1956 Gibson Les Paul Junior

[KillahPwn]

My Dad found the one his friend gave him and let me play it a bit...once I clean and restring it, I'll lock it in a safe inside a bunker guarded by robots in the center of the Earth. Because I love mine that much :)

[davethestratman]

I also like the finish - no nonsense and workmanlike - the odd knock here and there is nothing to worry about! I've other more expensive guitars but get so much fun out of my junior.

[davethestratman]

@ox092 these will never do what a two pup guitar will do! However they are awesomely good guitars and not expensive. Great for blues, punk and edgy rock. A must buy.

[ox092]

@davethestratman cool! thanks man. I really like the finish of these guitars rather than the regular Les Pauls.

[ox092]

Can this guitar do almost anything a two pick-up guitar can do?

[lifternate]

Awesome guitar - Great tone and tasty licks as well!

I play a similar style and I've been considering getting ones of those new Jrs pelham blue. Your video is making my decision easier ~

[DoubleVisionandco]

Jesus that Jr. Sounds incredible.

[00Jackacid]

i think i'll get one of these. might be a good amp to string in nashville/highstrung. lots of old country and the rolling stones use that tuning. if you're into roots i suggest checking it out! much thanks for the video friend and God bless

[00Jackacid]

i think i'll get one of these.

[kochiyose12]

it is the lespaul junior always comes with a p-90 pick ups?

[srvledoux9]

how do the p90's do on noise level? im thinking of installing one into my guitar and i have heard that the noise hum can be very loud, if so any suggestions on noise cancelling or overall suggestions on brands or anything? i play in a leslie west mountain style.

[theballshanglow1]

0:40 nice sound

[theballshanglow1]

2 people are assholes

[spider5001]

Awesome!!!! that things gotta be worth some money! LOL My first guitar was a epiphone jr. Still mt favorite guitar and i got a LP standard and a SG classic. Wrap-around bridges are the BEST!!!!!

[nirvana613]

that guitar is just gorgeous mate !

[bortchy]

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[bortchy]

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[mattandhisguitar]

Best demo of this guitar

[TheMullerFan]

this is one of teh most borin gvideos i've eve heard. fucken play somehting cohesive man. all this stopping and starting bullshit

[stessaboi]

sounds fantastic, and fits how you play! good choice of axe my friend!

[jukeboxhero844]

WANT!!!! WANT!!!!

[MrDarinWarren]

That's certainly the right guitar for you and your style.

[SuperDsffdsf]

Green Day used this guitar but it does not belong to them Las Paul Jr. can be used for any style ....... but less for Blues Jazz or Countryהקשב

[guyinfuckinghat]

finally someone not just playing green day.

[trindadedani]

im a blues man , and someone bring me a les paul jr billie joe and at the begin i have doubts about the guitar but when i played it GOSH ! its awesome, a great feeling guitar . very nice de h90 the sound its worm and i love the guitar.

[snorrevonflake]

I think this video does not do the guitar and amp justice, thin and buzzy sound, but as you mentioned you were testing the cam. I absolutely love the sound an playing on your other videos with the junior. I wonder how you get those fat tones with the bridge pickup only. I play a P-90 guitar too but use 90% neck, wish someone would build a "reverse junior", neck pickup only.

[StephenFiorentini]

Wish gibson would drop the price tag

[ruderocker]

Nice work!! Great sound.

[xxmattyreynolds92xx]

is that the shorter scale junior? cus i know they did a certain amount of juniors as short scale models

[jorgevdslps]

This guitar is so much worth.. and I want it sooooo bad.. I have the Junior Billie Joe Armstrong with the H-90 pickup, and yours has a P-90, not much difference, but I really want one, that's already damaged, 'cause it looks cool

[Olivargh1]

well, we all know it can play blues now :')

[StephenFiorentini]

I WANT I WANT I WANT I WANT I WANT I WANT I WANT I WAINT I WANT I WANT I WANT I WANT I WANT I WANT I WANT IWANT!

[FrancoDamn]

les paul jr. or sg standard? In Peru both are expensive (Jr. less), but not so as a Les Paul Standard or Custom...i'm referring to Gibson

[Guitarvirtuoso666]

@FrancoDamn

Depends on it,

in my opinion, I would not buy a les paul jr If I didn't already had an other guitar like a strat or an sg.

