DC Junior confusion

[Neffco]

I’m pretty happy with my pgk. The LtDave route sounds awesome though. Gibson has helped sell a lot of PGK and alternatives to the G Dc Jr.

 

[Ronaldo]

No more confusion.
I fully understand now.
The deal worked out well and I’m very please with my Junior.
It’s really a fun guitar that has immediately brought me out of my guitar doldrums lol!
After a little cleaning, tweaking and string change to suit my playing, I rocked the jr. for about 2 hrs straight last night.
That neck is pretty comfortable.
This is an appropriate guitar for me originally designed for the beginner which I sound and play like one.

 

[LocoTex]

I am hoping to pick up the Special in a few years on the used market.

There ya go.....that's my plan.

 

[philipb911]

If they can make those they can make them vintage correct. There's not a lot in it.

I like the fact it is something different and the front load layout makes it very easy to mod

 

[bpolo]

I know this is about the double cuts, but if youWant vintage correct, the new single cut Vintage Tobacco burst Juniors are pretty damn close the custom shop juniors. Neck is a hair off 50’s chunk, and the pickup is a tad closer to the bridge, pretty close to a ‘54 (someone here actually made me aware of that). They’re handwired. I’m actually shocked they made these so close to their custom shop Juniors. Theyre posted at $1499 but I was able to nab one for $999. Throw some Gold Top Hats on it and 3 on a plate tuners, and if you really want put a bumble bee cap in, and you essentially have a custom shop for $2500 less with very minor differences

 

[cherrick]

...I was able to nab one for $999....

Where can I get one of these for $999?

 

[bpolo]

Where can I get one of these for $999?

I got mine from Musicians Friend. Mint condition open box Which is how it was listed $999, thenI t was gone as I had it in the shopping cart. Salesperson honored the price for a new one since there were no mint open box left. At the same time the mint condition 1 was $999 they were listing blemished condition 2 for $1199 which made no sense. If you talk to them they have a lot of leeway. And if you get nowhere, simply call back and get a different sales rep. Some seem to be more willing or able to help with discounts than others.

 

[bpolo]

I got mine from Musicians Friend. Mint condition open box Which is how it was listed $999, thenI t was gone as I had it in the shopping cart. Salesperson honored the price for a new one since there were no mint open box left. At the same time the mint condition 1 was $999 they were listing blemished condition 2 for $1199 which made no sense. If you talk to them they have a lot of leeway. And if you get nowhere, simply call back and get a different sales rep. Some seem to be more willing or able to help with disc

Where can I get one of these for $999?

They also have a 145 day return policy due to Covid, so even if you buy an open box, you have very little to lose. Most of time they were never even played. I m still looking for the “blemishes” on a ‘61 SG reissue I bought from them.

 

[Sharp]

2006(?) dc faded. Apart from the TOM, pretty old school. Make it with a stop bar et viola! I think I swapped the knobs with my 335 to give my fingers more room.

 

[Paully141]

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What's going on here with the neck join? I just took the guard off mine and it's the same as the purple one? Looks like it's been routed for a single coil? Did it start life as a melody maker?

 

[drmmrr55]

The pic in my avatar is a Junior Tribute. Mahogany body, Maple neck, and a soapbar P-90. The custom shop would be ALL mahogany, and a dog-ear P-90. I paid $549.99 for my Tribute a couple years ago (Guitar Center was blowing them out), it's the best Gibson I've ever owned, and it's my #1!

 

[drmmrr55]

I like the new one but why won't they give us what we want. A double cut vintage correct Junior! I know Custom Shop do them but the price for a simple guitar is obscene. They've always got to put a 'twist' on it. I built my own using a luthier made body and neck and cost me £600 finished.All vintage correct wiring and hardware. How come Gibson can't do one? View attachment 378289

I've not seen a DC Junior like the one in the pic above, but they do make one in an SG junior model. They are pretty pricey at $1399.00 though...

