A GREAT sounding a guitar, however, the 'Jr.' models USED to be a 'student' guitar & therefore affordable! NOW they're a premium instrument along with the OTHER SGs & LPs! Still MORE versatile than many imagine!
Yeah a 'student' model, but at CUSTOM SHOP prices! Didn't they used to (or still) make a version of this that wasn't 'custom shop', and sold for much less? Or was it just the LP Junior/Specials that released both expensive 'TV Yellow Custom' versions along with more 'economical' 'regular' 'Made in USA' range instruments? And does this use the same P-90 pickup they put in those cheaper Junior/Specials from 2019/2020? I know this has a 'dog ear' while the others were pick guard mounted with covers, but was it considered the same 'model' of P-90?
Guys, do the inflation math. Student models used to be much more expensive. We have been spoiled with the influx of cheap Chinese guitars. This is what guitars cost when they are built by workers who are paid better.
The more I play a single pickup guitar, the more creatively inspiring and inspired my playing seems to be, which probably seems strange for an instrument with supposedly limited tonal range/variations. Now if only Epiphone could get their skates on and do a single P90 equipped SG ala their excellent ''inspired by Gibson" LP Junior. Great work as always!
I purchased this exact model a few months ago and I absolutely LOVE it!!!! I love it so much, I ended up not seeing any use for my other lefty guitar (Chapman ML1 Pro) and sold it straight away.
Great video :) I love this guitar by itself. But when just rolling down the tone knob is not enough for me to get a closer neck sound, I use my graphic equalizer pedal to get it and the result is amazing. You can use it both in front of the distortion and behind it. Just try it! :)
Got my 2020 SG standard in Ebony last May... absolutely killer guitar...wow Shane that thing just screams in your hands...I loved you playing that Les Paul special tv yellow that u let go last year..this reminds me of you playing that special.😢...this junior should be hanging on your wall bro.. 😆🤘🤪🎸
They took everything I like about Gibson student guitars and put it on my favorite body shape. That's why the SG Junior is my favorite solid body guitar of all time.
I recently joined the "SG club" (sort of) when I got the Epiphone "1961 Les Paul SG Standard". It's a great guitar. I tried a fair number of Gibson SGs but none of them happened to connect with me, but this does, for whatever reason. But, I have admired the P90 equipped versions (both the LP and the SG, and both the 2-pickup "specials" and the 1-pickup "Jrs"). I suspect there's one in my future. Thanks for the demo!
I just got one of these a few days ago as a gift from a bandmate because they felt my beat-to-death Cort Effector was holding me back. After a few minutes of playing I rock-hard agree that it was! Seriously, I had such a hard time with basic stuff like palm muting or playing high on the neck and going from the Effector to the SG Junior is like going from a Walmart kids-aisle toy version of something to the professional version. I say that having really liked playing on my old Cort too!
Hey SHANE!!! You missed a trick with the junior. You can get more neck and bridge tones by moving your picking hand. Pick really close to the neck will give you more neck tones and picking as close to the bridge as you can will give you more tele like bridge tones. Try it unplugged to figure out the sweet spots. I do this with all single pickup guitars and I got the idea watch old videos of blues players like RL Burnside on the Alan Lomax TH-cam channel. The SG junior’s are monster guitars very dynamic 😎👍
I own one of these (a lefty from 2011) for a few months now and I love to play it. It's light, has perfect playability and a gritty, barking tone that easily cuts through the mix, so I even can reduce the volume on my amp a little bit. It's not my choice for a slow blues or mellow jazz - but it's a straight and mercyless rock machine, forcing the player to really focus on playing guitar. Every player who has enough confidence about his tone and style should check these out. They're a lot of fun! And btw the german company Faber produces compensated tailpieces (also for lefties!!) to deal with the only issue here: intonation.
Really nice demo of the variety that’s possible from a single P90 and a decent set of pots. Lusted after a good SG Junior for years, and it’s probably about time I moved some other gear on to make one welcome. Cheers!
After years messing about I realised I never really used a neck pickup. I just like the bridge and live there all the time. I got a single pickup guitar and it made my rubbish playing better because it removed the distraction of faffing about with two pickups.
One of the best tones I ever heard in person was my friend with a 1963 SG Junior like that through a 100 watt Hiwatt Custom STACK with those great Fane speakers dimed. Turn down guitar clean up dirty! Oh yeah it was in a garage during band practice! Lol! The good old days!
Beautiful guitar, I have a 2014 SGJ myself, which I got for $550 shipped from the US back in the day. However, now, Gibson has truly become unaffordable across the range.
@@kingarthur1776 I hear you on that with Gibsons keeping up on rising values, but I believe those days are coming to an end. To save face Gibson had to improve their Epiphones. Probably too much..
