New J45 - Does it come from the factory with 80/20 or PB?

[johnwilson09]

Very excited to have just gotten a new j45 standard!
 

I was wondering, does anyone know what they come with from the factory? Phosphor Bronze or 80/20. Sales dude I spoke with was dead sure they were just Daddario PB. 
 

I typically use PB but I’d love to knows that the typical factory configuration is. 

[E-minor7]

You are not the 1st. Check this thread from mid-March. 

You can also turn back these pages and see the topic discussed - not endlessly, but. . 

[johnwilson09]

1 minute ago, E-minor7 said:

You are not the 1st. Check this thread from mid-March. 

You can also turn back these pages and see the topic discussed - not endlessly, but. . 

Oh my! That is quite a read. Someone from Gibson should just jump in here!!

[johnwilson09]

So is the answer GHS 80/20 Lights? Lol!

[E-minor7]

58 minutes ago, johnwilson09 said:

So is the answer GHS 80/20 Lights? Lol!

😆 I would steer after a fan of the new Gibson strings and simply try them out. PH Bs, 80/20 and if the ones you like feel coated take both in coated versions as well. 

What is known for sure is that we're dealing with lights -12-53.  Then again there's always the possibility that somebody or some link in the chain changed the steel. 

That sales dude you spoke with fx. . 

[1929GibsonD-18E]

I emailed them the other day and they said PB. They’re definitely the Gibson strings, 12-53. Try both. I thought I’d prefer 80/20’s but I ended up liking PB better.