The Jet Sonic is a post-Jim Burns design, courtesy of Italian designed Pagelli. At first glance it looks like someone has taken a saw to a Les Paul but a closer inspection reveals some tasty curves and contours, and the gently curving upside-down 6 in-a-line head complements its weird good looks. Otherwise the layout is pretty standard fare, with two Burns split-coil humbuckers (albeit in parallelogram-shaped casings), single volume and tone and 3-way selector switch.The above-pictured example is currently being offered for sale on eBay UK with a Buy It Now price of £549.
G L Wilson
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Having bought the book, I can say I would have remembered this one! Love the lines and just about anything of Italian design, and while this looks top shelf ( are those pu's non-adjustable? )
ReplyDeletePerhaps it's managed by other means. Mercedes believes you should adjust the driver 'to' the wheel, and perhaps Pagelli feels the strings should be adjusted 'to' the pu's? Regardless, smashing example!
It must be an optical illusion but looking at the nut and the pickups in the middle picture, it almost looks like it has fanned frets.
ReplyDeleteyeah, I think that's just an illusion caused by the way the instrument is standing at a slight angle in the photo.
DeleteThis one seems in beautiful shape. Its aesthetics reminds me of Jacques Tati's film "My uncle"
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't have made that connection, but it's good to know you appreciate the works of the great Jacques Tati. My favourite is "Playtime" - I've watched that over and over, especially love the restaurant segment.
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