I bought a new J45 back in 2006. It was made in 2005 & is a lefty. I bought it simply because it blew me a way when I sat & tried it in the store. Fabulous tone & easy to play, a great all-round guitar IMHO. Can't see that I need to fork out thousands for a real vintage one.
As you can imagine, lefty Gibson J45s are extremely rare here in the UK, but if you can, my advice would be try as many as you can as they can be inconsistent. But if you get a goodun' then it will be a keeper.
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2018 Hinde custom 2 point Mandolin
2016 Kentucky KM-950 Mandolin
2016 Waterloo WL14 XTR "Tuxedo"
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2014 Ken Miller short scale slope dread
2011 Gibson "New Vintage" Southern Jumbo
2008 Fender Telecaster
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