capdoogie Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Looking to purchase either. What is the real difference between these two? I know 89f has the Floyd. But is the neck easier to play on the 89f than the 59 or our they the same? Are the pickups different? I know they should sound the same in virtual mode but do they? Looking for a Jtv that can play great clean to blues to modern rock. The strat style doesn't do it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevekc Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 These are very different guitars The JTV-89 is more of Jackson / Ibanez type guitar with Floyd - thinner neck, Fender 25.5 inch scale length The JTV-59 is more of a '59 Gibson Les Paul , with thicker neck, shorter Gibson 24.75 inch scale length 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capdoogie Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 So if I'm looking for an ibanez thinner as93 ish style neck and can play great clean (not modern metal guitar brittle) to blues to rock. Would the 89f be the better choice. I played someone's 59. I thought the neck was a little chunky but is sounded good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 So if I'm looking for an ibanez thinner as93 ish style neck and can play great clean (not modern metal guitar brittle) to blues to rock. Would the 89f be the better choice. I played someone's 59. I thought the neck was a little chunky but is sounded good. You're the only one who knows what you like, and will feel comfortable with. As was already pointed out, they are VERY different animals. If you like a "shredder" style neck, then you want the 89. The 59 is closer to a Les Paul. Some of the alt. tunings on the 89 are different, and geared more towards the modern down-tuned metal stuff in the frequency range that can only be detected by whales, or the seismographs at Cal-Tech. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capdoogie Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 Yeah. I want a fast neck. But maybe not the full on metal guitar. The Hard part is No one has these to try in my area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 The Hard part is No one has these to try in my area. This seems to be the case almost everywhere. Buy from someplace with a lenient return policy like Sweetwater...30 days to mess with it, no questions asked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capdoogie Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 I think that's what I'll have to do. Like said above I have tried the 59 and the neck felt a little chunky for my hands. Maybe the 89f will have a smaller feel. 69 is not in the picture for purchase. No a fan of center pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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