Riffster Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 So I've been thinking of a single pickup Junior for a while, I like both the single cut and double cut OK,I like the concept of a single pickup but the wraparound bridge and non-carved tops leave cold, then I thought about a new LP Melody Maker but again I want a single pickup. To buy another axe I need to sell my first Gibson LP since I do not play it much since I gravitate towards my R8. Then I heard a guy say he'd love a carved top junior and then it hit me, why not turn my LP into a Junior?! I did a mock up with aluminum foil, either a plastic or metal pickguard would conform to the carved top of the guitar. The pickup switch hole and one vol/tone hole would have to be addressed since I would have vol/tone/coil split switch. Maybe I can extend the pickguard to cover the bridge pickup volume hole. What do you guys think? I think a metal engraved pickguard Zemaitis style would look killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Interesting idea And yes I think a Zemaitis style pickguard would look way cool.. and you probably would have to cover the two knob holes.. Ohh and maybe for the toggle switch, just remove the ring and wire it up as a kill switch or something? Pretty cool though.. will be interested to see what you do :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Looks like aluminum foil to me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Looks like aluminum foil to me.. Hehe looks like didn't read my post to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 1391137265[/url]' post='1480231']Hehe looks like didn't read my post to me. Oh but I did... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan H Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I guess I'm prejudiced because I think the wraparound bridge, the flat top and single P90 is what makes it a "Junior"...but looks like a cool idea regardless. -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Yep hence my comments in the OP, I actually am leaning strongly for a TV jones Powertron Plus with an English mount for this guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 1391137435[/url]' post='1480234']I guess I'm prejudiced because I think the wraparound bridge, the flat top and single P90 is what makes it a "Junior"...but looks like a cool idea regardless. -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I guess I'm prejudiced because I think the wraparound bridge, the flat top and single P90 is what makes it a "Junior"...but looks like a cool idea regardless. -Ryan agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krock Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 You might be able to do something cool using those spare knobs like putting in a pedal circuit you like. a fuzz face for example would be cool, you could use one knob as a blend/ volume (where fully clockwise takes it out of the signal) and the other as the fuzz control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 To me Les Paul, SG, Explorers, Les Paul Juniors, Melody Makers are each a line of products, rather than a single product, there has been so many variations within those lines even in the early years. One could say that what makes a Les Paul a real Les Paul is P90's, trapeze bridge and a Gold Top, but that is just not the case. Leaving perceptions and semantics aside, I think this is what I want to go for (switch and all) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg3FcuY8yIw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Jr baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan H Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Jr baby! +10000000000 -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Zed is dead and so is this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Zed is dead and so is this thread. Its a chopper.. not a motorbike ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 You got it Rabs. The reference to the movie and the semantics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codename Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I'd say leave the Les Paul as is and get a Junior. I played a Strat for over 20 years then I got 3 Gibsons within a year.(BJA Junior,61 SG Reissue and a Les Paul Traditional). My Junior is the one I play the most. Had to do some minor nut and fret work on it but now I love the thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHTom Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I was actually looking at a Tobaco burst JR the other day and fell in love with it. Love that red one posted above! I like the mod LP idea, but I think I'd just trade towards a Jr. NHTom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHTom Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 worse case, you could extend your pick guard idea to cover the switch and knobs......reminds me of some tele pick guards.........maybe black or tourtise BY THE WAY....I'M NOT AN ARTIST!!!!!! NHTom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 That's it !! Someone bring out the Gimp :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Ultimately that would not cure my Junior fever and I'd be buying a LP Junior anyway, so I say sell it and buy what you really want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHTom Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Ultimately that would not cure my Junior fever and I'd be buying a LP Junior anyway, so I say sell it and buy what you really want. Yeah, after playing one this week, I've got fever for one BAD NHTom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Actually i did not get my point across very well by equating it to a Junior, I was simply meaning single pickup guitar and not a p90 necessarily. I have seen several Juniors with humbuckers for sale locally and I did not realize that everybody would assume the p90 model is what I want. I simply equated Junior with single pickup. Like I said in the OP I played Jrs single and double cuts and they are not for me. I do not care for the wraparound bridge which pains me because I wanted an R4. As I mentioned before I am thinking of a TV Jones Powertron for this guitar with the wiring of the video I posted. There is only need to cover 1 hole of the V/T controls, if you watch the video you'd see why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 This is my P90 guitar and I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stringtao Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Its a chopper.. not a motorbike ;) What happened to my Honda? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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