I like LP Jrs.
I like the simplicity of a single slab of wood, no fancy top, a single pickup, plug-in-and-play.
I also like that they tend to be (in my experience) pretty light, and easy to strap on and play.
What I don't like is fact that they need an ugly piece of black plastic scratchplate on them, to cover the neck join that would otherwise be exposed and visible.
An exposed and visible neck join is probably worse than the ugly black plastic scratchplate. Just.
(To be fair, I don't like ugly pieces of black plastic anywhere on my guitars).
So, how to resolve the like of LP Jrs with the dislike of black plastic?
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Take one LP Jr ...
(Yes, I know it should really have a dog ear P90, and also that the rubber surround of the mini HB isn't looking too good, but that's another story for another day)
... one LP Jr, nicely stained red (it's got gold grain filler underneath the red, which really catches the light), but with the exposed and visible neck join spoiling the view
?
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Wooden scratchplate...BOOM.
@markbailey ... I did the BOOM last time
😉
Fancied trying something different this time around!
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I'm pretty chuffed with the way this one turned out. No ugly black plastic scratchplate, AND no visible neck join!
The body is stained red over gold grain filler - the gold catches the light nicely, but it's not as in your face as I thought it might have been. Quite subtle.
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@tv1010101 Very nice and a job well done sir!
@markbailey Could you not route the neck pocket, glue the neck in and then laminate a top on to cover the neck joint? One could use the neck pocket routing template to cut the top before laminating.
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@johnnierox-boo
I did something similar (though for a completely different reason) on another build ...
... though, because of the fundamental problem that I was fixing on that one, I could use a nice thick cap. With LPJs, I guess you could veneer the top, or use a much thinner cap, to hide the join.
But I photoshopped a scratchplate instead - it was a lot easier!!
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@tv1010101 Yeah, that is the very idea my good man! I’ve got a build coming up that requires something like this, he only wants a bridge pickup and doesn’t want a scratch plate. If I use a thin (8mm) top, I think I can achieve it.
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