Br1ck Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Now that I've had my Texan a while now, it continues to amaze me. Records better than any guitar I have, and the neck fits my hand unlike any other. When I had things narrowed down, it was between this Texan and a J 45 vintage, which is a seriously fine guitar. The Texan sounded bigger, brighter and punchier, and was already distressed and worn in. The J 45 vintage was warmer and refined. This guitar was totally off my radar. I was in the store because they had five vintage Gibsons, which the Texan blew away, except for the 1941 J35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 The FT-79 is a fine guitar and exhibits the best qualities of Gibson acoustics from that era, IMHO. Have owned two - one only briefly because a friend needed it worse than I did - a sunburst that sounded incredible. The other was natural finish model that I played regularly for several years, but let go when I could no longer comfortably navigate the skinny neck. Congratulations on your new guitar and for making a wise choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tates Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I own the same guitar! Had since before I was born (my parents kept it in the attic until I thought of using it) It's an amazing instrument (can't believe how well it fared up there after, probably 15ish winters). I'm hardly an expert, but I have played many acoustic guitars in my time (none vintage), and none of them have ever sound or felt as great as the '65 Texan. I love the thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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