Les Paul Junior

Ahh...  The coveted Gibson Les Paul Junior in all its glory, was and is still a major breakthrough in the design and construction of the electric guitar!

The 1959 Les Paul Junior Double-Cutaway had the following features:

1. Body:  Slab-sawn Honduras Mahogany
2. Neck:: Quarter-sawn Honduras Mahogany
3. Fretboard:  Brazilian Rosewood
4. Neck Thickness:  Nut = 0.95"  &  12th Fret = 1.15"
5. Body and Neck finish:  Translucent Cherry nitrocellulose lacquer
6. Peghead face finish:  Opaque Black with Gold lettering
7. Lettering:   "Gibson" in block, "Les Paul" in script, "Junior" in small block.
8. Fretboard is 1/4" thick, 12" radius.
9. Scale is 24.625" (24.75" with compensation).

Some have stated the neck joint is too weak and flimsy, and I can understand how that can be.  There is very little to hold the neck firmly in place.  It is no wonder that the current Epiphone Les Paul Junior has a set neck, which essentially eliminates the potentially loose neck joint.

Personally, I would like to build a LP Jr. from mahogany for the body, and a pre-made neck.  I haven't taken on a neck build yet, and will only do so when I have the proper tools in place.

Here's a link to the 1959 Les Paul Junior drawing, courtesy of Dave Hughes.

On another note from Dave:   "I might add that, now that I think of it, the late "Lonesome Dave" Peverett of Foghat played a double-cut junior onstage much of the time. I have seen him/them three times live, and he used that guitar at some point in all three performances.  ~ DLH"

Thanks again, Dave - great work on the drawing!

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