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ChrisA83, on 23 March 2012 - 03:01 AM, said:

Nice! Think you've just won "Biggest TV on the Forum" Award too.

Man,..that TV is HUUUUGE!!!!!!

[Louhikaarme]

Well it ain´t so big....

Just 70" Sony

[Hairy Dave]

Hi all, I'm David. +1 for the forum from me!

[45slinger]

New guy with a new J-45 (first Gibson acoustic) checking in from Pittsburgh, PA. Already pulled a lot of good info from the forum, so a general "Thanks' to all!

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45slinger, on 24 March 2012 - 01:34 AM, said:

New guy with a new J-45 (first Gibson acoustic) checking in from Pittsburgh, PA. Already pulled a lot of good info from the forum, so a general "Thanks' to all!

Welcome to the Forum 45Slinger, it's great to have you and thanks for taking the time to Introduce Yourself!!

Can we see a few pictures of your new J-45?

[45slinger]

I'll post some pics up soon. Been playing the snot out of it, and it's getting bone pins, nut, saddle and tulip tuners this coming week.

[FrederikThaysen]

Hi, I'm Frederik and I' from the northern part of Denmark.
On monday I will hopefully buy my first acoustic Gibson guitar - a brand new Hummingbird True Vintage!!!
I can't wait to become a part of the big Gibson family!

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FrederikThaysen, on 31 March 2012 - 09:47 AM, said:

Hi, I'm Frederik and I' from the northern part of Denmark.
On monday I will hopefully buy my first acoustic Gibson guitar - a brand new Hummingbird True Vintage!!!
I can't wait to become a part of the big Gibson family!

Welcome Frederik! Glad to have another Scandinavian on the Forum!!!!

Let's see some pictures of your new baby when you get her settled at home...

[rustystrings]

I'm Russ from Greenwood, SC, formerly from Macon, GA and Ferrum, VA. I'm down to a classical guitar that I have 30-odd years of history with, a '50s Favilla soprano ukulele, and a 2005 Gibson J-45 Historic Collection that suits me more than any other guitar from any time period that I have ever played. I'm primarily a fingerpicker and I mostly play my own songs these days. My influences include the whole folk revival scene of the early '60s, the whole singer-songwriter scene that followed that, some Piedmont blues, some bossa nova and a buncha British folk-baroque thrown into the mix. Sometimes, when the moon is right, I try for what Ray Charles would have sounded like had he played fingerstyle acoustic guitar.

[dchristo]

welcome to the forum rustystrings, Im a SC boy too, Im originally from Greer SC but the Navy took me to florida..I also have a couple of friends in Greenwood named Joe and Bobby Stokes, if you ever run into them they pick also
again welcome

[passthej45]

Hi I'm mike from Abita Springs, Lousisiana (where they make the beer). Unlike most people on this forum , I only have 2 guitars and one is a Gisbon. A J45. Needless to say, it gets played alot !

[duluthdan]

passthej45, on 03 April 2012 - 03:40 PM, said:

Hi I'm mike from Abita Springs, Lousisiana (where they make the beer). Unlike most people on this forum , I only have 2 guitars and one is a Gisbon. A J45. Needless to say, it gets played alot !

Nice J-45. If I could only keep one guitar, it is my J-45. Smile Fierce !!! (oh, and nice hat too!)

[nickjwill]

Hi, Nick from Florida. Long time Gibson aficionado. I love Tele's too though.

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nickjwill, on 09 April 2012 - 03:38 PM, said:

Hi, Nick from Florida. Long time Gibson aficionado. I love Tele's too though.

Hi Nick, Welcome to the Forum. So what Gibsons do you have? We love photos so feel free to upload a few....

[Pat O'B]

Hi,

I live in Snettisham, Norfolk, UK. I recently bought a 2005 J-45 Standard in excellent condition. Any advice about whether to replace the Tusq nut and saddle with bone?

I attach a snap from my phone of my collection. Not shown are a 1992 Wasburn D-61 and a 1972 Epiphone FT-145.

All the best, Pat

[blindboygrunt]

Pat O, on 12 April 2012 - 04:05 AM, said:

Hi,

I live in Snettisham, Norfolk, UK. I recently bought a 2005 J-45 Standard in excellent condition. Any advice about whether to replace the Tusq nut and saddle with bone?

I attach a snap from my phone of my collection. Not shown are a 1992 Wasburn D-61 and a 1972 Epiphone FT-145.

All the best, Pat Guitar collection.jpg

hi pat , nice collection
i've a 45 historic '06 and reading all the 'bone is best' threads i had it in my head to order one and swap the tusq out , but to be honest i like the guitar so much i dobt want to change anything.
if you think the tone can be improved swap , but if it's not broken......
welcome to this place too . its a good hangout

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Pat O, on 12 April 2012 - 04:05 AM, said:

Hi,

I live in Snettisham, Norfolk, UK. I recently bought a 2005 J-45 Standard in excellent condition. Any advice about whether to replace the Tusq nut and saddle with bone?

I attach a snap from my phone of my collection. Not shown are a 1992 Wasburn D-61 and a 1972 Epiphone FT-145.

All the best, Pat Guitar collection.jpg

Hi Pat and Welcome to the Forum!!! Thanks for taking the time to introduce yourself its greatly appreciated



Bone vrs. Tusq is a personal choice but many Forum members have made the switch to Bone.

I've always personally gone for bone for the potential sound improvement as well as the Aesthetic benefit. You really can't beat the beauty of a nicely polished un-bleached bone nut IMO!!!

[ChrisA83]

Welcome Pat! Nice family

I too think "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". I'm happy with the sound of my guitars as they are, so have kept well away from tampering!

[Pat O'B]

Thanks for making me feel welcome folks and for the advice re Tusq v bone.

I think I might make the change: although the J45 sounds great, I just get the feeling that there is even more tone to release. It's like the sound is just being held back a bit. Anyway, this is a discussion for another thread.

Glad to be on-board and happy picking, strumming and thumping! Pat

[blindboygrunt]

Pat O, on 13 April 2012 - 06:53 AM, said:

Thanks for making me feel welcome folks and for the advice re Tusq v bone.

I think I might make the change: although the J45 sounds great, I just get the feeling that there is even more tone to release. It's like the sound is just being held back a bit. Anyway, this is a discussion for another thread.

Glad to be on-board and happy picking, strumming and thumping! Pat

if you're able to , a video , or recording of a before and after song would be greatly interesting and useful to me for one and i'm sure i'm not alone .
keep us informed of the results in any shape or form though