I've always stayed away from JMs because everybody fucking has one.
^ That was me a few years back too. Then tried/owned VMJM, CP and MIJ.
This would be my partsmaster:
CP's neck, VMJM's pickups and MIJ's overall quality (fret job, pots, switches, body, vibrato, tuning pegs).
Will never sell my MIJ because it's LPB!