marshall1987
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I have a 1958 single-cut Les Paul Junior and always felt the design of the neck joint was a little peculiar.
For example, on these single-cut Juniors there is a small gap between the end of the neck and the rear of the body route (see photo). On my guitar the gap is about 1/8" wide. The result is the neck/body joint has glue surfaces on just two sides and the bottom. There is no glue surface at the butt end of the neck.
My guess is this design feature enabled the factory neck fitters to obtain the proper neck pitch during assembly. But if that is the case, why didn't they carry on with this feature on the double-cut Juniors? It just doesn't make sense. :dang
For example, on these single-cut Juniors there is a small gap between the end of the neck and the rear of the body route (see photo). On my guitar the gap is about 1/8" wide. The result is the neck/body joint has glue surfaces on just two sides and the bottom. There is no glue surface at the butt end of the neck.
My guess is this design feature enabled the factory neck fitters to obtain the proper neck pitch during assembly. But if that is the case, why didn't they carry on with this feature on the double-cut Juniors? It just doesn't make sense. :dang
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