sirDaniel Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 i'm an idiot. I had a TV one that I sold to get a real '59. The real one ended up in need of a major repair (undisclosed). I ended up with nothing but memories in the end.
burningyen Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 This is my BCR Jr. There are 5 others like it, but this one is mine.
Hamerica Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 Well, I still don't get this post thing. It placed it on the members galleries. Mine was done in TV Yellow. Butcher played and approved; in yellow shoes of course.Thanks BCR Greg!Hamerica
Guest galejt Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 So who's gonna taste Poe's ass? I heard you like it with a little bit of hot sauce.... Poe has a little bit of hot sauce. Her name is Denise.
BCR Greg Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 weren't the thin headstocks "not warranted" by hamer against breaking? HAHAHAHAAA! You guys just don't give up. Losers. The TV's were first. As to how they compare to Historics, THEY KILL THEM. As to how they compare to REAL 50's Juniors..... They fit right in.
discountsounds Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 So for the uninitiated (i.e. - me), what is the difference between a BCR Junior and a typical Korina Junior? Here's what I've gathered so far:-Mahoghany rather than Korina-Thinner headstock-Different tuning pegsWhat else? And why was mahoghany used rather than korina? Were these made from a select batch of lightweight mahoghany? Thanks.
Guest galejt Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 -Mahoghany rather than Korina-Thinner headstock-Different tuning pegs -Telephone pole shaped to fit the neck pocket-One piece mahogany to you Jack-Special Serial stank applied post production-Only 17.5 of them world-wideAnd...lest we forget TTTHTI!
serial Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 The whole "thin headstocks not warranted" is crap if they came with a warranty card that didn't have a specific exclusion as to the headstock. We are all well aware of the attempts at "revisionist history" and the boring, endless barrage and baiting by certain individuals. Those guitars are fantastic-I defy anyone to honestly claim otherwise. The korina ones are very nice too, no question, in fact just about every one I've played (out of 4-5) was superb. Most of the mahogany ones were just a little better IMHO and I got to check out just about all of them. The mahogany was beautiful in those runs-super lightweight and perfect grain.
SteveC Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 I've got a Cherry one and a TV one. They are both killer guitars and very lightweight.I'd consider selling the Cherry one for the right price, but it's WAY too good a guitar to go at anything near "bottomfeeder" prices.StevieC
Luke Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 Why would you want a guitar that can not be intonated? Is being out of tune part of the mojo?
halide Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 you mean bcr didn't tell any of his jr buyers that the headstock was not warranted? oh my god..........what a shock.
BCR Greg Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 you mean bcr didn't tell any of his jr buyers that the headstock was not warranted? oh my god..........what a shock. Hey, DUMBASS.No such thing.Now go play in traffic.
tomteriffic Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 Why would you want a guitar that can not be intonated? Is being out of tune part of the mojo? Somebody tell Luke who intontion is for, will ya?
Guest galejt Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 Why would you want a guitar that can not be intonated? Is being out of tune part of the mojo? Somebody tell Luke who intontion is for, will ya? I would do it but I'm too busy looking at p0rn right now.
sw686blue Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 Why would you want a guitar that can not be intonated? Is being out of tune part of the mojo? Somebody tell Luke who intontion is for, will ya? I'm waiting for silentman and MCC to come along.
Luke Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 Why would you want a guitar that can not be intonated? Is being out of tune part of the mojo? Somebody tell Luke who intontion is for, will ya? I mean seriously, people are altering guitars to the Buzz Feiten system to get closer to being in tune. Why anyone would want a guitar that has zero intonation ability is beyond me. My acoustic's bridge even has a slight bit of intonation available via file shaping the break point location. If you look at the photo of multiple Juniors you can see the Gibsons' bridges are at a different angle than the Hamer's.
Jeff R Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 I wouldn't say the Juniors have zero intonation - I haven't played "all" of them, but I've played a few and the intonation sounded pretty damn close to my ear, or at least it sounded in tune up and down the neck under my hands. Everyone under the roof played Cajun Boy's at last weekend's jam and no one sounded like ass playing it.As for Gibson's bridge angle versus Hamer's bridge angle, I don't know which is necessarily "right" but I'm sure there are descrepancies between the guitars (even if very small ones) and that could affect bridge placement. String alloys and construction tecniques, for example, have probably changed between the '50s and now and that would influence bridge placement.
Guest galejt Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 I put one on a strobe but if I continue down this path Silentman's gonna chew me a new asshole...
Jack C Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 Why would you want a guitar that can not be intonated? Is being out of tune part of the mojo? Somebody tell Luke who intontion is for, will ya? I mean seriously, people are altering guitars to the Buzz Feiten system to get closer to being in tune. Why anyone would want a guitar that has zero intonation ability is beyond me. My acoustic's bridge even has a slight bit of intonation available via file shaping the break point location. If you look at the photo of multiple Juniors you can see the Gibsons' bridges are at a different angle than the Hamer's. If this guy had "zero intonation ability" at Leeds, then I don't need no stinkin intonation.
JohnnyB Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 you mean bcr didn't tell any of his jr buyers that the headstock was not warranted? oh my god..........what a shock.You mean halide/teefus2/teefus fabricates myths to stir shit up? oh my god............what a shock.
Mike_C Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 Does it really matter since most headstock breaks are caused by user error and not randomly snapping off while in the case under normal circumstances? I got my Korina junior because BCR had his run of 12 and said he wasn't going to do anymore. Both are great guitars and the fellows that wre lucky enough to get the mahogany juniors after he reconsidered got great guitars. Both have different flavors but neither is better than the other. Just depends on what flavor you want. Enjoy them and play them I do.
MCChris Posted February 24, 2006 Posted February 24, 2006 Though it's a deceptively versatile guitar, Juniors are rock'n'roll to the bone ... and real rock'n'roll isn't about being precisely in tune. Where to you think the term "close enough for rock'n' roll" comes from? LOLI've never heard Leslie West described as unlistenable because his guitar wasn't intonated to Buzz Feiten specs. The axe I played Tuesday night at that Pabst-Blue-Ribbon-serving bar was intonated using my Boss tuner. Guess what? No one could tell, nor did they care. Apologies if I'm coming off as mean-sprited, but I just think people can get way too anal about stuff like this.
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