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Jackson Browne said he changes strings when they break? I just found a set on one of my guitars that were one year & four months old. They still sounded good. I changed them just because.

I’v had the same experience. I’m trying the D’Addario Nickel Bronze, on my only Rosewood guitar. J-45 RW, & so far I like them too. Using Retro’s on my J-200, & Dove.

How long do the Retro’s last for you? I just put 11’s on my J-45, & J-50, so i’m Curious about the longevity of these strings. I like them so far.

Gorgeous! Congrats on a beautiful J-45.

This is all I see. ”The link you followed may be broken, or the page may have been removed.”

I seem to remember Jinder have a J-200 with this bridge? I could be wrong about that. He’ll probably check in at some point.

I guess nobody has that particular bridge. There are J200 owners on this forum, including me, but mine has a mustache bridge. I have a dove, but I’m not sure they would be exactly the same.

Sad news indeed.

Very, very nice!!

That’s the way I dealt with my Dove. Just changed out the buttons for Tulips. Very happy with that. Grover’s are good tuners. On the J-50, the previous owner swapped out Kluson’s for Grover’s . That was just wrong in my opinion, so I swapped them back to Kluson’s.

Those are nice too. They look pretty much the same as the Kluson’s. I’d be happy with either one.

I like the Kluson’s the best. Mine is a 2000 model. It was sold with Kluson’s.

Even if they did, who wants 2 of these things? Better to redesign the guard.

Hope all goes well with the J-50. I think you’ve made a good choice. I agree with fourtyyearspickn too, good advice.

Thank you. Was using my phone, & couldn’t find the links?

https://imgur.com/a/VBsxqCg Sorry this the best can do for now. It's a 2001

I do. If I can Remember how to post I will.

I have both.

Slowly coming to the same conclusion. I guess if asked which one I like the best, I automatically say my J-200. However I took my J-50 out about a week ago, & haven’t played anything else since. At least for the past 4 or 5 days the J-50 is my favorite. can’t seem to put it down. Probably I’ll feel different in a few days?

I'm using Martin retro's on my J-200. 11's.

I enjoyed that very much. I have the book too. Thanks for posting.

Nice one. I would call that a good day. I've got a J-200, & three J'45's I ove them all dearly but my favorite child is the J-200.

Good for you. GC should be able to handle a new saddle, & a basic set up. When I bought my RW J-45 used. It was filthy, & played like crap. I noticed the saddle didn't fit tight. & moved a little when turning up new strings. Had a new tusq saddle installed. & the truss rod tweaked. It became a dream guitar after that.

I think the first response was a good one. Take this guitar to a good Luthier. I think it should be made right free of charge. Might have to pay for a bone saddle. I’m guessing the original was tusq? Usually what Gibson uses with a pickup.