PJD Guitars Announces the St. John Bass
UK-based PJD Guitars has introduced a new four-string model called the St. John Bass. Based on their St. John guitar, the bass has an offset obeche body with a belly cut and armrest contours.
It has a hard maple neck with the option of either a hard maple or rosewood fingerboard. PJD offers a variety of pickup configurations – JJ, P, PJ, or MM – to suit your style. Other features include Gotoh hardware, 20 Jescar frets, and a 41mm nut width. An alder body is offered as an upgrade option.
The PJD Guitars St. John Bass is all made in the UK and has a full Plek setup. It will be offered for approximately $1,800, which includes a gig bag.
PJD Guitars St. John Bass Specs:
| Scale Length: | 34″ (863.8mm) |
| Body Woods: | Obeche or Alder* (*up-charge of £100) |
| Neck Wood: | Hard Maple |
| Fingerboard: | Hard Maple or Rosewood |
| Nut Width: | 41mm |
| Neck Width at 20th fret: | 63.6mm |
| Number of Frets: | 20 |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 10″ (254mm) |
| Fret Size: | Jescar 55090 |
| Pickup Configurations: | JJ / P / PJ / MM |
| Bridge: | Gotoh 203B-4 |
| Tuners: | Gotoh GB707 |
| Gigbag: | Included |
| Origin: | York, UK |
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