I fired this video up again because I felt like listening to you play an SG with a P90 and I was not disappointed. If I had your guitar skills I would make getting an SG Junior my top priority in life because they sound awesome almost regardless of what you do with them but they suit your playing style especially well.
Great video Shane, you really showcased what a single P90 can do. I used to own a single P90 guitar previously, and they definitely have their own charm and sound. I think that P90 pickups are the best to get a screaming raw blues tone.
My right handed one has the "lightning bolt" compensated bridge. Is it the left handed models that have the similar to LP Junior style bridge? Tone controls are great! For some guitars, you have to compromise between a muddy neck pickup and overly bright bridge pickup but you can compensate easily with the tone control. Playing with an unfamiliar amp that's too bright? You got the tone control to make it a little bit easier for the ears. You can also thicken a lead sound nicely with the tone control. It's way underrated.
I own a 21' Jr model and hands down that guitar is a tone machine . When I'm riffing I always put the tone knob around 7-8 and when the solo need is on I turn it all way up. ALSO if you want to imitate the neck pickup its mandatory to pick near the fretboard and not near the the P90.
Not sure if I could live on just one pickup, however this SG is quite capable of getting different vibes from this single P90. Definitely good for that “Less is More” gear setup! 🎸🎸🎸🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾
I grabbed one of those LP Junior DC's that came out a few years ago with the single P90, and I LOVE the sound of it, and like Shane mentions you can easily get some 'warmer' 'neck PU' type tones just by rolling off the Tone... And even when I play my LP Standard I sometimes spend an entire session never using the 'neck' or 'combo' pickup setting anyway, so if you just want to rock out on some dirty rhythm or lead pentatonics then the single bridge P-90 is definitely sufficient ;) The only concern I have with this guitar is that it appears to list for THREE GRAND? While I got my LP Junior DC used for only $700 (CAD)!
Sounds great, Shane. You make a pretty strong case for a single P-90 guitar. The Sweetwater link has the priced at nearly $3000 American, or almost twice as much as the LP Junior. Is there a different model of the SG that is more comparably priced to the LP?
I got this guitar. It rocks. Has amazing tone. But for me it had a fatal flaw. I like my action low. You can’t set it up super low because there is no way to lower the dogear pick-up and you end up with the strings too close to the pickup. I would recommend avoiding this guitar if you like low action. If you don’t care about that then its a beast.
@@boycehundley2618 I would try this first. I can’t speak for the op but I like my action low too and I’ve got it set pretty low on this very guitar. It started fretting out long before the pickup became an issue. It’s a 12 inch radius, not an Ibanez wizard. Only so low you can get it
Controls aside you can aslo modify tonal options by pick choice and location on the string, they're not just a one trick pony. I would prefer a Les Paul Junior to this though, never been keen on SG necks or the neck dive.
My favorite style SG and I have to say I really thought it suited you. Also, if you don't mind I was wondering which cab emulation, or IR you were using with the Captor X.
First thing I would do with that guitar is the 50s wiring mod. That P90 should clean up *way* more than that with volume roll-off, to a glassy almost acoustic guitar sound.
@@mickeykat92 You just switch which posts on your volume and tone pots that the tone cap is connected to. It's an easy change, and you can find a diagram by googling "50s Les Paul wiring mod". It makes it so that when you turn your guitar volume down , you don't lose any treble, and instead it rolls off some bass, so your guitar signal cleans up more easily.
One of the “ones that got a way” was a 2002/2003 Gibson SG Jr I bought from Musicians Friend for $399. I sold it a couple years later for reasons I can’t remember and definitely wish I had held on to it. Have an SG Special and LP Jr. now and those more than fit the bill, but still miss that SG Jr.
I had a 2019 one with the non lightning bar bridge. It left the factory with the crown/ pineapple on the head stock which after a bunch of back and forth Gibson confirmed it was a one off/ accident. I like SG’s.
I love my SG Jr. They really force you to learn how to use your volume and tone pots and super light, resonant and comfortable to play. Less really can be more.
I own a 2011, lefty in black on black. It's a great guitar and I think I got a great deal finding it in a pawn shop for $400. The massive frets took a bit to get used to after playing my 2000 Mex Strat with tiny vintage frets. The tone and volume pot on it are great. Even the slightest twist modifies your sound. I bought the same pots and put them in my Epi SG std. If you're a lefty, get reverse taper pots (for other guitars, not this one, it's fine stock). I've swapped out pots so many times on my other guitars, trust me..... Sidenote, these things are amazingly light, when they handed me the gigbag at the pawnshop, I was like, is there even a guitar in here?!
I am playing Juniors for a long time now, a bought a two pickup guitar some weeks ago and dont feel the same love by playing the neck pickup. You should try to play leads more near the fretboard it gives a more singing tone as the tone Poti. Combine this with a overdrive is pure love.
