Vixen ad circa 1985

 Here's a JB Player USA ad from around 1985. This is unfortunately the highest resolution I can find.

All of the guitars pictured here are American-made. This was just before they made it big. JBP would continue to be represented by the band afterwards, though these custom builds would be eschewed in favor of mass-production models coming from South Korea.

Janet Gardner poses with a black Explorer in the top left, and a metallic magenta Strat copy in all other photos.

Pia Maiocco (who didn't stick around long) Has two Jazz-style basses--one in red and black, and one "murdered out".

Jan Kuehnemund has another Explorer--this one in pelham blue with a custom print. Also seen is her custom-built Mercury, with what appear to be Lace Dually Visionary humbuckers. If this is the case then those are incredibly early examples thereof. However, they could simply be some other blade humbucker type, as this guitar was around by at least 1984, if not sooner.

As always I am accepting submissions of any more stuff from this era. If anyone has a higher-res copy of this poster please send it in.