onewilyfool Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Got a very nice J-45 True Voice custom A-3 today.....Man, this pickup on this guitar is very true-to-acoustic sounding I must say.....Now off to play til my fingers bleed!!! Gibson J-45 Pure Voice A3 Strings: 6 string Body Shape: Jumbo Construction / Acoustic: Full Solid Colour / Finish: Vintage Sunburst Finish: High Gloss Top: Adirondack Spruce (AA Grade) Back / Sides: Mahogany Neck: Mahogany Fretboard: Rosewood Fretboard Inlays: Dots Nut Width: 44 mm Saddle/Cross piece inlay: Bone Bridge: Rosewood Tuning Machines: Gold grover rotomatic Rosette: triple Ring Nut: black graphite Pickup Details: Pure Voice A3 Pre-amp system: Gibson Controls: Volume- and Tone-Control Hardcase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichG Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I came REAL close to buying one of those. Very nice guitar. I ended up buying the SCSJ and then putting the Trance Amulet system in the AJ I already owned to solve the plug in problem. Really impressed with the Trance system. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I'll tell ya - the Trance Audio Amulet really is the "bees-knees", love both of mine, about to add a third. So many folks default to K&K as the standard best pickup, and never having owned one, I can't really say - but I find it hard to believe there's anything beter out there - I'll bet my bottom dollar that most K&K advocates have never tried the Trance in person. Would love to find a valid A/B. That J-45 Custom - does that mean Rosewood? Sweeeeet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I too had the true voice but never got the chance to compare it to the lyric. Dan you have both which is better in your honest opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacamartin Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Saw the saddle is bone and the nut "graphite".......is the graphite something from the vintage years that's reintroduced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Ps congrats owf. She looks nice. Thought you were done the horse trading lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I too had the true voice but never got the chance to compare it to the lyric. Dan you have both which is better in your honest opinion Trance. No contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Trance. No contest. I recently got the Trance system too. All of a sudden I want to play plugged in which I haven't been doing. I did have the K&K in a Martin 000-28EC and I was impressed with it but not like this Trance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenumber2 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 So what did you trade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6stringTom Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Very attractive guitar. I'm also curious about the graphite nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 So who won the forum pool as to how long OWF's "complete" Gibson family would last? Nah, Congrats. Bye the bye, what did ya trade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankytele Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Wow Wily that's a beauty. Congratulations on your trade! I await your tone report, I bet it's a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 So what did you trade? My Martin Custom 00-18V......very sweet guitar....I wanted to get something a little more powerful and with a great pick-up system, I think I did.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 Soooooo, now I need a break for my fingers, and can type some of my observations: 1. Beautiful Sunburst , much nicer in person than in that pic! No one better than Gibson on these bursts! 2. Nice touch on the B&W truss rod cover with "Custom" script 3. This is a 2012 guitar and clearly, by this time the factory has gone with the lazer cut "Gibson" script logo. VERY tight tolerances, no fill, neat as a whistle. 4. Note: pickguard is located so that the rosette is fully visible, which I like very muck...just like the old days..... 5. Speaking of pick guard, this one has a nice bevel at the edges, which I also appreciate. Looks more finished, less cheap than the square edge pickguard on my AJ. 6. I changed the plastic bridge pins for bone, like the increased brightness of the sound. Also changed the D'Addarios for Elixir 80/20's, much easier on the hands AND a lot brighter since the old strings WERE old indeed. 7. This guitar is a SWEET strummer, better than my AJ. Not a cannon like the AJ, but beautiful tone. Bass and mids very strong, easy to do bass runs without heavy attack. this a great acoustic guitar, BUT 8. This guitar REALLY shines plugged in. And this is why I got it. I've been playing at my cafe gigs, with my small amp, just to add some "fullness" to the guitar, and to save my fingers from having to play so hard to be heard over the cafe "din" of coffee prep. This pickup, and the amplified sound, are virtually the same....the guitar sounds the same acoustically AND amped. I turn the volume up on my little amp, just so I can hear the acoustic over the pickup, and it works perfectly! Gibson really knocked it out the park with this Pup! 9. I like the white/black/white/black multi layer edge trim on this one. My AJ has simple white band. This one looks a lot more finished 10. The gold open back grover tuners took a little getting used to. I just look at any sunburst Gibson and I want white knobs on the tuners....just seems to go hand in hand. That being said, the tuners work perfectly, I'm getting used to them. 11. Graphite nut...my friend says, that the strings slide better in the grapite grooves???? Who knows, it does take some getting used to visually, as I'm so used to seeing bone or white plastic. So,I'll play a little before I hit the sack, but needed the finger break, and wanted to summarize my impressions....thanks for all the congrats, guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geelinus Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 You're right -- It's VERY sweet!! [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 I forgot to add.....This one is REAL mahogany, every time I open the case, it just smells so good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe M Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 My Martin Custom 00-18V......very sweet guitar....I wanted to get something a little more powerful and with a great pick-up system, I think I did.... As much as I love Martins, their bursts are terrible....nobody does bursts better than Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I forgot to add.....This one is REAL mahogany, every time I open the case, it just smells so good! I DO love that smell. I keep my L-OO Legend case closed all the time, just for that wonderful smell when you open it up. I actually associate that smell with Cuban mahogany, which seems to be a bit more fragrant than Honduras. Not sure what mahogany species Gibson is using these days, but it has a wonderful aroma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 I DO love that smell. I keep my L-OO Legend case closed all the time, just for that wonderful smell when you open it up. I actually associate that smell with Cuban mahogany, which seems to be a bit more fragrant than Honduras. Not sure what mahogany species Gibson is using these days, but it has a wonderful aroma. I hear ya Nick.....I'm not sure of species or country of origin, but I much prefer Mahogany to Sapalle, and African Mahogany, and other species that are being passed off as Mahogany. I know Mahogany is under stress from world demand, but there is nothing quite like it. I read somewhere that the demand on world's supply of woods from guitars is only about 1% of production. Furniture, construction materials, etc. making up the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningDownTheR Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 She's a beauty. I'm almost settled on a J45 myself!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDC Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Nice guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickax Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Nice looking Axe. Don't tell me Gibson has decided to put the pick guard in the right position! Play the heck out of this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 So who won the forum pool as to how long OWF's "complete" Gibson family would last? Nah, Congrats. Bye the bye, what did ya trade? Zomby...my guitar number remains the same, I haven't BOUGHT a guitar in 2 years....being good!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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