I like one pick up guitars. I’m always on the bridge of my guitars. On the LP’s and SG’s I never get to the neck. But, I only use one tone and it’s called kick ass. Most of the gals and guys I like play pretty much one sound. Well, two tones…sometimes clean and kick ass. Sweet video my friend!
Hey Shane nice review. About the pots, are they left handed? So many lefty guitars are let down by the installation of r/h pots or pots that act like a switch rather than progressively.
That's like a 10 min fix on most solid bodied guitars. No reason to let pots hold you back from getting guitar. Unless you don't know now to wire and solder, too. Then it's likely cheaper to let someone else do it and by that time, you might as well find another guitar. So it really depends on whether one can do their own work as to whether it's a feasible option.
I own one of these - bought new in 2020 for $1200. I love it - and at that price, i think it's a great deal. Plays, sounds and looks killer. At its current price though - $3000!! - that's a lot of money for a single pickup guitar with fairly bare-bones appointments. I guess i'm just not used to the new world of high prices. EDIT: Looks like the one linked to on Sweetwater is a Gibson Custom Shop model.
I love all pick up styles, but the P90 is my go-to favourite; the clarity and articulation of a single coil, with the girth of a humbucker! And the 60 cycle doesn't bother me in the least. I mean, it's rock and roll! It's supposed to be noisey and rude!!
A friend has a vintage example, although I do not remember the exact year. It still has the original P90 pickup. It is a great guitar for what it does. Kind of a one trick pony but it's a hell of a trick.
The only problem with the current Gibson reissue is the body carves. The original 60/61 juniors have deeper carves which line up perfectly with the pick guard. Deeper arm rest carve too which just looks better IMO. The current reissue has the 65, shallower carves that were introduced to save money but don't look as good, again IMO.
I did the inflation math. A Les Paul Jr in 1959 cost $132. That is $1286 in 2022 US dollars. Please stop comparing prices to things that are made in China. The price for quality instruments (even student models) is effectively the same as it has always been.
I think that’s something most people overlook. Yeah, Juniors were the student models, but you were still paying for a GIBSON student model, and those are never cheap. That’s actually why the Melody Makers were designed, to get a more affordable student model on the market.
@@voiceofexperiencethat’s pretty funny. Yeah I am really struggling with his funding of genocide in Gaza and I am doing all I can to voice dissent. What sucks worse is that the Republican Party is basically just a Trump party and aside from being a pathological grifter, he straight out wants to be an autocrat and do away with democracy… and almost half the country is crazy enough to be fine for that because they love his culture war. Anyway. Rock on and peace ✌🏽. $1600 for a Junior sucks on an American wage too..
I like mine but the finishing is terrible from Gibson, as usual. The nut was binding on the G string, there is a spot of superglue on the fret board and the board itself looks like it could do with another four or five grades of sanding before the frets went on. For a single bridge P90 guitar I would be more inclined to the Les Paul Junior though frankly the Noventa Telecaster from Fender is better finished (albeit poly) and has a ton of vibe for a lot less money Nice case though.
Had one in the early 70s. Played allot of gigs with it. The main problem I had was it did not tune up very well due to no intunation tuning. But it was one hell of a slide guitar. If I had only kept all the rare guitars that went thru my hands. At the time I could not afford to. And it amazes me of how so many are revered and and so expesive now. When at the time there was Not Anything Special about them. All the 70s guitars were nothing compared the Squiers and Epiphones made now. Gibson and Fender in the 70s were just mass produced with little quality. My mains were an incredible Jeff Beck Les Paul made for me by Electro Harmonix and a Fender Telecaster modded with real PAFs. Both are hanging on my oldest son's wall. If they could only talk!!!!
Did it have the 'lightning' bridge/tailpiece with the 'built in' 'intonation assistance'? Or just the plane piece that you mount at slightly different angles in an attempt to 'improve' the intonation?
@@StreetPreacherr It had the variable Ridge tail piece. Which was OK with the heavy gauge strings it was designed for. It surely was not designed for light gauge strings. But as I said: It was a hell of a slide guitar with heavy gauge strings. Amazing. Thats all I used it for.
I have this and a 63 just like it. the 2019 is so much better. this guitar helped me decide to buy a 2022 Gibson explorer. so glad I did. anyone who says an Epiphone is better...is poor!
While you can seemingly get the extra tones out of the controls, if given the choice, why would one choose a single pickup over one with 2-3? Would cost and availability be the deciding factor?
Well the single pickup was like $100 less than the 2 P-90 version. And if you care about wood, the 2019 single PU versions WERE NOT routed for a neck pickup, meaning more resonant mahogany in the guitar body! And Gibson ASO raised the price by $100 if you wanted the 'upgraded' versions that moved the output jack from the front of the pickguard to the edge of the body...
