How many pieces?

Mr Grumpy

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You fellas and ladies know about wood better than I.

My SG which I am merrily playing all the time is the first bit of wood that I've ever noticed as attractive on a guitar (just didn't think that way about guitars before).

I presumed it was a 3 piece body, but I don't even know how to tell. I don't presume it makes any difference to the sound, and I don't particularly care, but I wanna know how folks do know and how they care...

So, please look at these pictures and explain how many pieces the body is made of.

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It's really hard to tell from photos. You have to hold the guitar and tilt it from side to side to see how the light catches the different grain. But as you say - one piece or five pieces - it's all the same.
 
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Easiest way to tell is usually to look at it from the strap button edge. Any difference in grain stands out. Probably 3 pieces but I have seen a lot with 2 recently. As DonP said though, makes no difference and if you can’t easily spot the seam they did a good job matching.
 
DonP said:
You have to hold the guitar and titt it from side to side to see how the light catches the different grain.
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That's a problem - I see less, if any, joins when I do that; maybe my eyes...

DonP said:
ut as you say - one piece or five pieces - it's all the same.
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Yes, I agree. If it sounds good and plays well (and it does) then I really don't care.

gball said:
Easiest way to tell is usually to look at it from the strap button edge. Any difference in grain stands out.
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Thank you, I will try that in natural light in the morning.

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From the front it looks like it could be 3 pieces, as I expected. But, from the back it is harder to tell (I thought It'd be easier to tell from the back...).

For me, I'm hoping more experienced eyes can spot the grain change.

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It's really hard to tell because the pieces really match when put together...I would guess maybe 3 to 4 pieces? It doesn't really matter anyway to the tone of the guitar and actually having more pieces makes the body less prone to warping compared to a one-piece body so I feel that the body is more stable with more pieces. I notice you use the Grolsch beer red rubber washers for holding your strap on better...great idea for sure and it matches the body colour.:)


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gasket said:
I have a great eye when it comes to spotting fine detail.
Box it up, send to me (I'll PM the address) I'll examine and report my findings.
"When I have time" I'll also return it by first class post ....
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Haha, actually I'd like to share her with the good folks of TTRs.

Looking over the guitar, she just gets better and better - did Gibson make her in the Custom Shop by mistake... These guitars are $1400+ for a junior, so many folks have been deploring Gibson's pricing on these, but I actually consider them as a very reasonably price alternative to these:
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Gibson.com: Gibson Custom 1957 Les Paul Jr. Single Cut VOS
The Custom Shop sells for $2500+ (they have 57s and 58s with different neck types; I half consider the 2018s as CS 61s...).
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Les Paul Junior 2018
The 2018 LP version of mine and the Custom Shop version are just so close - folks need to get to the shops and try out these 2018 juniors because they are great value for money, imho - the quality blows away any other guitar I've owned or played.

Playing-wise, she's my favourite by a country mile, so many reasons, but playing around last night, the bass like full thump on the low strings (only 9-46 strings) was glorious.
 
I would bet the regular production Gibson guitars are now African mahogany not Honduras mahogany.
 
Grump I am with you on the JR's -- I KNOW the 2015 Jr has a little extra "something" ---cant put my finger on it-- but-- I have played Vintage 59's and modern BRand new 5,000.00 Gibbos--- and from the MOMENT I touched a 2015 LEs Paul 100 JR.....I was smitten-- 100%---any chance I got I was fondeling them at GC or other outlest stores---- whenever I visited a friend who owned one-- it was the only one of his collection (a collection which includes HIGH DOLLAR Martins--Gibsons--Fenders and PRS's) --it was the ONLY one I played the majority of the visit and the only one I threatened to sneak off with in the middle of the night---I knew that WOULD BE the ONLY LEs Paul I would buy new --period--for such a "simple low end guitar" ---all the mojo just comes together "right" ---ive seen others come to the DOOM ROOM OF BOOM and fondle a few but they all seem drawn to the Jr......when its all said and done I think ......its just a damn fine hunk of wood.
 
The Junior was the first descent electric guitar I played. Loving my 2001 Junior I just got. My Parker the input jack failed just got a new one
Junior did well in the Parker's place.
 
67plexi said:
My Parker the input jack failed
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Sorry for my ignorance but if I don't ask (and google about as I have unsuccessfully) I'll never know ... What's the difference between an "input" jack and an "output" jack?
I figured at the guitar, signal leaving, one would have an output jack and at the other end (be it the amp or another device) an input jack.
 
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