GSWJ - JP Reviews the Gibson 1960's J45 re-issue
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Love to all.
JP my wife recently bought me a faded burst J45 to help get me through a recent bout with prostate cancer. The burst is beautiful. The tone with the matte finish is resonant, and sweet. You my friend have a huge winner there. It’s fantastic
good luck brother! play lots of music if you can
Get yourself well mate ❤ going to get myself one soon
Be well, Music helps heal
First thing, all the best to you and even though I don't know you, lol I sincerely hope you're doing great and getting better!! Sounds like you have a great support team and a great woman for a wife!! I'd imagine even on a really bad day, getting a gift like that from your wife would lift anyone's spirits!! Lol
Anyway, lol sorry for the long comment.. after I read your comment it made me smile and I just Wanted to say hello and hope nothing but the best for you and your wife/family.. 🤘
I was going to ask JP if he had played the faded J45. How do you like it?
Glad to hear you beat the C
The only thing Gibson have upped is their prices.
I will (grudgingly) admit that it does sound pretty good. I don't think C$3100 is cheap.
You've played a lot of fine guitars on this channel, but this is _the one_ I'd most like to hear more of.
JP could make a tennis racquet sound like this! Gibson are great. I have just got a LG 2, which is awesome, as is that JP45.....new name JP45.
Yes, it sounds like they have gotten serious about building a quality guitar! I guess that competition has had an influence!!!!
Funny thing about Gibsons. You can play ten of 'em and nine will sound ok, but then one just blows your mind!
I’m so excited you finally found a Gibson you love! Congrats JP!
I grabbed a 2022 sunburst J-35 Custom Shop earlier this year and it’s the finest instrument I’ve ever owned. 👌
Nice sounding Gibson! As a "retired" ( '02 ) guitarist/singer/blues harp/stage performer of many years ( I grew tired of the club/restaurant lounge scene in east/central Florida ), I've been out of the loop for quite some time. And according to you JP, it seems that not much has changed with Fishman acoustic electronics/PU's. I also hated them all throughout the 90's. They just sounded way too bassy and sterile to me. To my ear, they made an acoustic through a PA system sound more like an electric guitar being played clean through a really clean amp. They just did not deliver the rich, warm, VERY slightly NATURAL WOODY distorted sound that an unplugged/un-mic'd acoustic guitar sounds like. In other words: the Fishman stuff just stripped everything away from the natural sound of an acoustic guitar.
Does it stay in tune like a standard J-45? Thank you!
Holy cow that one sounds good - there was so much bass it broke two panes of glass in my window!!!!!!!! - Just bought a Southern jumbo and also a Dove this past year. Gibson is hitting it out of the park these days!!!!!!!
Sounds nice but as of October 2023, it goes for about $3000. u.s. dollars. For that price, there shouldn't be any tear out in the braces. If I didn't own a D 28, which I don't, I would go for that over a shotty quality control guitar. For me, they need to still improve on the quality control and get the price down. A D-18 is cheaper and most people would rather have a brand new D-18 and some extra cash left over.
This does not compute...
Need to mention that companies like Eastman and others are making guitars on par with them at half the price also plays a role in them have to up their game newer players and such don’t care about the name on the headstock over feel and sound… great channel I play Yamahas and Eastmans can’t spend 5K on a guitar
My son and I both have pre-Taiwan Yammers.
They are incredibly good for the money we paid.
What a lovely guitar - I'm envious! As a connoisseur of acoustic guitars, and also as a professional piano tuner/technician of 46 years' experience, I know a great guitar when I hear one. And good though some vintage Martins may be, give me a really good slope-shouldered Gibson Dreadnought any day of the week.
I bought a J 45 back in 2020. It was the worst built guitar I've ever had. There was a chip on the neck that was covered with lacquer. The high e would jump off to board, the sound hole rim was barely sanded. The workmanship was horrendous. I sold it 2 months after I bought it. Last year I walked into a music shop, I spotted another J 45, and like you say JP, it was like night and day. So I bought it,. and this one doesn't even feel or sound like the same guitar. So I think you're right, Gibson have upped their game. That being said, my HD28 from 2020 ended up being a good one. No complaints so far, and I've put about 100 gigs into it. I was very lucky.
MOST J45 NOW ARE NOT DEAD. I’ve played 4-5 in 3 separate states and all of them blew every other guitar away, for fingerpicking. Not flat picking.
I agree with you. I bought two Martin D35s in my life and will never pay that much for another guitar. I'm thinking about selling my 2001 D35 and buying a less expensive guitar of some kind. Do you recommend a certain guitar of any kind? I do like your Gibson and I love the color. Thumbs up to your videos.
