Skool me on Les Paul Jr./ Jr Specials

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I love a good Jr or Special. I prefer the original set up of real P90(s) and a wrap around bridge but any flavor will get the job done!
 
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OsvyRock said:
Would love to own a Les Paul Jr. or Special someday!
Anyone know how to get one original or legit (affordable, but not cheap) copy?
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The Epiphone LP Specials are super cheap. Might not even need to replace the pickups- Epi P90s are much better than the stock Epi humbuckers. Master tone & volume on those tho. You can find 4-knob LP Specials from Tokai in the $350-400 range. I haven't played any, but I played a Tokai LP Standard that was really nice. Even real Gibsons aren't too pricey; I paid $750 for my '07 last year.The newer ones only have two controls, but if you look around you can still find the 4-knob version at a reasonable price.
 
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I flipping love Jr's & Special 's!!!

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For what's described as a simple "Student Model Guitar" you can get a lot of great Gibby tones out of em & at the very least they'll get you using you're tone knobs!!! I had a 83 Dogear Jr for several years & it was everything I needed & plenty more until it was stolen. Now that I have the Double Cut P-90 Special I definitely appreciate the neck pickup but I never really missed it when I didn't have one....

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As for my H/H Special, it's everything I want from a L.P. & nothing I don't. It's rich, warm, powerful, and fairly light. If the house catches on fire the first two things I'm grabbing on the way out are my kid & this guitar!!!
 
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Thanks guys, but i have decided these guitars are really really poor mans regular Maple Cap Les Pauls. I'm gonna ditch mine, hoping one day I'll get a real 2X P-90Maple Cap Les Paul. Not that they( Junior/Jr. Specials) sound bad, but when I put it up against a reaL 2x P90 Les Paul, well, lets just say it wasn't even in the same league.
 
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Rand-O-Monium said:
Hamer?!?!?!?!?!

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No Way. 2 x P-90 Gibson Les Paul all the way! Could never ever afford one , but it's on the Bucket List. Plus I'd want Seymoure Duncan pickups in there so theres that too.

Ya know guys, its a funny expereience ..you are playing the bejeebus outta a guitar getting really really good sound and tone..you think you are on top of the world ma..but then someone plugs in another guitar ( in this case the real 2xP-90 Les Paul) and it's juts ap[parent right away that the guitar you thought sounded so darn good, well, it sucked compared to the higher end model.
Not really humbling..more like humilliating.
 
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MetalManiac said:
No Way. 2 x P-90 Gibson Les Paul all the way! Could never ever afford one , but it's on the Bucket List. Plus I'd want Seymoure Duncan pickups in there so theres that too.

Ya know guys, its a funny expereience ..you are playing the bejeebus outta a guitar getting really really good sound and tone..you think you are on top of the world ma..but then someone plugs in another guitar ( in this case the real 2xP-90 Les Paul) and it's juts ap[parent right away that the guitar you thought sounded so darn good, well, it sucked compared to the higher end model.
Not really humbling..more like humilliating.
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Ah, come on! I've played some Juniors and my main guitar for years was an SG Special. They do not suck. I would argue the LP doesn't sound "better" it sounds "different" and you happen to like that difference. Some (like me) prefer the all-mahogany sound. Different strokes, hence different models. Life would be boring if we all played the same exact guitar...
 
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Dave Locher said:
Ah, come on! I've played some Juniors and my main guitar for years was an SG Special. They do not suck. I would argue the LP doesn't sound "better" it sounds "different" and you happen to like that difference. Some (like me) prefer the all-mahogany sound. Different strokes, hence different models. Life would be boring if we all played the same exact guitar...
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Just to make one thing clear, "suck" was the wrong choice of words..definitely does not suck...'blows' maybe, but not suck. haha, nothing I could say could ever disparage the sound of Mountain and Mississippi Queen!
I think it actually may be "different" as Dave-o said, but the real Paul sure sounded "better" to me.

If it is "different", how so? More hollow , like a Tele or something?

anyway, THIS is the one I want, and nothing else will do;

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Sharp Axe!

Thought you were going Doublecut w/a Maple top,hence the Hamer reference...
 
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MetalManiac said:
Just to make one thing clear, "suck" was the wrong choice of words..definitely does not suck...'blows' maybe, but not suck. haha, nothing I could say could ever disparage the sound of Mountain and Mississippi Queen!
I think it actually may be "different" as Dave-o said, but the real Paul sure sounded "better" to me.

If it is "different", how so? More hollow , like a Tele or something?

anyway, THIS is the one I want, and nothing else will do;

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You want a skinny bodied, funky nut wearing, wide board, robot tuner-ed Deluxe......Yugo Girl lol
 
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eclecticsynergy said:
Here's my '07. It feels and sounds solid for such a lightweight guitar. More resonant (and better balanced) than my SG. Fun to play, brings a smile when I pick it up. Very nice fingertouch though not quite as lively in the neck as my long tenon axes. It'll sing at volume though, just needs to go a bit louder before it lights up. This guitar likes loud.

Was happy to find one with four knobs; I like to play around with the balance in middle position. DiMarzio mini hum was there at the bridge when I bought it. I love P90 neck tone and have other several axes that pair them with a humbucker at the bridge. Eventually I'll get around to replacing the brass nut.

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I have a Titanium replacement nut that you can have if you want? They stabilize the tuning 10 fold & where the brass gives the open strings a bit of a mid bump Titanium just sounds like steel but louder....
 
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If it wasn't for the funky neck width on those Less' I'd be down, I actually like the thinner body
 
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Wattage said:
You want a skinny bodied, funky nut wearing, wide board, robot tuner-ed Deluxe......Yugo Girl lol
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So much hate for the 2015's.... I have two of the things & I couldn't be happier with them! Yeah there's some things that need to be done to get them great but it's all easy and cheap stuff? Replace the brass nut with a free Titanium Z.F.N. from Gibson, trade in or sell the G-force for some Grover's, & you've got a great guitar that can be had reasonably cheap. As for the wider fretboard, they are strange at first & they take some getting used to but once you do they're a lot of fun!!!
 
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I've no hate for them I was busting his chops because I knew that wasn't what he really wanted
 
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