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A tempting move with the price drop. . . just something about the first digit being a $3_ _ _ that throws me off the trail anymore these days. A nice looking TV, and Sal provenance ? ! 😀. How are the frets on this 2010? And- what happened to the TV case?

Another vote here for Sitka, as in the Standard you're considering. Maybe if you wanted to do some hard punchy bluegrass runs, then Adi.

Oh wow- I wish I didn't see this, or read your glowing report- the guitar clicks several boxes for me, especially it being a more comfy Gibson slope, and a curiosity about walnut and a sound port guitar. Figuring the decreased body depth, along with the serious break angle many of these seem to have, should make for a guitar with ample projection. The Batwing guard looks great on there . . . . An enjoyable NGD weekend to you, too.

Looks great, Buc. Glad it made its way to you in one piece, too. It's so easy to fall into a Goldilocks scenario when there are several guitars around- to do a/b/c comparisons and seeing the pluses and minuses in each, and forgetting to just enjoy the one that's in your hands. The super clear bass is perfect for fingerstylie things, and the comfy curvy body shape makes for a great strummer. Rich mids can be found in there somewhere- very sensitive to where its played- i.e., near the fretboard extension. The Elixir PB's I have on the 185TV will have only been on there four years next week. 😑. 'Am half tempted to replace only the wound strings, #6 -> 3. Definitely trying to keep the bright nature under control. Maybe even consider slightly heavier E & B for that reason. But . . . . . . if you're the sort that needs have an acoustic play like an electric, bear in mind that bringing the saddle down lower may also move the eq to the higher side of things.. Congrats, and enjoy your NGD weekend. ps- glad to see Bozeman remembered to put your split parallelograms in left->right.

Also- weren't the 1946 Gibson acoustics unlikely to receive a stamp inside on the neck block?

All clues point to '46 LG. The photo in the upper right makes it look to have unusually high action? It's ladder braced, you say. . . They don't support the top as much as cross bracing, and over time have the tendency to pull up on the top around the bridge, and the area around the soundhole can lower. Or is that just an optical illusion I'm seeing? ps- most here use imgur.com for free photo hosting- you can direct embed multiple photos from there to your posts here. Nice looking guitar, though.

Congrats- hope we get to hear it, too.

It does show a little weather checking- but not a biggie. Shipping in the winter can challenge things, though.

It's the bass note clarity that I'd been looking for in every incarnation of slope shouldered '45 based guitars I've had. That, the rock n' roll/life of the party good looks, and the obvious comfiness of that deep waist, were all givens, by it's body shape, appointments, and wood specs. A terrific strummer, but can get too bright if that strum lights up too much of the unwound strings. But there's a power core in the low->mid strings that when dialed in and driven, the mini jumbo body shape adds focus that gets the thing up on plane allowing some different kind of core that takes on a mid tone that's unlike any J-45.

Congrats, Dave. 'Would love to see it out in sunlight, but sunshine's probably not going to happen any time soon. Even if the 15 fret bumping the bridge closer to the soundhole might not sound too perceptible, where your picking hand contacts the strings might now be closer to the bridge (?). . . that might be noticeable.

Nice. That should get you lucky. ; ). We'll give you a pass on the M-guitar, as word on the street is you'd recently got an OM. Enjoy the honeymoon. As opposed to the LG, a small(er) Martin with rosewood- that should give you some nice a/b times. ps- where's the mic?

Congratulations on a very nice iced tea faded burst on your J-45. Does that bottom photo reveal that the faded cherry burst thas survived under the burst after you cleaned up the adhesive? You've gotta treat us to a more higher resolution image of that nice top! Congrats, and hope you get your guard right.

That was the thinking here, as well. But . . . seeing this wonderful video of his travels to Madi-land, where the spiders grow so large that Mattias just had to wonder about their ability to spin a web great enough to make a guitar string, he mentions that even a Swede would shake their head upon hearing what he was thinking of trying. . . so for the forumites who love the potential of all creatures great and small: (ps- this is a special video, on several levels) Sweet dreams.

Was wondering the same thing. Instead, maybe Murph can let us know what he likes about the GHS Bronze strings.

That's funny- I thought he might be heading off to pick up some Black Diamond Heavies. 😎. Hope you don't mind- I've no experience with the GHS White Bronze- just mixing in a little Gibson content topical to Ray Wylie and guitar strings:

So sorry to hear about Frank Ford's passing- he was such an example of giving back. . . his frets.com was a monstrous collection of his knowledge that luthiers and players alike were able to refer to. Rest in peace, Frank, and thank you. And just this morning I was thinking of recommending Gryphon to Caliwebman0 (Scott) for guidance in the repair of his recently acquired old Nick Lucas guitar, as the shop is so well regarded and in Scott's home state.

Absolutely. Gibson is not shy about applying a healthy coat of lacquer to the front and back of their headstocks. Would you rather have them stamp it after they apply the lacquer? 😀 How does the guitar sound? You'll be fine. Nice guitar. Good luck with the sale.

Congratulations- you have really communicated the joy of The Season. Amazing work, and I'm sure it was a labor of love for you. Once again, you have raised the bar on your own work. Lots of looking up to the heavens, with graphics to match. The instruments all looked and sounded awesome. Merry Christmas to you and all the forumites .

Murph should get the guard. If his Gibson brain works like mine, he'll probably get a Hummingbird to go with . . . plant the seed

It wasn't the crack- it was an ad campaign that Gibson had in the early 2000's. I had a J-45 R from that series. Good luck with the real crack.

Fine. Those HB pickguards are gold to us Birdists. Dan's goodhearted nature has always impressed over the years. Now- SB- use it for good, not evil. ☺️. Dan- smiling fierce, once again. 👍.

Yes. And it never ceases to amaze how Gibson's acoustic guitars continue to be used to branch out in other forms of music. Purple acoustic.

Congrats on the Vermillion/black burst. It takes a while for the lacquer to start hardening to the point where that will be less of a problem. Many here will recommend the Virtuoso products- the Polish almost seems to nourish the lacquer, and give a smooth finish to the back, sides, and guitar neck. The Cleaner helps to lessen deeper scratches. A little goes a long way.

Good to have you check in again, Buc- long time since you shared your tune Venus Interrupted. And as 40Yrs said, good to have you thinking along acoustic lines. Confession- I only searched the J-55's listing to get a look at those sweet amber tuners. Having a closer look at its repairs, though, caution would be a safe approach. The top refin notwithstanding, the heel looks to have evidence of a repair of a repair. 8/64 low E, 7/64 hi E being described as "low" ? With that saddle height/string break, it might be tricky to get it to where a uke and electric player might feel comfortable. Not wanting to rain on any parades- just don't want Santa to deliver coal to a fellow forumite's stocking. Best wishes and Merry Christmas

Oh, the irony. Agree that they may be getting them out the door too soon. Lacquer takes a long time to get to the point where it's not reactive to things like that. Funny that the case lid strap damage happened to the back of the guitar. Do you put it in the case face down?