jamesn

Thanks for the input. I guess i have to start looking at more 55-64 ish J-45s. Just clicking about different boards and articles there seems to be a lot of slight and not so slight variances and inconsistencies with a few stretches of J-45 development; both within Gibson and collectors observations. I was reading, even fretboard radii vary. (mine is 16" measuring with my photocopied paper cutout gauge and my crooked eyes.) I wish there was somewhere i could just go molest a half dozen or so for an afternoon somewhere near. To get a feel.

https://www.12fret.com/instruments/gibson-j45-slope-shoulder-sunburst-1959/ https://folkwaymusic.com/vintage-instruments/item/id.4121 The Twelfth Frets nut measurements seem accurate to me, it is smaller bya hair on my tape measure than 11/16. Notice one says Adirondack Spruce and one says Sitka. I read calling the spruce species by eye is impossible. One says full neck. Will, i have the guitar now, i'm CERTAINLY NOT complaining, i'm just wondering about the details, and how i thought the neck feels thin. I guess the original nut is plastic and the aged vintage repro pins are plastic, as per original. It is interesting to learn about this guitar, and just J-45s in general. thanks.

Hello: I'm new here, so patience please. I recently got a 1959 J-45. I'm wondering where it fits in with 50's J-45 model history. Some details, The neck is very thin. This is where i get confused with the "evolution" of the j-45. From what i've read, narrow necks don't start until the early 60s. I'm not absolutely sure about nut width , i don't have calipers, and wear eyeglasses but with a ruler it looks like it measures just under 1 11/16, closer to 1 5/8 it is narrower and thinner than the '06 i had. It feels thin almost like an electric. It has a replace bridge. I assume the nut is bone, correct? The saddle is a replacement bone drop-in. I'm not sure about the end pins. Would they be bone? I assume plastic. (i have seen The Odd Couple) . The guitar is well played. I really like the tone etc. The narrow strings specially in first position are going to take some getting used to. Thanks for any help. Gutars of interest I've owned: '74 Tele '76 Gibson L6S '06 J-45 Standard '50 ES-125 '52 LG2 3/4 Westbury Custom Vox Mark lX Vox Student Prince '66 Vox Mark Vl '66 Vox Phantom '66 Mosrite Mark V '60s Burns Big Bison Crap loads of Teisco's, Kent's, Sivertones, etc.