Gibson Les Paul Junior Electric Guitar, Satin Cherry - Chrome Hardware

by Gibson USA

Product Features

• Mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard and acrylic dot inlays
• Single P-90 single-coil pickup with volume and tone controls
• Lightning bar compensated wrap-around tailpiece
• Vintage white button tuners
• Mahogany body with set-neck construction in Satin Cherry finish

Product Details

• Item Weight: 12 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 16 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001ONBCYA
• Item model number: Les Paul Junior
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,747 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

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As the competition to develop and market affordable and professionally built solid body electric guitars was heating up in the mid-1950s, Gibson branched out into new directions that would eventually yield a wide variety of new and innovative Gibson products at various price points. Among those new products was the Les Paul Junior single cutaway model, which quickly became Gibson's best-selling model and the instrument of choice for such legends as Leslie West, Steve Marriott, Keith Richards, Mick Ralphs, Mick Jones and Paul Westerberg.

Gibson's Traditional Rounded Neck Profile

No guitar neck profiles are more distinguishable than the neck profiles employed on the Gibson models of today. The rounded neck profile on the Les Paul Junior emulates the neck profiles most commonly found on Gibson's iconic Les Paul models of the late '50s. As with all Gibson necks, it is machined in Gibson's rough mill using wood shapers to make the initial cuts. Once the rosewood fingerboard gets glued on, the rest--including the final sanding--is done by hand. That means there are no two necks with the exact same dimensions. So while it still has the basic characteristics of the rounded neck profile, each neck will be slightly different, with a distinct but traditional feel.

The legendary P-90 delivers more warmth than a standard singlecoil pickup, with higher output and sweet treble response.

Gibson's angled headstock increases pressure on the strings and helps them stay in place at the nut.

22-Fret Rosewood and Ebony Fingerboard

Ebony and rosewood has always graced the fingerboards of the world's finest stringed instruments, including many of today's Gibsons. The fingerboards on the Les Paul Juniors are constructed from the highest grade ebony and rosewood on the planet, and are personally inspected and qualified by Gibson's team of skilled wood experts before it enters the factories. The resilience of these dense and durable woods make the fingerboards extremely balanced and stable, giving each chord and note unparalleled clarity and bite. The 12-inch radius of the fingerboard provides smooth note bending capabilities and eliminates "dead" or "choked out" notes, common occurrences on fingerboards with lesser radiuses. Rosewood fingerboards are available with the Satin Vintage Burst and Satin Cherry finishes, and ebony fingerboards are available with the Satin White finish.

Vintage-style Wraparound Bridge/Tailpiece

A classic piece of hardware, the wraparound bridge/tailpiece on the Les Paul Junior offers a simplicity and functionality that is hard to match. It provides a firm seating for the strings, allowing the player to adjust intonation and string height as needed, and yielding an incredible union between the strings and body, resulting in excellent tone and sustain.

Classic Dot Inlays

The classic dot inlay is one of the most distinguishable features of many traditional Gibson models, including the Les Paul Junior. A figured, swirl acrylic gives these inlays that classic "pearl" look. They are inserted into the fingerboard using a process that eliminates gaps and doesn't require the use of fillers.

Solid Mahogany Body and Set-Neck Construction

Two of the most central features of the Les Paul Junior are its solid mahogany body, and its set-neck construction, or glued neck joint. Like the majority of Gibson's classic guitars, the neck of the Les Paul Junior is set into the body's neck cavity using glue, which ensures a "wood-to-wood" contact, no air space in the neck cavity, and maximum contact between the neck and the body, thus allowing the neck and body to function as a single unit. The result? Better tone, better sustain, and no loose or misaligned necks. As with all Gibson woods, the regimen involved in selecting the right body wood and the formula to dry it out is extensive. First, the wood is personally inspected and qualified by Gibson's team of skilled wood experts before it enters the Gibson factories. Inside the Gibson factories, humidity is maintained at 45 percent, and the temperature at 70 degrees. This ensures all woods are dried to a level of "equilibrium," where the moisture content does not change during the manufacturing process. This guarantees tight-fitting joints and no expansion, and controls the shrinkage and warping of the woods, in addition to reducing the weight. It also improves the woods' machinability and finishing properties, and adherence to glue. Consistent moisture content means that every Les Paul Junior will respond evenly to temperature and humidity changes long after it leaves the factory.

Gibson's Legendary P-90 Pickup

The legendary P-90--introduced in the early 1950s--is Gibson's truly legendary singlecoil pickup, and offers the soulful, classic tone that only a P-90 can. Delivering more warmth than a standard singlecoil pickup, with higher output and sweet treble response, the P-90 continues to be one of the most popular pickups today, offering a distinct and powerful tone that remains unmatched in the face of relentless impersonation.

Les Paul Junior Specs

• Body: Mahogany
• Hardware: Chrome
• Tailpiece: Lightning Bar Compensated Wrap-around
• Tuners: Vintage White Button
• Bridge Pickup: P-90
• Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Tone
• Control Knobs: Black Tophats
• Neck: Mahogany
• Nut: Corian
• Nut Width: Standard Gibson (1.695" +/- .050")
• Silkscreen: Gibson Logo
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Inlays: Acrylic Dot
• Frets: 22
• Scale Length: 24 - 3/4"

Product Description

As the competition to develop and market affordable and professionally built solid body electric guitars was heating up in the mid-1950s, Gibson branched out into new directions that would eventually yield a wide variety of new and innovative Gibson products at various price points. Among those new products was the Les Paul Junior single cutaway model, which quickly became Gibson’s best-selling model and the instrument of choice for such legends as Leslie West, Keith Richards, Mick Ralphs, Mick Jones and Billie Joe Armstrong. Now Gibson USA offers a tribute to the first budget conscious Les Paul with this modern take on a legend that still keeps that single P-90 "Nice Price".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Les Paul Junior Rules! Elegance in simplicity., July 9, 2011

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L. Dimen "ldimen" (Pasadena, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gibson Les Paul Junior Electric Guitar, Satin Cherry - Chrome Hardware (Electronics)

I'm a stratocaster player and after reading about the Les Paul Jr being an under-appreciated guitar, I decided to check them out. It has a nice fat sound you don't expect from a single coil pickup. The neck has nice feel, very comfortable, at least compared to the Gibson SG standard (had that for a year, never got comfortable with it) and the Les Paul Studio (just too darn unwieldy). It's a great value, great tone and a fine looking instrument. Just look how that neck just melds with the body, that's American craftsmanship at its best. My only beef is that Gibson doesn't make a LP Jr hardcase, instead you get a gigbag, oh well, better than nothing.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great playing guitar, January 7, 2010

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Michael D. Severance (Dearborn Heights, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gibson Les Paul Junior Electric Guitar, Satin Cherry - Chrome Hardware (Electronics)

I got this for christmas after owning so many crap guitars. Now I know why you really get what you pay for!!! Nice instrument. The only complaint was that it wasn't packed very securely. I feel like if I hadn't been home to receive it I would have come home to a wet guitar laying in the snow.