brannon67 Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Which do you think the J45 is better for, strumming or picking(fingerstyle, etc)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I think I've played every style imaginable on my J-45 over the last 46 years. She's pretty good in every department, although I have to admit she excells in the flatpicking department. She loves to have those strings singled out with a big ol' flatpick. They do ring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc McMaster Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 While the J-45 is used for many styles I personally think it's a superb guitar for a flatpick. I recently outfitted mine with .013-.056 strings and it really booms under the influence of a heavy pick. Monster tone and volume! To my ear, the smaller bodied guitars are better suited to fingerpicking styles......the L series and the 165 for examples. But you really can't go wrong with a 45, a true workhorse of a guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoGo Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I would say the J-45 is the Range Rover among the acoustic guitars. Goes anywhere... Maybe not so perfect for very hard strumming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I use mine for all the above... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchristo Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I use mine for all the above... Me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Me too ... my SJ is my go to guitar for gigs and we play a pretty diverse range of music, a lot of srumming, arpgio, picking, some fingerstyle, it really does it all. Id say overall its an amazing flatpicker, and very good fingerpicker and strummer. I find the J-200 to be the bewst overall strummer in the Gibson catalogue. Me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodmeister Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Both. Did you see Donovan strumming his cherry burst J-45 at the 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame show on TV? And James Taylor made his reputation strictly fingerpicking his J-50, which is essentially a natural finish J-45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Its a breath mint and a candy mint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45slinger Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I haven't come across a style that I play where my '45 hasn't at least held its own. The guy behind the guitar, on the other hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojorule Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Both. Any which way and loose/slack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Like a great many guitars, play on it whatever music you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballcorner Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I have had several j-45s ranging from vintage pieces (1940s) to present day (2011 Standard). They have some individual characteristics, but overall I would say the J45 is probably the most versatile acoustic guitar in the world. Indeed, a Collings OM2H is going to give a brighter rendition of a fingerstyle piece, but you simply wouldn't want to strum that guitar. My favourite music to play on a J45 is stuff that uses alternate bass picking - whether flat picked or with fingers - because the rolling bass tonality of a J45 is absolutely amazing and resonant overtones compell the listener to grab the emotion of the song. I also think midrange leads on a J45 are second to none - work on the D and G string. When I record, I break my leads into pieces - the D and G string work is done on the J45 and I use a Blues King for the B and E. It is pretty funny when people ask "What guitar are you playing on the leads?" and I have to tell them it is a fantasy guitar that will never exist. I recently tried a TV model that had brighter trebles than a standard, and it might be a great compromise for the leads I am currently splitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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