Les Paul Junior vs SG Classic/Tribute.....

[SRXy]

I've been really gassing for something with P90's and I made the fatal mistake (as usual) of going down to my local music shop and giving a LP Junior a good thrashing....now I want one damnit! What a versatile guitar for something that has two knobs and one P90! It's in my price range and the only other P90 option in that price range would be a SG Classic/Tribute special.....

They only have one in stock (and no SG Classic/Tributes) and it's a white one, but it's got a nice dark almost ebony looking fretboard (I presume it's rosewood)....

What are the upgrades people do to the Juniors? Or do you just leave them stock and play them until your fingers and your neighbour's ears bleed?


I was wondering if there's a significant sound difference between the LP Junior and the SG Classic....any insights would be nice. They should get stock of the SG's in at the end of the month....

[Mantis]

Originally Posted by SRXy

Or do you just leave them stock and play them until your fingers and your neighbour's ears bleed?

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no upgrades needed...
i have nothing against SG's and have played a few p90 Sg's... good stuff...
i prefer the LP junior though, it's kinda like the dark horse "sleeper " guitar
one pick up simple slab body... nuttin to it right? then you plug that sucker in and...

[SRXy]

Originally Posted by Mantis

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no upgrades needed...
i have nothing against SG's and have played a few p90 Sg's... good stuff...
i prefer the LP junior though, it's kinda like the dark horse "sleeper " guitar
one pick up simple slab body... nuttin to it right? then you plug that sucker in and...

That's exactly how I felt....it was a real "HOLY SH*T!!!" moment....

Wifey has given the go ahead....I think I might pull the trigger on this one...

[Greg's Guitars]

As far as Les Paul Junior upgrades are concerned some people leave them stock,some tweak them just a little, it really depends on the year.Some early 50 models have a problem with the bridge posts being to close to the pickup route causing the bridge to tilt due to wood fatigue or the wood splits between the bridge post and the pickup cavity.Some have a bridge (wrap around) that is intonated with "steps" for a wound "G" string and get a replacement bridge intonated for an unwound "G" string. I own one as a personal player that the bridge mounting posts were incorrectly placed for proper bridge alignment and intonation from the factory and doweled the post holes and moved them back around an 8th of an inch for proper intonation , it really depends on the guitar itself, they ( Les Paul Juniors) are killer simple guitars that really do deliver. It does surprise me that an SG goes for less than a LP junior in most instances as both are great guitars.

[dmraco]

As a LP JR fan...I have 4....I say the JR. Much more balance guitar when playing too!!

[Mstele97]

Juniors are simple and cool but the SG Classic has two P-90's and a little more tonal range IMHO. I have had both and like the SG a bit more because of the two pickups. I am biased since an SG was my first guitar!

[SRXy]

Well I pulled the trigger and got myself a Satin White LP Junior with the ebony fretboard. I'm super stoked with it and can't wait to get it home!!!

[Mstele97]

Sweet. They are cool guitars. I would like a sunburst one again. So can you see a bit of grain through the white or is it solid? You have to post pics too!

[your idol]

Great choice in guitar there. Me personally im a Double Cut guy but everytime im around one of those SC satin jrs i cant help but play the hell out of it

[SRXy]

Originally Posted by Mstele97

Sweet. They are cool guitars. I would like a sunburst one again. So can you see a bit of grain through the white or is it solid? You have to post pics too!

It's solid....I might get my tame luthier to do a vintage sunburst on it at some stage. First thing that's going on will be a bone nut, but other than that it's going to stay stock.

It sounds epic...I've been playing it all evening and I'm still over the moon...not a single bit of buyers remorse.

The only thing that is a bit annoying is the sharpish edge on the neck where the fretboard and the paint meet. Any tips on smoothing that out?

[nutsauce]

My white Jr. I bought a couple years ago does have an ebony fingerboard. Only the white comes with ebony. Great guitar!!