(ARCHIVE) Gibson Les Paul Junior Special Faded Cherry 2003
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Gibson LP Junior Special, faded cherry, made in USA 2003. This is a great sounding guitar, plain and simple. The LP Special has seen a whole bunch of different versions over the decades, but this one gets all the good stuff: tasty two piece mahogany body, belly carve, ABR style bridge with stoptail, streaky rosewood board and a pair of tasty P-90 single coils. The neck is a slim 60s style profile, arrow straight and sleek in the hands and easy to get around on. The body is fairly light and the thin finish really lets it ring, so you can feel the notes ringing around during play. Plugged in, there's a sweet clarity and chime to the neck pickup and a barking, bright punch to the bridge; it's an absolute riff monster and will surely get your tube amp cooking just right. The finish has faded a bit with age, but this is in awesome shape overall and oozes a certain understated charm. We love P90s around here, you love P90s, everyone loves P90s... so hey, join the party!
Model: Gibson Les Paul Junior Special
Made: USA, 2003 (serial 01203444)
Finish: faded cherry, satin nitro
Body: mahogany, 2-piece
Neck: mahogany, rosewood board, 24.75" scale, 12" radius
Weight: 3.480kg
Mods: none
Pickups: Gibson P-90 single coil x2
Case: basic non original gig bag
Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. There's a chip on the edge of the top up from the bridge and a few dents near the input jack. There's some dimples near the rear strap pin and on the end of the headstock. Nothing that's really noticeable. Overall: good condition (7.5/10)
Playing condition notes: Neck is straight, action is low, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electrics tested and working properly. Frets have a little wear, but really not a lot, 9/10. No headstock breaks. What a heartbreaker.
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