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Robostyle
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Interesting.
I find Juniors to be very versatile.
I find Juniors to be very versatile.
ChurchHill
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And that is precisely why I love my LP Jr... its simplicity forces all the versatility to come from me and it always rewards.
Greazygeo
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For not liking LP’s, I don’t care for the DC. The single cuts are pretty cool. My old Special is killer sounding and has a BIG neck. Put one of those Music City bridges on it so it intonates alittle better, wasn’t too bad with the stock bridge.
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Robostyle
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You can still palm mute, it's just a little different. Imho
LPMojoGL
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Not wrong. I think the most simplistic gear is quite versatile, in the right hands.
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Hack
Well you guys convinced me. I pulled the trigger on a jr from GC. Maybe i can get it by the weekend
Laputan Machine
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Love Jr.s, Les Pauls and SGs.
Coronets are great too.
Gretsch Corvettes are like a cross between a Coronet and SG jr. Usually they had a HiLoTron.
Coronets are great too.
Gretsch Corvettes are like a cross between a Coronet and SG jr. Usually they had a HiLoTron.
Killcrop
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I was in Nashville and stopped into the Gibson Garage. I felt like I was in a store in Disney. Not in a good way. Anyway they have one room where you can play through and amp. I was checking out a sweet RR style LP custom through a Mark 2C+, which was also pretty fun. Anyway, the kid working there said, you should check this out. It was a Jr in TV Yellow. I was never a fan of those mostly because I am a pure Les Paul with Humbuckers. Anyway that Jr was badass. It was so fun to play. I wanted it. But it was a Murphy aged model and it was $6600. But damn was that thing slammin.
He said the magic in the Junior is the pickup placement. That a LP Special or even the 56 Gold Top they had didn't have the same snarl. That Junior spanked those other p90 guitars. It wasn't even close.
He said the magic in the Junior is the pickup placement. That a LP Special or even the 56 Gold Top they had didn't have the same snarl. That Junior spanked those other p90 guitars. It wasn't even close.
Laputan Machine
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Some people say it's because there's less magnetic pull on the strings, I find that very hard to believe but whatever. They do feel 'looser' for lack of a better way of describing it, probably just mind being tricked.
I played someones 1962 Les Paul SG Jr and it actually made me think there is something to the 'vintage' guitar jerkoff stuff, because for some reason it played so nice and the P90 in it was somehow super hot, but super quiet, super clear and just sounded like nothing else I've ever played. Made the Lollar P90s I had in another guitar sound like shit.
I played someones 1962 Les Paul SG Jr and it actually made me think there is something to the 'vintage' guitar jerkoff stuff, because for some reason it played so nice and the P90 in it was somehow super hot, but super quiet, super clear and just sounded like nothing else I've ever played. Made the Lollar P90s I had in another guitar sound like shit.
romanianreaper
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I need to give these guitars another whirl. I tried one out recently but not sure I'd dig thr 50s neck. I need to spend more time with one.
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Hack
Yeah. I heard so much about how the p90 is noisy but less gain. Not even close. It is damn near as hot as my hottest humbuckers and very quiet. The pickup is so good I pulled it out to see if it was some boutique replacement...nope, just the stock gibson.
My guitar came to me as if a monkey set it up. I had to adjust the truss rod, lower the bridge for it to be right, but after all that, it really is one of the nicest playing guitars I have had.
Killcrop
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I checked out the USA production version today. What a POS. That thing had zero vibe. The neck shape sucked too. I didn't even plug it in.
The TV Yellow was dreadful. You couldn't see any wood grain. Oh well.
The TV Yellow was dreadful. You couldn't see any wood grain. Oh well.
DanTravis62
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The stock gibson p90s are on a completely different level to most of their humbuckers.
Not that gibsons are terrible - I like the 57 classic, dirty fingers, and burstbucker quite a bit, as well as their older pickups which are much better
But their p90s are simply so great that no one ever replaces them
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VonBonfire
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Not in my experience but it may have been your perception when playing it unplugged in a large, noisy retail store. Plugged in and picking close to the bridge using the bridge pickup it can get a surprising amount of twang if desired.
DanTravis62
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IME 335s and most gibson semi hollows are pretty balanced but normally have a more "woody" and less scooped tone than an LP
Obviously if you pick at the bridge with any guitar it'll get twangy right
I wouldn't normally describe a 335 as twangy though would you?
romanianreaper
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That sucks to hear
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VonBonfire
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IME less thunderous bass than an LP, a little less sustain than an LP (although it can be close if you gotta good one), and a more airy open sounding top end. For blues it's just a killer choice IMO. But really so is a Les Paul. Tbh the other guitar I just tried at gig volume that reminded me of a 335 a good bit was that thinline tele my wife picked up, provided it's set on the bridge pickup. The scale feel is different, but the tone is pretty similar when using gain, just less compression from the single coil.
I wouldn't describe a 335 as a twangy guitar but if it was poorly setup (or played in a big noisy room) it might seem that way unplugged.
Chris O
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I had one of the Epi IBG LP Specials in TV Yellow with a pair of P90's, and it was GLORIOUS! Never should have sold that one. Stayed in tune, BIG comfy neck, and sounded like rock-n-roll's sweaty crotch! I'd really love to grab a Gibson version, but damn...it's hard to do when that Epi sounded so good.
