1983 Ibanez JP20 Joe Pass Signature Archtop Electric Guitar Sunburst w/ Super 58 & Case, Japan Fujigen
$2,449.99
$2,449.99
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Up for sale, a 1983 Ibanez JP20 Joe Pass signature model in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Designed in collaboration with jazz icon Joe Pass, the JP20 is a versatile jazzbox featuring a hollow maple body with a carved spruce top, carved maple back, maple rims, a 22-fret ebony fingerboard capping a curly maple neck, and a Super 58 humbucker. Modeled off a D’Aquisto 16” archtop owned by Pass, the JP20’s longer 25 1/2“ scale, wider nut, and 22-fret fingerboard were specifically designed to accommodate his fingerstyle technique, resulting in a slightly more centrally-located pickup position and a taut, punchy sound.
Crafted at the FujiGen factory in Japan, the fully hollow body is very resonant, with the immediacy and glassy note detail of maple and ebony as tonewoods. The Super 58 humbucker has a PAF-style wind, yielding smooth, spongy lows, woody treble cut and sweetness, and a scooped midrange. The pickup delivers complex harmonics and has a touch of extra treble-centric presence, as the pickup’s position is closer to the bridge than most comparable jazzboxes. Weighing 6lbs 12oz, this JP20 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 11-49 flatwound strings, easy-playing action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple (three-piece)
-Shape: Slender D, measuring .795” 1st fret, .865” 9th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony, abalone/pearloid split-block inlay
-Frets: Slender, no wear
-Scale Length: 25 ½”
-Nut: 1 3/4”, bone
-Tuners: VelveTune
-Serialization: J8XXXX3 (Fujigen, 1983)
Body Specs:
-Wood: Spruce, Maple
-Pickups: Super 58 humbucker
-Controls: Volume, Tone
-Hardware: JP Special ebony bridge and tailpiece
-Plastics: Bound tortoise pickguard, Sure Grip II knobs
The gloss Brown Sunburst finish is framed by deeply ambered multi-ply binding; the binding is all stable with prominent checking (including the heel cap). Cosmetic wear is otherwise limited to a handful of small finish chips along the body perimeter, shallow buckle worming central to the back, and just a few minor dings and finish scratches. The gloss finish on the neck profile is smooth and clean.
The original hardshell case is included.
Crafted at the FujiGen factory in Japan, the fully hollow body is very resonant, with the immediacy and glassy note detail of maple and ebony as tonewoods. The Super 58 humbucker has a PAF-style wind, yielding smooth, spongy lows, woody treble cut and sweetness, and a scooped midrange. The pickup delivers complex harmonics and has a touch of extra treble-centric presence, as the pickup’s position is closer to the bridge than most comparable jazzboxes. Weighing 6lbs 12oz, this JP20 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 11-49 flatwound strings, easy-playing action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple (three-piece)
-Shape: Slender D, measuring .795” 1st fret, .865” 9th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony, abalone/pearloid split-block inlay
-Frets: Slender, no wear
-Scale Length: 25 ½”
-Nut: 1 3/4”, bone
-Tuners: VelveTune
-Serialization: J8XXXX3 (Fujigen, 1983)
Body Specs:
-Wood: Spruce, Maple
-Pickups: Super 58 humbucker
-Controls: Volume, Tone
-Hardware: JP Special ebony bridge and tailpiece
-Plastics: Bound tortoise pickguard, Sure Grip II knobs
The gloss Brown Sunburst finish is framed by deeply ambered multi-ply binding; the binding is all stable with prominent checking (including the heel cap). Cosmetic wear is otherwise limited to a handful of small finish chips along the body perimeter, shallow buckle worming central to the back, and just a few minor dings and finish scratches. The gloss finish on the neck profile is smooth and clean.
The original hardshell case is included.
