GotTheSilver Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Buy the J-45 Custom. Buy it now. Get back in your car, turn the key and don't stop driving until you are in True Tone's parking lot!!! It spoke to you on a sonic level. That is what is important. With guitars, the sonic is the spiritual. If you buy a guitar based on its looks, who knows, a few years from now you might think it looks gaudy or not to your tastes. But the one that sounds right will move your soul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 You're right. Went hiking with my wife today, and she said the same thing (except it was more like "Honey, can it wait until Christmas?") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 Well my wife totally surprised me yesterday (on the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me...........) I am excited beyond words. I had given up on getting it this year. Gibson custom J45, Rosewood sides and back, ebony fretboard, gold Grover tuners. Sorry for the cell phone photos. The neck profile is PERFECT for me! I have written a song for her. I'll post it in the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasAK Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Congratulations, that is one beautiful guitar. You definitely have two keepers the j45 custom and your wife! chasAK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 Congratulations, that is one beautiful guitar. You definitely have two keepers the j45 custom and your wife! chasAK You are very right! That brought a smile to my already smiling face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 You are very right! That brought a smile to my already smiling face! Tman, can I get your wife to talk to my wife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 . Lordy, Lordy . . . . . what a great Christmas gift! A real beauty. The bound fretboard really sets it off. Love the headstock inlay. Congrats - first on a thoughtful and generous wife and second on a your new J45 Custom. . B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 Tman, can I get your wife to talk to my wife? She's studying to be a clinical psychologist (and she still apparently loves me ) so I can't guarantee that she won't throw in some psychoanalysis but yea especially if it'll help you get another J 45! . Lordy, Lordy . . . . . what a great Christmas gift! A real beauty. The bound fretboard really sets it off. Love the headstock inlay. Congrats - first on a thoughtful and generous wife and second on a your new J45 Custom. . B) She really fooled me, I honestly thought we were going to wait, the economy and all. I absolutely love everything about this guitar. It is outstanding. Workmanship really perfect. I know there has been discussion about QC on the Gibson forum but I tell you, this one went out flawlessly, even the set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneS Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Great story, great outcome--great loves!! I have always loved an ebony fretboard and often wonder why they aren't standard on any Gibson acoustic (that I know of), even on ebony-finished bodies, where an ebony board would really look sweet. What I need me is a good husband (and if it don't work out, a good divorce settlement'll have to do... ) Congrats--can't wait to hear the song. (Heck, I'm tempted to write one for her, too!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 Great story, great outcome--great loves!! I have always loved an ebony fretboard and often wonder why they aren't standard on any Gibson acoustic (that I know of), even on ebony-finished bodies, where an ebony board would really look sweet. What I need me is a good husband (and if it don't work out, a good divorce settlement'll have to do... ) Congrats--can't wait to hear the song. (Heck, I'm tempted to write one for her, too!!!) Thanks AnneS! I'm loving the fretboard and the bridge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 Here's the song I wrote for my wife, my Forever Love, especially after she bought me a J 45 :-) Footage from a hike around Santa Barbara this fall. There are a few timing errors. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKByRpbbBNc And here is the J45 in a cover of one of my favorite Beatles songs, some timing issues dammit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneS Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Nice job, Tman! I thoroughly enjoyed getting my week started with these!! Fine, easy listening--love your picking style and your voice; a really nice blend. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowster Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 just remember a gibsons for life ,wifes are only for 10 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 Thanks AnneS! I'm having a lot of fun! Shadowster I know since she's not my first but certainly my last and my Forever Love! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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