The LP Juniors that are sold under the Maestro name can be modified/improved to play really well. First, throw away the tuners and put some good ones on. Second, the wraparound bridge cants forward under pressure, so your intonation goes to hell. You can either put a thin half washer on the pickup side of the bridge to combat this, or get a fancier more adjustable bridge with moveable saddles. Also, the allen screws they give you for intonation adjustment are too short and too cheap (they strip out and fail), so get some longer black ones at your hardware store. Don't think they sell chrome ones. Doing those things will give you much more control over intonation and tone. Also, get a cheap set of miniature files to fix any sharp fret ends with a light touch. Maybe steel wool your frets and oil your fret board, and you'll have a much better guitar. If you want to go a little more, replace the nut with a gibson or tusq nut. You'll find you now have a gig-able guitar without spending more than a hundred. Upgrade the electronics if you like, but you'll get into spending more money there. Why do all this? LP Juniors are $1200 or more these days.
