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Looks amazing. Ready to go on the road with the TCB band.
Good idea to have the b/w pickguard- that thing would just disappear. What's with the gold (?) bridge pins?
Happy NGD.
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7 hours ago, The dman said:
. . . The guitar in the link has gold tuners and the one I bought does not and the listing stated spruce and not Adirondack. It says "Style Vintage" on the tag on the guitar but I'm not sure exactly what that means.
Fairly sure the Vintage series guitars have torrefied tops. I had a 2016 Hummingbird Vintage- Sitka spruce. Beautiful guitar, too nice for the likes of me.
Congrats on the incoming HB-V . . . nice case, too.
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5 hours ago, cshrpminor said:
Had this guitar for about 5 months now, got it new. Couple of days ago I noticed this...
That is so Gibson.
Quick- everybody: is your tang showing?
I would leave it, C Sharpe. . . it's unique, and almost endearing.
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2 hours ago, cayine said:
Was advised today by a local luthier it needs a neck reset. .
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On 3/2/2024 at 5:36 PM, gearbasher said:You have to wonder: Why was the truss rod overtightened in the first place?
You saw that one coming. +1.
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Nice pics, and they show some equally nice mods. Decent string break at the saddle, ✔️. Very good looking grain on that top, too. Of course, a sample clip would always be welcome. 😊.
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30 minutes ago, Dave F said:
The M2M program releases the dealer from the MSRP/MAP restrictions put on them by Gibson. They can charge what they want, so it depends on which Gibson dealer you deal with. I've had a Martin custom made and it worked the same way. Two of the Gibson M2M were not specials, but just models that were out of production. The L00 I ordered had a body from a standard run, a neck from a different recent run and a dark burst. The only up-charge was the aged top. Price came in less than the L00 Deluxe. Again, it all depends on the dealer. I can recommend Bailey Brothers in Birmingham, AL and Music Outlet in TN. Making the deal is up to you.
Very good info there, Dave. You had explained before that an M2M build could actually be less expensive, but I'd forgotten why.
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23 hours ago, brettryantalley said:
. . . I’ve been hunting for a slope dread for a while, and those southern jumbos are toward the top of my list . . .
One thing to bear in mind- The Advanced Jumbo model is a different creature than the venerable J-45/ Southern Jumbo. The longer scale length and (usually) rosewood back and sides gets away from the quick decay that makes the J-45 and SoJo such a fine strummer and those two models are known to work well with vocals. The three AJs I've had (in different incarnations) have all had a "harder" sound.
If you go forward with the repaired AJ, you might want to pop the truss rod cover off, make sure things look ok there, and maybe confirm that the truss rod functions as it should.
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Personally, the bigger tragedy to me is that nowadays someone could ask the equivalent of $8300 US for guitars in this condition.
As is often said around here, at one time these were just old guitars and many people thought nothing of “modifying” guitars to their liking.
Probably sounds pretty good.
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It’s also posted on Philly craigslist. Most CL sellers don’t ship, but rather prefer cash and carry.
Prairie Dogs idea of ask for an unusual camera angle of something to verify the seller actually has the guitar.
The strings are high off the fretboard and the saddle is low already. A neck reset could be up to $500.
other than potential neck reset, guitar is in fine condition, but those aren’t the most desired years for Gibson acoustics.
yes, proceed with caution… Odds are seller might not even get back with you after asking for additional pics.
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Greta might shriek "how dare you" to me, but even if they make me go electric, I'll still have G.A.S.
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41 minutes ago, BluesKing777 said:
My opinion....
I don’t like new guitars much, so retail new J45 Banner reissue Historic etc is $4999.
A very quick look at J45s under $5K on Reverb.com shows two 1959 Gibson J45s! That would be my recommendation - the real thing....non scalloped late 50s tall bracing - loud and strong tone forever in old wood! No worries about new finish or build issues - the 59s look like ‘light aged’ ha ha.....maybe not so light....😑
BluesKing777.
I don't know. . . one of those had a small bit of finish missing from the heel. 😐.
