Post by obrienp on May 4, 2021 12:31:35 GMT
I am sad to put this up for sale; it was my first “name” acoustic and a great all rounder but needs must.
This is a 2004 Gibson J45 Standard in vintage sunburst. The original tizzy piezo pickup has been replaced with an LR Baggs Anthem system (full system not the SE). The Anthem comprises an under saddle piezo pickup, plus a condenser microphone mounted inside the guitar body underneath the bridge. It has volume and blend controls mounted discreetly inside the top rim of the sound hole. It also has a phase switch and battery charge level indicator. Gibson use these on their higher end models. They have good feedback resistance, while the microphone adds “air” to the sound and the level of mic to piezo can be blended on the fly. The Anthem currently retails around £330. A new compensated Graphtec saddle was added when the pickup was installed. The only other mod is a set of bone bridge pins to provide a bit more zing to the tone. The original rosewood pins will be provided with the guitar along with case humidifier.
The guitar is in very good used condition for a 17 year old instrument, with no serious knocks, or dings, despite having been gigged a bit. The nitrocellulose finish of J45s is quite fragile and tends to pick up a patina with age. I am told this can be removed with abrasive polish but I actually quite like it, so I haven’t tried. There is a some fret wear under the 1st and 2nd string in first position, otherwise frets, fretboard and neck are in excellent condition. As you will see from the pics, the case shows it’s age and the effects of being transported to gigs. Internally it is in very good condition. The catches and hinges are fine, and it has plenty of life left in it.
There are so many reviews and sound tests of J45s online, that there is little point in waxing lyrical here. You can play any style on a J45 and they are used by many of the world’s top artists. They sit well in the mix and are easier to amplify than e.g. Martins.
In case you are not familiar with them, the specs are: AA spruce top; mahogany back, sides and neck; rosewood fingerboard with 12” radius; 1.72” Graphtec nut; 24 3/4” scale; scalloped X bracing.
J45 Standards retail for around £2400 (with basic VTS pick up) so pick up a bargain with a better pickup and tone woods that have “opened up” with age. I am asking £1,300 which I believe is a very reasonable price to sell quickly but obviously I will consider offers.
You are welcome to try, or collect from Fakenham, Norfolk, suitably socially distanced. I will meet or deliver within a reasonable radius, say around 50 miles, or so. I am very nervous about using a courier (having read the small print on their insurance policies); it really would be at buyer’s cost and risk on receipt of full payment.
This is a 2004 Gibson J45 Standard in vintage sunburst. The original tizzy piezo pickup has been replaced with an LR Baggs Anthem system (full system not the SE). The Anthem comprises an under saddle piezo pickup, plus a condenser microphone mounted inside the guitar body underneath the bridge. It has volume and blend controls mounted discreetly inside the top rim of the sound hole. It also has a phase switch and battery charge level indicator. Gibson use these on their higher end models. They have good feedback resistance, while the microphone adds “air” to the sound and the level of mic to piezo can be blended on the fly. The Anthem currently retails around £330. A new compensated Graphtec saddle was added when the pickup was installed. The only other mod is a set of bone bridge pins to provide a bit more zing to the tone. The original rosewood pins will be provided with the guitar along with case humidifier.
The guitar is in very good used condition for a 17 year old instrument, with no serious knocks, or dings, despite having been gigged a bit. The nitrocellulose finish of J45s is quite fragile and tends to pick up a patina with age. I am told this can be removed with abrasive polish but I actually quite like it, so I haven’t tried. There is a some fret wear under the 1st and 2nd string in first position, otherwise frets, fretboard and neck are in excellent condition. As you will see from the pics, the case shows it’s age and the effects of being transported to gigs. Internally it is in very good condition. The catches and hinges are fine, and it has plenty of life left in it.
There are so many reviews and sound tests of J45s online, that there is little point in waxing lyrical here. You can play any style on a J45 and they are used by many of the world’s top artists. They sit well in the mix and are easier to amplify than e.g. Martins.
In case you are not familiar with them, the specs are: AA spruce top; mahogany back, sides and neck; rosewood fingerboard with 12” radius; 1.72” Graphtec nut; 24 3/4” scale; scalloped X bracing.
J45 Standards retail for around £2400 (with basic VTS pick up) so pick up a bargain with a better pickup and tone woods that have “opened up” with age. I am asking £1,300 which I believe is a very reasonable price to sell quickly but obviously I will consider offers.
You are welcome to try, or collect from Fakenham, Norfolk, suitably socially distanced. I will meet or deliver within a reasonable radius, say around 50 miles, or so. I am very nervous about using a courier (having read the small print on their insurance policies); it really would be at buyer’s cost and risk on receipt of full payment.
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