Post by Tony Ravenscroft on Sept 1, 2018 16:28:13 GMT -6
Before production of the JB series, Jennifer Batten apparently played a Centurion, but now I can't find my notes on this. She developed a liking for the BT "Maverick" series --
The top-line set-neck USA-made Mavericks were the WM Series, of course. This was modified slightly for the three s-s-s Batten signature models, the JB-80 (Korea), the JB-100, & the JB-100 MIDI (with stock Roland GK-2A hexk pickup & driver kit).
However, there's definitely some one-off Battens out there:
Her preference for string dampers is a giveaway. ;D
Even "her Custom Shop guitars" shouldn't be taken as anything close to what you'll find on the market. Two views of one of her MIDIs.
Another, with the neck pickup entirely gone, the "up/down" MIDI selector buttons removed, & the hex pickup's cable draped into the pickup cavity rather than run directly into the body -- probably not Custom Shop work.
On Reverb.com the JB-80 seems to go for like $450... when they show up at all. Kinda sad as book value in just 90% shape is over $700.
Probably a good thing this one had a $1,600 pricetag or I'd bought it --
I see less than one JB-100M per year, so that was kinda cool. It's a shade under book value -- the finish doesn't do anything for me, though, & I'd much prefer woodgrain.
The top-line set-neck USA-made Mavericks were the WM Series, of course. This was modified slightly for the three s-s-s Batten signature models, the JB-80 (Korea), the JB-100, & the JB-100 MIDI (with stock Roland GK-2A hexk pickup & driver kit).
However, there's definitely some one-off Battens out there:
Her preference for string dampers is a giveaway. ;D
Even "her Custom Shop guitars" shouldn't be taken as anything close to what you'll find on the market. Two views of one of her MIDIs.
Another, with the neck pickup entirely gone, the "up/down" MIDI selector buttons removed, & the hex pickup's cable draped into the pickup cavity rather than run directly into the body -- probably not Custom Shop work.
On Reverb.com the JB-80 seems to go for like $450... when they show up at all. Kinda sad as book value in just 90% shape is over $700.
Probably a good thing this one had a $1,600 pricetag or I'd bought it --
I see less than one JB-100M per year, so that was kinda cool. It's a shade under book value -- the finish doesn't do anything for me, though, & I'd much prefer woodgrain.