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Title: John Paul Jones mystery bass
Post by: Pekka on August 11, 2013, 03:26:05 AM

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7mxux5yya1qk1xt4o1_500.jpg)

Could be a fretless? He used to favour an electric upright or his fretless Precision during their acoustic sets when not playing an acoustic guitar or mandolin. The pic is from Australia 1972.

Title: Re: John Paul Jones mystery bass
Post by: Pekka on August 11, 2013, 04:12:16 AM

Solved! It's a Hohner!
http://www.led-zeppelin.org/studio-and-live-gear/877 (http://www.led-zeppelin.org/studio-and-live-gear/877)

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2350/1528502206_fed373d184_o.jpg)

http://guitarbyvito.blogspot.fi/2010/09/hohnerbartell-black-widow-fretless-bass.html (http://guitarbyvito.blogspot.fi/2010/09/hohnerbartell-black-widow-fretless-bass.html)

Title: Re: John Paul Jones mystery bass
Post by: fur85 on August 11, 2013, 07:55:51 AM

There is a maple version on eBay at the moment

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970s-ACOUSTIC-BLACK-WIDOW-VINTAGE-BARTELL-HOHNER-FRETLESS-ELECTRIC-BASS-GUITAR-/281143880336?pt=Guitar&hash=item41757b2a90

Title: Re: John Paul Jones mystery bass
Post by: gearHed289 on August 12, 2013, 08:27:57 AM

Cool. Never saw that one. I was only aware of his fretless P Bass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTrQ7vUZsIo

Title: Re: John Paul Jones mystery bass
Post by: Highlander on August 12, 2013, 03:44:16 PM

Mixed feelings on this one... very unusual neck joint...