New Gibson Les Paul Juniors $599 at GC

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New Gibson Les Paul Juniors $599 at GC

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$599 this weekend(Presidents Day Sale)

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Note the coil tap

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Wow, they sure fucked those up.
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p-rails can fix that
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If it was the P90 version I would totally grab one!
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Billy3000 wrote:If it was the P90 version I would totally grab one!
+1, was excited when saw thread title. Is this some GC Exclusive shit or something?
Aug wrote:which one of you bastards sent me an ebay question asking if you can get teh kurdtz with that 64 mustang? :x
robertOG wrote:fran & paul are some of the original gangstas of the JS days when you'd have to say "phuck"
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paul_ wrote:Wow, they sure fucked those up.
Awwah,I think they are kewl

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paul_ wrote:Wow, they sure fucked those up.
:lol: :lol:

They are an insult to the institution that is Gibson.

Rip that fucking humbucker out Westy. PLZ.
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Fran wrote:
paul_ wrote:Wow, they sure fucked those up.
:lol: :lol:

They are an insult to the institution that is Gibson.

Rip that fucking humbucker out Westy. PLZ.
Haha,I wonder how many kids ripped the P-90s out of old juniors and rouhted them for humbuckers?
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westtexasred wrote:
Fran wrote:
paul_ wrote:Wow, they sure fucked those up.
:lol: :lol:

They are an insult to the institution that is Gibson.

Rip that fucking humbucker out Westy. PLZ.
Haha,I wonder how many kids ripped the P-90s out of old juniors and rouhted them for humbuckers?
THOUSANDS.

But WE know about tone right? :wink:
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Oh well I just bought this because....its...yellow

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it looks exactly like a 99 dollar epiphone
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robroe wrote:it looks exactly like a 99 dollar epiphone
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Coil tap

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Says LPJH57: Les Paul Junior Humbucker '57 Classic

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What's the neck profile like?
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I think it is a 60's profile.

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Oh and I was wrong about the pickup isn't a '57 Classic. It is a modern pickup,maybe a 498T. like this

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Also,I think the fretboard is torrefied maple

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Like a Suhr

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To be fair i would not turn my nose up at that, i love Juniors. But why oh why put a 'bucker in there? A Zebra one at that.
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Fran wrote:To be fair i would not turn my nose up at that, i love Juniors. But why oh why put a 'bucker in there? A Zebra one at that.
Haha,well no accounting for taste huh ...

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Anyway I think it sounds really good. When you engage the coil tap it sounds pretty much like a P-90.

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I'm more sinful than westexasred.
this is the one I'm going for next

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$499

humbucker and p100
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gaybear wrote:I'm more sinful than westexasred.
this is the one I'm going for next

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$499

humbucker and p100
Blasphemy!

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Fran wrote:To be fair i would not turn my nose up at that, i love Juniors. But why oh why put a 'bucker in there? A Zebra one at that.
Mr Nielson would like a word with you.

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love me some velasquez

i see your velasquez and raise you a Bacon (oink)

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