Mickthemiller Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 I have been looking at a wine red J45 for a few days now. It is apparently a limited edition but I've seen a few for sale from £1399 to £2099. The £1399 looks a bargain but if it is a limited edition and there are only a few world wide, why am I finding so many. Anyone seen them, played them, have any info. It is a standard model appart from colour and gold grovers, well as far as i can tell.
Lars68 Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 My opinion is that limited edition is just a marketing gimmick. However, wine red J-45s are beatiful. So, if you like the guitar in all other regards, go for it, but you should not pay a premium for rhe color alone. Lars
AnneS Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 I have been looking at a wine red J45 for a few days now. It is apparently a limited edition but I've seen a few for sale from £1399 to £2099. The £1399 looks a bargain but if it is a limited edition and there are only a few world wide, why am I finding so many. Anyone seen them, played them, have any info. It is a standard model appart from colour and gold grovers, well as far as i can tell. I got my 2014 J45 Honey Burst at a guitar show for $200 more than a standard wine red J45 that sounded just as sweet. I paid the extra for the addy top and Anthem p/u, but I was oddly attracted to the red finish. I'm not usually a fan of colored finishes, but I would have been very happy with that one. It was understated and classy, in my opinion. And, of course, the one I was considering had the sweet, sweet tone I was after.
Motherofpearl Posted January 1, 2016 Posted January 1, 2016 I agree with Lars. Just a marketing Gimmick. If your into a wine Red Top then go for it! I have a secret attraction to those blue J45 but I'd probably never buy one. Just because you find a bunch for sale at one time doesn't really mean much.
Mickthemiller Posted January 1, 2016 Author Posted January 1, 2016 My opinion is that limited edition is just a marketing gimmick. However, wine red J-45s are beatiful. So, if you like the guitar in all other regards, go for it, but you should not pay a premium for rhe color alone. Lars One I've seen is £200 less than a standard sb 2014 model. So as well as looking rather cool it is cheaper.
Leonard McCoy Posted January 2, 2016 Posted January 2, 2016 It can't be denied that the wine-red J-45 received favorable reviews and sports phenomenal sound. In fact, this goes for all the less expensive Gibson models when compared to their pricier brethren. Excepting custom models perhaps, there is virtually no difference in the quality of workmanship or materials used between least and most expensive Gibson; they all come out of the same factory, assembled by the same craftsmen. The name tag used (e.g., signature models), brand marketing (iconic J-200), and any other extras make the price. If you'd love a J-45, the wine-red one is as good as any.
slimt Posted January 2, 2016 Posted January 2, 2016 I would rather have a Wine red than the other oddity colors Gibson J45 have been seen with.. But as for the price.. it should be cheaper than a Burst..( Not worth more) over the years Wine red was the bottom of the price listings along with black.. keep in mind.. a J45 is just that.. a J45..
MissouriPicker Posted January 2, 2016 Posted January 2, 2016 I'm not a major fan of the color guitars. Only seen one of the wine J45s. Didn't play it, but it looked pretty nice. I certainly wouldn't rule one out, but it would come down to the selling price. I'm a huge Cash fan, but I'm not interested in a black guitar, unless it was one of the Cash Martins and at a really good price.....If you like the wine color ( or any color) and the guitar calls your name, I think you owe it to yourself to take a serious look at it. If it has that J45 tone, then it's already a sweet guitar.
62burst Posted January 2, 2016 Posted January 2, 2016 They're always making some sort of limited edition. Gibson may decide at some point in the future, if a Limited has sold well, they might do another run. Larger dealers can always commission runs of their liking, within limits. If you like the Wine Red J-45, and the price is right... à voter santé. Would this be your first J-45? To have a Limited with otherwise standard specs might be a nice way in. In the world of electrics (Fender, for example), "collectors" have always been drawn to unusual, low-production colors, whether or not there was any other spec differences to a guitar. Personally, if a guitar with a non-standard finish was to be of interest, the preference would be for the one that also had some change to other specifications, as well. For example: This Flamed Maple J-45: or this All Mahogany J-45 (which is, or once was (judging by the quality pic, and Navajo rug) at Rumbleseat Music): Happy hunting.
mike m Posted January 2, 2016 Posted January 2, 2016 The Limited Edition models are from the Gibson Custom Shop. That would seem to insure a nicely built and setup guitar. m
Mickthemiller Posted January 2, 2016 Author Posted January 2, 2016 Thanks for all the advice guys. Thing is I saw a wine red on youtube about 2 years back and it struck me as being a beautiful guitar. Same thing happened when I first saw a J15. I have the J15 now and I love it. I'm just a sucker for a cool looking guitar and if I don't buy the wine red now and then find I can't get one I will kick myself
Cougar Posted January 2, 2016 Posted January 2, 2016 I have been looking at a wine red J45 for a few days now. It is apparently a limited edition but I've seen a few for sale from £1399 to £2099. The £1399 looks a bargain.... Brand new Gibbie wine red J45 with nitro finish? Yeah, I think you better pick up one of them.
kwalker201 Posted January 2, 2016 Posted January 2, 2016 It's a beauty. The only draw back I don't like is the fact there is none around me locally to try. So i would be buying blind hoping I would get a good one.
Hogeye Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 The Limited Edition models are from the Gibson Custom Shop. That would seem to insure a nicely built and setup guitar. m No such thing as the Gibson Custom Shop. All Montana guitars get the exact same set-up and they all go thru the same assembly line and spray booth.
DenverSteve Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 I'm not a major fan of the color guitars. ... Likewise. Unless a guitar has some unique tonal qualities that makes it superior to every other guitar of the same model - I would never buy a blue, black, white or red guitar. They just don't appeal to me. Additionally, even though I don't ever purchase a guitar contemplating resale, the resale on a "colored" guitar seems less desirable. However, they must sell or Gibson (and other makers) wouldn't make them.
E-minor7 Posted January 4, 2016 Posted January 4, 2016 I played one when they came out and it was ok - that particular ex like an average J-45. Talking colour, this is the model I could live with - no blue, white or gold top for me, thanx. But yes, the burgundy demands a lot of attention. Guess you either get to really love them or in the long run fall tired of all that wine, , , and yearn for a beer.
mike m Posted January 4, 2016 Posted January 4, 2016 No such thing as the Gibson Custom Shop. All Montana guitars get the exact same set-up and they all go thru the same assembly line and spray booth. That's interesting, so the custom shop decal and the custom shop label are simply for looks? m
slimt Posted January 5, 2016 Posted January 5, 2016 That's interesting, so the custom shop decal and the custom shop label are simply for looks? m its just a selling feature..
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