ST JOHN ORIGIN RANGE

The PJD St John Origin range delivers a modern offset electric guitar design, combining boutique styling with balanced tone and stage-ready performance. Designed in the UK as part of the Origin Series, the St John brings the feel and identity of PJD’s high-end instruments into a more accessible format, with options across Apprentice, Standard, and Pro models.Built with a mahogany body and maple neck, the St John offers strong resonance, clarity, and dynamic response. Across the range, it features everything from a stripped-back single Alnico V humbucker setup in the Apprentice model to dual humbuckers in the Standard and Pro, providing a wide tonal range from clean, articulate sounds to driven rock tones, making it a versatile boutique electric guitar for modern players.
View the PJD Carey Origin single-cut electric guitar range.

What’s the difference between the St John Apprentice, Standard and Pro models?

The St John Origin range is available in Apprentice, Standard, and Pro models, each offering different levels of specification, hardware, finishes, and overall refinement while maintaining the same core PJD single-cut design philosophy.

-The Apprentice is an open-pore finish Mahogany body, Maple and Rosewood fingerboard and features a single humbucker
-The Standard features a gloss poly finsih Mahogany body, Maple and Rosewood fingerboard and has a P90 + humbucker combination
-The Pro series steps up with a solid Mahogany body with a bound flamed maple veneer, flamed Maple neck with an Indian Rosewood fingerboard, locking tuners and finished off with a double PJD Alnico V humbucker setup

Yes, all PJD St John guitars come with a branded padded bag.
The St John Apprentice comes in a standard PJD bag. The St John Standard features an upgraded well-padded bag. The St John Pro series comes with a protective hybrid soft case

All PJD Origin St John Guitars come strung with D'Addario EXL110-10P Nickel Wound as standard.