John Paul Jone Signature Bass Amp

[pinky]

I was speaking to one of the big wigs of guitar center when we got to talking about Led Zeppelin and he told me Guitar Center had recently purchased John Paul Jone's amp and I said your not gonna sell that are ya when he told me that it was gonna be taken apart so that they can release a signature amp. I do not know of what amp it is but I will find out more about it.

[Cactus]

I was speaking to one of the big wigs of guitar center when we got to talking about Led Zeppelin and he told me Guitar Center had recently purchased John Paul Jone's amp and I said your not gonna sell that are ya when he told me that it was gonna be taken apart so that they can release a signature amp. I do not know of what amp it is but I will find out more about it.

Hmmm....this doesn't sound right to me. Maybe the information passed to you wasn't accurate, or you haven't reported it accurately, but it doesn't sound right for a number of reasons.

#1 - you cannot just purchase someone's amp, pull it apart and release a 'signature version'. They would have had to purchase the right to use the name 'John Paul Jones' for example.

#2 - Why would a guitar shop chain be creating a signature edition amp. Surely the manufacturer of the amp would be the one who would be doing it?

JPJ's bass tone throughout Zeppelin, but especially on IV, was brilliant. He pioneered a certain bass tone which many tried to emulate through the 70s, and was certainly one of a handful of bass players who brought the bass forward in the mix, rather than the barely audible doodlings of the 50s/early 60s.

[pinky]

Hmmm....this doesn't sound right to me. Maybe the information passed to you wasn't accurate, or you haven't reported it accurately, but it doesn't sound right for a number of reasons.

#1 - you cannot just purchase someone's amp, pull it apart and release a 'signature version'. They would have had to purchase the right to use the name 'John Paul Jones' for example.

#2 - Why would a guitar shop chain be creating a signature edition amp. Surely the manufacturer of the amp would be the one who would be doing it?

I mean it's like what guitar center did with Jimmy Page's Les Paul, Lenny, Blackie that sortta thing thing and they bought it in some special way.

[Pb Derigable]

Maybe it's a bass guitar? But the only custom bass jonsey ever used was an alembic. I doubt guitar center will release an alembic 12 string.

[beatbo]

I mean it's like what guitar center did with Jimmy Page's Les Paul, Lenny, Blackie that sortta thing thing and they bought it in some special way.

gibson did that-not guitar center. perhaps that's what cactus was referring to.

i have seen only one jpj endorsement all this time: the SWR engineering "bass system".

so, this is not impossible....

[Cactus]

As I said, usually it's the manufacturer, not the store, which makes the signature edition guitars. For example Gibson's Jimmy Page #1 Les Paul Signature, the Double-Neck signature etc.

Marshall does have a range of signature amps, for example the Marshall JCM Slash 2555 Jubilee Signature Amp. So I'm assuming this would be something similar but for JPJ obviously.

[pinky]

The point of this thread is to let people know that a John Paul Jones signature bass amp is at least planned to be released.

[beatbo]

The point of this thread is to let people know that a John Paul Jones signature bass amp is at least planned to be released.

okay, pinky. looks like you're done then....