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Award-Session Genus Guitars
 The Genus
Mission
Many of us have matured as
players using classic American
designed guitars made by a
multitude of ‘me-too’ makers.
But, as good as they all may be,
most fail to bring anything
we’ve not all seen or heard
before from the originals.
Those classic fifty year old
shapes do look good, no
arguments there. However,
with the exception of Paul Reed
Smith and Parker, there have
been few freshly designed
guitars in recent years. Many
makers opt to pinch Fender or
Gibson designs and undercut
them on price. At Genus, we are
driven by original thinking. So,
if you really want a Fender or
Gibson looking guitar... please
buy a Fender or Gibson.
Many veteran players have
grown to want something a
little... dare we say... different?
Genus borrows the best from
the past and applies fresh
ideas to bring you an
instrument that’s visually
exciting and whose aesthetics
are not encumbered by
tradition. Whilst there is a lot
you’ll find familiar in Genus
instruments, our designer is
not frightened to challenge
conventional thinking.
So, Genus guitars are not
for the guitarist who listens
with his eyes. Nor those
wishing to emulate their peers.
There’re for players with the
strength to venture somewhere
else... those who dare. Maybe
wanting to make a statement
about who they are... and
perhaps, have the potential to
make a mark in the guitar
playing world.
Above all, the sound of a
Genus guitar shouts quality of
materials and workmanship.
They simply have a body of tone
unlike any other guitar.
Read on if you recognise
yourself in the words above!
J6M3 Styling - With An Eye
On The Past
 If
you have something new to say in your music, then maybe, you need an
instrument which reflects your outlook, without turning your back on old
values.
The J6M3 is that instrument. A stunning modern guitar blending new with old.
For fifty years our forefathers have used basically the same set of
instruments, which have largely remained unchanged... except for a handful
of makers who replicate those designs, by making them from exotic woods
and high quality parts.
Recent buying trends have seen many re-issue guitars that had almost been
forgotten about, but have enjoyed renewed success. Confirming that
guitarists are interested in alternative, but not necessarily just
re-issue instruments. Some want a completely new look and sonic
performance. The Genus J6M3 is a rare breed of modern guitar able to rise
to that challenge. It looks absolutely fab... thanks to its individual
construction and finishing methods.
It’s not heavy, but weighty enough to feel solid and well balanced.
J6M3’s Single Coil Pickups
 Single
coil pickups are, without doubt, the most popular for this style of
instrument.
The pickups fitted are our own SCS62 units which we have been selling for
eighteen months as a retro-fit set for Stratocaster style guitars. They
are made in true 1960s spirit and feature stagger wound coils and Alnico 5
magnets. SCS62s give a bright spanky tonality which help make the guitar’s
strings sound better for longer.
One of the common problems with classic guitars is that all three pickups
are identical. This leads to a huge jump in bass output when the pickup
selection is
changed from bridge to neck units. However, the J6M3 is supplied with a
specially calibrated set of three pickups which will not cause this
problem.
Take Two Guitars - And
Tonally Combine Them!
 We’ve
taken the worlds most popular country and rock guitars and combined into a
single instrument.
Well that’s almost true. Some small changes have been made to enhance the
sounds and bring them closer to what guitarists expect from such a hybrid
instrument. We’ve also added some unique passive electronics to help too.
When you plug this baby in, you’ll instantly know where we’re coming from.
Oh, and we’ve given the necks a 12 inch radius and twenty-two chunky frets
to facilitate easy bending and vibrato.
The neck pickup gives that warm bell-like tone everyone loves and we’ve
dealt with that sometimes bland sounding middle pickup, which has more
bright than you’d normally expect from this style of guitar.
But... the bridge pickup is this guitars crowning glory! More Low E punch
and balls than either of the leading country and rock guitars... but
noticeably less piercing treble from the high E strings. A great balance
of warmth and bight. And remember, all this from a British made
instrument... not American!
Why not visit us to check one out for yourself. We are people you can talk
to - how quaint - and discuss the many colour and hardware options you can
have fitted to your custom made Genus instrument.
