Dave F

All of our skin is going to look like that if we get old enough.

And that’s ‘played’, not owned. About like my ‘52 J45. It was owned by a neighbor of Lonnie Mack and he was supposed to have played it on occasions when visiting. Gives the guitar an interesting story but that’s all.

Mine fail in comparison to some of our other members like SlimT, TomB and JohnT. and probably a few more. I have been downsizing.

The neck feels good for me. The Legend has a baseball bat chunky neck. I can get around it but I'm not going to be wrapping that thumb around. After a year or two with the SJ, I moved the Legend. I've got some slim taper necks but don't like a wide nut with that shape. The standard 1.724" nut feels better with the slim taper. For me, The C shape works better with a 1.75"-1.77" nut.

I ordered one of the '42 SJ Banners in 2019 and received it in 2020. Couldn't be happier with it. I like the sound of the aged top and I like the C shaped neck. As I'm getting older, I prefer not to wrestle with the larger thicker necks. This one feels great. Shown here next to a 2010 J45 Legend and a 1952 J45.

From the '78 catalog.

As Dan says. This can probably be seen on all the modern acoustic from the Montana plant, The hole may move depending on the model.

Love that dark burst! That small body has been my favorite of late. Enjoy it!

A few years ago I purchased a CS J200 from GC. It had the buzz. I had the in-house luthier check it before I bought it. It was a couple frets (around the 14th-17th position) that had popped up. He tapped them down and the issue went away.

I have an Imgur account, but I use Flicker most of the time. I just uploaded this picture to Imgur. I clicked on post picture. Below showed up, I right clicked the mouse, clicked on Copy image link, then pasted that link into this response (see bottom picture) Hope it helps p.s. This is my Granddog's 2nd Bday pict.

Maybe that's where Gibson gets the thump?

I have a Nylon string Taylor with a Cedar top.

repost this in the acoustic lounge, you'll get more response.

I remember running to the record store to get every new record from them. The only time I was disappointed is when Slow Down/ Matchbox came out. The pressed record had a flaw that caused a skip and we could not find a good one in the batch. I noticed it did not do that well on the charts. I still liked it.

I used them for about 5 years with no issues. Just be sure to change them as recommended. I only stopped because I got a room setup with a humidifier and dehumidifier.

I thought I read one time that Emmylou Harris bought a broken up SJ200 from Gram's widow and had it reconstructed? Sounds like Gram or his band mates liked breaking up guitars.

Very informative. I think 1:05 may had added a nick to the Nick. I have a newer NL 12 fret RW that I like a lot. I like his thinking on older guitars. When I first started getting into vintage guitars, I didn't worry if a neck reset was needed. I've since changed my mind. I think they lose something in the repair. I'm probably just impatient. I have a '42 LG1 that's never had the neck off, and it doesn't need to.

I feel you. I've had some wonderful Martins but when I started downsizing, the neck issue had me move all my Martin guitars except one.

This was the look about everyone I knew was trying to copy (including me). The hair, the boots, the jackets. Then the folk/hippie look took over. I followed it too.

I was really into them (and Alfred). Everywhere you looked, people were emulating them pretty much like when Elvis made it big. Here's Bob Hope and Dean Martin. And then Chet. His Picks on The Beatles is one of my favorites.

I think I might like this version better.

About 4 years ago, I was selling my 1984 HD28 Brazilian built to pre-war specs. I started high but after 12 months I wound up selling at $5400 (break even point). I had Bob Willcut from Willcutt guitars appraise it for me. At that time, he said it should be worth 8k to 10k, but the market value was only 5K. He advised me to hold on to it for a few years to see if the market value would go up, but I really didn't like it when compared to my other Martins. If you really like it, make them an offer. I've learned that nothing is firm. I've bought quite a few 'firm' guitars at a lower price. I just made sure I never insulted them.

How about a nice Relic'd '68

So does Taylor

I don't get past the third fret, so I'm not affected.