"Murphy" can go jump in a lake- 'took a look, and indeed, there were a couple late 50's in that price range that looked like they would be fine players. Don't know if the OP would be up for the ADJ guitars, but looks like there were some converted ones, too.
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1 hour ago, zombywoof said:
+1.
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52 minutes ago, zombywoof said:
Havin spent decades dealing with historic preservation, you quickly learn the most important requirement is simply to keep the air moving. So, I would suspect that is the culprit behind GC's woes.
But wouldn't the movement of heated dry air increase desiccation ?
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1 hour ago, PrairieDog said:
I don’t know if that would be a factor here. these were all top splits. . .
Pics would've helped on this. Were they the classic center seam separation cracks? Those are one of the first types of cracks to appear with dried out guitars, and quite often, one of the more repairable (esp. on newer guitars), which usually involves a couple of days in the guitar sauna where the humidity is kept in the low 60's r.h.
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And it is a huge manatee. Happens at other places, as well. PEETA should be called. People for the Ethical Treatment of Acoustics.
But it is no joke- letting damage from dry conditions happen is bad, and disrespectful of the work put in to make these guitars.
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It's like shooting fish in a barrel to catch a forumite in that room. And it must've been a fun moment, after the two of you were talking, to realize that you were both Forum people.
Thanks to you, and to JCV for sharing, too.
ps- what's up with that koa J-45's top? Is that crazy bear claw?
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Good acoustic stuff. . . doing what 12 strings do best. The Guild sounds fine, and we'll give you a pass on the Rush artwork. Cool lighting/ camera angle, +1.
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I've had that rippling on the side thing before, and it was not from leaving the Bob Evans on a Sunday morning. . . 'went & just looked, but that guitar has already gone to someone else. The closest thing I'd found that could explain it had to do with the process of bending the sides of the guitar at the factory- sometimes internal forces in the grain of the wood try to equalize themselves, maybe it was slightly present before the guitar was finished, and in the interest of not wasting wood, it was located on the side where it would be less noticeable.
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1 hour ago, BluesKing777 said:
What moron sold it, I know not!
BluesKing777.
+1.
Haven't we all been one of those morons before?
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I wouldn’t.
$2k off of a $4300 guitar doesn’t sound suspect to you?
2 hours ago, Dave F said:Nothing about Keb on that label. You may be comparing pricing on two different models.
Good catch. looking at online pics, the Keb models have orange labels.
And- Don’t export models normally carry a one year limited warranty?
Why is the certificate in the OP written on the form by Gibson’s Repair and Restoration department?
hmmm. . .
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1 hour ago, Dave F said:
Note that the Keb Mo has a 16" radius fret board (more like Martin) and a 25" scale. Small differences but will not feel like a J45
Good to know. 👍🏼.
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1 hour ago, zombywoof said:
. . . Sweetwater has four of them in stock.
There are many reasons this would be a much safer way to go. Even though the one in Japan is much less expensive, the risks are higher. The costs and risks of shipping , import duties, time languishing in Customs, to name a few. even if there was return., Those costs & risks would also be on the buyer.
Occasionally, used 12 fret J45’s come up on Reverb for sale, also, but a US buyer purchasing from Sweetwater would not only qualify you for the full warranty, but you would be able to speak with your “sales engineer“ who would listen to your preferences and pick one of those four available guitars that most closely matched what you were looking for.
2 hours ago, Buc McMaster said:(Why won't this act like it ought to?!?)
Yes- imgur recently changed their website, making uploaded pics as “posts“ going into their stream of pics/emojis, and less as a photo hosting site.
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Looks good. It’s not uncommon to see that sort of tarnishing on Grover tuners on guitars kept out of the case in a humid environment. if it were my purchase, I’d be putting on a nice set of tulip tuners, anyhow. The pickguard is fine- it’s just evidence that the guitar has been played… In that case, check the frets for excessive wear, and maybe get a mirror & get a look inside. . . you know, to make sure it’s not growing any mushrooms, etc.
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I am againts misspellings on the soundhole label.
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How to order from Gibson custom shop? Sj200 with 24.75 scale
in Gibson Acoustic
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Agree here, too. Imhop, the '200's are more known for their incredibly balanced tone.