Controls
 1: Five position
pickup selector switch
2: Volume control
3: Tone control
4: MultiSound™ -six position selector
switch MultiSound™
The Genus J6M3 is equipped with a
combination of conventional controls and the
introduction of the Award-Session designed
MultiSound™ pickup blend system bringing
fifteen extra useable sounds/tones in addition to
the normal five way switch.
MultiSound™ is a six position ‘click’ switch.
The first three positions offer unique pickup blend
selections and the last three position enable extra
tonalities which are brought in or out using the
TONE control.
Position 1: Neck and Bridge pickups.
Position 2: A unique blend of neck and
bridge pickups to provide a BB King type sound.
There are two variants depending on whether the
five way switch is selecting the neck or bridge
pickups. Further, the TONE control can be use in
this position to give either a single coil or
humbucker like tone variations.
Position 3: Another unique blend of neck
and bridge pickups to provide a Peter Green like
tone. There are two variants depending on
whether the five way switch is selecting the neck
or bridge pickups. Further, the TONE control can
be use in this position to give either a single coil or
humbucker like tone variations.
Position 4: This will give your five pickup
selections a Mini Humbucker tonality when the
TONE control is set to 1. Tonality is restored to
normal when turned fully up to 10. You can set
the TONE at intermediate settings for partial effect.
Position 5: This will give your five pickup
selections a darker Jazz tonality when the TONE control is set to 1.
Tonality is restored to normal when turned fully up to 10. You can set the
TONE at intermediate settings for partial effect.
Position 6: This will give your five pickup
selections a the tonality of a regular TONE control when the TONE control
is set to 1. Tonality is restored to normal when turned fully up to 10.
You can set the TONE at intermediate settings for
partial effect.
Positions 3-6 are particularly useful when the guitar is being used with
deep distortion, as it enables the player to ‘tune’ the output of the
guitar, which produces varying ‘pitches’ of smooth sustain similar to Eric
Clapton’s ‘Woman Tone’.
Basic variants of these ‘tuning’ techniques are nothing new to the world
of guitar sounds, in fact they are frequently used by Carlos Santana and
Gary Moore, to name but a few. But MultiSound™ expands the idea and makes
it much more easily attainable from a single coil pickup equipped guitar.
Standard Appointments
  Body Woods: Swamp Ash or Alder.
Necks: Screw-on one piece Maple or
Maple/Rosewood capped finger board. A 12”
radius and fat frets are standard for easy choke
free note bends - others available at extra cost.
Solid Colours: Black, Olympic white, Red,
Blue Moon, Lagoon or Sand. Others to order at
extra cost.
Transparent Colours: Sunburst, Natural,
Cherry, Sunset or Green - at extra cost.
 Pickguards: Black/Brushed Stainless Steel or
White/Brushed Stainless - Tortoise shell
(simulated)/Brushed Stainless at extra cost. All are
two part assemblies allowing easy access to the
controls without having to remove the strings. This also provides better electrostatic screening.
 Machineheads: Klusson - Schaller locking at
extra cost
Bridge: Hard tail - Vibrato bridge at extra
cost.
Pickups: Three single coil Award-Session
SCS62 design stagger wound with Alnico 5 magnets. Each pickup is
specifically designed for
the location it is mounted in to balance the bass
output when changing pickup selections.
Strap Buttons: Strap-lock type is standard.
Accessories: J6M3 is supplied with a top
quality hard case and two Award-Session pro
quality cables.
It has been a long held belief that the finest
instruments come from America - that is no longer
true. Each Genus guitar is hand crafted here in
Southern England. Individually made for each
customer. Manufacture is held to strictly limited
annual numbers.
Owning a Genus is an investment in skill,
knowledge and quality.
All instruments are made to
order only and are available direct from the makers:
Genus, 34 Belvedere, Basingstoke, RG24 8GB, UK.
TEL: 01256 477222
Please contact us for an
appointment to test drive one of these superb guitars.
Burns, Vox, Fender, Gibson, Parker & PRS are the registered trade marks
of their respective owners and Genus has no affiliation with them. |
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