[Les Paul Junior 2013]

Not quite, the "vintage" tuners are why most guitarists installed Grovers until gibson made those standard. The bridge is the standard Tune-o-matic. The Standard as a locking bridge and locking Grovers.

 

Really, The LPJ is a great guitar for the money. It seems to be a renamed Studio Faded.

 

My only point was do not compare it to the Standard as you are not even in the same ballpark. If you want a fancier finish with the flame, you will need to step up to a Studio Deluxe at $1400, twice the price. Just remember that the finish is purely for show.

 

Since you are looking for coil-splitting, check out the Deluxe II (sold at Guitar Center and Musicians Friend). I bought the next step up (Traditional Pro II) and could not be happier.

 

Thanks, I'm actually tossing it up between this and an epi lp standard plus top with the flame and coil-split. The LPJ is about as far as my budget can stretch as I am just a hobbyist guitar player :)

[Les Paul Junior 2013]

The LPJ has a maple neck, the standard Les Paul has mahogany. The back is probably a 3-piece instead of a 2-piece. All of the appointments are cheaper as is the finish.

 

Really, you cannot compare the two (the Standard costs almost 4x as much). If that is all you can afford, that is probably still better than an Epiphone, but it's no where near the same as a $2000 guitar.

 

Thanks for the info, yeah I like both this and the epiphone plus tops. If I end up going for this one I want to coil-split it too, I'm not too sure how much more that will cost. As you say it is cheaper material than the LP standard, but still likely better than the epiphone.

[Les Paul Junior 2013]

Hi,

 

I have seen the new LPJ 2013s and am wondering what are the big differences between these and a LP standard. I understand the price jump is partially due to the lackering and finish on the standard, as well as the AAA maple top - all which cost $$. But what about the mahogany that the body is made from, is the standard one or two pieces of wood? Is the LPJ multiple pieces? and is the mahogany of the same quality as the standards, or more similar to that of an epiphone?

 

Thanks