This LPJR has had much help of the wrong type....Someone tried to drill out the tuner holes and popped off the corner and side of the peghead...I could deal with that but when they went to reattach the edge the edge sat proud of the face and it appears this was the beginning of woes...the sn is now gone and it is making restoration and dating a bit frustrating.
The finish is Lacquer, there is red mahogany lacquer in the control cavity, The Les Paul logo is there but no "Junior" is there. The nut appears original. The neck is reasonably wide: @nut: 1 3/4 / 1st fret: 1 23/32 / 12th: 2 1/16.
The pots are not original...they are a matched pair from DiMarzio and the pickup was not original.
But I do feel that it is 'for real'
There is no reason why these actions would be taken to do a fake. The face of the headstock, while there are issues, is mostly intact decal wise
Most of the sanding and leveling was done on the back of the headstock and no attempt was made to fake a number.
I'm sure that there are other ways to help date the guitar i.e. the heel shape the headstock nuances etc...There are no blends...yet!
Also...The reissues(custom shop etc)differences are obvious...the transition from the neck to the head and the heel have sharp, defined lines, the heels are 'D' shaped and , again, sharp lines.
I will blend the black on the headstock but will maintain the existing decals. I may have to re-do the 'G'.
Any help will be appreciated.
The finish is Lacquer, there is red mahogany lacquer in the control cavity, The Les Paul logo is there but no "Junior" is there. The nut appears original. The neck is reasonably wide: @nut: 1 3/4 / 1st fret: 1 23/32 / 12th: 2 1/16.
The pots are not original...they are a matched pair from DiMarzio and the pickup was not original.
But I do feel that it is 'for real'
There is no reason why these actions would be taken to do a fake. The face of the headstock, while there are issues, is mostly intact decal wise
Most of the sanding and leveling was done on the back of the headstock and no attempt was made to fake a number.
I'm sure that there are other ways to help date the guitar i.e. the heel shape the headstock nuances etc...There are no blends...yet!
Also...The reissues(custom shop etc)differences are obvious...the transition from the neck to the head and the heel have sharp, defined lines, the heels are 'D' shaped and , again, sharp lines.
I will blend the black on the headstock but will maintain the existing decals. I may have to re-do the 'G'.
Any help will be appreciated.
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