Detail 01
Roasted maple neck and ebony fingerboard
The guitar pairs a roasted maple neck with an ebony fingerboard, 24 stainless-steel frets and a 16 in. fingerboard radius.
Product detailSKU #1500000454114
Sterling by Music ManJP157 DiMarzio John Petrucci Signature 7-String Electric Guitar - Purple Nebula
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
A John Petrucci signature 7-string built for precise, expressive extended-range playing, with DiMarzio pickups, a roasted maple neck and modern floating tremolo.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Progressive metal players
- Technical guitarists seeking a 7-string
- Players wanting John Petrucci-designed DiMarzio LiquiFire and Crunch Lab pickups
- Players who use expressive tremolo techniques
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who do not want a 7-string guitar
- Left-handed players
- Players who prefer a non-floating bridge
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
DiMarzio LiquiFire and Crunch Lab pickups
LiquiFire is fitted at the neck and Crunch Lab at the bridge; controls include a push/push volume boost and 3-way toggle.
Detail 03
Modern floating tremolo
The tremolo is paired with locking tuners and a dual-action truss rod.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, 7-string instrument with a 1.95 in. nut width.
- 02It uses a modern floating tremolo and locking tuners.
- 03A Deluxe Sterling by Music Man gig bag is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01How many strings does the JP157 DiMarzio have?
It has seven strings.
02Which pickups are installed?
It has a DiMarzio LiquiFire neck pickup and DiMarzio Crunch Lab bridge pickup.
03Does it include a case?
It includes a Deluxe Sterling by Music Man gig bag.
04Is it available in a left-handed orientation?
The supplied specifications list it as right-handed.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
7 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 7
- Number of frets
- 24
- Fingerboard radius
- 16"
- Number of Frets
- 24
- Number of Strings
- 7
- Scale Length
- 25.5"
10 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Purple
- Body Material
- Nyatoh
- Top Material
- Flamed maple veneer
- Neck Wood
- Roasted maple
- Body wood
- Nyatoh
- Neck wood
- Roasted maple
- Fingerboard wood
- Ebony
- Body Shape
- JP157
- Top wood
- Flamed maple veneer
- Body finish
- Gloss
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 25.5"
- Nut width
- 1.95"
20 detailsOther
- Inlays
- Custom JP inlays
- Pickup configuration
- HH
- Truss rod
- Dual-action
- Case
- Deluxe Sterling by Music Man gig bag
- Tier
- new
- Controls
- Master volume (with push/push boost), master tone
- Body style
- JP157
- Neck
- DiMarzio LiquiFire
- Category Source
- detail
- Product type
- Solidbody electric guitar
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Locking
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Switching
- 3-way toggle
- Neck attachment
- 5-bolt
- Series
- John Petrucci Collection
- Product Type
- Solidbody electric guitar
- Source Id
- site51500000454114
- Prop65
- WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Nickel (Metallic), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
- Bridge
- DiMarzio Crunch Lab
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