Any love for the sg junior ?

[not_neville]

No, they really do sound like that straight into an old fashioned low-to-middling gain valve amp. If you don't believe it then just get hold of a copy of The Who's "Live at Leeds" :-)

Cheers - it's official then - the new £600 ones sound as good as the vintage ones - just need to get over my snobbery and raise some cash.

[TheGuitarWeasel]

Why oh why do people post guitar porn at this time of day ... and when I'm saving for another Strat?

[melj]

The new ones are multi-piece bodies with maple boards and the controls set out differently to the vintage ones (albeit maybe more sensibly).

They are also only £529 at Guitarguitar at the moment although i don't think they come with a case.

[boyhowdy]

I played a mate's 60s jr and it's absolutely incredible.

[badlydrawnbanjo]

I had one of the new ones. Sold it and now want another. If I can sell the Precision bass I've got up for sale this is what I think I'll spend the money on. They don't come with a case but the gig bag is pretty good to be honest.

[TheGuitarWeasel]

Aggggggggggh a gigbag for a Gibbo .... off with its head!

[Neil.C]

I can see why you fancy one OP.

They do look the business and I really like the idea of a single P90.






Got a Les Paul Junior myself.

[not_neville]

Neil,

That LP jr looks the biz. I had a doublecut junior, but the position of the strap button was all wrong for me - I'm hoping the SG junior might be a little better balanced, otherwise I'd be looking at one like yours.

[BucketheadRules]

That sounds great.

My dad used to have an original 1962 Junior (it was an SG shape but it was before they called it that - still a Les Paul). Looked kind of like this one:



It sounded positively pornographic, but neither of us ever got along with it really - the SG shape is just so uncomfortable sitting down. It looks great but the balance is appalling, the neck dive is quite something.

I want to see the same cherry/black, single-P90 principle applied to a Flying V.

[Lustycourtier]

If I was looking at one new, I'd find a used BJA one...