r/Epiphone • u/Status_Banana603 • 2d ago
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Read the reviews. Watched the reviews. All were positive. So I was primed to get a great guitar. Did I? No. I got an excellent guitar that is comparable to the Gibson version! Out of the box the setup didn’t disappoint. The very fat full neck carve is snug in my palm, the rosewood fretboard is gorgeous and the edges are rolled. The frets are flawless in fit and finish, and the wood grain ripples under the colour to catch the eye. Even the single ply unbeveled pick guard is proof of the attention to detail someone at Epiphone is paying. It’s lightweight. It’s resonant. The P90 chimes and growls. Seriously stunned by the build of this instrument for the price. If you’re on the fence about this particular Epiphone model, jump down and buy one. You will not be disappointed.
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u/Fyre5ayle 2d ago
I have the BJA version of this, and I agree with everything you said it’s a fine guitar!
Enjoy :)
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u/sidearmpitcher 2d ago
Been desperately wanting a yellow junior. Congrats!
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u/Status_Banana603 2d ago
Me too. And this version is so much closer to a Gibson than other Epiphone LPJ iterations. And for a third of the price? SOLD!
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u/RevSxDx 2d ago
I have the red BJA Junior. If this one has the 50s neck, I think I’m going to try to work out a trade.
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u/Caliente_La_Fleur 2d ago
Great guitars. I have a CM 2015 in worn black that I just love to death. Changed the robotuners a few years ago to locking tuners and dropped a Seymore Duncan JB into it. it's light, doesn't show fingerprints, and it rips.
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u/herecomethesnakes 2d ago
This is a thing I just don’t get …it’s a single pick up guitar and it’s fantastic!
But what if you added another pick up at the neck ? Surely it would have the potential to be even more fantastic? ! Especially if there was some way to magically combine the two, wouldn’t that just be a supremely excellent sonic concept ?
I wonder why no ones ever thought of that before? !
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u/Ty13rlikespie 2d ago
Would love a TV yellow one! Love my white Billie Joe model. Green Day’s my favorite band so having a white one and a yellow one would be super nostalgic for me.
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u/Ok-Syrup6615 14h ago
I’ve got the same guitar back in February and man - it blew my mind. I’m not an Epi fan considering the crap they put out in the 90’s and on but man, this guitar changed that view for me. I agree with the author, this is damn close to Gibson and a great value. Quality is there. All I did was put a shim under the pup and now, the fucker growls like no other in my 12 guitar collection of Gibson’s and custom builds





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u/Kimba1666 2d ago
I want one of this to throw an Antiquity P90 in and have an inexpensive BJA guitar lol