I love my Gibson Studios where the big difference with higher end models is the binding. I'm having a hard time seeing the value in a single pickup no frills guitar. Did I miss something in your review that justifies the $3k US price tag or is it just the Gibson name? I have a P93 Epiphone (3 P90 pickups) hollow body with a Bigbsy that is less than 1/3 of the price of the SG Junior and I get great tones from it and it is fun to play.
Here is my rant. There is only one problem with almost all of the guitar videos coming out lately on all of the channels...I cannot stand SGs and Telecasters! There I've said it.
Dang. It does sound good. I see a VOS available now for about 3400, ouch, but Gibby has a lot of legal bills! ha ha ha........ No seriously. Sounds rockin!
I've been wanting a modern era Gibson SG junior real bad ! That all ended when my dad bought a 2020 SG jr. And it's really sexy with its red cherry finish but the neck is not comfortable and the bridge isn't near as good as my cheap Gibson les paul special double cut that i only paid $420 for so i have given up on the SG jr. And just got myself a Hamer double cut les paul jr.p90 and it's way better tab the Gibson in every way ! 😢
I'm seeing $2,999 on Sweetwater right now! WTF? Could that be a mistake? Edit: Looks like the one linked to on Sweetwater is a Gibson Custom Shop model.
I think they are a tadge overpriced, it's a Gibson. Harley Benton did some TV yellow DC jnrs, they were less than 200 quid. The one i tried was just as good as my SG jnr apart from the Pick up and Pots. These are easier to get than those Harley Benton double cut jnr's. The tv yellow model, their hard to come by new.
I think since so many companies are building great guitars for under 1000 bucks, I look at the prices and go no way. Bought a 1970 SG Standard in 1971,new.Cost 400 bucks without case. Do the inflation rate increase, Gibson is on the money, but owns Epiphone. Is that a win, win?
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A GREAT sounding a guitar, however, the 'Jr.' models USED to be a 'student' guitar & therefore affordable! NOW they're a premium instrument along with the OTHER SGs & LPs!
Still MORE versatile than many imagine!
Yeah a 'student' model, but at CUSTOM SHOP prices!
Didn't they used to (or still) make a version of this that wasn't 'custom shop', and sold for much less?
Or was it just the LP Junior/Specials that released both expensive 'TV Yellow Custom' versions along with more 'economical' 'regular' 'Made in USA' range instruments?
And does this use the same P-90 pickup they put in those cheaper Junior/Specials from 2019/2020? I know this has a 'dog ear' while the others were pick guard mounted with covers, but was it considered the same 'model' of P-90?
@@StreetPreacherr I have NO idea, but the big G, is only 'premium' these days! The 'student' line now being the purview of Epiphone.
Guys, do the inflation math. Student models used to be much more expensive. We have been spoiled with the influx of cheap Chinese guitars. This is what guitars cost when they are built by workers who are paid better.
The Les Paul Junior Tribute P90 is a more affordable alternative. (I love mine)
I mean factoring in for inflation, at least the juniors are roughly the same cost as they would be in 1962(again after inflation)
The more I play a single pickup guitar, the more creatively inspiring and inspired my playing seems to be, which probably seems strange for an instrument with supposedly limited tonal range/variations. Now if only Epiphone could get their skates on and do a single P90 equipped SG ala their excellent ''inspired by Gibson" LP Junior. Great work as always!
I purchased this exact model a few months ago and I absolutely LOVE it!!!!
I love it so much, I ended up not seeing any use for my other lefty guitar (Chapman ML1 Pro) and sold it straight away.
Great job covering this cool SG and I really liked the jam track as well. Fantastic, Shane!
Great video :) I love this guitar by itself. But when just rolling down the tone knob is not enough for me to get a closer neck sound, I use my graphic equalizer pedal to get it and the result is amazing. You can use it both in front of the distortion and behind it. Just try it! :)
Got my 2020 SG standard in Ebony last May... absolutely killer guitar...wow Shane that thing just screams in your hands...I loved you playing that Les Paul special tv yellow that u let go last year..this reminds me of you playing that special.😢...this junior should be hanging on your wall bro.. 😆🤘🤪🎸
They took everything I like about Gibson student guitars and put it on my favorite body shape. That's why the SG Junior is my favorite solid body guitar of all time.
I recently joined the "SG club" (sort of) when I got the Epiphone "1961 Les Paul SG Standard". It's a great guitar. I tried a fair number of Gibson SGs but none of them happened to connect with me, but this does, for whatever reason. But, I have admired the P90 equipped versions (both the LP and the SG, and both the 2-pickup "specials" and the 1-pickup "Jrs"). I suspect there's one in my future. Thanks for the demo!
I never ever wanted one of these, until my mate handed me one and I played it and I fell in love. Truly one of my favourite guitars of all times.
