This is a great playing, great sounding, great looking bass with a controversial history.
I bought this bass used in the mid-2000's and gigged and recorded with it for several years. Everything appears to be original, with the exception of the output jack that I replaced in 2017. That's the only repair or mod done to the bass while I've owned it.
It's in great shape for its age, with normal play wear and some minor dings and scratches. The main areas of wear are the bottom edge and back of the body. (see photos)
And now the backstory. In 1995 Jackson launched the JBP (Jackson Professional Bass) line, trying to appeal to a wider audience of bass players in addition to the rock and metal players that were their main customers...then stopped production 3 months later because they got busted for copying another company's design.
Turns out the JPB is an almost exact copy of high-end, boutique German maker Marleaux's Consat model. The headstock, body shape and even knob layout is nearly identical. Naturally the folks at Marleaux weren't happy about this and served them with legal papers, causing Jackson to discontinue the line.
In the end fewer than 1200 total JPBs were made, with fewer than 250 of those being JPB 9's. The 9 was the deluxe version, with natural finished premium woods, humbuckers and active electronics. JPB 7s had painted bodies and PJ pickups. JPB 8s had thick poly over sunburst finishes.
Features: 34" scale length 24 frets 1.57" (40mm) nut width weight - 9 lbs maple neck rosewood fretboard one piece walnut top and back three piece body core active electronics two band EQ Jackson branded tuners and pickups
Condition: Fully functional. Minor play wear, some dings and scratches including wear on the bottom edge of the body and minor buckle rash on the back of the body. Non-original hard case is fully functional with scratches and tears in the vinyl covering. All latches, hinges and handle in working order.
