Post by grayn on Apr 15, 2023 14:52:43 GMT
My on/off affair with P90s continued today, as I went out today, to try 3 very nice guitars, with said pickups. An Epiphone Billy Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior in Classic White, a Gibson Les Paul Junior (ebony) and a B&G Step Sister (champagne). The B&G was preowned and the Gibbo, although new, was from 2020. I really enjoyed swapping between these 3 and each of them was a very playable, good sounding guitar. The Step Sister is a lightweight, chambered, single cut guitar, with 2 chromed P90s. Very comfortable in the hands and some sweet tones to be had too. The 2 LP Juniors were similar, with some noticeable differences. Their single P90s sound quite different from each other. The Gibson's was more powerful, with a rich tone, that was very responsive to volume control adjustments. And it was this, with the fuller, more comfortable neck and overall quality, that won it for the black Junior. I'd gladly own any of these 3 but the Gibson grabbed me the most. To be fair, it does cost over 2 1/2 times the Epi and about the same as a new Step Sister.
Well, the LP is back home with me and I can report that although it has a couple of tiny finish flaws, this simply styled, slab bodied, single dog-eared P90 equipped Gibson, is built and finished quite beautifully.
It is set up perfectly for me, with low, solid action and a lovely, vibrant feel to it. The student style tuners work fine, as do the hand-wired, with Orange Drop capacitors, controls. It's a basic, intuitive guitar, that is a lot of fun to play, whilst exploring all the subtleties in tone and expression it has to offer. These guitars are often referred to as rock machines, which they, are but there's a lot more you can do with a LP Junior, with just a few tweaks and playing techniques.
This is the first Gibson I have bought new. And it is only the second single pickup guitar I have owned. The last one being decades ago and it was a double cut Junior, though I don't recall the brand, it may have been a CSL. I wonder why, as this guitar really seems to suit my playing style. A good buy, I reckon.
Well, the LP is back home with me and I can report that although it has a couple of tiny finish flaws, this simply styled, slab bodied, single dog-eared P90 equipped Gibson, is built and finished quite beautifully.
It is set up perfectly for me, with low, solid action and a lovely, vibrant feel to it. The student style tuners work fine, as do the hand-wired, with Orange Drop capacitors, controls. It's a basic, intuitive guitar, that is a lot of fun to play, whilst exploring all the subtleties in tone and expression it has to offer. These guitars are often referred to as rock machines, which they, are but there's a lot more you can do with a LP Junior, with just a few tweaks and playing techniques.
This is the first Gibson I have bought new. And it is only the second single pickup guitar I have owned. The last one being decades ago and it was a double cut Junior, though I don't recall the brand, it may have been a CSL. I wonder why, as this guitar really seems to suit my playing style. A good buy, I reckon.