Dana_V Posted January 13 Posted January 13 (edited) 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 Edited January 13 by Dana_V 17 Quote
velorush Posted January 13 Posted January 13 Would love to have one of those. Congratulations! The Bigsby'd 70's SG on the left is exactly the guitar I owned / modified / ruined in college. It was my first Gibson and the first time I spent $500 on a guitar. 3 Quote
Dana_V Posted January 13 Author Posted January 13 On 1/13/2025 at 7:45 PM, velorush said: It was my first Gibson and the first time I spent $500 on a guitar. Expand The walnut '75 was my first Gibson too. It was such a monumental moment for me the details are forever etched into my memory: I got it from Evans Music City in Houston on November 8, 1975, and I paid $479.80 (including tax) - which, at age fourteen, was a lot of money. I had worked out a deal with my parents that if I saved up half they would loan me the other half. It took me a little while, but I paid them back in full - with money I made playing the guitar. 6 Quote
DaveL Posted January 14 Posted January 14 Nice, one of the best values in the Gibson USA lineup. 2 Quote
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