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my beat up les paul junior is the best Gibson ive EVER played

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A student left his junior after for me to restring about 4 years ago and...well he never got it back. The same night he left it i restrung it , plugged it in and played all night , i'd never had so much pleasure and fun playing guitar , the thing growled out of marshall speaker like nothing ive heard , the guitar so expresive , responsive and yet simple i HAD to have it , after much persuading he sold it to me ,ive played every day since but sopped gigging because it was getting TOO beat up. who else is loving thier JR ?
 
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I played a really beat up Jr (a '59, I think) at the Arlington guitar show a few years ago. It was unbelievable! The thing just roared! I was not planning on spending that much money on that trip, so I hesitated. I went back a couple of hours later determined to go ahead and buy it. Alas, it was gone!

I still need a Jr, one chock full of rip roaring P-90 goodness!!!
 
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JUNIORS,My favorites Les Pauls . I never subscribed to the cult of the sunburst ......they're as boring to me as a stratocaster. But I did subscribe to the cult of the Junior . I would like to say it was Leslie West who brought me in . I loved Mountain as a kid ,but had no clue about his guitar
But it was actually when me and some schoolmates found some flawed AEROSMITH posters in a dumpster around '77. That guitar Brad Whitford was playing looked so cool. It was a pic from their Midnight Special performance circa '74

I was about 14. My guitar education was just gettin started . I soon learned it was a Les Paul Junior ...Mountain ,Mott, Bad Co and that double cut thing that Lonesome Dave n Keef played

My 1st Junior was a DC stripped humbuggered 59. I was able to plant a p-90 back in there with no real cosmetic evidence . Unfortunately , I went thru a long "unplugged" phase from about '86 to '96....and let it go .

Man, it was kind of a bear to get that $tuff back ......but worth it
 
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GeraintGuitar said:
A student left his junior after for me to restring about 4 years ago and...well he never got it back. The same night he left it i restrung it , plugged it in and played all night , i'd never had so much pleasure and fun playing guitar , the thing growled out of marshall speaker like nothing ive heard , the guitar so expresive , responsive and yet simple i HAD to have it , after much persuading he sold it to me ,ive played every day since but sopped gigging because it was getting TOO beat up. who else is loving thier JR ?
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AlvisX said:
JUNIORS,My favorites Les Pauls . I never subscribed to the cult of the sunburst ......they're as boring to me as a stratocaster. But I did subscribe to the cult of the Junior . I would like to say it was Leslie West who brought me in . I loved Mountain as a kid ,but had no clue about his guitar
But it was actually when me and some schoolmates found some flawed AEROSMITH posters in a dumpster around '77. That guitar Brad Whitford was playing looked so cool. It was a pic from their Midnight Special performance circa '74

I was about 14. My guitar education was just gettin started . I soon learned it was a Les Paul Junior ...Mountain ,Mott, Bad Co and that double cut thing that Lonesome Dave n Keef played

My 1st Junior was a DC stripped humbuggered 59. I was able to plant a p-90 back in there with no real cosmetic evidence . Unfortunately , I went thru a long "unplugged" phase from about '86 to '96....and let it go .

Man, it was kind of a bear to get that $tuff back ......but worth it
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After getting rid of so many guitars and regretting it i vowed that this junior i own will never leave my side haha it will have to be pried from my dead cold hands haha :) peace man
 
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GotTheSilver said:
I played a really beat up Jr (a '59, I think) at the Arlington guitar show a few years ago. It was unbelievable! The thing just roared! I was not planning on spending that much money on that trip, so I hesitated. I went back a couple of hours later determined to go ahead and buy it. Alas, it was gone!

I still need a Jr, one chock full of rip roaring P-90 goodness!!!
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i feel your pain , finding a REALLY good one can be hard but don't discount the newer or reissue ones some of 2009 ones are killer for example
 
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My 55 LPJ is the most musically brutal sounding vintage guitar I have by a country mile. Played straight into 50s tweed Gibson amps, no pedals, it makes a fearsome sound at the natural clipping points.

I love my DC 59 and 60 Specials and 63 LPJ (SG) but they don't do what the 55 LPJ does.

As for humbuckers, they belong on vintage 3**s not Les Paul's imho!!!!!!:laugh2:
 
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crashbelt said:
My 55 LPJ is the most musically brutal sounding vintage guitar I have by a country mile. Played straight into 50s tweed Gibson amps, no pedals, it makes a fearsome sound at the natural clipping points.

I love my DC 59 and 60 Specials and 63 LPJ (SG) but they don't do what the 55 LPJ does.

As for humbuckers, they belong on vintage 3**s not Les Paul's imho!!!!!!:laugh2:
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yeah a good JR is very aggressive , not for the faint hearted ! i allways feel the single cuts sound MUCH fatter than the DCs or SGs
and im begining to feel the same way too about humbuckers:hmm
 
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also i hear what your saying about plugging straight into a valve combo with no pedals, its an gibson electric guitar in its most raw and pure form
 
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I hear you man! I've had such a love affair with my 57 Jr these last months (I got it refretted) I don't feel like playing anything else at all. It's almost annoying how good that guitar is.

BTW, still saving up for an old Goldtop though :laugh2:
 
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Thanks for the great info, and photos. Since 1971 have owned a Tele, SG, Strat, LP Studio, and currently a pretty nice Three Burst Strat. But in my heart, will always prefer a Gibby. LP Junior, Special, or DC next. Think the LP DC, or SG, may be the best looking guitar design in history. And looks make a difference.
 
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