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Hi Ponty I picked it up in Guitar Village. Nice place, v helpful staff.

Hi again, Thanks for the kind welcome to the forum :) I see the post it could be a Fullers re-issue, wonder how it ended up in the uk ? (maybe excess stock, but it seems to only be a june 2012 model (or so said the checklist) so not that "old" stock). Anyway, I am glad it made it here :) I played this for many hours last night, and will do so again tonight- am really liking the tone and general versatility Good thing I bought it straight away, as it seems to be the only one available in the uk, Here are some pics, if you guys are interested: Very snug fit Gibson standard good quality hard case "made in canada", blue fleece like lining, gold hinges. Nice and hard wearing (not that I plan on throwing it around or anything) Neck was v similar to Blues King, body in between size of J45 and Blues King. Spuce top and mahogany back and sides. V nice (almost black) tobacco burst.... I personally like the lines of the guitar as well. Size also works really well for me lazing on sofa and jamming.... "Only a Gibson is good enough", after testing a lot of Martins and Taylors - it's a 1940s sentiment I have to agree with ;) Hard to see in the photo but the binding and general finish is immaculate, photos don't do it justice The "Custom' Orange Label - is it worth all that money? and another logo on back of headstock (am loving the vintage tuners, btw) I think i was lucky on this one - best neck i have played on an acoustic. I am used to electrics - les paul and sg, but i can still bend quite a bit with this guitar. Cannot wait to see how it sounds in the studio with a two mic set up (neck and body)... Thanks for looking guys !

Hi guys, United Kingdom newbie to the forum here, but long time player of Gibson electrics (LP Standard, and SG Standard) I decided to pick up an acoustic so test drove a few different makes - Martin, Taylor, Gibson etc. After back and fro a bit, decided to concentrate on Gibson. Ideally I was looking for something playable for blues / fingerpicking, but also versatile enough for the odd bit of strumming. I wouldn't be using the guitar on stage, so simply a play at home guitar, good enough for studio recording as well. I am, by no means, an acoustic expert - but just some personal observations for those that are interested. Initial focus was on the Blues King, but as a benchmark I decided to test out the J45 as reference. The dealer also had a newly made (well, June 2012 is on the checklist document) LG-2 custom shop. It was around the same money as the Blues King but also came with a hard case. I therefore managed to do side by side test of all three, for around one hour. Thoughts: J45 was a great guitar, very good all rounder. Projection was great, tone was great. I am used to playing electrics though, so I found it kind of tough going for any single note blues type licks. This is probably more a reflection of my poor acoustic guitar skills though :) Blues King. Not quite as bad at strumming as i thought, but still a lot weaker in lower end than j45. Great guitar for fingerpicking / blues licks type, coming from electric i found it pretty easy to play generally. Great guitar with a very lively high end tone. Not sure what affect the bubinga vs mahogany has, but i presume its a lot less dark on low end to start with - plus ladder bracing, body size etc, all mean its noticeably poorer with strummed chords than j45. Its a great guitar for picking, fast single notes etc though and not too bad for strumming, frankly. Lg-2. I had read somewhere before that its a "mini j45" so i was keen to test it out. I would say more its a definite cross between j45 and blues king, and finish on the neck was superb. Intonation was bang on, finish was immaculate and was built like a tank. Its a lot lot better and closer to the tone of j45 whilst strumming versus the blues king (i guess mahogany body, plus x-bracing?). The playability though for picking / blues licks is just as good for me (if not a bit better) than Blues King. To my mind though, its a hugely versatile guitar for my purposes - basically can deal with every type of acoustic music I will likely do. I cannot wait to hear how it records in the studio. Maybe I was lucky with the particular model the dealer had in stock, but Custom Shop quality I thought was superb all around, and the LG-2 sounded spot on. Indeed the production models of j45 and blues king were v good too i thought- but the custom shop finish on neck most noticeably was brill. Maybe I was lucky with the particular piece though. Very impressed with Gibson acoustics, generally. - both std production, and custom shop I guess the particular model that I have is based on 1940s spec, but is there a particular year ? (1942, 1944 etc). Anyone have any further info on it at all, would be much appreciated? Many thanks for reading ! :)