So I bought a guitar today, somewhat of an impulse buy. I saw it the other day when I was looking in town at the vintage shop. It’s a Epiphone Les Paul Junior ‘57 Reissue. Equipped with a bigsby….that was the kicker for me.
After having loan of an original ‘59 TV model I knew I wanted a Jr, but couldn’t see myself spending 1K+ on a new guitar, and could never afford a vintage one. I like the way the epiphone feels, has the big neck I like, its a set neck of course, so no, its not one of those crappy Junior Models they have. It’s setup great, plays excellent, and hey, its a P90. It’s got the sound down. Solid mahogany body and neck. It was only made for one year. Also its labeled as Epiphone Custom Shop.
One cool thing about it is the guy that had it before me seemed to have set it up as a player. The back of the neck was refinished/sanded down to remove that glassy finish, so now its nice and smooth, really nice feeling.
Also after reading up on it, it was originally equipped with a P100, I’m not 100% but I’m pretty sure this is a replaced P90, also saw people raising up the pickup so it gets closer to the strings………he’s done that too, its nicely done added a spacer, can’t really see it unless you look right up at it. So yeah, this has all the slight mods that make it that much more of a player, I’m really happy with it. Especially for what I got it for $ wise.
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Tags: '57, 2006, bigbsy, Epiphone, GIBSON, Jr, Junior, LES, PAUL, reissue
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
minotaur949, theyr …
minotaur949, theyr discontinued everywhere, not just uk. it was a limited edition model so theyr pretty hard to get ahold of now. i have the sunburst one and am now trying to get ahold of the tv yellow one as well. your best bet is to look on ebay or used stores around you. i wish you luck they really are nice guitars
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Any idea where I …
Any idea where I can get the sunburst one sent to the UK? Unfortunately they seem to be discontinued and I can’t find them anywhere
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
it’s a B5
it’s a B5
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
what type of bigsby …
what type of bigsby is on the jr??? ive been looking into buying one for mine
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
That sounds like a …
That sounds like a replaced P90. I have this guitar- it’s great and Epi did a awesome job, but the P100 it came with was terrible. Great for punk green-day stuff but no vintage vibe tone whatsoever. Insert a good ol’ P90 and you’re good to go.
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
sounds great! i’m …
sounds great! i’m looking this one or a godin 5th ave. kingpin as my next guitar….great tone them p90’s !!
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
thanks man! I …
thanks man! I appreciate the comments.
I think in this video I’m actually using the Epiphone Valve Jr head into a 70s Silvertone piggyback 2×12 cab.
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Which Amp you using …
Which Amp you using here? Man ,whatta great tone !!! You using your Teisco amp?
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Great sounding …
Great sounding guitar ,I love your playing as well ,I checked out all your other videos .Really cool guitars ,and sounds.
Also ,I like your informative write-ups on each posted video about your gear ,appreciate that ,thanks for sharing with us.
Keep up the awesome playing ,and videos !!
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
thats the crappy …
thats the crappy junior dont do that save your money and get a junior reissue for about 300- 400 bucks with a p90. I had two of them. i was sick of the 100 dollar juniors and got me two epiphone sgs. get the higher end model on ebay ive tried the p90 idea it doesnt work. believe me its worth it.
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
yeah if i found one …
yeah if i found one with a bisby id buy it off the shelf too i dont blame ya
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
sounds great !
sounds great !
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
sure you can. but …
sure you can. but be sure you’re getting a “Epiphone Les Paul Junior” not a “Epiphone Junior Model” HUGE difference,
for $100 I gotta assume its the “Junior Model” in which case I think it wouldn’t be worth putting more money into to change the pickup. They aren’t very good guitar. IMO for a few bucks more there are much better guitars out there
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
im planing on …
im planing on buying one ‘
bout 100 bucks and i wondered if
i coud change the pickup it has to
a gibson p90 pickup
like the one on the gibson les paul jr
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
No they have fixed …
No they have fixed bridge, this one isn’t a floating bridge either.
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Is the bridge …
Is the bridge floating on all stock models? (pardon me if this is a stupid question, but I’ve never played one)
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
no sabes tocarr¡¡
no sabes tocarr¡¡
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
the epiphone junior …
the epiphone junior is a pile of crap really it was my 1st guitar and ive got now ive got 3 epiphone les paul junior 57’s and when i play the them to tell difference between them you can really tell that the epiphone junior is complete junk, in my opinion the 57 re-issues are better then the gibson les paul juniors.
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
This guitar and the …
This guitar and the Junior model have nothing in common.
This guitar is solid mahogany, set neck, almost like a real Gibson. It’s “Epiphone Custom Shop”
The Junior model is a beginners guitar that beyond that is pretty much junk in my experience with them. Plywood?, bolt on neck, pretty drab sounding and not o fun to play.
One is a $80 guitar and the other, about $400 now and somewhat collectible. If you can get a ‘57 for a good deal get it. I recommend a good used Squier over the Junior model
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
answer me please!
i …
answer me please!
i got the epiphone les paul junior model.
i wanna know what the difference between this 2
guitars epiphone les paul junior and epiphone junior model?
this model is good? the wood and hardware are good!?
thanks! you play very well !
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
i bought one of …
i bought one of these exact models except in tv yellow and it sounds awesome
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
aounds great .
aounds great .
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
THIS.
to be sure …
THIS.
to be sure are you talking about an Epiphone Special model and a Epiphone Junior model?
they are not anywhere’s near this guitar, this is a higher end guitar, solid mahogany with a set neck (epiphone custom shop) this is a ‘57 reissue Les Paul Junior,the bolt on neck guitarsthat may look similar to this shouldn’t be compared.
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
should i get this …
should i get this or a les paul special 2. both are epiphone
November 14th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
yes there is, it’s …
yes there is, it’s shorter and has less frets
But a Les Paul Junior isn’t a 3/4 or a “Junior” guitar. It’s just used as a model name