onewilyfool
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Same as Corian kitchen counter top materials….I had a Martin 00-17 once that had it on the fret board and bridge…it really didn't bother me at all…felt fine, sounded goos…..here is a vid of that guitar I did…
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According to one dealer I chatted with…..the sunburst DOES cover a lot of cosmetic flaws in the wood. I had an AJ Natural antique top guitar and the top wood was flawless….tight grained Sitka. VERY tight grain……just beautiful…..would have been a shame to burst that top!
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BK…I'd ask you , "What's shakin' "…But I think it is too soon….
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1.GIbson J-45 Classic
2.GIbson J-45 Modern
3.GIbson J-45 Custom
4.GIbson J-45 True Vintage
5.GIbson J-45 Pro
6.GIbson J-45 Artist
7.GIbson J-45 New Vintage
8.GIbson J-45 American
9.GIbson J-45 Legend
10.GIbson J-45 Studio
11.GIbson J-45 Pre-war
12. GIbson J-45 Deluxe
13. GIbson J-45 Limited
14. GIbson J-45 Standard
15. GIbson J-45 Studio reissue
16. GIbson J-45 Custom Koa
17. GIbson J-45 Custom Maple
18. GIbson J-45 Custom Rosewood
19. GIbson J-45 Long scale
20. GIbson J-45 Antique Natural
21. GIbson J-45 LTD 1960'S J-45 ,Ebony Black
22. GIbson J-45 LTD 1968 J-45 ,Cherry Red Finish
23. Gibson J-45 - Wine Red
24. Gibson J-45 - Vintage Sunburst
25.Gibson J-45 Cobraburst
26. Gibson J-45 Amberburst
27. Gibson J-45 Red Spruce Sunsetburst
28. Gibson J-45 Historic collection
29. Gibson Brad Paisley Signature J-45
30. Gibson John Hiatt Signature J-45
31. Gibson J-45 Celebrity
32. Gibson J-45 Reissue
33. Gibson J-45 Dwight Yoakam Honky Tonk Deuce
34. Gibson J-45 Custom Vine Rosewood
35. Gibson J-45 Reissue Historic
36. Gibson J-45 V.O.S.
37. Gibson J-45 Pure voice
38. Gibson J-45 Koa Maui Wowie
39. Gibson Standard CST J45 Madagascar Rosewood
40. Gibson J-45 Western (added)
41. Gibson J-45 Modern Classic (added)
42. Gibson J-45 Gold top (added)
43. Gibson J-45 Brazilian (added)
44. Gibson J-45 Flamed Maple LTD (added)
45. Gibson J-45 Mystic Rosewood(added)
46. Gibson Kazuyoshi Saito signature J-45(added)
47. Gibson J-45 Banner WWII(added)
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Just gave mine to my girlfriend…..she's enjoying it more than my guitars did…..
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Take THAT, D-28!
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One thing Tonerite DOES do, is wear out strings prematurely…….even Elixir's…..Some folks claim, (I've not seen evidence in my guitars) that it also speeds up the wear of the bridge plate, as the vibrations cause the ball ends to "gouge" the bridge plate prematurely, in other words, sooner than regular play would do…..just a thought…..I like mine. I find it works better with Rosewood B&S guitars, almost does nothing for all hog guitars…..I use it just before I change my strings….My friend has it on his vintage Roy Smeck ALL THE TIME he is not playing it….with no problems, and he claims it has opened up greatly
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I once posted on a heated "Tonerite" thread over on AGF, that if someone bought a Tonerite, and felt it didn't work, they could always give it to their girlfriend…..lol….I got a scathing verbal spanking from one of the born aginner moderators they have over there…..so be careful…..for or against, these Tonerite threads can get nasty….lol
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very nice, thanks for posting!
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If the sound is good..I'd get the J-45 12 fret in a heart beat!
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Funny, this caught my eye on the local CL the other day.
For a guy who isn't trying to make money off John Denver's name….lol…he mentions him 7 times. Also, that is the longest english sentence I've ever seen…no periods, no caps…lol….One thing that is interesting…..18 tuners, and only 12 bridge pins???
