j45nick Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Thanks for that Nick! I should have said "5 digit 25*** indicates '64". My J50 #235** I have always thought a '61 (1 11/16" nut w/ slim profile neck, tall thin back braces, thinner, early '60s pickguard) without question. I don't know zw, looks like the reluctant cherry 'burst, serial indicates '61, orange label inside, non-faded, "panzer" paint pickquard. I'm leaning '61 while not claiming anyone is wrong. Probably not a lot of difference between '61 and '64 in characteristics for a J 45/50. I'm not sure when the thicker pickguard came in, but back bracing may well have been very similar in that entire period, as was the slimmer (in section) "fast" neck profile. Top bracing may have started to transition to shorter and fatter, however. The difference in necks is particularly obvious when you pick up, say, a '62 J-45 and compare it with a '57. Same nut width, but a very different feel to the neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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