rebar Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Hello I need help in trying to find out if my J 45 is a real gibson It has a serial number on headstock and words Made in the USA on the headstock the serial number would make it a 1971 72 73 But there is no label inside and also no sign that a label was ever there The truss rod cover has J 45 on it in fancy script I am including some pics thanks for any help you can provide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Are you in Canada? That headstock looks like it was blasted with something? I not an expert at the replica thing -those that might be will likely want a picture of the whole front of the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebar Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 Are you in Canada? That headstock looks like it was blasted with something? I not an expert at the replica thing -those that might be will likely want a picture of the whole front of the guitar. i yes i am in canada no what you see on the pic is just dust reflected by the flash i should have cleaned it off first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 What I can see looks good for an early 70s Gibson. Best, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebar Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 What I can see looks good for an early 70s Gibson. Best, -Tom hi tom just posted some more pics the bridge has two screws on it this looks strange to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Those 2 screws are for the adjustable bridge, normal for this era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 . The serial, the stamped "MADE IN U.S.A.", the bridge and the TRC all look just fine for the early 70s (70/71/72) - http://www.gibson.com/Files/downloads/bluebook/GibsonAcoustics.pdf Check this thread from last year - http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/86638-identify-my-guitar/ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Definitely a real Gibson. My shot is somewhere between late 1969 and 71. It's probaly rather heavy braced, but still with only one X. Could be a very nice yet somehow low-voiced guitar. Especally with the rosewood saddle insert, which could be exchanged with ceramic, , , or something third, forth, fifth. . . I played one of these a couple of years ago - with fixed saddle. Absolutely not bad. Don't let the slightly otherly logo tease you - it's ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phelonious Ponk Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 An early Norlin era Gibson. They're not particularly collectible,so it's not likely anyone would build a copy. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogeye Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 No one in their right mind would buy the poor thing. The pickgard is covering the rosette. Gibson can't seem to get it right can they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 No one in their right mind would buy the poor thing. The pickgard is covering the rosette. Gibson can't seem to get it right can they? Weren't you getting a little shirty last week about replies containing sarcasm? Is there one rule for you and another for the rest of us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebar Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 hi tom just posted some more pics the bridge has two screws on it this looks strange to me hi tom i was wondering why there was no label inside the guitar or any evidence that a label was ever there i thought that maybe someone put a gibson neck on a body of another guitar but another member on here said that this guitar is not valuable enough to go to that trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 . Did you check out that thread I mentioned - http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/86638-identify-my-guitar/ Same guitar and close to the same year, no label - here's the pics - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogeye Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Weren't you getting a little shirty last week about replies containing sarcasm? Is there one rule for you and another for the rest of us? No... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebar Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 . Did you check out that thread I mentioned - http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/86638-identify-my-guitar/ Same guitar and close to the same year, no label - here's the pics - thanks very much appreciate your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 An early Norlin era Gibson. They're not particularly collectible,so it's not likely anyone would build a copy. P There are people out there counterfeiting Epiphones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Here we have one. For the trained ear it's easy to hear the bulkier bracing. It's gives a more 1-dimensional projection and keeps the guitar kind of locked. Some like it this way and these models can be real good for certain recordings as they don't boom away. A groovy living-room player also, but not the one you bring to a redwine jam with your freinds - simply too quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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