The Epiphone Les Paul Junior Double Cut is a stripped-down solidbody electric with one Dogear P-90 pickup, a single volume and tone control, and a double-cutaway mahogany body. The double cutaway gives easier reach to the upper frets than the original single-cut Junior, and the P-90 covers a wide range: snarling and aggressive wide open, chiming and clean with the volume rolled back, warm and jazzy with the tone down. It suits players who want one good pickup and simple controls rather than a two-humbucker setup, and it is a common first serious electric. Against twin-pickup Les Pauls it gives up neck-pickup sounds and switching flexibility, but its simplicity and light controls are the point.
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Owners of Junior-style guitars tend to praise the P-90's range and the simple, direct feel, while noting the hum and the limits of a one-pickup layout.
The Epiphone Les Paul Junior Double Cut is a stripped-down take on the Les Paul Junior. The Junior was first introduced in 1954 as an affordable option for students and beginners. In 1958, its body was changed to a double cutaway shape, which gives better access to the entire length of the fretboard.
It has a single Dogear P-90 pickup with volume and tone controls. With the volume wide open, the pickup gives an aggressive, snarling tone. Rolling the volume back cleans the sound up and brings out jangle and chime. Rolling back the tone control gives warm, jazzy tones, even without a neck pickup.
Changing the position of the picking hand adds more tonal variety.
