NBD: Gibson DC Junior

[evs]

I bought this Gibson DC Junior Tribute about a month ago.
It's really great!

I've never really looked at Gibson before, but I'm happy and impressed.
I play short scales, so when I spied this one in the store, I decided to give it a go.

Coming from Fender style instruments, this was instantly comfortable, which surprised me.
Really well balanced, gorgeous to look at, and the sound is huge.
I especially love the neck, it just feels great in the hand.

 

[evs]

Forgot to mention that the sound also was surprising to me.
Ballsy and articulate and vibrant.
Different from what I have heard in some other Gibsons

 

[msb]

I fell in love with mine , and it’s nice to see others fall for it too . The feel of the neck got me , and that it does have a great sound , and is lightweight and balanced .
My only regret was not buying one sooner .
I did put a chrome cover and surround on mine .
Loved it so much I bought an SG bass , but I much prefer the Jr .

 

[Runnerman]

This has been on my wish list for a while. I absolutely love the look of the bass. Good to hear that is such a great player as well. Congratulations!

 

[jd56hawk]

I've always wondered why Gibson didn't offer some more finishes.

 

[msb]

These have a cheap finish (which is why they’re that much cheaper than the SG) .

 

[blacktocomm]

I dig mine. I would love for Gibson to put one of these pickups in a Grabber reissue with the slide positioning. Or a two pickup Ripper.

 

[evs]

I've always wondered why Gibson didn't offer some more finishes.

I thought that the four finishes they offer for this bass all look really nice.
I saw the blue, and ebony ones in the store, along with the cherry one which I settled on.

 

[evs]

These have a cheap finish (which is why they’re that much cheaper than the SG) .

The finish is a big part of the appeal for me.
I've always had glossy poly finishes, and the feel and texture of the finish is nice.
I understand this finish will wear quicker, but I like that personally.

 

[BarfanyShart]

They should at least make the yellow and white ones again. Then I'd HAVE TO buy one.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

I bought this Gibson DC Junior Tribute about a month ago.
It's really great!

I've never really looked at Gibson before, but I'm happy and impressed.
I play short scales, so when I spied this one in the store, I decided to give it a go.

Coming from Fender style instruments, this was instantly comfortable, which surprised me.
Really well balanced, gorgeous to look at, and the sound is huge.
I especially love the neck, it just feels great in the hand.

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‘Congrats! You found a winner! Looks great too.

 

[superheavyfunk]

Congrats and welcome to the club! (I don’t think there’s an actual club tho lol)

I love mine so much that I’ve been thinking hard about buying a second one and routing it for J pups so I can have that sound when I need it, on a platform that just feels perfect in the hand.

 

[ThinCrappyTone2]

I bought this Gibson DC Junior Tribute about a month ago.
It's really great!

I've never really looked at Gibson before, but I'm happy and impressed.
I play short scales, so when I spied this one in the store, I decided to give it a go.

Coming from Fender style instruments, this was instantly comfortable, which surprised me.
Really well balanced, gorgeous to look at, and the sound is huge.
I especially love the neck, it just feels great in the hand.

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nice! love the woodgrain pattern. looks awesome.

 

[MCF]

I bought this Gibson DC Junior Tribute about a month ago.
It's really great!

I've never really looked at Gibson before, but I'm happy and impressed.
I play short scales, so when I spied this one in the store, I decided to give it a go.

Coming from Fender style instruments, this was instantly comfortable, which surprised me.
Really well balanced, gorgeous to look at, and the sound is huge.
I especially love the neck, it just feels great in the hand.

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Congratulations! That’s a beautiful DC. Gibson makes great basses. Every Gibson I own have wonderful necks.

If you only play short scales, maybe start hunting for one of these. They only made 400 of them, so they’re pretty rare. One occasionally shows up in the classifieds. They’re thunderous.

 

[MCF]

I thought that the four finishes they offer for this bass all look really nice.
I saw the blue, and ebony ones in the store, along with the cherry one which I settled on.

The blue is gorgeous.

 

[evs]

I fell in love with mine , and it’s nice to see others fall for it too . The feel of the neck got me , and that it does have a great sound , and is lightweight and balanced .
My only regret was not buying one sooner .
I did put a chrome cover and surround on mine .
Loved it so much I bought an SG bass , but I much prefer the Jr .

I tired an SG bass and loved it too.
The tone of the SG surprised me, as I had heard they were muddy, but the one I tried wasn't.
But like you, I prefer the Jr. Especially in the way it balances and doesn't neck dive.

 

[johndb]

So glad I picked this one up at CME in the limited TV finish. These came with the chrome pickup cover and tortoise pickguard.
What a fantastic little bass with flats.

Bridge cover is just sitting on the bass. I ended up not installing it.

 

[jd56hawk]

They should at least make the yellow and white ones again. Then I'd HAVE TO buy one.

Exactly!

 

[evs]

Mine is now wearing medium scale Chromes (ECB81M).
The stock strings were great but I love my flats.
I like the bass even more now.

 

[BassDaddy77]

Congrats, these are terrific basses for sure! Maybe the best sounding Gibson bass I've had thus far.