As a guitar player for 20+ years and a woodworker for 8 years and repairing guitars along the way, this is my take on the Les Paul double cut Junior. This one is a very light one at just over 6 pounds. To achieve this weight, I chambered out the body and glued 3/16” thick African Mahogany top over that. Also I made the body much thinner, closer to the thickness of an SG. This overall makes the guitar snappy and very resonant. Comes with a hardshell case. Check out the attached video demo I put together to give it a listen!
Here are the specs:
BODY
Style: Double Cut Les Paul Junior - Chambered Body
Weight: 6lbs 1oz
Color/ Wood Species: Vintage Sunburst - 2 piece African Mahogany Top
2 piece African Mahogany Back
Binding: Ivory
Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer - “Closet Relic” with checking, light wear
Body Thickness: 1.54”
String Gauge: 10-46
NECK
Scale Length: 24.75”
Frets: Nickel Silver - Medium Jumbo
Neck Material: 2 piece African Mahogany
Binding: Ivory
Neck Profile: Soft D
Neck Depth: 1st fret/ 12th fret .84”/ .96”
Fretboard Material: Morado
Fretboard Radius: 12”
Inlay: Mother of Pearl dots
Nut Material: Bleached Bone
Nut Width: 1.71”
End of Board Width: 2.26”
Neck Joint: Set Neck - Full Tenon
Headstock Overlay: Wenge
HARDWARE
Finish: Aged Nickel
Bridge: Wraparound w/ Solid Brass Saddles
Tuning Machines: Vintage Style Grover 15:1 gear ratio
Truss Rod: 2 way adjustable
ELECTRONICS
Pickup: Gibson P-90 - 7.67k ohms
Controls: 500k CTS pots, 1 Volume, 1 Tone .022 uf capacitor
Output Jack: ¼” Telecaster Style Electrosocket
Video Demo: ()