livemusic Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Sheesh, this is gorgeous sound. I wonder what kind of mic he is using. I agree with one of the commenters... the saddle looks larger than normal. A 1960 J45, sure is in great shape. Fab sound, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 saddle looks strange for sure . hard to stay awake during the tune :-) hypnotic isnt it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataylor Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 It's an adjustable saddle -- notice the screws on either end -- which I believe were standard on most J-45s and J-50s of that era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 It's an adjustable saddle -- notice the screws on either end -- which I believe were standard on most J-45s and J-50s of that era. CORRECT! It's the correct stock adjustable bridge option which was available in 60's models.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 CORRECT! It's the correct stock adjustable bridge option which was available in 60's models.... For the J-45, I believe it's much more common to see the adjustable bridge in this period with the rosewood saddle, rather than the ceramic one shown in the pictures above. A lot of us with the rosewood saddles back in the late 60's and early 70's routed them out to take a bone saddle insert (like a "normal" Gibson saddle), while retaining the adjustable feature. The bone "conversion saddle" shown in the pictures below was done in 1970. Even back then we recognized that bone is better. The pictures also show the mass of weight and top-deadening material you can remove if you replace the adjustable bridge from that period with a "proper" one. Note the huge, 3/16" thick plywood bridgeplate, and the massive adjustment mechanism. The only good thing about it was that you could do quick saddle height adjustments for different stylse of playing, but what it did sonically was not good. The last picture shows the replica of my original 1948-1950 belly-up bridge with through-saddle that Ross Teigen made for this guitar as part of its "million mile tuneup" last year. She has regained not only her former aesthetic dignity, but an astonishing amount of sonic clarity as a result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson-j50 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 nice sound. not sure what mic was used, but i want one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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