truetone6 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I got a used Les Paul Junior BJA a couple of weeks ago at my local store. When I first saw it on the wall I thought was a vintage Les Paul Junior (there is some natural weather checking that makes it look older). When I asked what it was they told me it was a Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior.It's a 2006 model and somebody changed the tuners to Grovers.Also the original leopard lined case is gone but it did come with a Gibson Les Paul Junior case with a white lining. It's a nice guitar,full gloss finish and a one piece mahogany body,almost like a custom shop except it has a thinner neck. Actually the finish looks a little different. The custom shop is a darker sunburst like a 57 and this guitar is more yellow like a '59. It sounded good when I got it but I had my friend Ted Vig install a Gibson "Super Vintage" P-90 pick-up and rewire it with 2 Dimarzio 500K pots and a .022 Orangdrop cap and now it sounds awesome! This is what the original H-90 pick-up looks like. It is actually 2 P-90s sandwiched together,not a P-90 and a dummy coil(P-100) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truetone6 Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 The color of the 2006 BJA looks more like this is a 1959 Les Paul Junior(below) The 1956 Junior(left) had a more orangey sunburst Gibson changed the color of the BJA in 2009 to look more like a 1956(Billie Joe's Junior "Floyd" is a '56) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitefly Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Very nice, congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truetone6 Posted July 13, 2012 Author Share Posted July 13, 2012 Thanks man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truetone6 Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 I got a new case for my Junior.The neck doesn't lay flat in the regular Les Paul case. I wanted to get one of the original leopard skin cases but they cost too much on Ebay so I got this one instead. I got the Junior the Firebird and the Zen-On guitar at the same local store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam411booking Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Awesome guitar man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 . Congrats on your new LP Jr. That's a nice little stable you're growing. . B) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foggy Notion Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Nice Junior BJA!! I've just bought a 2010 BJA in classic white- I love 'em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I am pretty sure the H-90 is an actual P-90 on the top coil, and a smaller coil on the bottom. Thus, it is NOT a true humbucker because the coils are not close enough to be balenced to reduce hum. I am pretty sure the P-100 is two very HOT coils (13+ ohms) stacked and wired out-of-phase, which is why they lack harmonics and sound so dull. Output similar to a P-90, same tonal range, but not the same in how the respond or react. The H-90 is actually a good sounding pup, and when using just the top coil, is essentailly the same as a P-90 with the OPTION of being able to add more by using the second coil. I have heard of poeple asking for them, and Gibson doesn't sell them. (Although, I think those looking for them are under the impression it is a humbucker). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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