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Single P-90 Gibson Les Paul Junior Type Guitars
A classic-style Junior Special (A.K.A. just LP Special) has the same thick mahogany body of a Junior (basically the same as a Standard/Custom without the carved top.) They are basically Juniors with two P90 soap bar pickups and neck binding. They were intended to be lower level Gibsons, but not necessarily "student" guitars. Another point of differentiation, but only on modern versions, is that standard production Specials (i.e. non-Historic Reissues) usually use a T.O.M. and stop tailpiece, while modern Juniors still have a wraparound (an intonated wraparound in years past, but not for a few years now).
A classic Melody Maker has a thin mahogany body and it's own type of single coil pickup, smaller than a P90. The electronics are pickguard mounted. Early MMs had the same body outline as a Les Paul, but then they changed body styles a few times, first to a symmetrical double-cut, then to the SG shape. Two-pickup as well as short scale models were also made. These were intended to be beginner's instruments, not as well made as most Gibsons (but still good by today's standards).
A classic-style Junior Special (A.K.A. just LP Special) has the same thick mahogany body of a Junior (basically the same as a Standard/Custom without the carved top.) They are basically Juniors with two P90 soap bar pickups and neck binding. They were intended to be lower level Gibsons, but not necessarily "student" guitars. Another point of differentiation, but only on modern versions, is that standard production Specials (i.e. non-Historic Reissues) usually use a T.O.M. and stop tailpiece, while modern Juniors still have a wraparound (an intonated wraparound in years past, but not for a few years now).
A classic Melody Maker has a thin mahogany body and it's own type of single coil pickup, smaller than a P90. The electronics are pickguard mounted. Early MMs had the same body outline as a Les Paul, but then they changed body styles a few times, first to a symmetrical double-cut, then to the SG shape. Two-pickup as well as short scale models were also made. These were intended to be beginner's instruments, not as well made as most Gibsons (but still good by today's standards).
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