Honkytonk65 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Hello folks, New member to your forum, I am posting some photos of my J-50. It’s a bit of a mystery. Gibson customer service says it’s possibly a special order. It’s an odd one though, rosewood back instead of mahogany. It’s either a 73,74,75 model year Norlin era. Gibson said to contact Carter vintage for a proper appraisal. Guitar has great tone, Guitar has been played heavily and has had many repairs over the years, Broken head stock, neck re set, re fret, top crack repair, new bone nut and saddle, new bridge and bridge plate, L.R. Baggs added. It is amazingly solid and ready for many more years of play. I paid 750.00 for it. Take a look at photos and tell me what you folks think. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 As long as the repairs hold up and it is comfortable for you to play I'd say you did well on that deal. The repairs alone and the Baggs pickup, bone saddle and nut would add up to about what you paid for it for so enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 13 hours ago, Honkytonk65 said: ...Broken head stock, neck re set, re fret, top crack repair, new bone nut and saddle, new bridge and bridge plate... I'm assuming you've named that guitar Lucky. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honkytonk65 Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 1 hour ago, rct said: I'm assuming you've named that guitar Lucky. rct Your assumption is correct.😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honkytonk65 Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Twang Gang said: As long as the repairs hold up and it is comfortable for you to play I'd say you did well on that deal. The repairs alone and the Baggs pickup, bone saddle and nut would add up to about what you paid for it for so enjoy it. Thanks for the reply, the headstock and top crack repairs were done many years ago. The guitarist I bought it from had the re fret done in San Francisco last year along with neck re set and nut and saddle repairs. Once I played it, I couldn’t not buy it, super comfortable guitar to play with nice tone and volume. hopefully it stays stable, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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