Gibson Les Paul Junior Solid Body Electric Guitar (1960)
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Gibson Les Paul Junior Model Solid Body Electric Guitar (1960), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 011761, cherry lacquer finish, mahogany body and neck, rosewood fingerboard, black tolex hard shell case.
This is a good player's example of an original double-cutaway Les Paul Junior, generally well preserved for being over 60 years old showing some wear and minor repair. This version of Gibson's perennial student solidbody is the very cool if fairly short lived stepping stone between the original slab-bodied single-cut 1950s design and the elegantly sculpted SGs of the 1960s. This new version was introduced in mid-1958 and phased out in early 1961.
This particular cherry Junior was made in later 1960. It bears the old style date-coded 1950's inked serial number on the back of the headstock; this is a 6-digit number which is the indicator of being applied later in the year. The pots are dated to the 27th week of 1960. The body is the 1950's thick slab-o-mahogany style with more rounded edges than earlier versions; this was a gradual transition towards the sleeker sculpted SG's. It is dressed overall in a beautiful deep cherry lacquer. This Junior as always mounts a single "dogear" P-90 pickup by the bridge, a tone and volume knob, the classic Gibson stop tailpiece/bridge unit and not much else! A single-layer tortoise celluloid pickguard and silkscreen logos on the headstock complete the cosmetic trim.
The neck joins the body at the 22nd fret making the entire fingerboard accessible, Gibson's new concept at the time. It has a slimmer neck than the famously '59 chunky round-backed profile, with the flatter profile specific to 1960-62 Gibsons. The Junior in any form is one of the all-time classic rock guitars, with a roaring tone when cranked that can be dialed back to a sweet midrangey bark at lower volume. An old "New Yawk" favorite (these were inevitable sightings plugged into Marshalls at CBGB's and Max's back in the '70s), these double cutaway Juniors are a true classic of the bare-bones genre. This great playing and sounding Junior is still rocking over 60 years along and is looking for a new loving home!
Overall length is 39 in. (99.1 cm.), 13 in. (33 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11/16 in. (43 mm.).
This is a relatively clean guitar overall, showing signs of use for 60+ years on Earth and just one notable repair. The finish retains a nice cherry color with just the slightest hint of fade on the top, and more fading on the back of the neck; many of these have entirely faded to a brownish shade by now. There are some dings, dents, scuffs and scrapes overall but no really heavy wear except a fairly deep gouge to the back of the lower cutaway horn.
There is one rather quizzical repair, a crack to the body coming down for about 2" off the treble edge of the neck pocket; how this happened WITHOUT cracking the neck or heel is a mystery to us, but there it is. This is fully sealed and solid with minimal touchup, and the neck is completely solid in the pocket. There are NO other cracks, breaks or repairs; even the plastic jackplate is unbroken.
All finish and hardware are original; there is a decent amount of wear to the nickel plated tailpiece and studs, as well as some deep marks on the front edge of the plastic pickup cover. Internally all is untouched original. The guitar has been neatly refretted and the fingerboard trued; it still shows some light wear to the board but playability is excellent. This is a fine playing cherry Junior, ready to rock for another 60+ years housed in a later HSC. Overall Very Good + Condition.
This is a good player's example of an original double-cutaway Les Paul Junior, generally well preserved for being over 60 years old showing some wear and minor repair. This version of Gibson's perennial student solidbody is the very cool if fairly short lived stepping stone between the original slab-bodied single-cut 1950s design and the elegantly sculpted SGs of the 1960s. This new version was introduced in mid-1958 and phased out in early 1961.
This particular cherry Junior was made in later 1960. It bears the old style date-coded 1950's inked serial number on the back of the headstock; this is a 6-digit number which is the indicator of being applied later in the year. The pots are dated to the 27th week of 1960. The body is the 1950's thick slab-o-mahogany style with more rounded edges than earlier versions; this was a gradual transition towards the sleeker sculpted SG's. It is dressed overall in a beautiful deep cherry lacquer. This Junior as always mounts a single "dogear" P-90 pickup by the bridge, a tone and volume knob, the classic Gibson stop tailpiece/bridge unit and not much else! A single-layer tortoise celluloid pickguard and silkscreen logos on the headstock complete the cosmetic trim.
The neck joins the body at the 22nd fret making the entire fingerboard accessible, Gibson's new concept at the time. It has a slimmer neck than the famously '59 chunky round-backed profile, with the flatter profile specific to 1960-62 Gibsons. The Junior in any form is one of the all-time classic rock guitars, with a roaring tone when cranked that can be dialed back to a sweet midrangey bark at lower volume. An old "New Yawk" favorite (these were inevitable sightings plugged into Marshalls at CBGB's and Max's back in the '70s), these double cutaway Juniors are a true classic of the bare-bones genre. This great playing and sounding Junior is still rocking over 60 years along and is looking for a new loving home!
Overall length is 39 in. (99.1 cm.), 13 in. (33 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11/16 in. (43 mm.).
This is a relatively clean guitar overall, showing signs of use for 60+ years on Earth and just one notable repair. The finish retains a nice cherry color with just the slightest hint of fade on the top, and more fading on the back of the neck; many of these have entirely faded to a brownish shade by now. There are some dings, dents, scuffs and scrapes overall but no really heavy wear except a fairly deep gouge to the back of the lower cutaway horn.
There is one rather quizzical repair, a crack to the body coming down for about 2" off the treble edge of the neck pocket; how this happened WITHOUT cracking the neck or heel is a mystery to us, but there it is. This is fully sealed and solid with minimal touchup, and the neck is completely solid in the pocket. There are NO other cracks, breaks or repairs; even the plastic jackplate is unbroken.
All finish and hardware are original; there is a decent amount of wear to the nickel plated tailpiece and studs, as well as some deep marks on the front edge of the plastic pickup cover. Internally all is untouched original. The guitar has been neatly refretted and the fingerboard trued; it still shows some light wear to the board but playability is excellent. This is a fine playing cherry Junior, ready to rock for another 60+ years housed in a later HSC. Overall Very Good + Condition.