The renowned custom builder shows off two axes geared for working musicians, but with his attention to detail and high-end appointments.
A single-cutaway T-style guitar loaded with a P-90 in the neck.
Pittsburgh, PA (February 2, 2016) -- John Page Classic, the guitar brand that brings the custom design genius of John Page to production guitars, unveiled its newest model, the AJ single-cutaway T-style guitar, at NAMM 2016. Like all John Page Classic models, the AJ is custom designed by John Page, formerly Fender Custom Shop Co-Founder and among the greatest custom luthiers, built to his exacting standards in a state of the art workshop, and set up in the US by John Page authorized techs. It features Bloodline by John Page JP-3 pickups and is backed by a Lifetime Performance Guarantee. The AJ is available in Seafoam Green, Black Metallic, 2-Tone Sunburst and Desert Sand. MSRP is $1639. The Bloodline by John Page JP-3 pickups on the AJ are also sold separately.
“This guitar is an evolution of the first guitar I designed when I started my custom shop in 2006, so I named it the ‘AJ,’ after my firstborn son, Adam John,” said John Page. “The John Page Classic AJ has all the features in my hand-built AJ guitars, including an extremely comfortable medium-C shaped grip, my Bloodline by John Page pickups, my threaded machine bolt neck assembly for superior tone transfer, stylized front and back contours and a lower horn and neck heel for easy upper fret access, and bass justified fret dots that reduce or eliminate the need for string trees.”
Howard Swimmer, Founder & CEO of HRS Unlimited, parent company of the John Page Classic brand, said “The AJ is the latest embodiment of our mission to bring John Page custom design to accessible production guitars. It builds on the success of the Guitar Player Hall of Fame winning Ashburn single coil model and the more recent dual humbucker Ashburn HH model, and was enthusiastically embraced at NAMM by leading artists and dealers alike.”
The AJ pickup configuration is an essential ingredient in the instrument’s tone: The Bloodline JP-3P (P-90) pickup in the neck position is wound to give it much more clarity than is normally associated with that style of pickup. Partnered with the JP-3T, a classic T-style bridge pickup, the two blend to deliver a great, full classic tone, but with lots of clarity. The vintage T-style bridge plate has reverse angled pickup mounting to add more depth to the high strings and alleviate the ice pick highs usually associated with T-styles. The vintage style 3 brass saddles are step-compensated for more accurate intonation and the controls are rear loaded for a clean, classic look.
John Page Classic AJ: Description & Specs
A single-cutaway alder body guitar with a 13” bout, stylized front and back contours and a lower horn and neck heel for easy upper fret access. Extremely comfortable medium “C” shaped grip, threaded bolt neck assembly, staggered tuners and bass justified fret dots. Bloodline JP-3 pickups deliver a full classic tone but with lots of clarity. The vintage T-style bridge plate has reverse angled pickup mounting to add more depth to the high strings and alleviate the ice pick highs usually associated with T-styles. The three vintage style brass saddles are step-compensated for more accurate intonation. The controls are rear loaded for a clean, classic look.
Features:
- Body: Alder
- Neck: Maple
- Neck/Body Attachment: Machine screws with Threaded Inserts
- Fingerboard: Maple or Rosewood
- Neck Shape: Medium C
- Fretboard Radius: 12”
- Scale Length: 25.5”
- Frets: 22 – Nickel Silver (.095”W x .45”H)
- Hardware Nickel/Chrome
- Tuners: Gotoh Staggered Vintage Style
- Bridge: JP vintage T-style with reverse pickup angle and three brass compensated saddles
- Pickups: Neck – Bloodline® by John Page JP-3P (P90). Bridge – Bloodline® by John Page JP-3T (Tele style)
- Pickguard: Dark Black Perloid
- Knobs: Short knurled chrome domes
- Controls: Volume, Tone and 3-way switch (noise cancelling with both pickups on)
- Colors: Black Metallic, 2-Tone Sunburst, Seafoam Green, Desert Sand
- John Page Classic gig bag. Optional hard shell case with John Page Classic logo
- MSRP: $1639
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A Japanese-made axe with Page's custom JP-1 pickups.
Pittsburgh, PA (April 2, 2015) -- John Page Classic, a new guitar brand that brings the custom design magic of John Page, formerly Fender Custom Shop co-founder and among the greatest living custom luthiers, to production guitars, announced the Ashburn, its initial production model. The double cutaway, hardbody Ashburn was meticulously designed by John Page, produced to his exacting standards in a state of the art workshop in Japan and set up in the US by authorized John Page Classic techs. MSRP is $1499.
“The Ashburn has all the design features in my hand built custom guitars,” said John Page. “It’s the culmination of my nearly 40 years building custom guitars, and through John Page Classic I’m now able to make the Page custom design experience available to more people.”
John Page Classic is a cornerstone brand of HRS Unlimited, a new company founded by MI veteran Howard Swimmer to bring forward thinking business models to MI. “In a market characterized by custom guitars on the one hand and production guitars on the other, the Ashburn is a new alternative - the first ‘custom production’ guitar,” said Swimmer.
The Ashburn offers several John Page custom design advantages: Its threaded machine bolt neck assembly provides superior tone transfer and a unique complexity to overtones and harmonics. It is equipped with new Bloodline by John Page JP-1 pickups, custom voiced by Page and with the bridge pickup reverse-slanted for greater thickness and girth. The Ashburn’s bass-justified fret dots provide greater visibility. Its staggered Gotoh Vintage Style tuners reduce and in most cases eliminate the need for string trees. And the Ashburn comes with a Lifetime Performance Guarantee, an industry first.
John Page co-founded and led Fender Custom Shop for its first 12 years, and created legendary guitars for artists including Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, David Gilmour, Elliot Easton and Cesar Rosas. He also designed guitars in conjunction with Harley Davidson, Playboy and Jaguar automobiles. Page is prominently featured in The Dream Factory: Fender Custom Shop, by Tom Wheeler (Hal Leonard, 2011).
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