Waytall Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Received my J-45 studio from Music Villa yesterday and am absolutely loving it so far.I wasn’t so sure about the thin body at first but it really is a lot easier to wrap around. It immediately felt comfy on the couch. Despite the thin body it still retains the Gibson sound and MOST of the bass/thump. I have it strung with mediums. The split parallelograms really make this guitar pretty unique(at least until they make a big run of them). I’m thinking of swapping the guard to a 60’s batwing style from Holter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Z Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 It seems you are not the only lucky one: Congrats! I love the looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle fester Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Sweet looking guitar, I love the parallelograms as well - dresses it up a bit. I personally like the pickguard you have on it, I know others here like the batwing - either way, it's pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) Congrats! Interesting though that Old School wisdom went the opposite direction and equated a deeper body with better sound - the Nick Lucas, Roy Smeck even the WM-00. Then you throw in the arched /domed back flattops like the Gibson Gospel. Others such as Kay Kraft went the same way with body depth while Epiphone and Guild adopted arched backs. It all seemed to revolve around pushing out as much air as possible. Edited October 7, 2020 by zombywoof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 I bought two of the 45 studios, one of each finish when they came out but I wish they would have had that fret board. NIce! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 That is a nice looking guitar, agree the split parallelograms dress it up a lot. If I'm not mistaken I think the studios are walnut back and sides. Walnut has a nice deep tone and that probably helps to compensate for the thinner body. Congrats and enjoy 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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