Gibson es 125 review full#

There was a knock against the Gibson J-45 that the factory at Bozeman Montana is making sub-standard guitars. If you have the extra money try out one of the upscale variants although none of them appealed to me. While some people like to add refinements to the Gibson J-45 Standard you canвЂ™t go wrong with the Standard J-45. Adirondack spruce is both a great sounding and environmentally friendly choice of tone woods. Sitka spruce tops will become more rare as the resource is at risk of over harvesting. The standard J-45 comes with an AdirondackВ Sitka spruce top. Thanks to Tony Polecastro of Music Villa who does a quick review of the Gibson J-45 Custom on YouTube. Some vintage guitar fans will swear by a 60вЂ™s Gibson but I think you are getting one of the best Gibson J-45s ever made in a brand new guitar. That guitar today will sell for between $3,000 and $5,000.

My first J-45 was an 1969 model purchased on time payments from SteveвЂ™s Music Story in Montreal for about $200. If you own two acoustic guitars either the first or the second should be a Gibson J-45. If you havenвЂ™t played one, you must spend time with the guitar. The Gibson J-45 sounds great strummed or picked. Even my 1979 Martin D-35 tries to copy the J-45 sunburst look, one of the few times Martin made sunburstВ top. Since 1942 the sunburst finish has become a classic.

The deep sunburst finish looks greatВ and hid the variability in war-time wood supply for guitars.

Gibson es 125 review full#

The round-shouldered dreadnought Gibson J-45 has a spruce top and mahogany sides and back, giving it a distinctive warm and full sound with plenty of distinctive high notes. The street price for a new J-45 is about $2,200. You can find reasonable imitations as low as $400 and expensive versionsВ for $10,000. There are more refined and yes more expensive versions like the Gibson J-45 True Vintage but the J-45 Standard had all the great characteristics of the legendary J-45 at the lowest price. The modern Gibson J-45 is called the Gibson Acoustic J-45 Standard or the slightly upscale Gibson J-45 Standard Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst.

Gibson J-45 Standard Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst вЂ“ the classic American guitar (Gibson photo)