Every so often I collect up enough good parts to build a serious resto-mod project, so here is my Les Paul Junior killer! Obviously, it’s no match on the vintage market for a late fifties TV Yellow original, but this guitar would make for a serious low-dough “where did you get THAT?” stage machine. It’s an inexpensive Maestro single-pup body in really cool blue-burst and a Mighty Mite neck with r******d board. These are excellent after-market necks with a great feel and a rather wide radius (12”?) for modern playing… Effortless upper register fretting and bending. And… that’s a Japanese “staple” pup as used on Hofners and 1970s Epis. These are total sleepers, kind of like a P 90 that hangs around with the wrong crowd! Guitar presents beautifully from the front, but there is a little bit of wear and tear on the back of the body (shown in pics). The neck looked to have been (partially) stripped/sanded, and I was originally thinking of re-doing it in black to match the body. Instead, I finished the stripping and re-did it in the uber-smooth satiny feel that a lot of players seem to like (but should NEVER do to a vintage axe for market value reasons). BTW, the bit of apparent color unevenness evident on the back of the neck in pics is much more subtle in real life. Tuners and bridge are inexpensive original parts that came with the project but are fully reliable. If I were using this guitar for gigs, however, I might upgrade, perhaps swapping in a “Badass” type bridge with Tune-o-matic capabilities. Tone is surreal. The staple pup does all of the crunch and girth that a P 90 would give you, but can go totally razor if you lean into it and dial in some heat at your amp. Includes inexpensive run-of-the-mill gig bag. 

NOTE: USA regulations under the CITES convention (trade in endangered species) have finally been loosened to allow easy international shipping of vintage instruments, unless they contain BRAZILIAN r******d (Dahlbergia nigra). Fortunately, there is no Brazilian on this guitar (FB is clearly East Indian), so it can now be shipped internationally.

UPDATE: Ebay now demands that we sellers give THIRTY DAYS for returns. Any honest buyer will know within a few days whether there is any need for a return. I no longer take returns through Ebay, but I will never "stick" another musician with a guitar. Please contact me if there any problems, and we'll work it out.