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I imagine that if you live a bad life and go to hell for it, that this will be the only guitar you get to play, AND they make you change stings on it every day, AND no electric tuner……AND you can only finger pick it!!!
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Wouldn't want to TUNE it!!!
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I had a Firebird that had the Ebony and my L-20 has Ebony, I don't think they are making any more of those, or any other new models??
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MARTIN must have an incredible stash, even their standard D-18's have Ebony now…..I see Taylor is using Ebony with light graining patterns in their Ebony now…..You hear so many things…Ebony, Sitka, Koa, etc. All running out, I don't know what to believe anymore...
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Are there any Current Gibson's being made with Ebony Fretboard and Bridge? All black ebony seems to be VERY scarce these days…..I wonder if we are witnessing the end of it as a material for guitars?
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If you want to see tone killer…check out this Martin Elvis edition:
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Here is the B-20's big Rosewood cousin…the L-20…only 32 made in 1994 (100 year anniversary model)
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Great one Buc….is that yet another Koa uke we haven't seen???
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You can save enough buying second hand to have the bridge plate, and the bridge replaced. Easily. Buy right and you can get the neck re-set, too. Seriously, good economy or bad, the best deals are very lightly used. "Like new," they like to call it. I bought and sold a half a dozen, easily, that fit that description on the way to my OJ. The whole journey took a few years, and with shipping and insurance, only cost me a few hundred bucks, because I was always able to get my money back out of them.
What did I get for my time and money? I got the experience, irreplaceable in a store, of living with and experiencing a bunch of guitars -- a couple of Taylors, a couple of Larrivees, a Ted Thompson, a Greven (that one was only for a couple of weeks, a loaner from John), a Lowden...and in the end I found the one. And I mean THE. ONE. Is it the best guitar I've ever owned? Objectively speaking, in terms of volume, sustain, touch-responsiveness, tonal complexity, etc, no. That was the Lowden. But in my hands, for what I do, the OJ is perfect. Not sure I could have gotten there just walking into a shop playing a bunch of guitars and picking a favorite. I know I couldn't have known that while it was amazing, the Lowden was not a good fit for me without living with it. Besides, picking one out of the store wouldn't have been a fraction of the joy ride.
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I agree with Ponk…invaluable to have the guitar long term to really know it properties…I kind of do the same…and it's a fun hobby
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I was very much in the "I ain't lookin" camp for a while, having just shelled out a lot of good spending money on a new J-45 custom just a couple of months back. But it niggles at you doesn't it? What horrors lie inside there? So curiosity got the better of me and off I went today and bought a little LED inspection mirror...
Well it maybe ain't the best woodworking you ever did see, but at least that mounting hole seems to be reasonably clear of the pins. Phew!
So enough, back to playing Georgia, (GeeGee for short) 'cause that's what I named her :)
NICE guitar……herring bone I see!!
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Decided to install new strings, here is before and after...
...and my $200 Yamaha FG700S
I mean this has to be embarrassing to someone in Gibson Quality control????!!!!!
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If I could only do it like Michael Grimm….sigh
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At homecoming, was there any mention of how to clean up the quality of the drilled bridge pin holes? Perhaps having the workers drill more slowly, or use sharper tools? How about moving that bridge plate hole a little south of the bridge pin holes which would eliminate having to take care of the customers in the future. I really think that those bridge pin holes may be the bigger problem. Where the splinters are, if it happens to coincide with the place the ball end of the string will sit, well, of course, that will cause bridge plate wear faster than if the plate was flat and non-damaged by the drilling process??? I mean if you make little changes now, the problems won't be as big in the future….??? It sounds like Gibson is saying, "we will keep doing the work this way and if there are any problems in the future, we will take care of it."…..I just don't get it.
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I'm with Hogeye on this……wouldn't this specification be more suited for an Epiphone than a flagship Gibson model? Send Epiphone the Micarta, and have Epiphone send all their Ebony and Rosewood Fretboards and Bridges to Gibson…..