An In(out) Law gifted me his mother's deceased boyfriend's 55 LP JR. It arrived in a destroyed original alligator paper carry case. A very hip man of color. It sat in a closet tuned up way too much and for way too long. I immediately took it to a luther. I have a large number of cool old and new guitars, but there is indeed something profoundly special about my LP JR.. Needs no EFX. Has a nasty growl and all my guitar mates are waiting for me to croak, so's they can sweet talk my amazing wife into parting with it, before I even am cold and in the ground. Changed the wraparound tail piece for one that improved the intonation on this beast of a guitar. Traipsing through the back room of a guitar shop in Poughkeepsie NY, I stumbled upon the Exact Original alligator case in perfect condition, which the store owner gladly GAME me. Bagged that up and have the axe in a HSC. Bought a reissue LP JR as I didn't like taking mine to gigs, afraid it might vanish or get busted. That new expensive LP JR was for shite. There's something magical about the mahogany and an aged dog eared P90. Thanks for reading. I am deeply in love with my 55 JR. It was, and is a wonderful gift. May you have such good luck... Leslie West destroyed many lp jr's just by playing them and sweating on them. God Bless Leslie...may he RIP. Peace out and Rock like there's no tomorrow. Keep it real...
A lesson in pure tone for sure. Somebody spend their whole life searching for tat sound when all you need is a '50s Gibson with a single coil into a classic fender amp. Awesome!
Just killer. P90+Tweed=perfection. Doug, your demos are always awesome. Perfect balance between explaining the instruments and then shuttin' up and showing 'em off.
Thanks for the great demo, the tones are great on all the guitar and amp combinations. I don't see any mics in the shot, would you mind sharing how was the audio recorded? The tone on the Satellite amp in one of your other vids is amazing as well. Thanks.
what pickup goes into the replica you mentioned? thanks! ....I have a 55 LP jr...and a Collings and the Collings is sweet, but just can't capture the mojo and tone of the 55. I have bare Knuckle pups in the Collings.
55 was the best - amp just wasn't quite as cranked as for the 57. I play my 55 through a 59 Gibson GA8 Gibsonette tweed amp. A 50s Junior and a blackguard is all you need..........................
the 55 did sound a little thinner and bit less highs than 57 , that my imagination ? played one thru marshall stack bout 30-40 years ago , to my memory thats what these were best at . more power, more speakers really brought out the tone . can you do a vid with an esquire thru tha old fenderamp ?
the red 58 Les Paul Jr, was my very first guitar, i had paid 50 bucks for it . I was 13 yrs old, in 1970. that,s when I first got it. It was stolen from me about 15 yrs later. I had purchased a replica at musician,s friend music warehouse but its not the double cut away like the one I used to own.but it is a nice piece of mahogany1 it plays and looks great, I want to possibly buy one of yours with the double cut away . how much are they
