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John Paul Jones signature bass

4001

4001

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Sep 29, 2004
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Manson John Paul Jones Signature Bass

If you’re a fan of Led Zeppelin or Them Crooked Vultures you’ll know that JPJ has been using a collection of custom Manson instruments for many years. Now his number one four-string bass has been made available as a low production unit made in Europe with careful quality inspection and final set-up at the Manson Guitars workshop in the UK.

Specification is identical to John’s actual bass made by Hugh Manson with all upgrades carried out to date, thus reflecting the 2010 version JPJ has toured with Them Crooked Vultures (see below). Bass number one is now complete and currently on tour with John Paul Jones.

Each instrument is shipped in a deluxe Manson gig bag and sports JPJ’s signature on the headstock. Our first four prototype production instruments will feature a hand signed headstock and number by Hugh Manson, plus twin EMG TW pickups before we revert to a production serial number system and P4 and TW pickup combination.


Manson JPJ E-Bass
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Specs-

- Mahogany Body
- Through-Neck Construction
- Hard Maple 3-Piece Neck
- 24 Fret Two Octave Ebony Fingerboard
- 34-inch Scale
- Dot Fingerboard Inlays
- High Gloss Aged Cherry Burst Lacquer
- Two-Piece Bookmatched Quilted Maple Top
- Matching Quilted Maple Headstock Veneer
- EMG 35 TW Dual Coil Bridge Pickup
- EMG 35 P4 Neck Pickup
- Badass Bass II Bridge
- Schaller Machine Heads
- Hipshot D-Tuner
- Active EMG Circuit
- Volume, Pan, Bass/Treble
- All Black Hardware
- Manson Deluxe Logo Gig Bag
 
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4001 said:
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Manson John Paul Jones Signature Bass

If you’re a fan of Led Zeppelin or Them Crooked Vultures you’ll know that JPJ has been using a collection of custom Manson instruments for many years. Now his number one four-string bass has been made available as a low production unit made in Europe with careful quality inspection and final set-up at the Manson Guitars workshop in the UK.

Specification is identical to John’s actual bass made by Hugh Manson with all upgrades carried out to date, thus reflecting the 2010 version JPJ has toured with Them Crooked Vultures (see below). Bass number one is now complete and currently on tour with John Paul Jones.

Each instrument is shipped in a deluxe Manson gig bag and sports JPJ’s signature on the headstock. Our first four prototype production instruments will feature a hand signed headstock and number by Hugh Manson, plus twin EMG TW pickups before we revert to a production serial number system and P4 and TW pickup combination.


Manson JPJ E-Bass
JPJsignature.gif


Specs-

- Mahogany Body
- Through-Neck Construction
- Hard Maple 3-Piece Neck
- 24 Fret Two Octave Ebony Fingerboard
- 34-inch Scale
- Dot Fingerboard Inlays
- High Gloss Aged Cherry Burst Lacquer
- Two-Piece Bookmatched Quilted Maple Top
- Matching Quilted Maple Headstock Veneer
- EMG 35 TW Dual Coil Bridge Pickup
- EMG 35 P4 Neck Pickup
- Badass Bass II Bridge
- Schaller Machine Heads
- Hipshot D-Tuner
- Active EMG Circuit
- Volume, Pan, Bass/Treble
- All Black Hardware
- Manson Deluxe Logo Gig Bag[/email]
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One of the better fretless basse sI've tried was a manson-they seem rather keen on mahagony.
I'd still not buy a signature model.
 
#19
Hi everybody!

I'm resurrecting this topic because I saw here in Italy a Manson JPJ signature, cherry burst with figured maple, EMG pickups and Badass III bridge (so not the recent model with Aguilar), at a good price, and I'm interested.

someone had this model in the last years? what about it?

I can't try it, because is too far from me.
 

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