I have one because of its simplicity. Great rock n roll machine!
I just got one of these a few days ago as a gift from a bandmate because they felt my beat-to-death Cort Effector was holding me back. After a few minutes of playing I rock-hard agree that it was! Seriously, I had such a hard time with basic stuff like palm muting or playing high on the neck and going from the Effector to the SG Junior is like going from a Walmart kids-aisle toy version of something to the professional version. I say that having really liked playing on my old Cort too!
I LOVE juniors of any shape but ,this my favorite !!! Well done Mate !!!
Hey SHANE!!! You missed a trick with the junior. You can get more neck and bridge tones by moving your picking hand. Pick really close to the neck will give you more neck tones and picking as close to the bridge as you can will give you more tele like bridge tones. Try it unplugged to figure out the sweet spots.
I do this with all single pickup guitars and I got the idea watch old videos of blues players like RL Burnside on the Alan Lomax TH-cam channel.
The SG junior’s are monster guitars very dynamic 😎👍
I own one of these (a lefty from 2011) for a few months now and I love to play it. It's light, has perfect playability and a gritty, barking tone that easily cuts through the mix, so I even can reduce the volume on my amp a little bit.
It's not my choice for a slow blues or mellow jazz - but it's a straight and mercyless rock machine, forcing the player to really focus on playing guitar. Every player who has enough confidence about his tone and style should check these out. They're a lot of fun!
And btw the german company Faber produces compensated tailpieces (also for lefties!!) to deal with the only issue here: intonation.
An honest guitar to keep ones playing honest. I have the TV yellow LP Special. I play it one way and thats plugged straight into old tube amps.
Nice Review Shane! Does this guitar have individual or the old strip tuners? Thanks man and Cheers from Salem, Ohio US!
Really nice demo of the variety that’s possible from a single P90 and a decent set of pots. Lusted after a good SG Junior for years, and it’s probably about time I moved some other gear on to make one welcome. Cheers!
That has always been my most favorite guitar. And it's weird I've never owned one. I'll have to search my mind and figure out why.
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Thanks man!
I’m thinking of getting one but is their an issues with the bridge? I’ve heard about intonation issues.
I think the Epiphone Les Paul Special sounds as good or better, and has a neck pickup for that LP creaminess.
Got my first p90 guitar about a week ago been around guitars for 50 years bought a les Paul jr anniversary love it it pretty much does it all
After years messing about I realised I never really used a neck pickup. I just like the bridge and live there all the time. I got a single pickup guitar and it made my rubbish playing better because it removed the distraction of faffing about with two pickups.
Single P90 is so 21st century! Its the way forward and really helps develope your own tone!
Sg every model have an excellent tone!
One of the best tones I ever heard in person was my friend with a 1963 SG Junior like that through a 100 watt Hiwatt Custom STACK with those great Fane speakers dimed. Turn down guitar clean up dirty! Oh yeah it was in a garage during band practice! Lol! The good old days!
Beautiful guitar, I have a 2014 SGJ myself, which I got for $550 shipped from the US back in the day. However, now, Gibson has truly become unaffordable across the range.
All my gibsons are worth more now than what I payed for them..that's the difference
@@kingarthur1776 I hear you on that with Gibsons keeping up on rising values, but I believe those days are coming to an end. To save face Gibson had to improve their Epiphones. Probably too much..
@@Mountainrock70 I have an epi 335 and it's freakn amazing rite out of the box..crazy good..
@@kingarthur1776 I liked mine so much I bought a second one!
@@Mountainrock70 lol...I'm thinking that way too
I fired this video up again because I felt like listening to you play an SG with a P90 and I was not disappointed. If I had your guitar skills I would make getting an SG Junior my top priority in life because they sound awesome almost regardless of what you do with them but they suit your playing style especially well.
You really look bad ass with that SG man. Been thinking about this one for a long time but just can’t pull the trigger. Great video!
The second you started playing clean tones I heard Jimi Hendrix come out to play. Awesome.
Hi Shane, enjoyed the review, if you were spending you own money - SG Junior or LP Junior ?
Great video Shane, you really showcased what a single P90 can do. I used to own a single P90 guitar previously, and they definitely have their own charm and sound. I think that P90 pickups are the best to get a screaming raw blues tone.
My right handed one has the "lightning bolt" compensated bridge. Is it the left handed models that have the similar to LP Junior style bridge?
Tone controls are great! For some guitars, you have to compromise between a muddy neck pickup and overly bright bridge pickup but you can compensate easily with the tone control. Playing with an unfamiliar amp that's too bright? You got the tone control to make it a little bit easier for the ears. You can also thicken a lead sound nicely with the tone control. It's way underrated.
