angeloumusic Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Dear All, I am new here. I have a 1973 J45. It appears to me that during the 1970s period the J45 and Hummingbird were identical except for the pearl fretboard inlay, headstock and pickguard. Am I missing something, is there anything meaningfully different during that period with the bracing or other structural features? Thank you, Remy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Bodies very different. You might to Post this again on the Acoustic forum herein. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Why do people always want guitars to be locked in a cage match? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Body shape the main difference then and now. H'bird is a square shoulder dreadnought and the J-45 a slope shoulder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Twang, apparently in the mid-70's, when a South American Brewing Conglomerate took control of Chicago Music Intstruments, which owned Gibson - the quality of their guitars spiraled downwards - including the cost savings attempt of 'Norlin" to make J45s virtually the same as H'birds. The bean counters figured they could use the same cases, I guess. "Thank God and Greyhound they're gone. " 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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