The JPX, new for 2010, is a sleeker variant of the John Petrucci signature model, released to commemorate 10 years of collaboration with Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci.
In 2009, as a replacement for their 'SUB' line of lower-priced "mid-range" instruments Music Man licensed Praxis Musical Instruments Inc to build a new Far Eastern-constructed budget brand called Sterling by Music Man [REF].