Members EarlyJ45 Posted February 27, 2018 Members Share Posted February 27, 2018 Hi. Does anyone have any info on this particular model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted February 27, 2018 Members Share Posted February 27, 2018 the "Early" part means it was made to be as close as possible to a vintage model. If you have one, you have a very nice guitar. If you're lusting after one, I don't blame you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted February 28, 2018 Members Share Posted February 28, 2018 They're made by Gibson and have been around a long time. People describe the tone as "dry" compared with a typical Martin spruce/rosewood. I've also heard that you have to play several to find a really good one, but that's a standard recommendation with Gibson. I haven't played a bad one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EarlyJ45 Posted February 28, 2018 Author Members Share Posted February 28, 2018 thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EarlyJ45 Posted February 28, 2018 Author Members Share Posted February 28, 2018 i snagged what is essenially a New Old Stock '98. it was put aside by a dealer and sold in an estate. it's very nice. i do wonder what era they were going for. from what i can tell they tried to stay pretty pure with it, even the neck profile seems vintagey. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EarlyJ45 Posted March 1, 2018 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2018 doing a little more digging... judging by the bridge, the logo, and the pick guard, it looks like they combined some elements from J45s between 1948 and 1955. interestingly, it looks pretty much like a 1952 would look in my birth year (1952) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted March 1, 2018 Members Share Posted March 1, 2018 Wow. A 20 year old guitar that's essentially unplayed. That's cool and having the appointments coincide with the year you were born is even better. BTW, it would probably pay you to check out the neck angle on a 20 year old guitar if it's been tuned to anything close to pitch all those years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EarlyJ45 Posted March 1, 2018 Author Members Share Posted March 1, 2018 Deep End. i know! i think a new 20 year old guitar really appealed to me! with the belly up bridge, the specs are probably are more like 1950 through '54. the luthier i use played it yesterday, and is going to add an end pin for me and tweak it. he said it was pretty much everything you'd want in a J45. it's always nice to have one's decisions reinforced! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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