E-minor7
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I too think you are over-sensitive here. Okay, it's a new Gibson and there might some awe involved. But all in all the previous responders sum it up : Play your 45 like an instrument, not an investment object.
Welcome & stay tuned
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1 hour ago, Dave F said:
A highly attractive set ^
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9 hours ago, PrairieDog said:
Pd whimpers just a little bit heading out to pick up a bargain basement 2017 standard…
Understood - those black nut Standard are terrific. Mine from 2010 has discretely grown to the top of the herd. Happens after the quite tight compression lost it's grib.
Sometimes I wonder what would happen if the steel-mill Grover tuners were switched to some ovals.-
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13 minutes ago, PrairieDog said:
Well, he’s a good lookin’ fella! Very Handsome.
Sure, , , and this is better view to the tremendous feather coat.
Easy to see he's pretty heavy company ~
But the proud rooster was never really aggressive.-
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8 hours ago, DanvillRob said:
One of the nicer Doves I've seen.
I've said before, I'm not a fan of the red stain on Doves, 'Birds....but that's just my opinion.
The natural top just sets this guitar apart from others!
Neither I am too fond of the cherry red back-sides-neck - would prefer the tomato-hue. This is however a straight looking 1996 Dove, , , which sounds amaziiing.
And visually blends fine with the other flyers around it. .-
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6 hours ago, PrairieDog said:
Anyway, unlike most farm birds, these ones being tended by misplaced city folks, ours all got to live out their natural chicken lives even after they stopped laying. They were amazingly fun pets. We didn’t realize though they can live 10-12 years.
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Thanx a lot for that insight - you really know what we are talking about, I don't.
But here's the actual vintage semi-crazy cock ~
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6 hours ago, zombywoof said:
If there was a Dial a Guitar Prayer hotline, mine would be for Bozeman to come out with a late-1950s or 1960s inspired J45/50 with 20 frets and the big pointy pickguard which sported the non-scalloped bracing Gibson went with in 1955. I really liked the sound of those guitars.
Hey, , , , wait a minute - I got 1 for sale. A 1959er. .
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1 hour ago, mimmo said:
I know it sounds weird, but I am not expert on acoustic guitars so I come here to learn. I own a Gibson J-45 Original 50s however that I truly love.
We should hear more from you - enjoy the 45 and have a splendid weekend.
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Wouldn't recommend super-glue - too strong if somebody should wanna change the nut further up the road. Could cause damage and not really necessary. Go for 2 modest drops of normal stuff, , , or some classic bubble gum.
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7 hours ago, mimmo said:
Usually I am a lurker here, but had to chime in to congratulate your father for his art and you for your 45 and 50. Enjoy them both!
After 25 years of lurking on the Acoustic Gibson Forum, the nice old impressionist paintings made you chime in. 🤓 Stay around, , , you are weird enough. .
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13 hours ago, PrairieDog said:
If you have a high end grocery around you, a co-op/whole foods type place, or farmer’s market look to see if they carry a line of “pasture raised” chicken/eggs . Makes a real difference.
Raised in fresh air, running around and forging all day, fed clean diets of varied grains, they lead generally happy normal chicken lives. They taste like the real, succulent chicken from when we were kids (if you were born around or before the Eisenhower era.)
Note: This is different than free-range. While marginally better than tiny boxes, just means thousands of birds are outside of cages but crammed in a barn a block long. They might open side panels open for some fresh air, for the ones on the edges, but those chickens are still fed a uniform corn/meat byproduct-based feed to promote super fast growth so they can be harvested before they can get sick from the living conditions.
Course the good stuff is expensive, but we think it’s worth it for the flavor and supporting small family farms.
If no pasture raised is available, stores probably have “air-chilled” and/or organic. It’s really the feed and processing that makes all the difference in taste/texture. Those can still taste better than normal factory processed chicken.
Thanx for the insight - the shops around here have at least 3-4 types of eggs - several de luxe - which I always go for.
That said, I once worked in a farmland-museum (believe it or not) and there they had the most wonderful cock & hen family with an absolutely sublime environment for a blooming life. The cock himself - a little crazy - would jump up where I sat and ate lunch alone outdoors. Apparently an ordinary move for him - but pretty mindblowing to have that 'person' on the table while trying to relax in the mid-break.
The day came where some eggs should be tasted. All employees gathered - I deliberately only used butter on the bread, not even salt, to get full taste-contact with the supernatural natural eggs. Have to say : They tasted almost neutral - and nothing like what was remembered from my childhood. Don't know if the special breed of 'vintage feather-creatures' had stolen away the flavor. Simply drained the DNA for taste.
