egoidealmusic Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 I'm not understanding why they're calling this a J-45 in natural instead of a J-50... https://www.gibson.com/en-US/Acoustic-Guitar/J-45-Standard-Exclusive-Antique-Natural/Antique-Natural Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatgumbino Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Because Gibson is Gibson. I don't see a J-50 listed in the current years offerings. Most likely because: 1) It doesn't have the batwing pick guard 2) it has the black nut 3) They're catering to folks that want a J45 without the burst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egoidealmusic Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 Weren't there J-50s that predate the batwing guard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Looks like a J-15 with a different bridge. Let’s call it a J-15 instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 J-15 was Walnut and a pretty short run. The reputation is percolating now so when they re-introduce them, they'll be $2399.99. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 My Norlen-Era (1975) J-50 has the teardrop pickguard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyd Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 18 minutes ago, DanvillRob said: My Norlen-Era (1975) J-50 has the teardrop pickguard. Is it a J-50 Deluxe or just a plain J-50? I don't know if there's any difference, but my 1974 J-50 Deluxe (purchased new) has the batwing pickguard. I think I've seen some J-50's with teardrop guards, but they were much older. We have discussed the newer Gibson natural J-45's before. To me, it doesn't quite look like a J-50. The lack of a batwing pickguard and black nut are obvious differences. But it also appears to have some kind of pearl inlaid headstock logo. I don't recall ever seeing that on a J-50, it seems too fancy. When you add the big chrome rotomatic tuners, the overall effect looks really ugly to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 9 minutes ago, Boyd said: Is it a J-50 Deluxe or just a plain J-50? I don't know if there's any difference, but my 1974 J-50 Deluxe (purchased new) has the batwing pickguard. I think I've seen some J-50's with teardrop guards, but they were much older. We have discussed the newer Gibson natural J-45's before. To me, it doesn't quite look like a J-50. The lack of a batwing pickguard and black nut are obvious differences. But it also appears to have some kind of pearl inlaid headstock logo. I don't recall ever seeing that on a J-50, it seems too fancy. When you add the big chrome rotomatic tuners, the overall effect looks really ugly to me. I don't know....as I said, it was a gift to me from my crew when I retired. It says J-50....that's all.... I put Grovers on it because the old Klusons were very old and too hard for my arthritic hands to tune....and I had the Grovers just laying around. It is an absolutely wonderful guitar... was my workhorse until the bursitis caused me to go back to my Jubilee since it's smaller to practice on every day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 My '68 doesn't have a pg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Just now, Dave F said: My '68 doesn't have a pg What it lacks in Pickguard, it makes up for in Mojo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 (edited) My J50 dates to 1942 so well before the batwing scratchplate came into vogue. More than likely, as noted above, somebody at Gibson made the call that a natural top J45 was more marketable than a J50. Me, I think I will wait until Bozeman comes out with a J50 sporting a burst. Edited March 16 by zombywoof 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 15 minutes ago, zombywoof said: My J50 dates to 1942 so well before the batwing scratchplate came into vogue. More than likely, as noted above, somebody at Gibson made the call that a natural top J45 was more marketable than a J50. Me, I think I will wait until Bozeman comes out with a J50 sporting a burst. I would have sworn I've seen an ad for a J-50 with a burst on it...... but I'm old and get confused easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 5 hours ago, Dave F said: My '68 doesn't have a pg Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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