 

[efstop]

I posted earlier in this thread, but since then I bought a used Junior Tribute DC, and I have posted it before, but here's a new pic. It's part of my four unit "cheap Gibsons" collection. Based on current exchange rates, I paid ~$475 US for it. It has the side mounted jack, but I haven't taken the guard off to inspect the neck rout. A slab of mahogany and a P-90, all that a rocker needs.

 

[mjross]

They could make ONE,.... but they have to make 100s if not 1000s,.... a lot of material and time involved... you would think it would make them less expensive but the overhead and pending debt (remember the bankruptcy issue)... It's going take a while for Gibson to reach that point to be really cost effective. Hiring new leadership doesn't squash the debt they are still in.

I have one of these 2019 DC Jrs.... these are awesome guitars for the money..... great quality... rock solid guitar.
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Fantastic guitars for the short period of time they were available. I purchased a few when they were released and glad I did. They make a great platform for modifications. The one below I had modified removing the P90 had a new pickguard fabricated and installed a Wolfetone Dr. Vintage in the bridge. This guitar really rocks! If I’m correct, this model is no longer available. Too bad because it was a very nice well built guitar at a reasonable price!

 

[efstop]

Fantastic guitars for the short period of time they were available. I purchased a few when they were released and glad I did. They make a great platform for modifications. The one below I had modified removing the P90 had a new pickguard fabricated and installed a Wolfetone Dr. Vintage in the bridge. This guitar really rocks! If I’m correct, this model is no longer available. Too bad because it was a very nice well built guitar at a reasonable price!

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I'd like to plane mine down 1/8", rout it out and put a thin spruce top on it to make it a semi-hollow. And install a proper '50s guard and uncompensated bridge.

 

[mjross]

I'd like to plane mine down 1/8", rout it out and put a thin spruce top on it to make it a semi-hollow. And install a proper '50s guard and uncompensated bridge.

Actually a very nice platform for such ideas. That’s why I grabbed a few of them, had a few things I wanted to try. Had no idea Gibson would only offer them for a few years. To my knowledge Gibson does not build them any more!

 

[efstop]

Actually a very nice platform for such ideas. That’s why I grabbed a few of them, had a few things I wanted to try. Had no idea Gibson would only offer them for a few years. To my knowledge Gibson does not build them any more!

Long & McQuade had dozens and dozens of them, but they finally sold them all. I'm sure a few will come back as trades. I'd buy another if I can get the same price as the first one.

 

[mjross]

Long & McQuade had dozens and dozens of them, but they finally sold them all. I'm sure a few will come back as trades. I'd buy another if I can get the same price as the first one.

Yeah, the initial price was fantastic. However, since they quit making them the ones that pop up for sale are around 1K. Still, with todays prices not too bad for a guitar of its quality. My DC is really a fine guitar. Gibson really should have thought seriously about offering them in that configuration!

 

[Reelal]

Hi guys, very interesting reading. I have an original 1958 DC Jr. Sho-nuf plays fine. I got it for my 15th birthday in 58, they were made good back then. The only things not original are the strings and the handle on that chipboard case, I even have the amp that came with it, has a Gibson tag on it but still may not be Gibson amp. I understand a lot of players today are liking the sound of those old P90 pickups, they are hot. I remember, when I was a lot younger, the teacher had me turn the volume down on the Gibson because it was so much louder than the Fenders he was selling to his other students. I might just sell this one now, I'm old and it hardly ever comes out of the case anymore. sad to get that way. I better quit rambling and get off here, Y'all have a god day now Bye.

 

[dspelman]

I have a friend with a '59 original Special. Somewhere north of $5K, I believe.

I liked it but didn't like it $5K worth, but wanted something similar. A friend on another forum alerted me to an Agile AD-2300 (same body style DC) with hand-wound P90s sitting on a wall in Vancouver for $130 (the combination would have been around $500 new), so I had him send it to me.

We spent an afternoon playing the original and the Agile through a few amps and decided that just maybe the cheaper, newer guitar had the edge. I'm not sure how/why gibson charges what they do for these.