I had that guitar in mind because the look is killer and I prefer mahogany guitars. But… I hate Gibson because of play authentic. Still… that red was calling me where I thought maybe just one Gibson guitar. Thankfully, you showed that butchered brace inside and put the nail in the coffin. No red wine J45 for me.
Now that sounds like a 45 should! I'm sorry, but I still disagree on the Inspired By Gibson Series Acoustic Epiphones. They may look like old Gibsons but they are so far off the sound and weight, just junk to me.
I think though, inlays, better tuners and a pearl logo would be ok to include for this price. I think the sound is fine (and yes I want one) But they could give some more for the price (yes yes it's a re-issue, I know)
Beautiful guitar..... be even better if it was half the price and actually stayed in tune. Oh and better pack it in cotton wool so the headstock doesnt break...😂😂😂😂
But if you fret a bar chord in the 5th fret, can you actually hear the B and E strings?
I usually love way the way many Gibson acoustics sound until I play past the third fret and then I’m like they want more than $400 for this? Lol
That Sounds Absolutely Mega, it sounds like Home if that makes sense, just Stunning 🌞👍🏻❤️ and great playing as always JP ❤️🌞👍🏻⭐️
こんにちは。
僕も持ってますJ-45wine red
いいギターですよね。
Own both gibson 45 and martin hd-28 I think the martin is better take;s heavy playing Nothing like going to a party with the boys in N.B. and taking in their music I wonder do they still have quart bottles of beer. The last time the alpine beer was very good. From out west John
Youre right, doesnt sound like a J45 ! Sounds really explosive..
Now that I have pain in my shoulder, I am hesitant to buy a dreadnought guitar.😪
Nice pickin'! What is the neck shape on that model J45? I read that it has a narrower nut width and was wondering about the neck shape.
Wouild I buy yet another Gibson acoustic guitar? Most likely not because there are many other options now.
I am happy you found one that has the sound you where looking for. I bought one last year and have played it every day and use it for live gigs. I played eight different ones till I tried the one I bought and it blew the other seven out of the water. Most balanced sound of any guitar I had played.
So glad I stumbled onto your channel. Your videos with Boucher made me both laugh and cry. When you play, I see your face change - the music is flowing out of you as easy as you speak. Love the reviews and commentary. And the pre-video commentary too. Funny stuff. Cheers brother.
Looking to buy one just not sure how I feel about not having a pickup, does that bother you at all?
You can make anything sound good. What about a seagull or godin review ?
Why blues grass and not folk finger style? It’s harder and sounds better
Gibzun.
Thanks brother. Thinking about retiring my Taylor.
I’ve always felt Gibsons were not worth the price tag, let alone the underwhelming performance of the ones I’ve tried. But I think this one sounds fantastic, even over UA-cam the quality of tone comes across and I’m sure it was worth every dollar 👍🏻
JP can make a 40 dollar guitar sound awesome.
I have the same 60s reissue Gibson but mine is black with the white pick guard.
What a great sounding J45! And love the red too! But JP is a monster on guitar and he can make a shitty KMart special sound like a million bucks!
if Gibson guitars were 1/3 of the price , I'd consider buying one
Anybody else notice the logo on his hat? Histerical.
I've got one in Black and absolutely love the thing! Mine also has the real deep Punch on the big E string! Totally different sound than the Martins and other dreads!
Every time I watch one of these videos my credit cards all go into hiding!!
Dud I hear stone temple pilots in that noodling
I have a 30 year old j45 , that I love
love that Gibson is really getting solid acoustic guitars out in production, this one is fantastic
That's a good guitar for your style, but IMHO is unbalanced toward the bass. If you want to hear a guitar with a thick treble, try a Greenfield.
Maybe when you bought it at L&M it was $3,100 but they are selling it for $3,749 now. Looks like not only did you score a fine sounding instrument, but as the commercial for Loblaws used to say, "at Loblaws, more than the price is right, but by gosh, the price is right."
Hahaha I messaged you a couple weeks ago because I have a mandolin signed by you! And here you are reviewing the guitar I just bought!!, I really love mine, I picked up the black version, it was a bit out of my price range but I was under its spell since I first played it. Its nice to see you back me up on how awesome it is!
Saw one at Chicago Music Exchange, the color is gorgeous, however the combo with that white pick guard just does something warm & fuzzy for me. Absolutely love it!
I love it too
JP, I swear, if you were a girl I'd marry you. You are such a quality man. So kind, but very tough. Your playing is a gift to listen to. Many good years ahead for you, young fella. I am looking at Gibson in the J or SJ models. Your presentation here has made me think seriously about this specific Gibson. Thank you.
