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This Christmas, my SG family grew by one: 2019 Junior (yes, I bought it for myself). I had been on the lookout for one of these for quite some time, and while I really would have liked a white one, I finally had to accept that it just wasn’t going to happen given my guitar-buying budget. So when this one came up on Reverb last November at a reasonable price, I pulled the trigger (I checked to be sure it was okay when it arrived, then put it back in the case until Christmas Day). It’s not mint by any means, but there are no down-to-the-wood scratches or scars and the neck has never been broken. The strap buttons were missing, but that‘s okay because I install Dunlops on all my guitars anyway. It came with the original case – which is in great shape. It has zero fret wear and the neck is nice and thin, just like I like. I replaced the knobs with top-hat “reflector” knobs because that’s what Gibson used on SG Juniors in the 60s. Sound-wise it’s exactly what you’d expect from an SG Junior, and it seems to live best in the “tube amp slightly pushed into overdrive” zone. My SG family: 1975 Standard, bought new in 1975 1979 Standard, bought used in 1981 2013 Original, bought used in 2018 2019 Junior, bought used in 2024