What really bothers me is the fact that the boosted chickens can't bear their own weight and collapse on the enormous industrial farm-hall-floors. Or the rumor about them breaking their bones in order to keep up with the egg-production speed. Admit the thought drives me nuts.
Now back to the other winged souls - and this pic was shown before but cleans the air.
Btw. - have a pigeon nest on the balcony. They sneaked their way into the climbing bush. Can't go out there - must obey nature. The mother-p clearly is in a cozmic trance.
That scene drives me a little nuts too.
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1 hour ago, Buc McMaster said:
This is one of several pieces I did back in the 80s............felt tip pen on poster board............pointillism?
Hellou ! , , , very good. Yes pointillism - a plus/minus 1900 branch under impressionism, , , probably primarily before. .
1 hour ago, DanvillRob said:How about an 'odd' oil painting?
Ouchhh, , , would prefer Dracula in an up-blown skirt. .
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I too like these canvases - he seems to be flirting a bit with pointillism.
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1 hour ago, MorristownSal said:
If they both had the same strings I doubt I could distinguish.
That's of course the next thing to do - same steel same gauge same hour.
"Only by same-same-same can the difference be told".
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Ouh, , , the canvas is fino. The kind of peaceful aura the world needs now.
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Helo again - saw the other thread go down with the sun and wondered.
As mentioned there, a kool thing to have the 2 around - good dynamics = good fun.
I'd be surprised if the creme isn't tusq as well - plast, , hmmm, , perhaps, , , then again no. .
Could it be walrus or sabel tiger tooth. . . . .
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10 hours ago, groovadelic said:
Yeah check with Gibson. If it is fake it's one of the best I've seen! The only thing that looks weird is the label. Gibson typically doesn't hand write the info on labels.
Agree - but Dave F sets a serious perspective. Must be possible to find others. .
4 hours ago, Dave F said:Here's a 2002 on reverb. Looks the same.
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3 hours ago, zombywoof said:
We have Barberton Chicken about 1/2 hour down the road. The same family has been offering it since the early-1930s. Both the chicken and the hot sauce are a little slice of heaven on earth.
Hard pickin' chicken' nowadays - have the feeling they are pumped with flavor enhancer, chemistry & steroids.
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5 hours ago, DanvillRob said:
Well...she bought that Dove for me back about 1980, when we didn't have a pot....(if you know what I mean).
Yea, , , fine story - it's no ordinary Dove. .
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38 minutes ago, DanvillRob said:
Well, you all know my love for Doves....and I've told the story of how I got my first Dove which I got about 45 years ago....so I won't bore you all with that story again.
Something tells me your wife was involved. Could be wrong. .
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59 minutes ago, beginnerguitar said:
thank you so much for your time replying and your advice it is much appreciated!!
A pleasure ^ go with care
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ReHey - here's a go on the 2 maple squares. Kind of the first verse of the Donovan-tune above. Have to say they seem very similar here.
The difference is about 15 to 20 % clearer under live-ear 1 on 1 circumstances. But sure, they are related. .The F-bird got 11-52s in April 2021 - D'Addarios 85/15 bronze (simply wanted to dampen it down). The Dove received 12-53s the following year also April - 80/20 bronze J. Pearse.
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Hi - and congrats with slope #2.
I would screw the adj. saddle all down to full body-contact - then remove the truss rod shield and tweak the tr between '3 and 5 minutes'.
You'ld need the right tool AND ! , , , the right direction - which is toward the treb-side when the guitar is on your knees head to the left.
If you sense something alarming while goin' STOP - but you probably won't.
Welcome
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6 hours ago, fortyearspickn said:
Perfect description, rationale for tuning down. I've tuned my guitar(s) down a full step for these reasons. It does confuse some other guitarists you might be playing with.
Yes, sure - it's almost unfair to them. One step down I always avoid playing with no capo, but keep it on the second so they can follow without the annoying math. A plus for all parts, though that too can be disturbing when dropping further to low D, , , , and the 🍷 kicks in. .
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Small fine scratches from pick
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remember how my 2010 45 Std. got some severe big circle-marks on the back in the early beginning - made by own mistake. It freaked me out, , , and a frantic buff-offensive was launched (no experience at all).
This guitar had particularly thick/much lacquer (black slime, not nectar, dripped from the neck all summer) and the scratches remarkably fast got under control. Afterwards continuous cloth-work now & then erased the prob to invisibility.
Thinking about it, the logic is pretty straight : Easier to affect soft than hardened material.