Can’t believe I missed National Guitar Day yesterday! This 1960 baby is a Rock ‘n’ Roll machine! I bought it from Chelsea guitars in 1993 (that’s 11 years before I joined New York Dolls.) It had a horrible finish on it so I designed this color scheme & had it painted Olympic white w/ red tortoise shell guard to mimic the look of my favorite Fender P Bass. The P-90 pickup, neck and body are the original, the bridge, tuners and knobs have been changed because…I’m a player! #nationalguitarday #gibson #lespaul #junior #lespauljunior (at Copenhagen, Denmark) https://www.instagram.com/p/CokGyEtoi5m/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

For #TVTuesday this week I give you the coolest and cleanest #TVJunior I have ever seen: @colinjcripps' 1959 #Gibson #LesPaul TV Junior with rare factory black pickguard. The gnarled #FenderChamp also belongs to Colin. and the black panel #DeluxeReverb is @chriswstringer8 's. There's also just a hint of a late 50s Fender #Vibrolux on the right, belonging to @alastair_miller. All photographed last month at @dlott65's First Annual #UnionSound Toronto Guitar Bouncy Castle Carnival & Fun Day. #guitarphotography #vintageguitar #guitar #guitars #gibsonguitar #guitarra #vintagegibson #gibsonguitar #electricguitar #guitarre #chitarra #amp #guitar #guitars #ampphotography #vintageamp #amplifier #tubeamp #amps #guitaramp

1969 #SGStandard, and 1961 #LesPaul Junior. The Standard was purchased from @puisheen way back in December of 2014. It was a complete restoration project Mike undertook, and did a spectacular job on. I once had this guitar side by side with an all original 1968 SG Standard, and at arms length it was difficult to tell which one was which! The Junior does say "Les Paul" on the headstock (in case anyone was going to leave as nasty comment say I don't know my SG from my elbow!), and is an all original (except that I removed the trem and replaced the wrap tail with a compensated one...all original parts in the case!) early example of the SG Junior design. Strap by @tomsvintagestraps

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One of the rarest and most interesting #guitars I have ever had the privilege to photograph: 1955 #Gibson #LesPaul Junior...in original natural finish. The first time I posted this #guitar I got a message from someone who is a world-renowned guitar finisher, and a person I respect in the guitar industry, who told me that this is in fact the very earliest version of the "limed mahogany" finish that nowadays we call TV Yellow rather than a pure "natural" finish. And the guitar does have "TV Model" silk screened on the headstock, so this new datum would tend to correlate. My information source went on to say that in the earliest version of the TV finish, the white layer was sprayed on very sparingly over natural pore filler. Whether this is "earliest TV" or "natural" it was only one of about 20 made in this finish EVER. Thanks to everyone out there who continue to share their vast knowledge with me! Photographed at the Don Lee Productions Presentation of the First Annual #UnionSound #Toronto Gearing and Hearing (Damage) Society Convention in early September, hosted by Chris Stringer. #gibsonlespaul #lespauljunior #guitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #vintageguitars #vintagegibson #gibsonguitars #guitarphotography #tone #guitargear #guitarsdaily #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #vintagegear #gibsonsofinstagram

1965 #Gibson #GA17 RVT #Scout #amp 1961 Gibson #LesPaul Junior I am still buzzing from last weekend's epiphany that you don't have to spend $2,000 or more to get a great amp. As mentioned in previous posts, this Scout is the least expensive (by several hundred dollars) #vintageamp I have ever bought, costing 1/4 to 1/6th the price of many of the vintage Fenders I have bought in the past. And yet it sounds as good as any of them...albeit "different"... Some thoughts so far: Pros: 1) PRICE - for an all original mid 60s amp in good condition, the price is substantially less expensive relative to other #vintageamps made by #Fender. 2) Headroom - it's super crisp and clean right up until about 8 or 9 on the volume knob. If I used pedals I would say "takes pedals well!" 😂 3) Looks - no, I am not shallow! My main thing is taking pictures - I don't want gear that isn't photogenic! 🤣 Cons: Stuff I found, um, not actually "bad" about the amp, but let's just say stuff I needed to get "used to": 1) No #tone or tremolo blend controls - the amp is set to permanent bright and you have to use your #guitar tone knob to darken it. Similarly, the trem is either "on" at full intensity, or "off". There is no mixing or blending it in with the signal. This is a minor issue for me as I use my guitar tone knob anyway (I almost never touch the amp tone control), and on the rare occasions I do use tremolo, I pretty much always use it on full blast anyway. 2) Sound - the sound is definitely "different" from what I am used to. It is super crisp and clear...almost TOO clear! At lower volumes it feels a bit anemic and thin. However, if you pump it up to past halfway the thinness fills out nicely (but stays clean). Again not a huge issue for me because I tend to turn all my amps all the way up and then use my guitar volume control to keep the volume apartment-friendly...I just find all amps sound better this way To me the pros FAR outweigh the cons and I will be looking for more #Gibsonamps going forward! #gibsonamp #vintageamp #vintageguitar #vintagegibson #guitarphotography #guitars #gibsonguitar #gibsonlespaul #sgjunior #lespauljunior

1961 Junior & 1965 GA17 RVT