modoc_333
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On 7/22/2020 at 8:34 PM, Dave F said:
Hello stranger!
Haha. Yeah I been away for a while. Worked hard in the industry for so long and took a break from the forums when I left. Enjoyed what I have and became a regular guy for a while. Haha
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I have a 12 fret L00 tuxedo. Love it.
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I have played one. not overly bass heavy like you might think due to size. I think the walnut makes it more balanced. beautiful guitar though.
Keith
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They often make models exclusively for the Japanese market. not sure what that stamp on the headstock means.... but no, they aren't built in Japan unless they are fake which that doesn't appear to be.
-Keith
edit: I see the spec sheet now. the reason it says "no" next to made in usa is to show that it will NOT have a made in USA stamp on the headstock (vintage correct) NOT to mean that it isn't made in America
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Wow. Thank you so much. I wouldn't have thought that you can go to stores and try out guitars. And it's not like I hadn't pointed out that I had started doing exactly that already (with my somewhat limited time as I need to work for a living). It's not that I came back with a somewhat specific question about the somewhat confusing range of a multitude of models that Gibson sold as the J45 over the years. I've been living under a rock for the last few decades and have never bought a guitar in my life and had always people in forums and sales people tell me what to buy. I've never driven cross country to hunt down the right 5-digit instrument before, unlike you dear sir has probably ample experience with. People always held my hand during all the easy decisions in my life as you can imagine, most certainly during such excruciating First World decisions as how to blow the next 2-3 thousand bucks.
Gee, I hope not everyone here is as rude as this guy. All I wanted was some help narrowing down the models available with the specs that I liked best so far. Help from some friendly folks preferably who know more about acoustics than I do as I've never paid much attention to them before. My bad if I haven't been clear un that.
Most are much better. He is just an angry old man who loves to tell everyone that new guitars are junk, his old ones are the only good ones, and us "kids" (under 50) don't know anything because we aren't as old as him. Then he throws in a few more personal insults and innuendo. Just read his old posts. He does that, and then everyone ignores him. The rest of the folks are pretty friendly and helpful though!
As for J45s..... the TV is one of the best and most consistent. If I had to buy one without playing it, that's the way I would go. There are tons of great limited models out there, so they are always an option. I think an adi top is almost always worth it too. The TV and most limited runs will have it. I know you said you don't like the look of the TV, but maybe it will grow on you! Haha. The adi takes a little longer to sound sweet too. If you like the standard then don't worry. It has a great sound and you may just be lucky.... don't have to spend the extra. I really would suggest spending a little longer looking though. Play tons more. Since you are just getting into the nice acoustic realm, take your time. Learn all you can and tune your ear to them like you have electrics. Get to that sort of comfort level and see what speaks to you.
I don't know any dealers in your area that I would endorse. It doesn't mean there aren't any though! Hopefully some more people will chime in with better answers to that question.
Keith
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the answer, of course is that you need to handle a bunch of them and see which one speaks to you. If that's impossible, we can try to help... but that would be best. Where are you located?
-Keith
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they are pretty cool. they don't have the bigger neck of the previous L-00TV run, but otherwise are the same (Adi top and all that). These just have a standard Blues King sized neck. they do actually cost a little less than the previous run too. They also come with a nicer than standard case AND funny enough, they ship with the gig bag that the Blues King used to ship with too! Sort of a funny, but cool surprise.
-Keith
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is Phantom power turned on at the board? I hope not!
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Lots of love here! Check my avatar.
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I am sure it is the strings. Unfortunately, the strings Gibson is putting on these days tend to do this VERY quickly. they look brand new, but after just a little bit of playing and testing, you get the rubber band sound. it's quite frustrating. I have taken up the habit of restringing the new ones when they arrive at the shop with something different if I have the time. If it can't be done immediately, I do it as soon as possible. I have seen it with so many guitars that I am SURE this is the problem you ran across. a nice set of PB will do the trick. :)
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a lot of people ask about this... and wonder why all of these old ones have the cracks, and fewer new ones do, even after several years. well, it's simple to me. when these guitars were bought years ago, climate control (central heat and air conditioning) wasn't as common in homes. where it was present, it wasn't as efficient as it is today. my father lives in a home built in the 1950s. Cooling is handled by window unit air conditioners, and heat is supplied by a gas furnace. he lives in the southern US. the feel of the air in the winter versus the summer is much more drastic than in my home which is more modern. my home generally feels about the same year around. his is always a little warmer in the summer, and much more humid. it's always colder in the winter and MUCH more dry. the result? the guitars at his house have checking. mine don't.
that's my take on why more of the older guitars got checking in the same time lapse that more modern guitars have failed to crack.
also, the finish needs to age, cure and harden to make them more likely to check. this happens more quickly if the guitar is left to air out. most high end guitars today (nitro) come with a nice hard shell case. back then this wasn't always true. and even the ones that did, had cases which weren't as close to air tight as their modern counterparts. so, those guitars were able to air out more, allowing the finish to harden and become more prone to checking as opposed to today.
just my 2cents
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here you go:
Water Absorption and Vapor Transmission
Moisture resistance is the ability of a packaging material to prevent water from entering its structure and eroding its mechanical properties. The cellular structure of Expanded Polystyrene is essentially water resistant and provides zero capillarity. However, Expanded Polystyrene may absorb moisture when it is completely immersed, due to the fine interstitial channels between the molded beads. While molded Expanded Polystyrene is nearly impervious to liquid water, it is moderately permeable to water vapor under pressure differentials. Vapor permeability is determined by both density and thickness. Generally, neither water nor water vapors affect the mechanical properties of Expanded Polystyrene. See Table 3.
http://www.texasfoam.com/table3.htm
from the website:
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i hate to say it, but that website is worthless. people keep turning to it but it simply runs a very basic program to pull out numbers. vintage guitars and reissues never come up right, and it tells you nothing of whether it is fake or not. it assumes everything checks out. a quick call to Gibson customer service is much more productive, and will give better info.... as well as more info. heck, they can tell you what dealer they originally shipped it to.
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On the other hand' date=' gold is relatively inert and it's hard to imagine it actually corroding or oxidizing, it might just be dirt and gunk that can be lifted with a gentle cleaner.
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the gold isnt what corrodes. once the gold is rubbed off (easy to do) the nickel under it corrodes. (gold is always plated over nickel on guitar parts). so, even though gold is inert, that nickel under it is anything but! that's what he is seeing if he sees corrosion.
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as mentioned, they do sell curved bottom rings, but they won't fit as well as flat bottoms that bend and mold to your top. partly, this is b/c no 2 guitars have the exact same top carve.
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Larry is right. you don't buy curved bottom rings. there are some made aftermarket, but they don't always match the curve of your top. you just get flat rings and gently screw them down. a couple of days later, check and you may have to screw them a little further. just go easy.
this is how it's been done for 50 years.
AJ.... why not more talk?
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I think it's the best thing they have ever built. When it came out it was the top of the line. But people don't seem to go for it. Why do you think that is?