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  1. Hey Will - well I passed the J45 on to a new owner last week.I'm past the point of playing dread size guitars. The new owner has another 1994 with the same nitro lift, so wasn't fazed by tgat at all. It's in good, appreciative hands! Frank

  2. I posted that link over there - it lead to someone actually commenting: "I knew it! Thought it sounded like a hog j45, but you can hear the clarity of the non-sunburst. " Hopefully tongue in cheek!
  3. Hey Will - the J-45 is doing very nicely. It gets its appointed spot in my guitar rotation.It's a great Gibson, with enough grit in its tone to bely the rosewood b&s.

    Happy New Year! Frank

  4. Tops to you Frank. How is the j45 Deluxe?

  5. I've had 3 of them, my first purchase being inspired by seeing Jorma's Amber Starburst sitting on a stand onstage at FPR. He's had 3 AFAIK - he now has just the blue one left. They get no love on the forums, being described as thin or tone dead, etc. Maple back sides & tops. I think the idea was that they were acoustic-electrics & worked well onstage with little feedback. They were designed, IIRC, by Ren Ferguson & were available from 92 - 93 or so. I always liked the glassy crystalline tone of the Starburst - and I loved the bling factor. I discussed the guitar with Jorma about a year ago & we both agreed that they had a particular tone that was underappreciated. They do come up in spurts on ebay & CL, etc. Just keep a search running. Jorma used it extensively on his early teaching DVDs and it can be heard on some of the mid-90s Relix albums - specifically "Embryonic Journey", "Too Many Years" and "Land of Heroes". Probably others as well. My last one was a Custom made in 1994, the year after the Starburst was discontinued. It's such a cool guitar, I've kept the page up on my site, even though I no longer own a Starburst: http://music.jeffers...urstCustom.html Frank
  6. Hey man....Long time no see!!! You are always coming up with new guitars aren't you!!!??? Did you ever sell your Roy Smeck??? Which guitars do you have now??

  7. I found an email from John Boles dated Dec 2007, with a quote for one of the short scale mahogany AJs: $1850 shipped!
  8. You're welcome! I almost bought a short scale mahogany AJ from them - actually got a quote. By using the wayback machine, you can find their entire inventory from previous years... I just picked this one out as a sample - serendipitously it was yours!
  9. There used to be a company named "Guitarsale" - thay commisssioned special runs and one of their core offerings were short scale AJs in many wood configurations - rosewood, mahogany, maple,koa.. I believe they were bought by Musicians Friend a few years ago. eg: GuitarSale SS RW AJ
  10. Thanks for the info,does the guitar have issues as it has been moved to another dealer IYO.I want to get one in rosewood but will buy unseen as in Nova Scotia and not many here.Thanks for your opinion,Todd B

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