Pending NGD

[Brian Krashpad]

Have had plenty of Specials, but never a Junior. I did have a Melody Maker with a HB-sized P90, but it didn't have a tone control. And with only 1 pickup, I want a tone control.

I can pick up this Epi Junior for $50. Guy is out of town for 2 weeks, but hopefully can do this deal on his return. For a US Grant, I don't see how I could go wrong.

 

[Chad]

I'd nab it for $50.

 

[Stratguy]

Cool deal!

 

[mongooz]

great deal. you can not go wrong

 

[PunkKitty]

Nice! You could always dedicate it to slide if you don't like it.

 

[mystixboi1]

Nice. Enjoy

 

[LeftyTom]

Your good karma is coming back you you (again).

 

[telecaster911]

Very cool

 

[Flatspotter]

If he's out of town for two weeks, you should be able to get it for 0$.

 

[GreatDane]

sweet - can't wait to hear how this ends up.

 

[ellengtrgrl]

Nice deal! Go for it!

 

[el diablo]

If it sucks, take it to your nearest Hard Rock site and smash the MoFo.

 

[Brian Krashpad]

If it sucks, take it to your nearest Hard Rock site and smash the MoFo.

Haha, no, if I don't like it I can always flip it. I'm sure it'd sell at $75, maybe even $100. Although the humbucker boltneck Epi Specials are quite ubiquitous new for $99, the dogear P-90 versions aren't in production and even when they were, they didn't make nearly as many of those as they did the ones with a humbucker. As a result, these are a bit harder to find. Plus the Junior, at least in its original Gibson version, is traditionally connected with punk rock (Johnny Thunders, Steve Diggle, Mick Jones, etc.), and Gainesville is a punk rock town.

 

[aliensporebomb]

Nice house guitar or just a "I can play out and not worry about dinging some ridiculously expensive guitar". Very nice score!

 

[Brian Krashpad]

Yeah, it's so inexpensive I really don't have to worry about it. Unlike the pricier Gibby I don't have to worry about the infamous headstock snap if you look at it wrong. And in fact, in a worst-case scenario I could even replace the neck.

But I very much doubt that that would ever be necessary. I'm not a modder, and though I can be rough on guitars, have never had any catastrophic damage with any of my setnecks, nor with my one neck-through.

Plus, I can see if I get along with the Junior setup of a single bridge pickup, and then maybe someday replace it with a proper Gibby Junior if one falls into my lap at a good price (or a Melody Maker with a P-90 to make a pseudo-Junior) some day.

I used to have this MM, with a GFS HB-sized P-90, but without a tone control I found it a little too limiting, so I almost never gigged it.

I think with a tone control I would probably get along with a Junior quite well. Here's basically the only time I gigged Melody:

 

[mongooz]

did ya get it yet?

ummm.......as far as Jr.'s being associated with punk rock, i can only say Leslie West

 

[Brian Krashpad]

did ya get it yet?

No. Seller won't be back in town for a couple weeks.

 

[Brian Krashpad]

ummm.......as far as Jr.'s being associated with punk rock, i can only say Leslie West

Although Mr. West is well known among P-90 aficionados, there are a lot more punk rockers known to play Juniors (and occasionally Specials). It was sorta the default guitar for a lot of '70's punk rockers, especially.

Mick Jones, Clash:

Steve Diggle, Buzzcocks:

Johnny Thunders, NY Dolls/Heartbreakers:

And more recently, Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day:

Dr. Frank of Mister T Experience ("MTX"):

 

[mongooz]

^^^^^

 

[vintage clubber]

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