zouimet Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Hi There, Can someone tell me what model this is? It sounds great. I think it's a J50 but I can't tell for sure. Thanks! Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 I think its just a J45 natural. I dont recall Gibson making a new J50. the 50s and 60s they were seperate beings a J45 was burst. And J50 being natural. Same guitar different model format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 (edited) Definitely a J50... it’s not the Modern Classic because the lack of Grover Roto tuners, but who knows. Maybe he swapped them out. I actually think there was a 1959 custom special run J50 last year... 2018? https://www.millrivermusic.com/listing/gibson-j-50-1959-custom-shop-acoustic-guitar-limited-edition-2018/17936818 frankly though... the specs are so similar on all of these. Edited December 29, 2019 by Salfromchatham 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vw1300 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Looks like a '90s to early 2000's J-50 - white tuners and not Grovers. I have a 2001 J-50 that looks just like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 I didnt think they made the J50 model. Maybe it was a special . Just learned something new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 The J-50 was a regular production model from 1999 into the mid 2000s. It appears in the ‘99, ‘01, and ‘03 catalogs. I bought one new in 2001. There also have been a number of recent special runs. I have a gloss Custom Shop J-50 from 2015,, and later a VOS version was released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyd Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) They also made the J-50 "Modern Classic" for several years, I have one from 2008 myself. IIRC, these were in production from ~2007 through 2011. They had the ugly, big silver rotomatic tuners however. But many peole (like me) swapped them for vintage-style Klusons or similar. Here's an archived page for the 2009 Modern Classic https://web.archive.org/web/20090107024437/http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-GIB-RS50AN-NH and the 2007 Modern Classic https://web.archive.org/web/20130211171614/http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/RS50ANNH/ Then they brought the J-50 back again a few years ago (maybe 2016?), we discussed it here at the time, I believe they called it a "J-50 Antique Natural" and it was available from the usual places like Sweetwater. I recall it was quite expensive however, over $3000 IIRC. Made me glad that I got my 2008 J-50 lightly used for $1500 (it sold for $2000 new back then). Edited December 30, 2019 by Boyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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