I own a 21' Jr model and hands down that guitar is a tone machine . When I'm riffing I always put the tone knob around 7-8 and when the solo need is on I turn it all way up. ALSO if you want to imitate the neck pickup its mandatory to pick near the fretboard and not near the the P90.
Hi! Did you experience any intonation issues? It's not uncommon on these wraparound bridges. Thanks!
Mr. Shane...that was smoking. Great job!
Not sure if I could live on just one pickup, however this SG is quite capable of getting different vibes from this single P90. Definitely good for that “Less is More” gear setup! 🎸🎸🎸🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾
I grabbed one of those LP Junior DC's that came out a few years ago with the single P90, and I LOVE the sound of it, and like Shane mentions you can easily get some 'warmer' 'neck PU' type tones just by rolling off the Tone... And even when I play my LP Standard I sometimes spend an entire session never using the 'neck' or 'combo' pickup setting anyway, so if you just want to rock out on some dirty rhythm or lead pentatonics then the single bridge P-90 is definitely sufficient ;)
The only concern I have with this guitar is that it appears to list for THREE GRAND? While I got my LP Junior DC used for only $700 (CAD)!
@@StreetPreacherr Yeah the price is a major turn off! I do remember the LP DCs were reasonably priced, around $899US and they made lefties!😎😎
@@jamalabdul2009 try out the Vintage V130 double cut with a screaming dog ear p100(noiseless) it screams!
@@kirkscobey3031 Cool!!! 🤙🏾🤙🏾
Sounds great, Shane. You make a pretty strong case for a single P-90 guitar. The Sweetwater link has the priced at nearly $3000 American, or almost twice as much as the LP Junior. Is there a different model of the SG that is more comparably priced to the LP?
I bought a 1961 Gibson SG jr many years ago for $85. What a deal!
I got this guitar. It rocks. Has amazing tone. But for me it had a fatal flaw. I like my action low. You can’t set it up super low because there is no way to lower the dogear pick-up and you end up with the strings too close to the pickup. I would recommend avoiding this guitar if you like low action. If you don’t care about that then its a beast.
Thanks for this comment! I’ve been debating over the Jr or the Special for a while now, and since I like my action low, I’m going with the Special! 🤘
@@boycehundley2618 I would try this first. I can’t speak for the op but I like my action low too and I’ve got it set pretty low on this very guitar. It started fretting out long before the pickup became an issue. It’s a 12 inch radius, not an Ibanez wizard. Only so low you can get it
Controls aside you can aslo modify tonal options by pick choice and location on the string, they're not just a one trick pony. I would prefer a Les Paul Junior to this though, never been keen on SG necks or the neck dive.
My favorite style SG and I have to say I really thought it suited you. Also, if you don't mind I was wondering which cab emulation, or IR you were using with the Captor X.
First thing I would do with that guitar is the 50s wiring mod. That P90 should clean up *way* more than that with volume roll-off, to a glassy almost acoustic guitar sound.
what kind of mod is that?
@@mickeykat92 You just switch which posts on your volume and tone pots that the tone cap is connected to. It's an easy change, and you can find a diagram by googling "50s Les Paul wiring mod". It makes it so that when you turn your guitar volume down , you don't lose any treble, and instead it rolls off some bass, so your guitar
signal cleans up more easily.
@@darwinsaye that's intriguing. Will definitely have a look, thanks for the advice!
Hey Shane, do you know of any place that has a lefty sg jr in stock that ships to europe? Or yours doesn't happen to be for sale? Thanks!
I have three Gibby SG’s already…a ‘61 Standard, an Iommi, and a GC exclusive batwing Standard with ebony board. Do I need one of these too?! 🤔
One of the “ones that got a way” was a 2002/2003 Gibson SG Jr I bought from Musicians Friend for $399. I sold it a couple years later for reasons I can’t remember and definitely wish I had held on to it. Have an SG Special and LP Jr. now and those more than fit the bill, but still miss that SG Jr.
I have the Harley Benton Junior FAT version. Love it. Light weight. Good woods.
OMG Finally a lefty like myself to learn from on you tube!! Thank you very much! Liked and subscribed right away
Awesome! Thank you!
I had a 2019 one with the non lightning bar bridge. It left the factory with the crown/ pineapple on the head stock which after a bunch of back and forth Gibson confirmed it was a one off/ accident. I like SG’s.
Sometimes simple is all you need.
Step one: plug in.
Step two: rock out.
Great sound, my only issue would be the distance the volume pot is so far away.
Great demo.
I love my SG Jr. They really force you to learn how to use your volume and tone pots and super light, resonant and comfortable to play. Less really can be more.
Big sounds coming from the Sg. Love the light weight of the Sg series!
