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marcusnieman
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Thanks Hiro.... no worries.
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spikeymikey
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This Junior my friend lent me is very nice but after playing it for two weeks I find the fingerboard a little flat. I couldn't give a damn about what the wood is, it sounds right and it plays pretty good apart from the flatness. I think thats just because I'm used to the old Fender radius now and cant go back, although this seems flatter than my two '64 Juniors fretboards. Shame, as I would buy it otherwise to use when I'm in the UK. Much as I love Juniors I cant live with the limitations anymore, for me Telecasters are my preference these days and I wish I'd got into them earlier now. 
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guitar hiro
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| spikeymikey wrote: | | This Junior my friend lent me is very nice but after playing it for two weeks I find the fingerboard a little flat. I couldn't give a damn about what wood is, it sounds right and it plays pretty good apart from the flatness. I think thats just because I'm used to the old Fender radius now and cant go back, although this seems flatter than my two '64 Juniors fretboards. Shame, as I would buy it otherwise to use when I'm in the UK. Much as I love Juniors I cant live with the limitations anymore, for me Telecasters are my preference these days and I wish I'd got into them earlier now. |
I played Strats exclusively for over 20 years; sonically extremely versatile with the 3 pickups & the 5 way switch.
My favorite (single) pickup selection on a Strat is the neck pickup & also on Gibson style guitars, just to a slightly lesser degree.
I have tried multiple brands of Jrs. (even sold Marcus an Edwards Jr. many years ago) but I could never get used to (my perceived) lack of sonic versatility with Jrs.
I could never get that neck pickup tone with a Jr.  but I solved that with LP Specials  |
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spikeymikey
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| Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 2:13 am Post subject: |
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| I agree. I find I need the neck pickup more in lower volume situations. It's almost essential to me now. Rolling off treble on a bridge P90 doesn't get you anywhere near that tone. But still..... |
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iam
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I don't see a double cut junior on their website or in the catalog they show. Would it be a custom order build? |
It can be. Or check with Gottfried of this forum if he has any on order? |
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marcusnieman
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| Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 6:42 am Post subject: |
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| iam wrote: | | marcusnieman wrote: |
I don't see a double cut junior on their website or in the catalog they show. Would it be a custom order build? |
It can be. Or check with Gottfried of this forum if he has any on order? |
Actually, Gottfried was kind enough to check in directly with me when he saw my post looking for a Junior. He didn't have any currently but did show me a nice TV Yellow double cut Special.
In response to the comments further up the thread about the limitations of a Junior, that's exactly what I was after - a stripped down, one pickup, one volume one tone Junior. I already have a great Greco SG Junior. Wanted one with more wood - I've had several Edwards doublecuts and I've regretted selling everyone of them to finance other purchases.
I love the wide, flat 12" radius necks - extremely comfortable to me and they are perfect for playing slide guitar without have to tilt or angle the slide to compensate for a more peaked radius like a 7.25".
I'm a strat guy too - don't get me wrong on that. It's what I learned to play on and my go to guitar. Nothing sounds or plays like I strat. I was just after a stripped down "rat rod" of a guitar and I love the Revelator Junior. It's snarly, beefy and sounds like no other guitar I have. Like any guitar, one nuance of tone is found by where you pick or strum it - closer to the neck or closer to the bridge. Juniors are very responsive in this regard and mine is very resonant too - rings for days.
Thanks for all your input guys - sure appreciate it. I did find another 2006 Edwards doublecut in a hard to find cherry finish. Of course I bought it. Light as a feather and just a treat to play too.  |
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iam
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marcusnieman
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| iam wrote: | https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOKAI-LES-PAUL-JUNIOR-RETROSPEC-Very-rare-London-or-Loughborough/153073607586?hash=item23a3e5e3a2%3Ag%3AxYoAAOSw5RJa3gg1&_pgn=2&_sacat=3858&_nkw=tokai&_from=R40&rt=nc
Spotted this one on eBay.co.uk |
Nice.... looks straight except for the bridge and knobs. I remember seeing something about the Retrospec issue guitars. |
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