Gibson Les Paul Tribute Junior DC: They Shouldn't Have Discontinued These
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2024
- This line of guitars was discontinued more than a year ago, but I think Gibson should've kept making them. Here's my take on why I think mine is great, but also what you should be aware of with these kind of guitars.
If you can get one of these used, go for it, because they're great! Gibson should bring this Tribute line back someday.
Nothing in this video was sponsored, all the gear was bought by myself and everything said is my honest opinion. If you want to check some of the gear I used, here's where I got it:
Gibson Les Paul Junior Tribute Double Cut
They are discontinued, so they're not available anymore, but check if you can find one used -
Marshall Studio Vintage SV20H head
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Tone King Ironman II
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TC Electronic Hall of Fame Mini (I use V1 here)
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JHS Morning Glory
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DOD Rubberneck
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Electro Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff
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I have one, feels just right and can't stop playing her
Indeed they are. My wife has the one from the video now, and she's using it more and more each week. I switched to the current single cut Junior with a dogear.
I just picked one up this week and its killer! Needs a little TLC... Rough fret ends, fretboard is close to unfinished, new bridge wouldn't hurt, nut is cut too shallow and it could use a coat of gloss nitro. Even without changing these things it's still killer! Had no idea they were discontinued but I don't plan on letting it go anytime soon or ever.
The maple neck is a perfect profile for me and there's a bit of flame to it, it's just a great guitar and got it for cheap. It's routed for 2 pickups so if you wanted to you could add a neck pickup but I have no desire to do that, it is a rock and roll machine for sure! 1 pickup, two knobs and the truth, all ya need. 🤘😁🤘
Happy NGD!
I have the same guitar and I absolutely love it. I picked mine up brand new for epiphone money too. Will never understand why they stopped making them/why more people didn't buy them.
Although my wife has this one now, I still think these are great! Juniors are cool in general.
Love the Junior, this was the first Gibson I purchased, great guitar, very underrated imo. Love the beautiful artwork, thanks for sharing.✌️😎✌️🎸
Thanks! I just managed to get a second one in brown. It breaks my 'one guitar rule', but the one from my video is in open tuning, so another one for standard is great. Very underrated guitars indeed!
I got the same one for 400 bucks when they were liquidating them. Best purchase ever!
@@MaxwellAlexxis I can imagine!
I had a 2011 LP Standard double cut with P-90's. A limited run gold top. It sounded great, but I just never gelled with the neck which was a slim taper 60's profile. So I traded it in for a custom shop R-8 and I love that guitar! I do have a Epiphone double cut junior with a P-90 that was made in Japan. It get's the job done for sure but this DC Tribute is a guitar to look for!!! Enjoyed your playing!!
Thanks!
I have the special dc version and that guitar has been my number one since I've got it. It's a shame that gibson had decided to discontinue it but I feel super lucky to have got my hands on one!
Yeah Gibson should go back to some affordable P90 offeringslike these. Gibsons with P90s are awesome.
To be honest guys, I bought one with the front mount input, didn't like it so i bought a different Pickguard that had two holes and just routed a traditional hole on the side with my drill. VOILA. Then I put GRAPHTEC Resomax in and it was FUCKING AMAZING, Also Soldered some PIO caps too. So stupid me, I relapsed got strung out and sold it to buy more dope. I forgot to take the resomax off so the guy essentially got a 1k guitar with wicked upgrades.
So then I got clean. I bought a new Gibson Les Paul Junior 2019 thinking it would be way better, started playing and the thing DOES NOT STAY in tune. NOW I AM GOING HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER RESOMAX to fix the problem. I almost feel like like calling the guy back and say hey I will trade you my genuine 2019 Junior beauty gloss finish tobacco. That tribute was so damn good with the maple neck it made such a bigger roaring sound where this one has no sustain.. I also really dug the double cut. If they just made one with a light white gloss finish and satin maple neck it would be the best Junior ever.
Any who I will get back to you guys once I get the new resomax bridge. P.S what bridge do you have there? it's not stock.
I have the stock bridge on it, but I am thinking about swapping it because it doesn't stay in tune lately.
Hey man love the channel! You have a really nice aproch to demoing different kind of gear, and I very much agree in alot of what you say! Feels like this is the channel I've been waiting for, keep up the good work! Cheers 🍻 🇧🇻
Thanks! That's great to hear, I just started making the content that I was missing here and since I like to do a lot of tone chasing, why not just record and share my experiences. I'm glad people like you are starting to dig what I'm doing, thank you very much for tuning in :)
@@StevenAnthonyGuitar looking forward to see future content!