I own a 2011, lefty in black on black. It's a great guitar and I think I got a great deal finding it in a pawn shop for $400. The massive frets took a bit to get used to after playing my 2000 Mex Strat with tiny vintage frets. The tone and volume pot on it are great. Even the slightest twist modifies your sound. I bought the same pots and put them in my Epi SG std. If you're a lefty, get reverse taper pots (for other guitars, not this one, it's fine stock). I've swapped out pots so many times on my other guitars, trust me..... Sidenote, these things are amazingly light, when they handed me the gigbag at the pawnshop, I was like, is there even a guitar in here?!
I am playing Juniors for a long time now, a bought a two pickup guitar some weeks ago and dont feel the same love by playing the neck pickup. You should try to play leads more near the fretboard it gives a more singing tone as the tone Poti. Combine this with a overdrive is pure love.
I like one pick up guitars. I’m always on the bridge of my guitars. On the LP’s and SG’s I never get to the neck. But, I only use one tone and it’s called kick ass. Most of the gals and guys I like play pretty much one sound. Well, two tones…sometimes clean and kick ass. Sweet video my friend!
Hey Shane nice review. About the pots, are they left handed? So many lefty guitars are let down by the installation of r/h pots or pots that act like a switch rather than progressively.
That's like a 10 min fix on most solid bodied guitars. No reason to let pots hold you back from getting guitar. Unless you don't know now to wire and solder, too. Then it's likely cheaper to let someone else do it and by that time, you might as well find another guitar.
So it really depends on whether one can do their own work as to whether it's a feasible option.
Gibson is one of the few companies that install the pots on left handed guitars the right way. (No pun intended)
Where is the link to this model guitar? I don’t see anything linking directly to a faded SG Junior...
That’s interesting. Thanks for the review.
I've always enjoyed the Juniors, they have a certain vibe that I dig and they produce great tones. Thanks for the review, Shane!
I own one of these - bought new in 2020 for $1200. I love it - and at that price, i think it's a great deal. Plays, sounds and looks killer. At its current price though - $3000!! - that's a lot of money for a single pickup guitar with fairly bare-bones appointments. I guess i'm just not used to the new world of high prices. EDIT: Looks like the one linked to on Sweetwater is a Gibson Custom Shop model.
They are $1399 today bro.
You sound great on it!
I'm having ESP's answer to this shipped to me right now. A single EMP viper model.
man that's an amazing guitar. i would love to see a comparison between this and the les paul junior.
I love all pick up styles, but the P90 is my go-to favourite; the clarity and articulation of a single coil, with the girth of a humbucker! And the 60 cycle doesn't bother me in the least. I mean, it's rock and roll! It's supposed to be noisey and rude!!
We don't HAVE '60 cycle' here!
I agree 100%
A friend has a vintage example, although I do not remember the exact year. It still has the original P90 pickup. It is a great guitar for what it does. Kind of a one trick pony but it's a hell of a trick.
The only problem with the current Gibson reissue is the body carves. The original 60/61 juniors have deeper carves which line up perfectly with the pick guard. Deeper arm rest carve too which just looks better IMO.
The current reissue has the 65, shallower carves that were introduced to save money but don't look as good, again IMO.
I did the inflation math. A Les Paul Jr in 1959 cost $132. That is $1286 in 2022 US dollars. Please stop comparing prices to things that are made in China. The price for quality instruments (even student models) is effectively the same as it has always been.
I think that’s something most people overlook. Yeah, Juniors were the student models, but you were still paying for a GIBSON student model, and those are never cheap. That’s actually why the Melody Makers were designed, to get a more affordable student model on the market.
RRP is $3,600 aud here atm.
Some "student model"...
(Yeah, it sucks being in Australia,
but it sucks more having Biden as your president.)
@@voiceofexperiencethat’s pretty funny. Yeah I am really struggling with his funding of genocide in Gaza and I am doing all I can to voice dissent. What sucks worse is that the Republican Party is basically just a Trump party and aside from being a pathological grifter, he straight out wants to be an autocrat and do away with democracy… and almost half the country is crazy enough to be fine for that because they love his culture war. Anyway. Rock on and peace ✌🏽. $1600 for a Junior sucks on an American wage too..
I was surprised how good the guitar sounded when you played SRV's Lenny..........
Boostache. How can you not love that name?? I have a couple of one-pickup guitars. I like them a lot.
Wow. Yeah that was very convincing
I like mine but the finishing is terrible from Gibson, as usual. The nut was binding on the G string, there is a spot of superglue on the fret board and the board itself looks like it could do with another four or five grades of sanding before the frets went on. For a single bridge P90 guitar I would be more inclined to the Les Paul Junior though frankly the Noventa Telecaster from Fender is better finished (albeit poly) and has a ton of vibe for a lot less money
Nice case though.
Great playing on a fine instrument, Shane! Totally out of my price range, but a great demo noetheless. Cheers!
Love it!!! When are you reviewing a Reverend Guitar?
