Jump to content
Gibson Brands Forums

My J-45 Banner reissue


rdnzl

Recommended Posts

Posted

Got this one a few days back, and just now got time to post it.

 

It's a Gibson 1942 Banner J-45 Reissue 2013 Vintage Sunburst "1 of 20".

 

It has a fullness that's hard to describe. Plays like butter, too.

 

Here are some pics of it.

 

FxFSG5Z.jpg?1

 

dl9wdFt.jpg?1

 

O4vPNjR.jpg?1

 

oM1rrf3.jpg?1

Posted
That is one of the Kalamazoo Gals project guitars JT loaned to Gibson. Nice Score!

 

Yep, a replica of a 1942 J-45 (now owned by a friend in Europe) that I loaned to Gibson. A beautiful thing. Congratulations. The original graces the cover of my book, Klamazoo

Gals:

 

KalamazooGalsCover-2_zps9a79f84e.jpg

Posted

I saw the all mahogany LG-1, from the same Banner reissue project, on sale in a music store in Stockholm last week for about $1500. I thought about it a little too long, and the next time I checked it was gone...

 

Lars

Posted
And to top it off, 19 fretts!

Of course, because the guitar that I sent Gibson to "duplicate" had but 19 frets.

Posted

Of course, because the guitar that I sent Gibson to "duplicate" had but 19 frets.

 

Yes but the SJ's they made of this run had 20 frets ! I used to own one of those as well.

Posted

Yes but the SJ's they made of this run had 20 frets ! I used to own one of those as well.

 

 

They have made some SJ's with 19 frets.

 

 

 

 

A9789DF1-84E9-4F9C-8B42-2B0FDB8719C9_zpsespt2l5l.jpg

 

 

 

Posted

So they make that SJ with 19 frets but with the larger pickguard that normally is seen on 20 fret models. Gibson loves to mix it up !

Posted
Yes but the SJ's they made of this run had 20 frets ! I used to own one of those as well.

An excellent point. Here's the "replica" on the left and my original on the right:

 

1943GibsonSJsReplicaandOriginal_zps251f2662.jpg

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

×
×
  • Create New...