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1951 Gibson J-45 Vintage sunburst J45 J 45
Estimated price for orientation: 5 100 $
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Description Brand: Gibson String Configuration: 6 String Model: J-45 Exact Year: 1951 Body Type: Dreadnought Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Dexterity: Right-Handed
This is a 1951 J 45 in very good condition. It is an excellent player's guitar! The tone is breathtaking, with the deep woody bass you would expect, but also really nice clear, sustaining mids and treble. Gibson didn't start changing the specs and construction of the J 45s until 1953, so with a '51 you still get the tone you would expect with the '40s era, but without the big price tag. I recently got to compare this guitar to a very nice 1944 banner (which is priced 50% higher) and it equaled the bass of the '44 while actually sounding much more clear and focused in the mid and treble ranges. The neck is straight and there is no fret buzz. Bone nut and saddle. Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and bridge. It's never been modified or drilled for a strap button or a pickup. The bridge is tight and the intonation is perfect.It has been played, not pampered. It's obviously spent a lot of its life outside its case, and it's got the bumps, scrapes and scratches -and the tone- to prove it. There's a scrape on the top that goes through the finish but not into the wood. There's heavy pick wear above and behind the pick guard, but it doesn't go through the wood and there are no cracks. There's buckle rash on the back, the wood is not damaged. At some point in its life it took a hit to the top binding on the lower bout that compressed the spruce a bit, and there is a repaired side crack in the upper bass side bout. These repairs are stable and are cosmetic issues only. I've had it for 5 years and recently had a small pickguard crack professionally repaired. At the same time I had the center strip directly below the sound hole replaced because it was slightly loose, probably because of moisture from being humidified in the past. I assume this is why the finish was oversprayed in one small area on the back. The luthier who did the work told me it has had a neck reset at some point and it was likely refretted as well. I am also told that the tuners are vintage reissue Klusons. They look like originals and work great. Other than that, everything is original. All the braces are tight and there is no other damage. Neck relief: .01"String height at 12th fret:Low E: 7/64"(-), .10"High E: 5/64", .08"Saddle height (max): 7/64"(+), .115"Nut width: 1-11/16"String spacing at saddle: 2-11/64"Hard shell case included. I'm selling this guitar because I have other mahogany guitars and I'm feeling the need for a custom Martin. Feel free to contact me with questions or for more pictures, and thanks for looking!You are welcome to ask questions before bidding. Check my feedback rating- I've been trading on ebay since 2005 with no negative feedback.
Description
| Brand: | Gibson | String Configuration: | 6 String |
| Model: | J-45 | Exact Year: | 1951 |
| Body Type: | Dreadnought | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
| Dexterity: | Right-Handed |
This is a 1951 J 45 in very good condition. It is an excellent player's guitar! The tone is breathtaking, with the deep woody bass you would expect, but also really nice clear, sustaining mids and treble. Gibson didn't start changing the specs and construction of the J 45s until 1953, so with a '51 you still get the tone you would expect with the '40s era, but without the big price tag. I recently got to compare this guitar to a very nice 1944 banner (which is priced 50% higher) and it equaled the bass of the '44 while actually sounding much more clear and focused in the mid and treble ranges. The neck is straight and there is no fret buzz. Bone nut and saddle. Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and bridge. It's never been modified or drilled for a strap button or a pickup. The bridge is tight and the intonation is perfect.It has been played, not pampered. It's obviously spent a lot of its life outside its case, and it's got the bumps, scrapes and scratches -and the tone- to prove it. There's a scrape on the top that goes through the finish but not into the wood. There's heavy pick wear above and behind the pick guard, but it doesn't go through the wood and there are no cracks. There's buckle rash on the back, the wood is not damaged. At some point in its life it took a hit to the top binding on the lower bout that compressed the spruce a bit, and there is a repaired side crack in the upper bass side bout. These repairs are stable and are cosmetic issues only. I've had it for 5 years and recently had a small pickguard crack professionally repaired. At the same time I had the center strip directly below the sound hole replaced because it was slightly loose, probably because of moisture from being humidified in the past. I assume this is why the finish was oversprayed in one small area on the back. The luthier who did the work told me it has had a neck reset at some point and it was likely refretted as well. I am also told that the tuners are vintage reissue Klusons. They look like originals and work great. Other than that, everything is original. All the braces are tight and there is no other damage. Neck relief: .01"String height at 12th fret:Low E: 7/64"(-), .10"High E: 5/64", .08"Saddle height (max): 7/64"(+), .115"Nut width: 1-11/16"String spacing at saddle: 2-11/64"Hard shell case included. I'm selling this guitar because I have other mahogany guitars and I'm feeling the need for a custom Martin. Feel free to contact me with questions or for more pictures, and thanks for looking!
You are welcome to ask questions before bidding. Check my feedback rating- I've been trading on ebay since 2005 with no negative feedback.