Happy 67th Birthday John Paul Jones

[OriginalGeek]

I believe that the bass player is nearly always the coolest guy on the stage.

JPJ is not an exception to that rule.

This is the title track of his 1999 solo album with Terl Bryant on drums, Nick Beggs (of Kajagoogoo fame) on Chapman Stick and Jonesy on a multitude of instruments including, but not limited to: lap steel guitar, 5, 6, and eleventythree string basses both fretted and non, mandolins, Macbook, keyboards and whatnot...

John Paul Jones is one of my favorite musicians in the world.

[OriginalGeek]

1. Here's some of his gear

a list nicked from wiki. I've seen picture of him playing a violin too so I doubt this is all-inclusive.

Bass guitars
1962 Fender Jazz Bass (used in studio and live performances)
1951 Fender Precision Bass with the finish removed (used to play "Black Dog" and other songs live from 1971–1975)
Fretless Fender Precision Bass
Gibson EB-1 (seen on the inner wheel of Led Zeppelin III)
Fender Bass V
Alembic Bruce Becvar 8 string Triple Omega
Alembic Series II 4 string
Manson E-35 4 String Bass
Manson E-30 4 String Bass (Single Pickup)
Manson 8 String Bass
Manson 10 String Bass
Manson 12 String Bass
Manson Bass Mandolin
Acoustic Control Corporation 360 Bass Amp
SWR SM 900 Bass Amp
SWR Goliath III Cabinet
SWR Son of Bertha Cabinet
[edit]Mandolins
Jones owns many mandolins made by Andy Manson, including a triple neck mandolin, octave mandolin, octave mandola, and mando cello. His main mandolin is a Manson F style mandolin.
[edit]Keyboard instruments
Hammond organs
Hohner Clavinet
Hohner Electra-Piano
Fender Rhodes
Mellotron
Steinway piano
Yamaha CP-80 piano
Symbolic Sound Kyma system
Korg Trinity synthesiser
Korg M3 synthesiser (used with Them Crooked Vultures)
Yamaha GX1 synthesiser
EMS VCS3 Synthesizer
Moog 15 Modular Synthesizer
Korg Kaossilator
Korg Oasys