Surprise in the pawnshop

[Tig***]

I wouldn't want a Blues Jr without several BillM mod's. Those enter the overall price equation.

I got to wondering if maybe the pickups were really poorly positioned or something on the J Vaughan strat - they were anything but hot, which I imagine those Tex-Mex pups SHOULD be. The guitar just had no oomph or character. The standard MIM was much hotter and louder (though with less clarity). Boxy is a good description for how I found the sound of the Blues Junior, with no low-end character or body. I sure have heard some vids of it sounding good on youtube, I just couldn't seem to adjust it to get anything like that.

There's also a chance that the previous owner kept the Tex-Mex pickups before pawning it and put in some cheap replacements.

[tjcurtin1]

I wouldn't want a Blues Jr without several BillM mod's. Those enter the overall price equation.
There's also a chance that the previous owner kept the Tex-Mex pickups before pawning it and put in some cheap replacements.

Ohhh.... I hadn't considered that possibility, but now that you say it, that makes sense. If you could have seen the stunned look on my face as I played that guitar...