John Paul Jones mystery bass

[Pekka]

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.

[Pekka]

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



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

[fur85]

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

[gearHed289]

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

[Highlander]

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