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Gibson J45

Dreadnought Steel String Guitar from Gibson

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Published on 07/14/06 at 02:31
Made in America
Shoulder round shape, a bit smaller than a Dreadnought
Solid spruce Sitka
Bottom solid Honduras mahogany
14 frets non-cash
Channel V narrow, Indian rosewood as the key

Fishman preamp with no volume or tone

UTILIZATION

Channel super comfortable, strong, easy to play. Light guitar.
The downside: for the picking was not obvious because the strings are very close to each other.
Access to treble is good with the form. But anyway we do not take a J45 to solos in the 16th box ;-)

The supplied case is super solid.

SOUNDS

The J45 is a sound: the sound of dylan gibson, Ben Kweller, and many others.

The gossips say she has little bass. And it was true that these are less severe than on other models (Martin D35 for example). But the merit of this guitar is the sound in accordance simple, unique. There is a consistency and richness of his recognizable 1000. It's warm and simple, balanced, quite temperamental.
I would say it's more a rhythm guitar, ideal to support a song. It records folk-blues or rock, it excels particularly in the open chords played with a pick.
It is known for providing excellent sound at high volume, but I prefer to play it smoothly. And played as the sound is magnificent.

OVERALL OPINION

I recently acquired

What I like? sound, the personality of this guitar.
What I like least is once again finishing Gibson: the binding, the rosette badly made ...

Given the number of times I had tried in the store I knew very well before buying it and I'm not disappointed.
It is worth € 2200 new. It seems expensive but is the price of a guitar for life. ;-)