Have you sold your Special?
Had one in the early 70s. Played allot of gigs with it. The main problem I had was it did not tune up very well due
to no intunation tuning. But it was one hell of a slide guitar. If I had only kept all the rare guitars that went thru my
hands. At the time I could not afford to. And it amazes me of how so many are revered and and so expesive now.
When at the time there was Not Anything Special about them. All the 70s guitars were nothing compared the Squiers
and Epiphones made now. Gibson and Fender in the 70s were just mass produced with little quality. My mains were
an incredible Jeff Beck Les Paul made for me by Electro Harmonix and a Fender Telecaster modded with real PAFs.
Both are hanging on my oldest son's wall. If they could only talk!!!!
Nice. Make sure he never sells them.
Did it have the 'lightning' bridge/tailpiece with the 'built in' 'intonation assistance'? Or just the plane piece that you mount at slightly different angles in an attempt to 'improve' the intonation?
@@StreetPreacherr It had the variable Ridge tail piece. Which was OK with the heavy gauge strings it was designed for. It surely was not designed for light gauge strings. But as I said: It was a hell of a slide guitar with heavy gauge strings. Amazing. Thats all I used it for.
You missing your Les Paul Special yet? Damn, that was a sweet guitar!
Not at all. I didn't use it enough to miss it. It's a great guitar, I just found myself enjoying the Flying V more.
I have this and a 63 just like it. the 2019 is so much better. this guitar helped me decide to buy a 2022 Gibson explorer. so glad I did. anyone who says an Epiphone is better...is poor!
While you can seemingly get the extra tones out of the controls, if given the choice, why would one choose a single pickup over one with 2-3? Would cost and availability be the deciding factor?
Well the single pickup was like $100 less than the 2 P-90 version. And if you care about wood, the 2019 single PU versions WERE NOT routed for a neck pickup, meaning more resonant mahogany in the guitar body!
And Gibson ASO raised the price by $100 if you wanted the 'upgraded' versions that moved the output jack from the front of the pickguard to the edge of the body...
Neck dive is a dealbreaker for me, sounds great though
The SG Gibson special p90 is my dream guitar but I gotta admit I think this one looks cooler
you were feeling it as hard as ever!
Lovely guitar , if only I could get over my neck dive phobia lol 👍
I love my Gibson Studios where the big difference with higher end models is the binding. I'm having a hard time seeing the value in a single pickup no frills guitar. Did I miss something in your review that justifies the $3k US price tag or is it just the Gibson name? I have a P93 Epiphone (3 P90 pickups) hollow body with a Bigbsy that is less than 1/3 of the price of the SG Junior and I get great tones from it and it is fun to play.
this doesn't cost 3k
oh Epiphone is trash
bet you can't Play either
Don’t sleep on the Juniors. They rock
Here is my rant. There is only one problem with almost all of the guitar videos coming out lately on all of the channels...I cannot stand SGs and Telecasters! There I've said it.
I love set neck and also neck through guitars as a rule. This, not my cup of tea. Thanks for the video Shane and Thanks to Sky Music. Blues On....💙
Is this sg more expensive than an sg standard ? or as much gives no sense
Dang. It does sound good. I see a VOS available now for about 3400, ouch, but Gibby has a lot of legal bills! ha ha ha........ No seriously. Sounds rockin!
What amp were you playing Through ?
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I've been wanting a modern era Gibson SG junior real bad !
That all ended when my dad bought a 2020 SG jr. And it's really sexy with its red cherry finish but the neck is not comfortable and the bridge isn't near as good as my cheap Gibson les paul special double cut that i only paid $420 for so i have given up on the SG jr. And just got myself a Hamer double cut les paul jr.p90 and it's way better tab the Gibson in every way ! 😢
I have an old one that is a ripper indeed...neck dive tho
When did these start going for $1500+? I feel like they were like $999 just a few years ago. By few, I mean 2-3 years ago.
I'm seeing $2,999 on Sweetwater right now! WTF? Could that be a mistake? Edit: Looks like the one linked to on Sweetwater is a Gibson Custom Shop model.
Sweet blues machine. I love p90's
I think they are a tadge overpriced, it's a Gibson. Harley Benton did some TV yellow DC jnrs, they were less than 200 quid. The one i tried was just as good as my SG jnr apart from the Pick up and Pots. These are easier to get than those Harley Benton double cut jnr's. The tv yellow model, their hard to come by new.
I've always had a love-hate relationship with P90s
Well jazz maybe overstated.
I ❤️ P90s!
I think since so many companies are building great guitars for under 1000 bucks, I look at the prices and go no way. Bought a 1970 SG Standard in 1971,new.Cost 400 bucks without case. Do the inflation rate increase, Gibson is on the money, but owns Epiphone. Is that a win, win?
I own it, and it's *damn good*