
“I’ve seen it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears, some people sound better than all of us playing a cheap Squier Stratocaster”: Charlie Starr on guitar collecting, his vintage Juniors theory – and the time he was gifted a ’58 Les Paul
Andrew Daly
created: June 19, 2025, 11:12 a.m. | updated: June 20, 2025, 12:20 p.m.
I always think of Leslie West’s big, fat, broad tone that he had with a Les Paul Junior.
I had a ’54 Les Paul Junior that I let go that I wish I hadn’t.
I love it; it’s fantastic.”If forced to make a choice, would you rather buy a really good guitar and a cheap amp or a cheap electric guitar and a top-notch amp?
A bad amp is probably worse than a bad guitar because you can fight something out of a bad guitar sometimes.
As for guitars, I’ve got lots of Les Paul Juniors, a handful of Fender Esquires, and a really good ’64 Gibson ES-335.
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