cover bands who do such things.

3)Creative and experimental guitarists. I remember watching in the vid that John Petrucci(not that he is an experimentalist) said that each time he switched to a different preset, he was inspired to play a different genre. So i guess, for people who wanna be creative, this is the guitar for them.

As for myself, I would be really interested to try this guitar out and see whether it's worth the buy or not and whether it'll be practical for what i'll be doing in the future.

 

[PatheinRaindropMoe]

the idea is good, as per many of the advancement of geetar techdom over the years, but whats interesting, is more on how to make positive changes in the mindset of most geetarers who prolly missed out how technology can help in music production, like this tool and not just another guitar, imho

 

[guitarsan]

I was reading about what people thought about it at TGP but they generally didn't like it and kept going on about who would use 8.5 million pickup configurations etc.

I wouldn't take those close-minded comments from TGP seriously. Some people there have that ultra conservative and traditionalist mentality, and they are anti new technology as far as guitars are concerned. Either that or they are just a bunch of old farts and "vintage correct" guitars are their viagra.

 

[Whitestrat]

I personally find that the design is too plain to my liking although the white one looks pretty nice. And, of course. It sounds too complicated for my brain

*facepalm*

The gamechanger is not the guitar. The simply chose the Reflex to embody it because it's the newest look from EBMM, and one that's been selling pretty well.

 

[J.custom]

*facepalm*

The gamechanger is not the guitar. The simply chose the Reflex to embody it because it's the newest look from EBMM, and one that's been selling pretty well.

Yes they've modelled it after the Reflex, but added in the extra stuff. Hence, the Game Changer. I don't think he mentioned that it's still called the Reflex even after all the magic done to it. HAH

 

[reez_rock]

*facepalm*

The gamechanger is not the guitar. The simply chose the Reflex to embody it because it's the newest look from EBMM, and one that's been selling pretty well.

IC. Now I understand.

pretty keen to see someone playing it on stage. I think this suits a guitarist who masters many genres

 

[Whitestrat]

Yes they've modelled it after the Reflex, but added in the extra stuff. Hence, the Game Changer. I don't think he mentioned that it's still called the Reflex even after all the magic done to it. HAH

Yes it is:

 

[J.custom]

Oh Damn. My bad. ahhh sorry about that. BTW I am the kid that was at Sound Alchemy that time when you brought your JP7 down. and yes I semi agree on your point about the JP vs the J.custom but oh well, it's a beautiful guitar as well. heh.

 

[Whitestrat]

BTW I am the kid that was at Sound Alchemy that time when you brought your JP7 down. and yes I semi agree on your point about the JP vs the J.custom but oh well, it's a beautiful guitar as well. heh.

Ah? Which one? There were 3!

The J custom IS nice. But no necessary. If you have a better guitar (Like a Suhr Modern?), you can collect the J Custom as a keepsake.

 

[J.custom]

Haha the one with the light blue shirt that asked you about the Crunch Lab VS the Tone Zone. Yes now that I've been exposed more, I semi-wish I got a Suhr modern or a JP6, but no regrets on the J.custom! I'm quite impressed with the Edge Zero, more than 1 year and ZERO string breakage.