The les paul jr on it's own wouldn't provide me the versatility I need.

If you already have another guitar you could give the Jr. A try.

PS: be very careful when buying a gibson. Try it first!!

At this time, I have borrowed an Explorer from a friend,

It's beyond belief how badly it's made for a so called premium brand guitar!

[FrancoDamn]

@Guitarvirtuoso666 i have an epiphone g 400 (SG) but i guess the lp jr sounds more because its a gibson while epi has hamburckers of less quality than its gibson counterpart. The lp jr. is for beginners but proved to be also for pro or established bands (Johnny Thunders, late 70s punk). I guess, but do you think lp jr. is a louder and more versatile guitar than epiphones (les paul standard/custom, g-400, etc)?

[Guitarvirtuoso666]

Hmmm,

I wouldn't trust the brandname gibson to much really. For the moment, I have a Gibson explorer that I've borrowed from a friend.

It's a 1500 dollar guitar, but it's very badly made, it's a real disgrace!

The G string pops out of the nut if you do a tough bend, the finish is badly done, and one of the tuning pegs isn't parallel with the others.

Now I'm talking about a reissue Gibson, what will it be with the budget friendly gibsons?

[Guitarvirtuoso666]

@FrancoDamn

I know a possible alternative for you:

A schecter solo special.

Schecter is known for it's insane instruments at low price points.

A Schecter Solo special is a LP jr design.

It has two SEYMOUR DUNCAN pickups, A coil tappable humbucker and a NOISELESS p-90.

plus a tune o matic bridge, and a graph tech nut;)

watch?v=c1GaODLjK9c

[jetlag51]

if only melody makers were this good

[frazerstockton]

Lol with reference to that post about the Billie Joe Junior: That custom line is a terrible guitar! I played one before I bought my 2009 junior, and i'm glad i stuck with the original Gibson. The BJ model just doesn't feel right, you can't beat a real p90 with that nice big chunky neck. Wonderful guitar.

[Maximusstriker]

@blooch08 ahahahahahha... john Lydon? fuckin idiot taht guy is...

he also said that Arctic monkeys were shit...

he said that he had to work for his musical success, so did green day.

besides thats the first time ive even heard of him....

[FrancoDamn]

@Maximusstriker John Lydon is uncooly cool

[metropolitx]

What gauge and bradn of string did you have on it, if zou can still remember, please?

[hackett999]

i hav a ES-335 ebony custom , is the les paul jnr better? cos i am a bit uncertain of the 335? i play any style of music but mainly rythem blues, {SRV sorta thing} and led zep, but any style, give me some advice?!

[Glockenator]

Man, these guitars get used for everything

[itsonlyrcknroll]

Loved it. Wish I could find more videos like this... actually worth watching. Keep on posting.

[astronorm111]

Nice tone...outrageous playing.

[PhilAstles]

LOL, that really made me laugh!!  Thanks dude.

[alohastewie]

man shitty blues crap my ass....well at least ur not advocating the castrated fruity alternative of late. u should look up hound dog taylor "wild about you baby" specificly think u might like it

[Maximusstriker]

damn right im not... 'alternative my ass. if every jow blow listens to it. its not fucking alternative.

[jorghad6]

dude the blues is badass! there would be no Green Day w/o the Sex Pistols, there would be no Sex Pistols w/o the Who, there would be no Who w/o Chuck Berry and there would be no Chuck Berry w/o BB King aka CHICAGO BLUESMAN! Rock, be it punk, metal, emo, alternative whatever has roots in blues

[dorgasvideos]

@jorghad6 @alohastewie we all know that rock music comes from blues, that's obvious. But i understand when some guy like @Maximusstriker says "shitty blues crap", blues nowadays turn out to be a sad competition between guitarists to see "who plays the better solo/riff etc". THAT'S NOT WHAT BLUES IS ABOUT.

Get some bluesman like R.L. Burnside, he was very bad at guitar, but his songs were fuckin' great, and his "trashy playin' " give the songs some weird-but-elegant vibe.

