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The Les Paul™ Junior was first introduced in 1954 during Gibson’s first Golden Era. It was designed as an affordable, high-quality, solidbody electric guitar option suitable for students and beginners. Compared to the standard Les Paul models of the early and mid-1950s, the Les Paul Junior was stripped down to the essentials, with the carved maple top, fretboard and body top binding, second pickup and its controls, and the more ornate decorative features of the Les Paul Standard removed, leaving a slab mahogany body and single pickup-equipped model that could be priced more attractively for beginners. However, it wasn’t long before players of all levels of experience and ability, including many professional musicians, discovered the magic of this erstwhile “student model” and began to utilize it on recordings and stages worldwide, performing in a broad range of musical genres. Famous Les Paul Junior players include Leslie West of Mountain, Martin Barre of Jethro Tull, Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke, Glenn Frey of the Eagles, Johnny Thunders, John Lennon, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, and Steve Howe, among others. The appeal? The Les Paul Junior’s outward simplicity disguises the wealth of tonal options available from the single pickup, volume control, and tone control; by varying where you place the picking hand, as well as the settings on the master volume and tone knobs, you can coax a surprisingly wide range of different, and very cool, tones out of a Junior.
Body Shape: Les Paul
Body Style: Les Paul
Body Material: Mahogany
Body Finish: Gloss
Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Joint: Glued-in set neck
Neck Profile: 50s Vintage
Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75"
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12"
Number of Frets: 22
Frets: Medium Jumbo
Inlays: Pearloid dot
Nut Material: Graph Tech
Nut Width: 43.0mm / 1.69"
Truss Rod: Dual action
Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply black bell
Bridge Pickup: Epiphone P-90 PRO Dogear
Controls:
Master Volume
Master Tone
CTS potentiometers
Output Jack: Epiphone 1/4"
Bridge: Lightning Bar compensated wraparound
Tuning Machines: Epiphone Deluxe with ivory button
Tuner Plating: Nickel
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Control Knobs: Black Top Hat
Control Covers: Black
Pickguard: Black, no bevel
Jack Plate Cover: Black plastic
Pickup Covers: Black
Strap Buttons: 2 (bottom and upper bout)
Model: EILPJTYNH1
Headstock: 60s Kalamazoo
Headstock Inlay:
Epiphone logo in mother of pearl
“Les Paul Junior” in gold silkscreen
Strings Gauge: .010 / .013 / .017 / .026 / .036 / .046
Case: Premium gig bag
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