Beautiful. I believe it's a run off of the '68 models, as they came with the autographed pick-guard. I know, someone will disagree. That's ok. I have a 1965 J50, my Wife surprised me Christmas time, about 35 years ago. It came with that style pick-guard. It was on it when she purchased her from the Folklore Centre, and Tom , I believe told her, it wasn't the original guard. I , also own, a 1967 J45, in which I rescued about 40 years ago, and Tom put her back together for me. She sounds just like yours. You hit the nail on the head when you said Gibsons has that different sound, basically for strumming ang sing alongs. I believe that's why the great country singers of 'yester-year' preferred them . The Martins are made more for picking, hence bluegrass. Love you video's, keep up the great work👍
After listening to JP's opinion, I bought an Epiphone by Gibson J-45. I think I made a good purchase. I played about 7 guitars and chose the one that sounded the best. So far, I have played 6 Gibsons offered by shops in Glasgow. No Gibson ever sounded good. Congratulations JP for being lucky enough to have such a model. Greetings from a Polish fan from Scotland. One more information; none of the Gibsons I've ever played have a chance against my Yamaha LL16D Black, which I bought a few years ago, and number one is Furch, which I bought in the company store in 1999 while living in Poland.(several people offered me very good money, or a Martin guitar and extra money)
You’re a mason?
I bought the exact same guitar 3-4yrs ago. Yeah, of course I loved the show-stopping look of it but its mainly the feel of that slim 1 11/16" nut width being so-oo comfortable in my left hand that somehow it frees my mind to play better. Oh yeah, and although the Tusq adjustable saddle idea gets a lot of stick on snobby guitar-geek forum sites I personally love it AND I think it contributes to that satisfying mojo tone, Yeah, owning this guitar is like scoring some gear that gives you the hit you've been yearning for . . every single time you use it!
Daddarrio strings renamed Gibson that comes with their acoustics are very good. Not sure where you're lookin but Gibsons have been making quality guitars for the last few years with tha great open Gibson sound. I have an ebony version of this, my latest slope shoulder Gibson along with my J-29 (2015) and J-35 Saito (2018) which I love.
Hi JP, whats the neck like on this beauty? Is it thin like other "60s" gibson models like the SG and Les Paul?
I love the sound of Gibson acoustics but they've gone off the rails with their mind numbing amount of "different" models. It's ridiculous at this point, especially when you factor in the Epis.
Sounds great and beautiful guitar! Have you checked out Iris Guitars yet? They are hand made, much like the older Gibson's and they charge very moderate prices. I just bought an Iris DF made similar to the Gibson J-45 but has its own thing going and sounds amazing. Worth checking out anyways.
I find it so hard to believe I'm hearing a great sounding gibson. Thx john
You must have $h!t in your ears. There’s a lot of great sounding Gibsons out there.
So what youre saying is old-school is always better than new-school guitars
A few years ago, I walked into out local store and they had a brand new shipment of Gibson Acoustics. The nut, saddle, and fret work were atrocious. The finish wasn't great, and fret boards were all dried out. I couldn't believe USA made guitars were being shipped with those horrible attributes.
Amazing big tone to spare Gibson J-45. How many other J-45 did you play before selecting this one. I was worried about the adjustable bridge. Now that you show and explain that is a tusk or bone saddle it looks not so intimidating now, especially how great it sounds. You got a sweet deal at any price. In the end the cost becomes secondary to how it plays and sounds to you. Your face tells it all. Its going to show lots of love not too far in the future as you play the devil out of it.
JP have you ever checked out Larivee guitars? A local music store where I live deals in Larivee and I highly recommend them. I personally think they’re better than Martins.
Every time I hear you do a guitar review it inspires me to go back and play my guitar!!!! I am so happy that GIBSON has returned to their fantastic guitar building that made them famous and sought after!!!! You are the best guitar reviewer that I have ever seen JP, you never fail to inspire me to want to play guitar !!! I would love to hear one of the MARTIN guitars, that are being made like you were describing also!!!!
That J-45 looks and sounds amazing. I got a J-40 from 1970 that I'm going to get redone! Good choice JP! 👍👍🎶🎶🎶🎶🤠🤠🤠🤠😎😎😎😎
My guitar teacher his name is Alex Doucette he use to work at long an mcquade along time ago when he had long. Hair almost down his back. He worked at long an mcquade in saint John
Great education, friend. As always.
WOW $3100. Cool!
I can’t get over that cheap silkscreen logo for 3 big ones but still sounds great🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Down here in Texas, we’ve always turned our nose up at the adjustable bridge 60’s models. Most don’t sound good, I know of one that had the bridge replaced with a standard non-adjustable bridge and it sounds good and boomy. That said, the one you just showed sounded good and boomy which we like for our fiddle contest accompaniment.
Hi JP!
I love your playing man, you have that knack for just making it look so damn easy when we all know it’s certainly not. I usually knock around on electric guitars although I own a few Martin’s here and I love them. Gibson is my favorite electric guitars and I do love their acoustics as well. I had no clue they were coming with adjustable saddles so this is an education as well.
