Up for sale, a 1996 Gibson Limited Edition Les Paul Junior Double Cut in excellent condition, finished in gloss TV Yellow nitro lacquer and complete with the original hardshell case. A pre-Historic spec’d iteration of the Junior, this Limited Edition model was a short run special-ordered by Gibson’s Japanese distributor, Yamano, made available exclusively to the Japanese domestic market. Vintage-correct features include a one-piece mahogany body and neck, non-compensated wraparound tailpiece, a one-ply transparent tortoise pickguard, and white plastic button tuning machines. And while this Gibson is complete with its original P-90 pickup (at a time when Juniors otherwise came exclusively with a stacked P-100), it’s currently outfitted with a ThroBak P90-DE pickup.

The mahogany construction results in great natural midrange warmth and growl, and these qualities are faithfully captured by the ThroBak P90-DE. ThroBak spare no expense when it comes to the accuracy of their reproduction pickups, going so far as to wind these P-90s on the same Geo Stevens vintage design winder with custom traverse and tensioning system as used to wind P-90s at Gibson’s Kalamazoo factory in the ‘50s. Of course, this pickup faithfully captures the glassy clarity, detail, and midrange growl of a golden age Gibson P-90, with an authoritative chewiness and gain-ready articulation. This Limited Edition Les Paul Junior weighs 7lbs 4oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Slender C, measuring .790” 1st fret, .875” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, dot inlay, light finger wear behind frets 1-3
-Frets: Medium jumbo, leveled/crowned, faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-7
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: 1 11/16”
-Tuners: Gibson Deluxe double-line (Kluson-style)
-Serialization: 8-digit stamp dates to ‘96 production
-Factory Markings: “Limited Edition” decal

Body Specs:

-Wood: Mahogany
-Pickups: ThroBak P90-DE x1 (upgrade, original P-90 present in case)
-Controls: Volume, Tone
-Harness: Gibson-branded Alpha pots
-Hardware: Wraparound tailpiece (nickel-plated)
-Plastics: Tortoise pickguard, black bonnet knobs, Butyrate Black MXV dogear pickup cover

The gloss TV Yellow finish exhibits limited checking, with an extra strap button added to the body horn, light buckle wear on the bass side of the back and some minor dings on the body as a whole. The gloss on the neck is smooth and free of palm wear, with a few shallow nicks on the profile length.

The original brown tolex Gibson USA hardshell case is included, along with the original P-90 and the ThroBak packaging/CoA (dated 7/27/23).