gfa Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I recently bought my first Gibson, a 2016 J-45 Vintage. I'm loving it. Tone is dry & woody, but with some sparkle. Good balance, i.e., solid but not overpowering bass. Fit & finish seems good, although I may have the nut slots brought down just a bit. I think they nailed the vintage sound they were going for. It's a simple but beautiful guitar, with a dark burst. I spent the day playing a variety of Gibsons: SJ 12 fret special, H'bird, SW Deluxe, J-45 TV, and J-45 Standard. This is the one that spoke to me most, with the J-45 TV a close runner-up. Excellent shopping experience at Tall Toad Music in Petaluma. Lousy pictures of a beautiful guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jalex Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 That's a beauty, I would love to try one of these. Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Looks so tasty The terrified top looks fabulous, like a vintage roadwarrior. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 gfa - Nice guitar. I got one myself when they first ran and posted on it here. I am still happy with it today. Hope you have the same good fortune. The Vintage does have its own sound for certain. Enjoy, it sure looks good. Edit : I like the 80/20 strings on mine over p. bronze. - steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 gfa - Nice guitar. I got one myself when they first ran and posted on it here. I am still happy with it today. Hope you have the same good fortune. The Vintage does have its own sound for certain. Enjoy, it sure looks good. Edit : I like the 80/20 strings on mine over p. bronze. - steve Thanks groper, I'm really enjoying it. Just looked up your NGD post and we had the same experience; I went to the shop to look at a different model, played a whole bunch of guitars, and chose this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Said it before, and I'll say it again - this guitar captures it all for me, and I hope to hunt one down this summer. Congrats - its a beauty ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassetman Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Looks very nice, enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fp Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Congrats on the nice guitar ! It looks to me that Gibson has changed the shape and size of their neck heel ? I noticed this on another new Gibson as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Congratulations - bet the guitar is fabulous. You should allow us to hear it. Looks good too - (so does the strap). And yes, as fp say, has the heel changed shape for the rounder. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted February 18, 2016 Author Share Posted February 18, 2016 Congratulations - bet the guitar is fabulous. You should allow us to hear it. Looks good too - (so does the strap). And yes, as fp say, has the heel changed shape for the rounder. . I love that strap, thanks for noticing it. Found it at Etsy or someplace like that, from a place called moxieandoliver.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Beautiful Guitar Congratulations and have fun with it. I too like the strap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Nice video from Muso's Friend - sounds great: Charging like 2 wounded bulls for one of these here, so back to my J45 Standard....great guitar of MINE. Love to hear one of the new ones in a shop, maybe soon. BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 agfa Congrats! You done good for your FIRST Gibson. So many choices, so little money - you can never go wrong with a J45! G'Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 And yes, as fp say, has the heel changed shape for the rounder. . Certainly is a different shape heel from a traditional J-45, but I don't have a modern one to compare it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magictwanger Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I played one about three months ago.It was beyond fabulous.I compared it to a new(and quite good) standard J-45....No contest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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