suburude63 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 What are people who have these feeling and hearing in the tone? I am blown away every day I pick this J45 TV Special ed. and play it. It had new Light strings on it when I got it and it sounds better each day. Just want to hear what others have experienced with these Red spruced topped beauty s? suburude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jv Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Suburude, I have a J45 VOS that needed work done on the tuning keys. My dealer restrung it with mediums since I wanted to see the difference from lights. Amazingly the mediums seemed to choke the tone out of the guitar. I switched back to lights and the tone and feel where so much better and all the nuances of the guitar were more pronounced. I have never experienced such a dramatic effect from gauges on my other guitars. That J45 already seems like an old friend, I think there are a lot of songs waiting to come out of it. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburude63 Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 J45 VOS ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelsegui Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 I played a J45TV VOS today at the Long & McQuades in Burlington, Ontario... as well as a SJ-200TV VOS..... DANG DANG DANG That's all I have to say about that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballcorner Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 One reality with Adirondack Spruce is that it is more dense and tighter than Englemann or Sitka. So, it can take ten or more years of regular playing to acquire the characteristics people associate with vintage guitars like 1930s Martins. What I seem to notice here is that many of us are 45+ an that means an Adirondack top will start really coming together when we are 55+ where a good straight grained Sitka top will come into its own in about a year to a year and a half. Indeed, the Adirondack top might be exceptional in ten or fifteen years, but if I am 55 now - is there much point? Adirondack spruce is the exception to my advice of buying new guitars instead of vintage. If you really want that Adirondack tone in all it's glory - mortgage the farm and buy the real thing. I own two pre-war Martins with Adi tops and they are really amazing. I think people buying new guitars with Adirondack tops hope to capture some of that glory and it might not be the best approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburude63 Posted October 12, 2008 Author Share Posted October 12, 2008 Play a Martin "Authentic" D 18 and tell me what you think! I disagree my friend with your logic. Either a guitar sounds good or not ! It is subjective thats true but if you play 6 J45s in an afternoon in comparison and the one with the Adi top sounds much better you theory falls apart. Theres more than tops to a great sounding guitar. I have played many prewar Martins that sucked! and many that didn't. The Legend J 45 I bought was not a great sounding guitar. Thats why it went back. But the special edition J 45 I did buy is incredible! Go figure! Theres science then there's hearing and feeling. Ill go with the later per guitar thanks. Suburude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modac Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 My opinion, born of bitter experience, is to never purchase a guitar that doesn't sound great from the git-go. While the aging and mellowing process will likely enhance whatever attributes the instrument has, it's not likely to turn a frog of a guitar into a prince. And as a player, I've heard way too many guitarists complain that "I can't tell if the guitar sounds good because the stings are worn". However, it's been my experience that great guitars, unless the strings are stone, cold dead, can still sound great with worn strings, if you know how to coax the tone from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburude63 Posted October 12, 2008 Author Share Posted October 12, 2008 Here! Here! My point exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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