Mediocre man Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 I recently learned the Beatles used Gibson j160s thru a vox ac15 amp. Do you think it would sound decent if I used a j45 instead? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 (edited) It would probably sound good, but not necessarily beatly. The code behind J & G 's sound is not least the kind of cold slightly metallic combo of ceramic saddles and the latter-braced plywood guitars. Listening in you'll notice that these 160s weren't the conventional warm merging 'wooden' factor but rather pretty harsh semi-acoustic rock instruments. Well, guess you already know. Edited August 24, 2020 by E-minor7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 J-160E's had a P90 Pickup as well. While J45's might look similar it's a totally different Guitar.... That said, AC15's are great Amps. Especially if they have Celestion Alnico Blue Speakers.... Your J45 would sound great thru one.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 6 hours ago, Larsongs said: J-160E's had a P90 Pickup as well. While J45's might look similar it's a totally different Guitar.... That said, AC15's are great Amps. Especially if they have Celestion Alnico Blue Speakers.... Your J45 would sound great thru one.. Good point - and they were recorded through the Vox amps, , , though also sometimes miked up, which may have started a few years in. Actually not sure if there's a pattern or a point where they go from one method to the other - guess they switched their way forward by ear. Research on the topic has of course been done down in every corner. This book would probably tells a lot ~ I recall it as splendid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 10 hours ago, Larsongs said: J-160E's had a P90 Pickup as well. While J45's might look similar it's a totally different Guitar.... That said, AC15's are great Amps. Especially if they have Celestion Alnico Blue Speakers.... Your J45 would sound great thru one.. This is the most important thing. With a P-90 at the end of the fretboard, the J-160E is essentially a flat-top version of the ES-125. Other than the new humbucker-equipped J-45, the rest don't have electric guitar pickups. That said, one of my favorite electric guitar recordings was actually made with my Martin and an undersaddle pickup through multiple effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) Epstine had a deal that as long as he was alive, or maybe as long as he was their Manager the boys would play Vox. That of course ended when they went to see the Maharishi in Wales, and Brian took his life. Edited August 25, 2020 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 On August 25, 2020 at 7:43 AM, pohatu771 said: This is the most important thing. With a P-90 at the end of the fretboard, the J-160E is essentially a flat-top version of the ES-125. Other than the new humbucker-equipped J-45, the rest don't have electric guitar pickups. That said, one of my favorite electric guitar recordings was actually made with my Martin and an undersaddle pickup through multiple effects. I own a Ltd. Edition Bozeman Masterbilt Gibson Solid Top J-160E. It sounds great as an Electric Guitar & it also sounds great as an Acoustic... Which is why I chose it over the J-45's.... The Beatles connection had a lot to do with it too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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