JONES bass, England.

[kuetsum]

3 hours ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

A new pic posted on Facebook. Slightly ungainly headstock IMHO.

 

 

I find it familiar....

[attackbass]

That headstock is not to my taste but there is something I like about these basses though I would never play one myself, I think it's cool somebody is trying to build something that looks a little different!

 

That body shape sort of looks like a cross of a fodera monarch and a spector ns2. 

[BassApprentice]

Between these and Brute basses, we do have some cool luthiers in the UK! 

 

Shame my bank account won't allow for anything like this 😂

[Cosmo Valdemar]

Headstock veneer made from a piece of 5000 year old subfossilised black oak.

[franzbassist]

Sorry, this body shape is just as bad as the others IMO.  Can’t fault the craftsmanship though.

[LeftyJ]

17 hours ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

Headstock veneer made from a piece of 5000 year old subfossilised black oak.

 

Sorry, not sorry:

[Beedster]

17 hours ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

Headstock veneer made from a piece of 5000 year old subfossilised black oak.

That’s a beauty, almost looks like a bass 👍

[Chris2112]

20 hours ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

Headstock veneer made from a piece of 5000 year old subfossilised black oak.

 

 

That is such a cool touch. Real artistry and attention to detail. 

[jonnybass]

I think the craftsmanship looks fantastic and from the electronics being offered I think they will sound amazing too.  Love when bass builders design new shapes. However, I dont like the shape of the four string.  Love the double cut SM2 basses in five and six string format.  If i was looking for a very well built modern five I'd look at a Jones SM2, not sure how they play though.

 

Any owners out there?

 

Jonny

[Manor57]

On 24/12/2024 at 11:20, FunkyDude said:

https://www.jonesbasses.com/

 

I recently came across this and I know it's a clone on the "you know what" basses but I think Mark Jones, the luthier, is heading in the right direction.

IMHO, there is nothing wrong in cloning. Sadowsky, Mike Lull, James Tyler, Suhr, Overwater etc etc.

 

The craftsmanship on the basses seem to be very nice. Best of all, it's Made In England.

 

Just wondering if anyone has tried out these basses. There isn't much information or review on the Internet.

 

Merry Christmas ALL!

yes i bort 1 in december last year liked it so much ive just purchased another with different pups and shape , fantastic build quality and although expensive a snip to said other makes 

[Manor57]

On 24/12/2024 at 11:20, FunkyDude said:

https://www.jonesbasses.com/

 

I recently came across this and I know it's a clone on the "you know what" basses but I think Mark Jones, the luthier, is heading in the right direction.

IMHO, there is nothing wrong in cloning. Sadowsky, Mike Lull, James Tyler, Suhr, Overwater etc etc.

 

The craftsmanship on the basses seem to be very nice. Best of all, it's Made In England.

 

Just wondering if anyone has tried out these basses. There isn't much information or review on the Internet.

 

Merry Christmas ALL!

 

[Manor57]

Hi there yes i purchased a sm1 late last year , i was looking for a smith of which i already have a Hadreien feraud , but wanted an american thro neck version , then someone tipped me off about jones basses , after a few chats with Mark Jones i took a leap of faith having not tried 1 or even seen 1 , i specked it as i wanted , roll on 2 months later the bass turned up , the build quality and finish is already at a usa Smith level , sound wise you will get the same tones as a smith as the pick ups come from the same supplier , the woods are very similar and the construction is exactly the same , i was blown away with this bass partic as it’s 40% of the cost of the likewise Smith , so pleased with this i ordered a different design and different pick up configuration which i will be receiving next week , ive already seen pictures of it during the build and have no doubt it will be as good as the sm1 . If anybody is looking for a truly fantastic handmade bass i can recommend these , altho they are expensive compared to mass produced basses they are a snip compared to smith , fodera  ect and just as good 

Edited Thursday at 15:49 by Manor57

[Killerfridge]

Please post your new bass once you get it

4 hours ago, Manor57 said:

Hi there yes i purchased a sm1 late last year , i was looking for a smith of which i already have a Hadreien feraud , but wanted an american thro neck version , then someone tipped me off about jones basses , after a few chats with Mark Jones i took a leap of faith having not tried 1 or even seen 1 , i specked it as i wanted , roll on 2 months later the bass turned up , the build quality and finish is already at a usa Smith level , sound wise you will get the same tones as a smith as the pick ups come from the same supplier , the woods are very similar and the construction is exactly the same , i was blown away with this bass partic as it’s 40% of the cost of the likewise Smith , so pleased with this i ordered a different design and different pick up configuration which i will be receiving next week , ive already seen pictures of it during the build and have no doubt it will be as good as the sm1 . If anybody is looking for a truly fantastic handmade bass i can recommend these , altho they are expensive compared to mass produced basses they are a snip compared to smith , fodera  ect and just as good 

 

[jefframm]

I had mentioned a while back that I am working on a new bass with Mark. A good friend here in the US had hipped me to Mark's work - and I was blown away by the quality of the builds he's doing. While the basses are not inexpensive - Mark's work is priced very well below what a similarly built Fodera or Smith would be. I've always wanted a custom neck-through as I've been a bolt-on guy my whole playing live - but had gotten to the point where Alembic, Fodera, and Smith were just outrageous in terms of price - and I had some interactions with one of those companies that really turned me off. When I reached out to Mark - our discussions were so positive that I decided to take the leap. 

 

While I originally was interested in a SM2 - I opted to change up to the MK2 body style - as I think the positioning of the neck / strap button will work better for me in terms of "reach" and playability. 

Mark has been great to work with - very collaborative, very helpful with ideas and feedback on my thinking, and most of all very accommodating to my focus on weight. I'm 65 years old - have been playing for about 52 years, and only read use basses that are 8.5 lbs or less. Mark is undertaking a chambering approach for my MK2 and is confident we'll hit or beat the weight target. 

The specs are a quilted maple top, walnut "core" (where the chambering will occur) and a maple neck with walnut stringers. Some of the neck will have flamed maple - and some plain sawn as well with the flamed walnut stringers. Will use his standard electronics - not the larger pick-ups with the filter preamp - and it's a 34" 5-string. 

 

I've attached some pics that he's shared of the wood selections we've settled on and I'll share more pics as Mark progresses the build. The pic that has weights written on the wood pieces is how Mark has figured out target weight. The "block" is how much weight we'll remove from the core with the chambering.