I'm after some advice/suggestions from those of you that have experience will Les Paul Juniors, replacing parts etc, in particular the 2015 model.
I'm going to replace the self tuning thing with Locking Grover Rotomatics. I've got these on a couple of other guitars and they are solid as a rock.
I've been told that this, along with the desire to use 11's, will lead to the nut having to be replaced? I've seen this done on one guitar, but to be honest I thought it was a piss poor job. Has anyone changed the tuners and left the zerofret brass nut thing on? wondering how it would function (I guess the best thing is to try it out?)
I have also heard that the bridge can be replaced with something much better? I have heard that Tonepros bridges on a Junior are a vast improvement? Anyone any thoughts on this?
I'd be grateful for any advice from modders, lutihers etc that have experience of modding juniors, particularly these 2015 cricket bat style ones, and possibly looking for someone to do the work (nut, bridge, etc).
Thanks
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A the nut would be fine with different strings. Gibson will replace the brass one for a titanium one at a massive charge of £0, it just screws in. So that's one easy mod you can do yourself.
Taking the auto tuners off is simple too. It just unscrews & again your new tuners just bolt into place easily.
One thing I like on a junior is 50s wiring. Not having a 2015 jr I don't know what the pots etc are like, but the 2006 one I had was made much more versatile by this simple mod. It just involves switching some of the existing wiring from one tab on the pots to another- this gives you a much broader tonal palette to play with. I did it myself in about 5mins.
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