The J & D JM-40 SBL See Thru Blue is a classically styled JM guitar that combines top-notch playing characteristics with a surprisingly powerful tone for first-class alternative sounds. While the
The tradition-conscious
With its surprisingly powerful pickups, the
Last but not least, reliable attachments with authentic
J & D JM-40 SBL See Thru BlueThe guitar was just needed a bit of tweeking and the neck pocket had a very small laquer crack. The main problem was the courier took 2 weeks from order to delivery . Not DV 24/7 fault.
Conclusion first! : Overall outstanding vaule, will definitely buy another one (waiting for the white one!).
Arrived with a few problems with setup, needed a bit of work, but for 150 euro I wouldn't expect it to be perfect :)
Neck is very playable for me, string tension seems to me to be really easy to bend strings - tension feels lighter than most of my other guitars, though same string gauge. Maybe it's just me....
The thing that knocked me out the most was the P90 pickups. I've been playing for around 40 years and never had P90 type pickups before, I realise (belately) how much I like them! Did get a bit of weird RF interference/60 cycle hum at first, though seems to have decreased now (now it's become accustomed to its new karma in my house?!).
So unquestionably a fantastic buy, I have currently around 17 electric guitars, all types, but for the round crisp warm pickup sound, this is my first choice now for messing around in the house and recording ideas (currently I'm doing mainly ambient psychedelic drone-type stuff)!
Absolutely awesome guitar, I’ve played guitar over 40 years and after a quick bridge adjustment it was fantastic, already intonated, I cut the nut slots lower and was truly impressed and astonished of the quality and build precision, cannot fault the guitar on every level , the selector switch affecting the bridge pickup requires attention but I can more than live with that , well done .
I ve been playing several brands for years, sometimes just for fun, curiosity, or reviewing students guitars, and this is one of the genuine times when Im wordless.
First of all, obviously, it´s not perfect. The screws at the bridge could be shorter to allow for a more flat action on the strings, the pickup switch goes a bit hard... and thats all the negatives (without looking at the electronics)
The positives: extraordinary attention to detail. The frets are really well ended, without sharp edges, something I ve experimented even in guitars 5-6 times this price.
The weight feels fine, well balanced, no cheap wood. Didnt expected to be heavier than my stratos, but I dont complain about this.
The guitar neck is robust, with the fretplay wide and comfortable as few I ve played.
The sound. Unplugged it has a bright tone. clear, without buzzes. I thought I had to spend several minutes gaugin the bridge, but no.
Plugged to the amp: on clean sounds beautiful, without noises or cracks.
With overdrive the pickups give you a lot of claw, with cleanliness, but colourful,
All in all, in this range of prices, its a solid 9/10.