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I recently bought one of the Lp junior’s at the same price point. Its got a 2 piece body as far as I can see.
I reckon they are all likely to be 2 or 3 piece bodies tbh.
However it wouldnt worry me.
Still struggling with this
This is a pic the back of that Junior advertised on eBay.
Is it actually a 3-piece and not 2-piece - with the joins starting approximately 1/3 of the way round the arc of the cutout for both the upper and lower horn as you move away from the neck-joint ??
The only time it bothers me is when they use pieces that are so mismatched you and spot the joins from out of space. If I was paying custom shop money then I would expect a one piece body but for a guitar like that I wouldn't bat an eyelid...it looks fab!
They might even have centred the neck on the middle body section, with the other two pieces added as "wings". Which is pretty tidy work for Gibson, I've seen them with three (or maybe more) pieces of completely different widths. Sometimes there'll be a little bit just an inch or two wide on one side of the body.
I always though my Les Paul was a two piece body until I stripped and re-finished it a few months ago. There is another jion about half way through the control plate cover. It's actually a lot more evident in the photo than in reality. Baring in mind it's one of the LPJ models, which was the budget offering in 2013, it's still quite impressive how good it looks, I think.
@guitargeek62 agreed, it does look like a join in the photo, but looking end on you can see that it is definitely three pieces.
This time, they got the neck joint right which was great! - but the scratch plate isn't the right shape, and the headstock is too big.
I checked out the 63 Custom Shop reissue specs, and on that one they do have the scratch plate correct - but still have headstock thats too big. That seems a big miss if its meant to be a reissue?
Almost there - maybe in the next iteration, they might reduce the headstock size? - I expect if they do, they'll bugger something else up.
At the moment I'm looking for:
* Hamer Watson, SS2, Vintage S, T62.
* Music Man Luke 1, Luke II
Please drop me a message.
I would also say that the varnish was very thick.
Sounded ace though.