wetwonder Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Hi this is my first post as I'm trying to enter the Gibson line with a J45. My first real guitar. I've seen a 2002 VS sunburst for sale with a piezo pickup that I suppose was installed after market - no preamp. My question concerns: The front is two-piece, like you would see on the back of many quality guitars. Is this correct? It raised a flag with me so I just wanted to confirm with some knowledgeable folks before considering it any further. Thanks, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modoc_333 Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 absolutely. nothing wrong with that particular feature. are there other things that make you think it may not be legit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetwonder Posted July 2, 2010 Author Share Posted July 2, 2010 absolutely. nothing wrong with that particular feature. are there other things that make you think it may not be legit? Thanks for the info. And there is nothing else that was concerning me. I just realized that I wasn't sure if I'd ever seen a j45 with a two piece top. There are some J45 players around here at the open mics I play and gigs. I never really looked that closely at them, so I just wanted to check with you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fp Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Hi this is my first post as I'm trying to enter the Gibson line with a J45. My first real guitar. I've seen a 2002 VS sunburst for sale with a piezo pickup that I suppose was installed after market - no preamp. My question concerns: The front is two-piece' date=' like you would see on the back of many quality guitars. Is this correct? It raised a flag with me so I just wanted to confirm with some knowledgeable folks before considering it any further. Thanks, Dave[/quote'] 99.9% of acoustic guitars have two peice tops. The exceptions being some prewar Martins and Gibsons that had four piece tops and a rare later Martin here and there as well with a four piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisA83 Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 nothing wrong with that particular feature. +1 I guess you don't notice as much with J45s because of the 'burst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincentw Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 Yup. Completely normal. Sometimes the stain takes a little differently on the two pieces and makes it more apparent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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