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Just from my experience, the standard factory setup from Martin and Gibson are close. Neck relief set at .004" to .010". Personally I target .000" to .005". For the nut- Target-wise, at the first fret the treble E at the 1st fret is .012" increasing .002 per string with the bass E at .022". I believe these are the pleck targets also. At the 12th fret, the treble E at .062" to .078" increasing about .004" per string with the bass E at .093" to .109". I prefer a low setting starting .040" to.050" going up to .060" to .070". Here's an old Martin spec sheet that talks in fractions that may h
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Looks like he did not stay around very long
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I wasn't trying to bash Taylor and Martin, I have and like both brands. I don't like the business practice that they have to leave the country to make an affordable guitar. They should not have their name on them. Electric-wise I dislike Fender doing this when they have the Squire line. I have Fenders and a Squire was my main guitar for years.
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$999 USA made. I don't see Martin and Taylor doing this. Gibson G-45 Studio Acoustic-Electric Guitar (with Case) Body- Shape: J-45- Back & Sides: Walnut- Top: Sitka spruce- Binding: Multi-ply topNeck- Neck: Utile- Prole: Advanced Response- Nut width: 1.725" / 43.82mm- Fingerboard: Walnut- Scale length: 24.75" / 628.65mm- Number of frets: 20- Nut: Tusq- Inlay: Dot inlayHardware- Bridge: Traditional belly up, walnut- Tuners: Mini Grover RotomaticElectronics- Controls: Sound hole mounted controls- Case: G-Series Hardshell- Electronics: Fishman Sonitone https://www.zzounds.com/it
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Ditto. My luthier hates to do neck resets on Gibson's made after 1959. I don't know what the significance of after that year is.
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Just guessing that a 13 fretter long scale may push it deeper than a 12 fretter short scale? The long scale should be more powerful.
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The headstock was shown in an earlier thread
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I enjoy making saddles. I’m have a few tools that help. I have it down to a science. I measure the string height with the old saddle, measure the saddle on the end string locations and make the new saddle with the adjustment. Works every time.
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I recently traded my Reverb Deluxe in a package deal and needed to replace it with something. I went shopping and decided on the Twin Reverb Tone Master. I liked the sound, the weight and the 5-way power attenuator . Makes it nice for home use being able to turn the power down and still adjust the controls to get the sound you want.
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Can't help you but if you post some pictures we'll ooh and awe, Here's a few of mine.
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They're thinner.
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Here's ad's for the L200 . Looks like the ad started showing up in 2002 http://web.archive.org/web/20040701005931/http://www.gibson.com:80/acoustics/guitars/l-series/EmmylouPdf.pdf http://web.archive.org/web/20020804215653/http://www.gibson.com:80/acoustics/guitars/L-Series/l-200.html
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As with any guitars the same model can very from one to another. I had an Everly J180. Thinner body was comfortable but I was unimpressed unplugged. I had a J185 and was very impressed with it.
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Gibson 339CS truss rod failure
Dave F replied to MatiasLuongo's topic in Gibson Repair and Restoration
Don't give up on it so easily A good luthier can run a die on the rod and add some threads. I've also added a washer under the nut to give me a couple extra threads. -
Measure the width of the lower bout. The tight waisted jumbo shape sizes are j200 17” j180 16” j185 is a thicker version j165 15”