[gtnick314]

@Maximusstriker youre ignorance is astounding

[bryceskates4life]

@Maximusstriker dude im not dissing billie joe but his songs are like three or four chords each. and if you're a guitarist you should know and respect that your roots in blues

[FrancoDamn]

@Maximusstriker Armstrong? Better Viv Albertine and Marco Pirroni

[crazybobbis12]

@Maximusstriker the billie joe Jr is the best guitar i've ever played!

[777RAD777]

@Maximusstriker bahahahahahahahahah

[rockerdude29]

@Maximusstriker youre joking right? lmao. I love greenday,but billie joe couldnt play his way out of a paper bag.I have no idea how he convinced gibson to give him a $1400 custom shop guitar lol

[movieandmusicfriki]

@Maximusstriker I like Green Day, but the blues are also art, so please, if you don´t like, SHUT UP and go watch another video.

[Glockenator]

@Maximusstriker Dude, that's an awesome joke. Blow Job Armstrong sucks. The blues are the best

[Glockenator]

@Maximusstriker Billy Joe Armstrong sucks. Blues is the best

[coreywhitton]

@Maximusstriker You must be joking right?

[Toaster121]

@Maximusstriker honestly, are you retarded?

[Zevonfan524]

@Maximusstriker This "shitty blues crap" is exactly what this guitar was designed for

[gdrugg2006]

@Maximusstriker

Someday you'll realize what you've said and kill yourself. Until then, eat shit.

[huntermccartyney]

Gotta love the simplicity of these guitars.

[reaLJustiFied]

this really sounds similar to a telecaster

[lennonmccartneybeat]

The lick you play around 1:04.. how can i learn that ?

ive been looking everywhere, i play by ear, but just cant get it!

Would you mind helping me out kind sir ?

[PhilAstles]

No worries - tell me your name and I'll post a vid explaining the lick.

Cheers,

Phil

[lennonmccartneybeat]

Thanks Man, i will love you for that!

My name is Adam Ovens From wales UK.

Youtube username - lennonmccartneybeat

Thanks ever so much!

[PhilAstles]

Search for:

"Blues Lick explanation on behalf of Adam Ovens"

;-)

[PhilAstles]

Thanks again for all the kind comments - Gibson Juniors really are wonderful guitars. Don't let one pass you by and don't think you need an old one to get that sound. Because you don't.

Cheers,

Phil

[shoekstra1419]

wow that's awesome playing!

[Panholzer1]

Hey man, anyone got an idea where to buy such a classic guitar?

[fretboarder]

thanks for answering my question you tool..

[gmenalosada]

This is like the raw sound of a strat yelling "IM A LES PAUL"

[fretboarder]

hey mate where abouts in the uk are you?

[skydog46]

Great stuffl Phil!!!!

[AA1969]

What is it that happens when you get the "click" sound from the vol and tone knobs?

Are they some kind of special pots that you can disconnect from the circuit by turning them all the way past the "click"?

Sounds amazing!! Thanks for letting the rest of us know how that old axe sounds.

[PhilAstles]

Had to watch this back to work out what you mean. The pots are all original, no on/off switches or anything. The click sound is actually the very resonant body amplfying the small noise made when I tune the volume or tone knob to 10!! Crazy eh? An amazing guitar.

[classic005465]

You get some wonderful tones from that guitar. I'm old enought to remember seeing those new, in my fav. store. They were about 132.50 US. Not very sexy, so I would walk right by them to the Standards. Who was to know how desirable they'd be 50 years later!

[vitsamutsu]

I love Juniors. How do you think the new 2009 ones are? (the bog standard ones, not the CS ones)?

[gitaard]

how mutch was it? ;o

nice playing btw ;D

[PhilAstles]

No comment and thanks !  ;-)

[PhilAstles]

Thanks for the kind feedback. Yes that set up is great fun and not too loud, so perfect for the home.

The FLIP HD Ultra is indeeda great bit of kit.

[bluesjuke]

I could sit there all day with that setup, sounds like a blast!

That Flip sure did well too.

[blueskalle]

Thats a really nice sounding Jr!

Kalle

[PhilAstles]

Hey thanks man. You should hear it through my 5E3 - sweet !!

[kevyp]

Some nice tones there Goldie!