JENX (FR)

It's commonly known that Mayones instruments delivers wide variety of sounds, therefore you may find them in the hands of musicians of different music styles. This time we bring you a massive, industrial smash with Patriot 5 wielded by Xav, the vocalist and bass player of the French Jenx.

With a Maxi-CD on sale (Mono-Emotional Records), Jenx has imposed their Industrial Metal touch on the French music scene playing alongside Oomph!, Dagoba, In Extremo, Les Tambours du Bronx, Loudblast, Gojira, Wormachine, Watcha, Jairus, Svinkels, Punish Yourself....

Their influences are eclectic but they have one goal: to create their own identity within a wider project. The group has built up an energetic metal sound, heavy and powerful, with hints of industrial tones thanks to samples and additional electronic percussion. Their latest album Fuseless was released in March 2008 on Massacre Records.

For several months Jenx cooperates with Mayones on the endorsement basis. Xav, band's bass player and vocalist, uses customized left-handed Patriot 5 bass. The instrument was delivered with Ebony Macassa top in natural matt finish, Ebony fretboard with Mother of Pearl dots and rectangle markers and Hipshot D-Tuner for quick tuning changes.

"It's pretty rare to find a great instruments that sounds like Hell and when you're left handed, it's an impossible mission." - says Xav - "The day Mayones offered me to make me a bass, I went to see the catalogue and I felt in love with the shapes, the colors of the instruments, I was astonished to see the Component lists."

"When I received my 5 strings Patriot, it looked imposing, massive and incredibly beautiful! It's heavy but when you hear it's sound, you know why. There's no secret: quality wood and know-how coupled to powerful electronic, it's and insured bass Wall on stage without crushing the other frequencies. thanx to Mayones for trusting me and finding what fits best. "

Read more about Jenx on band's official website: www.jenxnoise.com or MySpace profile: www.myspace.com/jenxnoise