The Gibson SG Junior is a solid-bodied electric guitar manufactured by

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from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. Like its earlier sister, the Gibson Les Paul Junior, it had been created for sale at a lower price. It is known for its single P-90 treble pickup, and the single piece 'wrap-around' bridge instead of the two-piece '' tune-o-matic'' bridge and tails-stop arrangement found on the SG Standard. From 1961 to 1963, it was branded with the "

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" name. In 1963, "Les Paul" was removed from the

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and it was officially called the SG Junior. From 1966 to 1971, it had a generic SG pickguard with a soapbar P90 rather than the original dog-ear. It was discontinued in 1971. The late 1960s version was re-issued by Gibson between 1999 and 2001. Between 2011 and 2015 Gibson rereleased a Junior which more closely resembled its early 1960s incarnation.

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