KelvinS1965
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I fancied something with a 50s profile neck as a change from my slim taper SG and Epiphone Les Paul which has a very slim neck profile. I also have a 2011 60s Tribute Gold Top Les Paul, so I only went in the shop to try this 'Gibson Les Paul Junior in Tobacco Sunburst' to see if it is different enough from my GT to justify getting.
Needless to say it came home with me...It is one of those guitars that I picked up and felt instantly at home with. I played for over an hour in the shop, going through most of my current set list (in a demo room, so the rest of the shop didn't have to listen
).
The neck is a really chunky size; I guess what some might call a 'baseball bat'. This alone makes a difference in the way it feels to play compared to the GT, but oddly the two guitars do sound different when played back to back through the same amp (bridge pickup selected on the GT). I did consider that if I found they were too similar when I got home that I'd maybe sell the GT since I have the SG and (much upgraded) Epiphone LP though they are both humbucker equiped guitars and I do love the sound of the GT on the neck pickup. So instead I plan to sell a Gretsch Electromatic that I've never really bonded with...one in/one out.
Photos (with the obligatory Marshall in shot of course
).
I've dug out some gold Top hat knobs and a metal jack plate, plus I ordered a pair of nickel knob pointers, as fitted to the '57 Custom shop version. I'll fit these later this week when the pointers arrive.
Currently using a Fender strap(!) as it's not weight relieved, but isn't as heavy as my Epiphone LP which needs a wide strap. Might have to treat it to a handmade strap like I got for my SG from a guy in the North of England.
Needless to say it came home with me...It is one of those guitars that I picked up and felt instantly at home with. I played for over an hour in the shop, going through most of my current set list (in a demo room, so the rest of the shop didn't have to listen
).The neck is a really chunky size; I guess what some might call a 'baseball bat'. This alone makes a difference in the way it feels to play compared to the GT, but oddly the two guitars do sound different when played back to back through the same amp (bridge pickup selected on the GT). I did consider that if I found they were too similar when I got home that I'd maybe sell the GT since I have the SG and (much upgraded) Epiphone LP though they are both humbucker equiped guitars and I do love the sound of the GT on the neck pickup. So instead I plan to sell a Gretsch Electromatic that I've never really bonded with...one in/one out.
Photos (with the obligatory Marshall in shot of course
).
I've dug out some gold Top hat knobs and a metal jack plate, plus I ordered a pair of nickel knob pointers, as fitted to the '57 Custom shop version. I'll fit these later this week when the pointers arrive.
Currently using a Fender strap(!) as it's not weight relieved, but isn't as heavy as my Epiphone LP which needs a wide strap. Might have to treat it to a handmade strap like I got for my SG from a guy in the North of England.
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