Clump Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 I got a Junior 60s in ebony when MF was blowing them out a couple of weeks ago. I'll admit that the main reason I bought the guitar was because it was such a great bargain ($479.99). Little did I know what a great guitar it is! A little tweak of the bridge and the action is perfect for me. It's really light and resonant. Of course the dog ear P-90 is great - beautiful cleans and as much raunch as you could want when needed. I can't seem to put it down. A lot of people on line have complained about the baked maple board and the knobs not being in the traditional SG Jr location. I don't have a problem with either. The board is fine, smooth and comfortable. It cleaned up and darkened nicely with lemon oil. Since I don't have a vintage Jr the knobs don't bother me a bit. The gloss black finish on mine is very good. All in all a great guitar. Considering the bargain price it's an unbelievable value. It's working hard to unseat my 60s Tribute SG as #1. Beauty shots
John Rutherford Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 Yeah, I got the cherry one, great guitar and as light as a feather. No reason I can see except Gibson's crazeeeee marketing strategy why the knobs couldn't have been in the right postion AND a wrapround compensated bridge used rather than the not very good smooth one. Still, a budget guitar that looks and sounds great. Here in the UK they are selling them with a nice discount, I might even get another one.
Stubert Posted April 5, 2013 Posted April 5, 2013 This is my almost pristine 1963. Someone truly had it under the bed for nearly 50 years.
charlie brown Posted April 9, 2013 Posted April 9, 2013 Very Nice little "Black Beauty" there, Clump! Congratulations! I love "Jr.'s"..."Speicals," too! CB
charlie brown Posted April 9, 2013 Posted April 9, 2013 This is my almost pristine 1963. Someone truly had it under the bed for nearly 50 years. That's another beauty, Stubert! You're a fortunate guy, to have that. CB
Twiz Posted April 10, 2013 Posted April 10, 2013 Beauty shots Aw man. I played one of these in cherry a few months back. I really liked it. I wish I knew they were running a sale on them at MF. Doh!
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