Jay Jay French Signatures
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John French Segall (born July 20, 1952), better known by his stage name Jay Jay French or J.J. French, is a founding member and one of the two guitarists of the American heavy metal band, Twisted Sister, as well as once managing and producing albums for the American hard rock/heavy metal band Sevendust. French also created and is involved in the Pinkburst project dedicated to the research of Uveitis. The Pinkburst Project is dedicated to the research, education and support of those affected by Uveitis, the leading cause of blindness among American girls. Founded by Twisted Sister’s Jay Jay French, the Pinkburst Project is also a collection of custom Gibson, Fender, Gretsch, Epiphone, Paul Reed Smith, Roukangas and Martin guitars and custom Fender, Marshall, Vox, Mesa, Orange, Hartke and Diamond amplifiers built to raise awareness and ultimately fund ongoing research, education and support for The Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation. Created by Twisted Sister’s Jay Jay French, The Pinkburst Project custom collection of guitars and amplifiers were offered for sale through Skinner Auctioneers Fine Musical Instruments Department on Sunday, May 1, 2011. |
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Models
Jay Jay French Les Paul Standard
- Open-coil Alnico Classic & Alnico Classic Plus humbucker pickups
- Mahogany body with carved flame maple veneer top
- Body & neck binding
- Set mahogany neck with SlimTaper profile
- Rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid inlays
- Clipped-ear headstock with screenprinted "TS" logo
- Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
- No pickguard
- Black hardware
- Grover tuners
- Black reflector knobs
- 2 Vol. 2 Tone controls
- Coil-split for neck pickup
- 3-way selector switch
- 24.75" scale
- 1.68" nut width
Colors:
- Twisted Pinkburst
- Red Sunburst
Jay Jay French Elitist Les Paul Standard
- Gibson Burstbucker 2&3 pickups
- Book-matched African Mahogany body
- Book-matched maple top
- 1-ply body & neck binding
- 1-piece set mahogany neck with SlimTaper profile
- Dovetail neckjoint
- Rosewood fingerboard with real Mother of Pearl dot inlays
- Tombstone headstock with "TS" screenprinted logo
- 2-screw, 2-ply truss rod cover with "Jay Jay French Les Paul Standard" engraving
- Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
- No pickguard
- Nickel hardware
- Cream pickup & selector rings
- Die-cast Grover tuners
- Bone nut
- Amber bell knobs
- 2 Vol. 2 Tone controls
- 3-way selector switch
- 24.75" scale
- 1.68" nut width
- Twisted Pinkburst finish
Source: http://www2.epiphone.com/elitist/twistedstandard.htm
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