Son of Light Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Just thought I would share a couple of shots of my new J-45 LE. Really lightweight and amazing sounding guitar. Definitely tighter than the J-45 standard out of the box, but I have high hopes for the Adi Red Spruce. The low notes really punch in a 3-dimensional way. Perfect blues guitar for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fp Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Congrats, it looks like a fine guitar. My only issue is why does Gibson label it as a 45 when a natural top is a 50 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Nice guitar. What does "LE" stand for ? That Adirondack top is going to get sweeter and sweeter with each passing day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Light Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 Nice guitar. What does "LE" stand for ? That Adirondack top is going to get sweeter and sweeter with each passing day. "Limited Edition." I don't really care about that though. I snagged this guitar on a great sale. I was deterred by the cost of the red spruce models, and then found this for the same price as a standard! Is the only difference between a 50 and a 45 really just the top finish? Seems a silly reason to designate a separate model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc McMaster Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 .........why does Gibson label it as a 45 when a natural top is a 50 ! It's Gibson's way to confuse issues like this.......part of the charm of a Gibson. Nice looking instrument, whatever they've labeled it. Much of the weight difference you feel is in the machine heads: 55-gallon drum Grover Rotomatics vs. open-back Waverly style.........big weight loss there. So let's hear this thing..........play it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Light Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 It's Gibson's way to confuse issues like this.......part of the charm of a Gibson. Nice looking instrument, whatever they've labeled it. Much of the weight difference you feel is in the machine heads: 55-gallon drum Grover Rotomatics vs. open-back Waverly style.........big weight loss there. So let's hear this thing..........play it! Yep! Need to get some stuff set up but I'll do a nice demo. I assume we all prefer mic-ing it and not using the pickup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Congrats on such a beautiful guitar. You're going to love the Adi top. There does seem to be a difference in tone with the Adi top. You're going to love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Roy Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Sweet guitar! Looking forward to hearing some sound clips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Whatever Gibson calls it, you've got one very classy J-50! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Just thought I would share a couple of shots of my new J-45 LE. Really lightweight and amazing sounding guitar. Definitely tighter than the J-45 standard out of the box, but I have high hopes for the Adi Red Spruce. The low notes really punch in a 3-dimensional way. Perfect blues guitar for me! Wow !!! Enjoy that baby JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassetman Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Looks very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacamartin Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Natural finish is outstanding! Hope it sounds as good as it looks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jalex Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Beautiful Gibson. Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainpicker Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Welcome to the J-50 club. In the beginning evidently Gibson considered them to be "better" than a J-45. Five bucks better. That adi top looks great. It'll probably take a bit longer to open up but should really have some punch when it does. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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