angeloumusic 1 Report post 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 (square shouldered) 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? Again talking about that period only. Thank you, Remy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zombywoof 251 Report post Posted August 1, 2020 Nope you are missing nothing. In the late-1960s Gibson decided to finish the job they had started in 1963 of creating homogenized versions of their slope shoulder jumbos pretty much differing only in bling. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angeloumusic 1 Report post Posted August 2, 2020 Given that nobody has quibbled, I guess I have my answer. I am the proud owner of a hummingbird minus the bling. Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zombywoof 251 Report post Posted August 2, 2020 This one is really no mystery. By standardizing to the nth degree Gibson managed to cut the cost of production by making it more efficient to the point even scale lengths were now all the same. One size fits all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCKodiak 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2020 Similar? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
