MorrisrownSal Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Too rich for my blood, but just wow. I played a '44 at Buffalo Brothers in 2011. I remember........... very well. Anyways... http://theunofficialmartinguitarforum.yuku.com/topic/184710/FS-1944-Gibson-J45-Banner#.WNEmAVUrJaQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 But Sal It would be an investment !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 A sweetie, for sure. Now, that very nice '40 J-35 just went for $7750. . . here, the seller might've built in a GOOD bit of cushion. Love those small, lacquered rectangular bridges. Also seems to have the mystery wood/Gumwood fretboard. Gibson could revisit a look at that offset photo showing the nut; that's how to do it- beautifully done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliasphobias Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 That is a beauty. My money just can't get me to Banner. I have often thought of getting rid of everything and getting something like that. At a certain price threshold I would have to play it first. I have bought plenty of guitars that I did not play first and not been disappointed. I had a late '40s j50 that I was never really happy with the tone. I couldn't really put a finger on what it was just wasn't. I'm curious 62b, what do you see in the fingerboard that says gumwood/mystery wood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 I'm curious 62b, what do you see in the fingerboard that says gumwood/mystery wood? Lenticels more prominent in the fretboard (arrow), a dusky orange cast to the 'board, gumwood doesn't normally have well defined grain lines in it like rosewood(has a softer appearance), and it was used quite a bit by Gibson in '43/'44. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 And ... how was it, how was the tone ? How does it compare to your J-50 ? More detail please .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliasphobias Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Lenticels more prominent in the fretboard (arrow), a dusky orange cast to the 'board, gumwood doesn't normally have well defined grain lines in it like rosewood(has a softer appearance), and it was used quite a bit by Gibson in '43/'44. Got it, Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted March 22, 2017 Author Share Posted March 22, 2017 1490130125[/url]' post='1843413']And ... how was it, how was the tone ? How does it compare to your J-50 ? More detail please .... Well, this was about four months before I actually bought the J50. But I know the difference. The banner was meatier, more bark, and more sustain. I think the big neck has something to do with these tones. Has to be, and not just old wood. That guitar was what turned me on to the slopes. I don't think I could handle that big neck though. Before 2011 I owned two Martins, a Tak, and a J200 -over a twenty year period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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