'58-'60 LP Junior or Special..?

Bridgehouse

Oh man you lot!

I'm feeling poorer already. Budget is sorted.

I'm officially on the hunt for one. I reckon I need to try a junior DC and a Special DC, and probably a Special SC as well. 

Ive done the maths and I reckon it will be a punishment of no more than 3 weeks in the spare room

meltedbuzzbox

I might be missing the point but have you looked at the Gibson custom shop stuff?

I ask this purely from a playing point of view... I don't really get buying guitars as investments, they should be bought to be played

Bridgehouse

@meltedbuzzbox - it's to play. Not an investment.

I have looked at the CS stuff, but I have recently discovered that I just get on better with good vintage.

Horses for courses and all that 

IvisonGuitars

Bridgehouse said:

Oh man you lot!

I'm feeling poorer already. Budget is sorted.

I'm officially on the hunt for one. I reckon I need to try a junior DC and a Special DC, and probably a Special SC as well. 

Ive done the maths and I reckon it will be a punishment of no more than 3 weeks in the spare room

I've got a SC Junior and 2 x SC Specials you can try if you fancy a road trip and i'm only 50 mins away from Monoamine's DC Junior too ;-)

IvisonGuitars

And Mark @guitars4you is absolutely right about a vintage P90 in the neck position. I never thought I was a fan but, lord almighty, my TV Special barely moves off the neck position currently. Sublime.

Bridgehouse

@miserneil - you're a good man. Once I find a gap in my stupid diary I will have to take you up on a kind offer like that! 

skippy76

Evening Bridgehouse

My 1960 LPJ double cut arrived yesterday and I'm stoked with it. Rings out clearly and loudly when strummed acoustically and sounds awesome through my Fender Twinolux and my little Marshall Offset.

Single P90 is great and Im finding different tones that I don't look for from my other humbucker loaded Gibsons.

Im a bit further away than Miserneil but If you're ever in the Surrey area stop by for a play if you like.

Cheers

TC   

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Bridgehouse

@skippy76 - lovely looker - not surprised you are stoked!

Kind offer from you as well - if I'm ever close I may well drop you a msg!

Enjoy!

Moominpapa

"I never felt like I needed a two- or three-pickup guitar, because you can get a lot of tones out of a single pickup. If you’re in a room filled with gasoline, how many matches do you really need? One good one and a backup!" - Leslie West

JookyChap

Does anybody know how many '59 Jrs  were actually made? Just there seems to be quite the supply in the UK...

IvisonGuitars

@JookyChap in '59 they shipped 4364 Juniors......give or take a few ;-)

IvisonGuitars

Compared to 643 'Bursts the same year. The Junior was by far the biggest seller in Gibsons catalogue.

JookyChap

Cheers @miserneil - so that's, what, 17 you haven't owned yet then?

IvisonGuitars

JookyChap said:

Cheers @miserneil - so that's, what, 17 you haven't owned yet then?

Not YET.... ;-)

Exorcist

My Jr is a 2010, (Think they were marketed as 50's) and I don't know if I just got lucky.. but it is an absolute beast. The standard Gibson P90 sounds incredible. And anywhere I have ever cranked it, I have never suffered with much hum. 

Bridgehouse

I'm beginning to think there's some sort of fairy dust associated with these late 50's juniors - not heard a bad word against them at all!

It seems like the Specials don't get the same sort of love though?

guitars4you

Bridgehouse said:

I'm beginning to think there's some sort of fairy dust associated with these late 50's juniors - not heard a bad word against them at all!

It seems like the Specials don't get the same sort of love though?

it would have to be a Special for me - I love that neck pick-up - just puuuuuuurrrrrrs

Bridgehouse

I have to say I like the idea of the special but the pickup placement on the '59 troubles me..

IvisonGuitars

Bridgehouse said:

I have to say I like the idea of the special but the pickup placement on the '59 troubles me..

Get a '60 then!! ;-)

IvisonGuitars

guitars4you said:

Bridgehouse said:

I'm beginning to think there's some sort of fairy dust associated with these late 50's juniors - not heard a bad word against them at all!

It seems like the Specials don't get the same sort of love though?

it would have to be a Special for me - I love that neck pick-up - just puuuuuuurrrrrrs

Agree 100%. I was a die hard Junior fan but the Special is so versatile, it's mental. A single cut Special is a 'Burst killer in my opinion.

Although, for straight ahead rocking out, there is NOTHING like a junior. Best thing to do...buy 2 :-)