What's a decent affordable DC JR copy?

Sarge

I'm possibly looking for a dc (with a view to refinishing in tv yeller) .
Requirements are:
Set neck.
P90s.
Not plywood!
Cheap, like £100 - £150 ish cheap, or thereabouts. Or trades if there's something available amongst you guys?


So far I think I'm looking at a Sheridan A150, so what else is out there? Antoria? Westfield? Vintage?

Hit me!

IvisonGuitars

It depends how far you want to get into your TV finish really.

If you are just intending to get a rattle can of TV finish and spray an existing guitar then Vintage would be a good guitar for the money.

If you are wanting to do it 'properly' i.e. with a white base coat, dark grain filler and an amber top coat then I'd really recommend getting a bare husk and starting from scratch. Precision Guitars or Faber do a cheaper junior kit although reviews on quality are mixed. You need to make sure the grain/pores are free of any sawdust so the filler will sit in it after misting a white base coat, giving the famous TV grain pattern. If you were striping a cheap body, I'd think the grain would be filled with some quick and simple goop that might take an age to remove. 

This is IF you are going down the anal, cork sniffer route like I would of course! ;-) 

JD50

Have checked out Raygun Relics?

SteveRobinson

The guitar really needs to be mahogany too, for full effect

http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/2014/08/04/spraying-a-gibson-style-tv-yellow-finish/

IvisonGuitars

SteveRobinson said:

The guitar really needs to be mahogany too, for full effect

http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/2014/08/04/spraying-a-gibson-style-tv-yellow-finish/

And yes, the most important point, missed by me! :-)

Nunogilberto

Vintage, Revelation...

Sarge

Thanks for the replies.
I should have pointed out that playability is the first priority, any future tv yellowing would come after I'm sure I'm not gonna get a gas attack and shift it on.
Can anyone give me the general consensus on the Vintage dc?
I spoke to an acquaintance who seems to know his stuff regarding the Jr's, and he's saying the Sheridan A150 is the closest body shape to the real deal, anyone here have any experience with them, or sheridan guitars in general?
Did Epiphone do a dc? I can't seem to find one.

Thanks for any help you have or can offer, I'm a jr noob!

Moss

Sarge said:

Did Epiphone do a dc? I can't seem to find one.

http://epiphonewiki.com/index.php/Les_Paul_Junior#Les_Paul_Junior_Double_Cut

Sarge

@Moss thanks, I'm an idiot, of course I've seen these, probably hundreds of times!

I'm blaming the liquid lunch :^o

seany65

I suppose you could try the cruiser LJ 550. It's cheap, double cut, has what look like p90s, can have a 'tv yellow' finish. This is the entry on their website :

http://craftereurope.com/prodinfo9771810/

You'll notice it says 'bolt on neck', (but the pics I've seen on google of the back seem to show a glued-in neck). Even though I emailed them a few months a go telling them that the description was incorrect as far as the controls go (actually 2x tone and 2x volume) they still haven't changed the description from  '2V+1T'!

There are conflicting reports on whether they're any good or not, and whether their quality control is all that good. So  a bit like Gibson, then eh?

Sarge

Haha.

Thanks, I'll look into that!

Forge

Make sure it will scratch that itch or you'll only end up selling it to get a Gibbo.

Deijavoo

RayGun Relic.

stimpsonslostson

I'd second the suggestions of Raygun Relics- I had one of his SG Jr's it was great,  but I sold it to help finance my dream of owning a Gibson LP Jr single cut… and yet every time one of @GrahamM 's creations pops up on my Facebook feed I have a small twinge of regret that I didn't buy one of his. (Not a big enough twinge to make me sell my Gibson mind you!)

Sarge

The rayguns do look stunning but my budget is low for this having not even played a jr (style) before unless you count the Hondo professional HD1010 double cut.....I don't, even though the rayguns seem very good value.

I may have just secured a Sheridan A150 for half my budget, seems a no-brainer IF it's a set neck, just waiting for a confirmation on that.

Updates as and when, all your input is hugely appreciated, cheers!