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Hi Samuel,

 

No I haven't received it yet - ordered it 2 months ago and they said it would take a week!

Yes it is the 2009 model, I chose this on purpose because I wanted the 2008 Special Edition but couldn't afford it at the time. So when I found out the 2009 TV was the same spec I had to get one.

I ordered it from http://www.bonnersmusic.co.uk/, who are in the UK so shipping to me is free. The guitar is £1799, which is only £100 more than the standard model on that site. How much have you been quoted?

 

Chris

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:- It was suppose to arrive today' date=' [u']but didn't.[/u]

Have to wait until next Thursday now #-o

More to follow.....

 

Well , I ended up going downtown Toronto to see a SJ Woody L&M had in stock,Played it and "It spoke to me"

I put it down tried all the Slope shoulder Gibson they had ( 3 different J-45s inclusing a 12 fret model and a standard SJ)

I walked out of the store VERY HAPPY with The Woody.=D>

Pics coming soon.......

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Hi Samuel' date='.../...

I ordered it from http://www.bonnersmusic.co.uk/, who are in the UK so shipping to me is free. The guitar is £1799, which is only £100 more than the standard model on that site. How much have you been quoted?

Chris[/quote']

 

Hi Chris,

Thanks for your answer.

The price for the 2009 J-45 TV VOS at my local retail shop is around £2,400 !

Bonnersmusic is definitely cheaper, but they only deliver to the UK.

What surprises me the most over there is that the standard 2009 is only £100 less than the TV.

I checked a few trusted US online shops, they're cheap as well, but adding shipment + taxes I end up with pretty much the same price as here.

 

Do you know of any other trusted online Gibson UK retailers ?

 

Anyway, as son as you receive yours please let everyone know (pictures would be greatly appreciated).

 

Cheers,

 

Samuel

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Hi Chris' date='

Thanks for your answer.

The price for the 2009 J-45 TV VOS at my local retail shop is around £2,400 !

Bonnersmusic is definitely cheaper, but they only deliver to the UK.

What surprises me the most over there is that the standard 2009 is only £100 less than the TV.

I checked a few trusted US online shops, they're cheap as well, but adding shipment + taxes I end up with pretty much the same price as here.

 

Do you know of any other trusted online Gibson UK retailers ?

 

Anyway, as son as you receive yours please let everyone know (pictures would be greatly appreciated).

 

Cheers,

 

Samuel[/quote']

 

 

I have bought several guitars from these guys in Edinburgh & they are very reliable. Call the shop & speak to them. They normally have a couple of J-45s in stock & ship for very reasonable prices.

 

http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/acoustic_guitars.asp?brandname=Gibson&order=2

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Yeah I looked at getting it from the USA but there's all the import tax and VAT you have to add on in the UK which is all a bit complicated, and I wasn't sure that the saving would be that great. Then if there's anything wrong with it...

 

I was looking round at other UK shops but Bonners is the only one I've found that states it is a 2009 TV (with the adi top etc.). I have used http://www.guitar.co.uk/ and http://www.giggear.co.uk/ successfully before - but neither advertise a J-45, but they could of course order one.

 

Chris

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