mooboo Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I went over to a friend's house and saw that he had a WM J-45. The strings were very old and the guitar hasn't been properly set up in years so I didn't get a good sound comparison. However, I wondering if anyone can lend a quality, acoustic only, sound clip of a J-45. No youtube stuff! I'm looking for a good quality sound. Thanks to anyone who can help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryp58 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 The gibson website used to have good quality sound clips of their instruments. If you research the website, I think you'll find what you're looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorbon Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 here ya go. Some quick tunes on my 2007 J-45 http://rapidshare.com/files/295612523/J-45_test.mp3.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburude63 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 here ya go. Some quick tunes on my 2007 J-45 http://rapidshare.com/files/295612523/J-45_test.mp3.html Nice sound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooboo Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 Wow, great!! Where did you learn to play in such a manner? I really love the playing and the sound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorbon Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 thanks suburude63 an' mooboo appreciate it! Well I mostly picked it out. Just some Bluegrass a la Carter Familly pickin' style. It's quite easy when you get the hang of it. edit: if you like that sound here's some more for ya. Robert Hillström 30 songs, most of 'em written' by me, but some Woody covers aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brums Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 here ya go. Some quick tunes on my 2007 J-45 http://rapidshare.com/files/295612523/J-45_test.mp3.html hi everyone.... how can I download that file ? thanks............................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorbon Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 ahh the download limit is reached.. wait let me upload it again http://soundclick.com/share?songid=8248541 There ya go. I aint nothin' special thou, just a singin' J-45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brums Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 ahh the download limit is reached.. wait let me upload it again http://soundclick.com/share?songid=8248541 There ya go. I aint nothin' special thou' date=' just a singin' J-45.[/quote'] ok GLORBON.......... just a question..........012 strings gauge ?? thanks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorbon Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 0.13, D'addario Red package Medium sized Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brums Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 0.13' date=' D'addario Red package Medium sized[/quote']thanks Glorbon, I'm undecided .012 ot .013 too....... I'm worring about structural damage that .013 gauge can make.... what do you think about...?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorbon Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 well I have been playin' with 013 strings now for two years, an' no signs of damage yet. I don't really fance the sound of lighter strings. Anyways I think handbuilt guitars like Gibson can take the extra weight of the strings without fallin' apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenumber2 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 What model J-45 is this? TV? Standard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drathbun Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 ahh the download limit is reached.. wait let me upload it again http://soundclick.com/share?songid=8248541 There ya go. I aint nothin' special thou' date=' just a singin' J-45.[/quote'] Wow, recorded, your J-45 sounds like a J-200 with deep throaty bass. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorbon Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 What model J-45 is this? TV? Standard? It's a TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guth Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Here's a couple more clips. This is me messing around with my J-45 TV (Sitka) using a digital recorder that I'm just starting to play with. Clip 1 Clip 2 All the best, Guth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry_lee Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 nice stuff guys! you both have remarkably different sounding recordings. great playing too. would you guys mind sharing each of your room / signal chains, just for the heck of it? Room description > Mic > Mic placement > Pre > Interface > resolution + sampling rate? I have a J-45TV and love to experiment with this stuff. Mine's away getting a new setup with .013's and possibly a compensated saddle. Will record it as soon as it comes home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guth Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 would you guys mind sharing each of your room / signal chains' date=' just for the heck of it? Room description > Mic > Mic placement > Pre > Interface > resolution + sampling rate? [/quote'] Hmmm, Room: My living room (no acoustic treatments to speak of, just an area rug over hardwoods, some furniture, and drapes.) Mic: The built-in condenser mics on my Sony digital recorder (PCM-D50) Mic placement: About two feet or so in front of my guitar? Pre, Interface: Built-in to the PCM-D50 (I did use Audacity to pull the tracks into my Mac and iTunes to convert to MP3) Resolution/Sampling Rate: 44.10 kHz 16bit I've just begun learning how to use the little Sony unit. (I had to look up the resolution/sampling rate info as I wasn't really sure what I had it set at.) I've also made use of it to help convert a number of my vinyl LPs to digital so I could load them onto my iPod - works great. I imagine that I could probably obtain better results after properly learning how to set things up. There's a lot more to this recording stuff than I had imagined. Although overall, I'd probably do better spending more time just practicing the guitar. As far as the guitar goes, I use D'Addario PBs (mediums: .13 - .56). I just put new strings on the guitar before making the recordings I posted. I actually prefer the tone better after the strings have had a few days of use. I need to get the guitar tweaked, would like to have the action raised just a bit. That's about all I can think of to share. Guth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry_lee Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 hey Guth - thanks for sharing. pretty amazed at the sound of the sony pcm-d50. again, it all sounds great! yeah, I pretty much record demos in a similar situation in my front room - hardwood w/ rugs. I think the J-45TV records well no matter what! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorbon Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Well my sample was recorded in a purty small bedroom with quite thin plaster walls. I used a Studio B1 microphone an' had it placed in the middle of the room with the guitar like 20 Centimeters from it. Don't know any advanced details such as samplin' rates right now, will get 'em for ya later thou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guth Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Thanks henry_lee. I look forward to hearing your recordings. What type of setup are you using to capture the sound of your J-45? All the best, Guth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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