Members Gary Blanchard Posted November 16, 2016 Members Share Posted November 16, 2016 I worked my way into it by getting an Epiphone Masterbuilt copy; I liked it but it still wasn't giving me the sound I wanted. This semester the college gave me an extra class to teach so I decided to invest that money into my first ever quality guitar. My wife was amazed by the sound quality, and I was amazed by that and the ease of playing it as well. The guitar is lighter than the Lunas I was playing, and this does not have the black-box electronics or cutaway that I really prefer to avoid. Here's a crappy cell phone photo. Now the Epiphone is my open tuning guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members roughtrade Posted November 16, 2016 Members Share Posted November 16, 2016 Well, that's a nice guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members panhandler Posted November 16, 2016 Members Share Posted November 16, 2016 Congrats Gary! Wouldn't mind one in my stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted November 16, 2016 Members Share Posted November 16, 2016 excellent choice. Mine i older now, but it's a killer acoustic. From the 100th anniversary Gibson collection. sorry about the crappy pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted November 16, 2016 Members Share Posted November 16, 2016 Congratulations and Happy New Guitar Day. Play it in good health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MePeel Posted November 16, 2016 Members Share Posted November 16, 2016 Happy NGD ! The J-45 is my fantasy git. Mel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigald18 Posted November 16, 2016 Members Share Posted November 16, 2016 Congratulations Gary, looks like a great guitar. BigAl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted November 17, 2016 Members Share Posted November 17, 2016 Beauty! One of my dream guitars for sure. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted November 17, 2016 Members Share Posted November 17, 2016 Congratulations, Gary. There is something about a slope-shouldered dred . . . . Hope you enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neal Posted November 17, 2016 Members Share Posted November 17, 2016 I tried to talk my buddy into one of those. He went with the Songwriter DLX. I much preferred th J45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Idunno Posted November 18, 2016 Members Share Posted November 18, 2016 40+ years of touching J45's and coming away confused by the love they get, the saga continues. Enjoy yours, Gary. It has to be The One I haven't played yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members valentsgrif Posted November 18, 2016 Members Share Posted November 18, 2016 I've had a 6 year love affair with mine. They do open up after time. Comfortable as hell. Enjoy. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 The guitar I first seriously started learning on was a borrowed J-45. They can be amazing... I was sent one to try out a few years ago (I was reviewing the pickup system that was built into it) and it knocked me out too. Congratulations on the very nice new guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted November 28, 2016 Members Share Posted November 28, 2016 The guitar I first seriously started learning on was a borrowed J-45. They can be amazing... I was sent one to try out a few years ago (I was reviewing the pickup system that was built into it) and it knocked me out too. Congratulations on the very nice new guitar! Was that the LR Baggs Element? My buddy had an Element system in a Martin and it was nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted November 29, 2016 Members Share Posted November 29, 2016 40+ years of touching J45's and coming away confused by the love they get' date=' the saga continues. Enjoy yours, Gary. It has to be The One I haven't played yet.[/quote']There's something about their sound. I think they really compliment vocals well because they don't have all of the strong ringy mids that are usually associated with "great" acoustics to fight with the vocal. I wouldn't instinctively grab one for solo fingerstyle or lead if there was a Dove or Hummingbird handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I think it was a Baggs... but I don't remember for certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 There's something about their sound. I think they really compliment vocals well because they don't have all of the strong ringy mids that are usually associated with "great" acoustics to fight with the vocal. I wouldn't instinctively grab one for solo fingerstyle or lead if there was a Dove or Hummingbird handy. And yet most of the classic fingerstyle accompaniment stuff from James Taylor was done on a J-45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Blanchard Posted November 30, 2016 Author Members Share Posted November 30, 2016 Thanks, guys. I first played a J-45 in 1967 or so and really wanted one, but could never afford one. Over the years I have lusted after a Martin, a Guild, and the Gibson. Recent experiences have found me disappointed with the Martins and Guilds that I tried; the Gibson hit that sweet spot for me. It is all a matter of individual taste, I am sure, but I am glad I found "my" guitar. Here is a picture taken at my November 20th show. The Gibson on the right, the Epiphone Masterbuilt center for open D tuning, and a Vintage Summer of Love electric for the hell of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted December 1, 2016 Members Share Posted December 1, 2016 That's exactly why I love them. It forms a perfect glove for his voice to sit in, without fighting it like a Dove would in the same situation. I was thinking instrumental fingerstyle when I wrote that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigald18 Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 Hey Mr. Blanchard, sir, now that that bootiful guitar is a couple of weeks old how do you like it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tony Burns Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 That is definitely one of the top 5 guitars to have list-Congrats on the guitar -its a fine choice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary Blanchard Posted December 6, 2016 Author Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 Hey Mr. Blanchard, sir, now that that bootiful guitar is a couple of weeks old how do you like it? I really love it. I did a concert November 20; it was my first time playing out with it. It is a joy to play and sounded great plugged in to my Fishman SA220 PA. It has the look, feel, and sound that I have always wanted. I couldn't be happier with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted December 7, 2016 Members Share Posted December 7, 2016 I really love it. I did a concert November 20; it was my first time playing out with it. It is a joy to play and sounded great plugged in to my Fishman SA220 PA. It has the look, feel, and sound that I have always wanted. I couldn't be happier with it. I have a done a lot of solo shows with a Fishman Solo Amp ( mine is one of the early Solo Amps). Anyway. If by chance you want to get a nice pre amp to go between the guitar and SA 220, give the Fishman Spectra DI a whirl. I have been using one since they came out and it will really make that set up shine. They used to be $299, but the went up about 50 bucks over the years. They have plenty of fancy mics to choose from, and you can down load more mics from there website. You could also send you Gibson to Fishman and they will tweak and sample you guitar with the mic of your choice. I was very happy with the options that came with the Spectra DI. I hate the tuner on the thing, but it's there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Raphael T. Posted December 7, 2016 Members Share Posted December 7, 2016 I love this bad boyGreat choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigald18 Posted December 7, 2016 Members Share Posted December 7, 2016 That's really wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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