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"New" 68 j45 just pics


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Looks to be in very nice condition. Not the original pickguard, of course.

 

A lot of people find the narrow nut in these years uncomfortable to play, but others adapt just fine.

 

The bridge almost looks oversized, but it may just be the angle of the photo. I've seen 1968 J-45's with both the belly-up and belly-down versions of the adjustable bridge.

 

Rare to find one quite as clean as this.

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Got cha!! It's the original pick gaurd it was custom ordered with dual pickgaurds the top was taken off in 69 you can tell because the line of the identical pickgaurd is still there but without the fade in the finish, it was custom order to look like the Everly Brothers j-200 (a family owned guitar) my uncle has the picks from when he got it for graduation ! Gibson authenticated ta-boot! But thanks

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Cool! The last year the world would see a round shoulder J-45 until the mid-1980s.

 

With 1960s Gibsons it often comes down to can you make peace with the skinny neck and, on guitars made after early 1965, the narrow nut although they did go back to the 1 11/16" nut sometime toward the end of the decade. Not a good or a bad thing, just personal taste. But that J-200 pickguard does look out of place.

 

Main thing with finding a good 1968 Gibson is this is the first year they started to be made with heavier top bracing. Not saying you can't find a good one, it is just not as easy as it was only one year earlier when they still had the same bracing Gibson started using in 1955. But it is still a less daunting task then it would be in 1969 when the top bracing got even heavier. So if you did find a good one, hold on to it.

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