I’m assuming the typical cork sniffers would probably be totally against this adjustable saddle even though it’s obviously so much easier to adjust it’s height as opposed to sanding the base down.
It’s difficult to judge though because you can take a broom stick with a string nailed to it and probably make it sound good JP! 🤙
As always, thanks for sharing your gift,
Tommy~
I too love those wine red tops…myself I would prefer a black pickguard bit to each their own…you own it…lol
It's got the classic 60s "boob" emblem on the pickguard.😂
I’ve got several Martins dating back from 1999 and thus far had no issues with them so at least for me their quality has been great. That Gibson by way sounds great!
Man that J45 has certainly got IT! Great big sound on my speakers here.
JP YOU ARE SOUNDING GREAT AS EVER....TRY LA BELLA VAPOR STRINGS IF YOU HAVENT YET...I SWEAR BY THEM. ALSO ILL USE DADARRIO XT STRINGS WHEN I CANT GET LA BELLAS
Sounds a lot like my '68 J-45. They're just really special guitars for sure.
Give Gibsons full phosohor bronze coated strings a try bud. They were awfull like 2 years ago but darn decen now and 10 bucks cheaper than elixir for the coated string users.
My first acoustic guitar was a 1960's Gibson LG1, which I fell in love with the tone and playability. It was a very quiet guitar that was extremely beat on - had the back off it at one point before I owned it. Along the way I had the adjustable bridge (floating rosewood saddle) filled in and slotted for a standard saddle. That is the one thing I am not too hip on them bringing back. But this re-issue does sound pretty great.
If I had money that would be the one I would pick. Looked at them for a long time. Good demos of them on Normans Rare Guitars. Nice picking and great review.
I couldn't agree with you more on the sound of that guitar. My dad had one but his was bought sometime in the 50's, Tabaco sunburst.
I did the same thing, my local store had just got a selection of J 45's in and I tried them all. The black 60's reissue model sounded the best of the bunch. I didn't want a black guitar but that one came home with me.
Oh my…. Sounds fantastic. A look’er too
I just bought the black one and im really happy with it.Its a good sounding guitar.
Always entertaining JP. As always a honest review of this guitar. Love, love your playing and Humor.
Awesome! I recently got a new martin d18 satin. It's been great ! I've always wanted a d18 and with the new satin series I could get one .
Jp that saddle is a ceramic material that they used for a time. They got away from it but it turns out the harmonic overtones from those saddles is a certain sound.
Wow . Great sounding. Like to find one like that.
I got a southern jumbo i made it my profile pic I love it so much.
I've said it before and I will say it again; JP is the best guitar salesperson on the planet. The person in second place is not even close.
What pick are you using JP?
I am so excited that through JP'S wonderful love of acoustic guitars that were made famous through GIBSON and MARTIN guitars, that he has worked extremely hard to bring back affordable guitars that are absolutely fantastically made!!! That we now have GIBSON and MARTIN and GALLAGHER guitars making the guitars that made them famous again!!!! You truly are a Jem to the guitar world JP and I thank you for this from the bottom of my heart!!!!
Likewise as someone who has taken on board his professional views about how Good Yamaha L series are and so much cheaper and built better imo. As an owner of a 2018 Gibson J35 which happens to be a really good one, I’m also pleased to see him with a beautiful claret J 45
Just curious, of the J45 .s you tried out how many were as good as this one?
SPELLING BEE CHAMPIAN..... THAT IS FUNNY
You are one fine player JP and I love that t shirt!!!
I have the same exact guitar. It’s my 4th J-45, & hands down the best! My forever Dreadnaught 😊
Slope shoulder
I just got My Custom Shop Innspired By D18 In February of this year and it is Flawless out of the box flawless!!!
I'm not sure how to do that
In a conundrum John. HELP. I am in the market for a new guitar. I have 2500....maybe a bit more. I was debating yamaha FG5...but then I thought for almost the same money i could get BOTH fg3 and LL16?
I’d get the two. But play them first if possible. Always play mass productions first before buying.
They are all there waiting to be played at my local shop...Reid Music, Newfoundland. Is the FG5 that much of a step up? All things considered.....
They also have this model from your excellent review. May have to just see what the buzz about. Lol
@@chrisdunphy6481 it depends.
Ive never had an instrument over 2k. I love the fine details of the FG5. Faux wooden pick guard, bone and tusk, case, and supposedly hand made in Japan? I am wondering would this be the guitar i reqched for first.
He is right about Martins problems with guitars falling apart and cracking because I have one that I paid $6500.00 for and after a year had to get it glued back together.
😂😂😂
Just got a j100xtr gibson yay