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Enjoying my J45 Standard


BluesKing777

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That sounds awesome! Very bluesy the way you are playing, plus the inherent sound of the J45. I just bought one yesterday and love it! I can't play blues like you, I play more folk and country styles but some blues. I gotta practice to catch you, that's very good playing.

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Glad to hear/see your enjoying your J-45.

 

 

You should check out the "Your Acoustical Performances!!!" thread pinned to the top of this subforum.

 

Most of the performance videos go there, but not all. B)

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Yep, I really enjoyed that as much as others. Very cool playing and that J-45 sounds outstanding! Just wondering what strings are you using on it ?

 

Cheers,

M.

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Yep, I really enjoyed that as much as others. Very cool playing and that J-45 sounds outstanding! Just wondering what strings are you using on it ?

 

Cheers,

M.

 

 

Thanks M.

 

My J45 was set up professionally but otherwise pretty standard: Gibson Mastertone Lights for strings.

 

I am still agonising over getting bone extras like everyone on this forum, but I love the sound so much that I will run with it as is for a bit??? (More like hold myself back!)

I also use the Aura Spectrum DI (I think I read you used that too), so reluctant to change the saddle when it all working great.

I have added bone bits immediately on other guitars (M's) and on a all hog guitar (000-15) it seemed to take a while to smooth out sonically - it sounded quite brittle for a few months, but is great now.

Also love the j45's spacing at the nut - I have been playing the wrong guitars, until I bought the Gibson BluesKing last April and the J45 in November!

 

Don't fix if it don't........

 

 

 

Regards BK.

 

 

 

 

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Well the great thing about saddles is that if you don't like the bone replacement you can just switch to the old one. I added bone saddle and pins to my SWD and Furch and had no issues. I run the Aura spectrum through them both and its been great.

 

Just wondering - are you running the Baggs pickup through the Aura with your J-45, does it work well?

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Well the great thing about saddles is that if you don't like the bone replacement you can just switch to the old one. I added bone saddle and pins to my SWD and Furch and had no issues. I run the Aura spectrum through them both and its been great.

 

Just wondering - are you running the Baggs pickup through the Aura with your J-45, does it work well?

 

 

It does work well on the J45 - apart from my Blues King all my other guitars have fishman (mostly passive) U/S pickups which work great with the Spectrum.

 

I am still not sure about the battery Bagg - it is waiting to go flat and surprise me!!!

 

regards BK.

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