j45nick

That's an impressive number, and it isn't surprising.

Tasty, BK, very tasty. What are you using for strings? The 000 body size works well for blues. Totally different tone compared to L-bodied Gibsons, but really good for this style of blues.

whatever...

About 30 years ago, a friend of mine had a Tiger with a big freaking Ford V-8 putting out something like 350 hp. My '74 911 produced all of about 170 hp. He would completely blow me off in a straight line, but the weight distribution bias of the Tiger was so off that I could normally stay up with him or beat him on a timed road course, even though I'm not a particularly aggressive driver, having swapped ends on the 911 on several occasions. We had about a seven mile oceanside road course (Ocean Drive) where I lived in Newport, RI then. It was a lovely narrow road with sharp bends and swee

Those would be 1958-1962 models. One of my best friends in high school (early 1960's) had what I think was a '59. (Actually belonged to his older brother.) Turquoise, with white side inserts. Cool, but it was an automatic. I distinctly remember going to the Chevrolet dealership with my dad to see the first '63 coupe they had. Still love that one. Those wheels on Bruce's are aftermarket.

I assume that's a Danny Clinch photo of Bruce, although it's almost in Richard Avedon style. There are some nice Clinch photos of Springsteen with an old J-45 early in his career.

I would have gone to .....Em7

After looking at more photos, I believe you are correct: Hummingbird Pro.

Welcome, and congratulations on your new Songwriter.

So, no Gibsons now, either acoustic or electric?

"Overpaying" to me means paying fair market value or more. And yes, I have, on several occasions, just because I really wanted the guitar. Usually, if it isn't a deal, I won't even look at it. Well, maybe I'll at least look at it. I have never dramatically overpaid--say more than about 10% above fair market value. Like you, I feel like that has been somewhat offset by getting very good deals on other guitars, whether vintage or modern. I have only lost money on one vintage re-sale, but that was one I probably overpaid for in the first place, and then put a fair amount of money

Now, all you are missing is a few Gibsons to round things out.

It's nice until you look at it with a magnifying glass, when you can tell that the pattern is printed on the material. If it really bothered me, I'd get a real celluloid one made.

If you don't like the inlaid EC signature, you can probably black it out with a Sharpie. I'm not that picky. The general specs are really good, from my perspective. The only thing I really don't like is the pixilated printed pickguard. I should play mine more. Strings haven't been changed in several years. Still, I tuned it up and played it tonight. It's nice. I may keep it after all. By the way, the EC signature is at the 20th fret on mine.

I agree. The dread body shape is not common. I've never seen one in the flesh. It can't possible intonate properly with steel strings and a straight saddle. Neither fish, nor fowl.