Love my DC. It's the 2019 with the jack on the top. It feels wonderful, like you said, and I keep it with an open tuning as well, but in G, not D♭
My top mounted electronics is great for modding. Easily swap out a pickguard and drop another in another with a custom pickup/wiring for a different sound. Solder the ground and it's done.
I have to say I haven't swapped anything yet, haven't felt the need to, which rarely happens. I actually managed to get a second one in worn brown from the same dealer recently, because I missed one for standard tuning. You can see it in my recent Vox video. These guitars are highly underrated!
@@StevenAnthonyGuitar I did it because it is fun, and the design made it super simple. Plus, I was interested in how much better a Kinman p90 could sound without all the 60 cycle hum. Spoiler alert: it sounds amazing.
Totally agree about them being underrated. They are a joy to play.
@@deBebbler I totally get you! It's like with strats, easy to swap if everyting is scratch plate mounted, so why not. I was thinking of swapping the pickup in my new one, but that Gibson P90 sounds so great in itself, I can't get myself to do so!
I have one of these that I bought at a blowout price too, it has beautiful grain and it’s very lightweight, plays really well…only negative I can say about it, is that the fret ends are a bit pokey. I had the Special also, but it was a little muddy sounding tbh, there’s something to be said for one pickup Juniors…better clarity compared to Specials from my experience. The soapbars on these are very hot, it’s quite a bit hotter than the dogear P90 on my actual Junior. Good stuff ✌️
On this black one the fret ends where also sticking out, which I had to get fixed. That's the risk with these blowout sales: they might've been in storage too long with the fretboard drying out. A later got a second one in brown which was perfect though.
@@StevenAnthonyGuitar Yeah, it’s a simple fix that I haven’t gotten around to yet…hopefully soon!
Sounds amazing!
Thanks! These guitars were good value for money, my wife uses this one now.
Damn I imagine that guitar with a fuzz into a tweed amp must sound insane
I have a Gibson Les Paul Tribute. It's a great guitar! I'm guessing these guitars were eating into profit margins and maybe that's why they stopped making them. It plays and sounds like a guitar worth twice the price. They just don't have the fancy finish or binding, but they were definitely comparable in quality to the more expensive models.
They are still making the tributes though. And they are indeed basically the same, though I think there are better pickups in the range than the ones in the Tributes, but some of us (like me) swap pickups anyways. Great guitars for a very good price if you don't care about binding and like satin nitro.
I bought one of the specials once they started getting discounted, picked mine up for $600, and haven't looked back. I'm not sure why they didn't catch on but it worked out for me.
I'm surprised as well these were discontinued so quickly so yeah, I guess it didn't catch on, even though they might've been THE bang for the buck Gibson back then.
I'm surprised as well these were discontinued so quickly so yeah, I guess it didn't catch on, even though they might've been THE bang for the buck Gibson back then.
So it's true what they say; that pickup can kinda sound like a lean neck pickup with the volume backed off.
Great sounding guitar!
Oh yes, and the artwork really is awesome!
@@frankenspecies yeah the single pickup thing works great, I really don't miss a neck pickup. And thanks for your comment about the artwork, my wife (who made it) was happy to read it, as well as I am happy to have it on my guitar :)
Hi. I have a DC junior special faded cherry. For the money a superb guitar. I also play a bit of slide. Is the action on yours higher to accommodate slide playing? Thanks. 😊👍🎸
Not really, as I don't like very low action on my guitars anyways, I don't feel the need to have that adjusted on my slide guitars. But at the moment I've switched back to a telecaster for slide, as Gibson with wraparounds don't like to be tuned in open D flat, which is also pretty noticeable in this video.
Hi, Gerat Vid! Did You check, what is under the pickguard ? Is it routed for a neck Pickup ? thanks Gusztav
If I remember correctly, it is. But there are two different versions of this model with a few differences. But ofcourse you also just have the version that comes with two pickups.
Also those discontinued 2019 Junior Tributes where so cheap and the maple neck just sounded way different than any of my other les pauls. Why Gibson doesn't put maple necks on more guitars I will never know. The sound is so much more snappy/Treble, Guess they look down on the working class.
Maybe they didn't sell as well as they hoped. They've taken more juniors and specials out of production lately.
Great when they were on blow out clearance a few years back, now the prices are wonky.
I don't know what the prices are were you're currently residing, but I've got two now, which I both got from a store with full warrenty at an average Epiphone price. In my opinion these guitars are worth more than that, so I'm happy!
A year later and I found one for $400 US!
@@aperezdealman that’s an awesome deal! Currently looking at a yellow one for 900
I love mine but it has tuning problems. Any way to fix this?
Bring it to a luthier. Could be the nut or the bridge. The downside of these guitars is that they seem very delicate in terms of tuning.