Show them Juniors/Specials

[Paruwi]

I have some GAS for a 'Junior / Special' type guitar...
please show what you've got
or
what you like to get
doesn't have to be Epi or Gibson, every brand is ok

 

[MaineTim]

Funny this thread should pop up... the Specials are on sale here this weekend for $90 (HB or P90 models), and I just ordered a worn TV Yellow one... can't stop the madness, I guess...

All I have is the stock photo for now...

Real ones to follow in a few days...

 

[RTH]

I have some GAS for a 'Junior / Special' type guitar...

How about one of these...maybe in black?

 

[Paruwi]

How about one of these...maybe in black?

I had one, though I couldn't bond with it....

 

[Paruwi]

this could be a nice one....

 

[RTH]

I had one, though I couldn't bond with it....

That was the joke.

 

[BGood]

I was overflowing with Specials for a while.

On the left, a $50 black ME951 First Act that had a humbucker and a Fender style bridge to start with. Hacked that one for fun. It now has a 2014 Gibson MM P90S in it and it is a screamer. Neck had to be shimmed like crazy, but the action on it is very nice and low.

Middle is THE dream guitar everybody wants, but I couldn't bond with it either. It sat funny in your lap and everything felt heavy about it. I like light gear. But what a beauty !

Right is my beloved P90 Special 1. That one will never be sold. The original Epi pickups weren't bad, but I got a deal I couldn't refuse on a set of Tyson Tone '57 Wraptails. High output and very articulate.

And lets not forget the '61 Reissue SG you all know about.

 

[BGood]

this could be a nice one....

Well ... it fills all the requirements.
- it's a special
- it's got P90s
- it's black

 

[JohnnyGoo]

my Precision Kit JRs and a Gibby 62 JR

 

[JohnnyGoo]

 

[JohnnyGoo]

 

[JohnnyGoo]

 

[MaineTim]

my Precision Kit JRs

Those are some seriously nice lookin' guits!

 

[Paruwi]

@JohnnyGoo
Nice guitars

how long is the scale lenth on them ?
it might be an optical illusion, but it looks really short, compared to this one

 

[DPaulCustom]

Just sold the p90 lp special

Still have the SG jr

 

[JohnnyGoo]

same scale as older Gibbys.the two SGs are 61 kits,the Lester a 1954

 

[BGood]

Just sold the p90 lp special

You didn't like it ?

 

[RTH]

SG Junior in TV Yellow. Schaller 456, Gibson Deluxe tuners and, of course, reflectors! All it needs is a really good pickup with a push/pull pot.

 

[BGood]

Ahhh ... it kills me to see such a beautiful loved guitar with the inspection sticker still on after all this time.
It should be your next mod, before the pickup.

How's the neck on that one. One I tried recently had such a flat and wide fretboard. Or maybe it was just me.

 

[RTH]

Yeah, that should probably come off soon.

The neck on this guitar is somewhat chunky like a G-400. Chunkier than my G-310 or '61 Special. The fretboard seems normal for an Epiphone.