deanc

thank you guys for all the insight. i will do what some has suggested to try and narrow down what i have. much appreciated

Strange guitar. It plays great and sounds fantastic. I enjoy playing it whether a real Gibson or not. Just seems like a lot of trouble to mask a copy if that is what it is

I have a 1972 j45. It is as u described on the 74. Square shoulder

The writing on the back of the tuners are faded but do say patent usa

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the only thing on the inside of the guitar is a G stamped on the neck block. i was told when i bought the guitar he thought it was a 1968 based on research he had done , but admitted he really didn't know i haven't pulled up the pick guard yet to see if any screw holes are there . the previous owner bought the guitar in the early 80's from a shop in Atlanta ,(no longer in business) and gigged with it for years. a mystery for sure as to what it is . wish i could upload some pics

hey guys, trying to determine if the old j50 is a fake Gibson. no serial number , no label, bridge has been changed or never was an adjustable . guitar has 3 dots on the fret board below the 12th fret which i hav not seen before. guitar sounds amazing can't seem to upload any pictures for viewing . get error message saying file to large , just a photo so not sure what is going on with that. any help would be appreciated

yep the grain is tight not sure if thats good or not so good but the guitar sound really nice

thanks guys

ok guys. i got the 2007 dove off of reverb and received today the guitar looks good , action is nice. the previous owner put DR vertias on it. the strings sound pretty good . Thought i would give it a few days and let the dove settle in to the new home before i make a decision on the strings. Would like to get an idea of what strings the other dove owners use ? thanks Dean

thank you for the reply ... makes sense what you said. No real reason i would like an older guitar other than those items you mentioned. i will most likely go with the 2007 considering my on gut and the great comments i have received from my post.

thank you bobouz

another question folks on the 69 dove or the 2007. the owner of what i think is a 69 says its a 68 but it has a glue down pick guar and is heavier than my 68 j 50. the serial number is in the 68 span but the weight and pick guard are really throwing me off. did the 68 models have a glue down pick guard thanks Dean

two beautiful instruments guys