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11-25-2023, 07:32 AM
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Keb Mo 3.0 Gibson J45
I'm a 00 /000 12 fret player with a preference for a wide nut. The Keb Mo 3.0 J45 has 1.8 inch nut and 12 frets but would it feel too big for me? Can't find one near me in Ireland to try out. Love the sound on the demos of this guitar. It's also difficult to get the body dimensions of the KM 3. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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11-25-2023, 09:32 AM
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Gibson body dimensions: https://forum.gibson.com/topic/12032...rs-dimensions/
from actual J-45 owners here: https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/...d.php?t=547154 Not having a J-45 myself to measure, but after reading numerous threads on the subject the standard J-45's seem to have around 2 1/8" string spacing at the bridge. However, after comparing photographs of standard and Keb Mo models listed on Reverb, it seems the Keb Mo fretboard is wider at the soundhole and that spacing at the bridge is also greater than "stock". Drop a line to a vendor who has one and have them measure for you..., if a concern. Here's a link to a display model: https://reverb.com/item/74739692-gib...ntage-sunburst Have you played a standard J-45? Did the body seem to big to you? The Keb Mo body is apparently the same size, but with the 12 fret body join it should feel and play more comfortably and sound a bit warmer. Cool guitars. Let us know if you decide to get your own...
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11-25-2023, 12:32 PM
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If the Keb Mo guitar follows other Gibsons bult with the 1.805" nut such as the various runs of Roy Smecks, I would suspect it has a fairly thin/shallow neck profile combined with Bozeman's standard 2 3/16" string spacing at the bridge.
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11-25-2023, 12:38 PM
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My favorite width is probably 1.725 or 1.75, but I played a Keb' Mo 12-fret L-00 with a 1.8 nut width and never even noticed it.
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11-26-2023, 06:59 AM
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A big thank you strangersfaces. I really appreciate you taking the time to provide that info. Very useful indeed. I haven't played a J45 - they're not very common here. I've listened to Quentin King playing the KM on YouTube thru headphones and it sound great to my ears. The dimensions you gave me point to a comfortable guitar - the slimer body will help. The one on Reverb looks like a bargain. Will let you know.
Thanks again Steve
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11-26-2023, 07:04 AM
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Thanks zombywoof I appreciate the reply. The wider nut and string spacing is a big plus for me. Will let you know how I progress with this...
Steve
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11-26-2023, 07:10 AM
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Thanks Monty Christo I appreciate the reply. The L OO Keb Mo is also a serious contender. Will let you know how I progress with this.
Steve
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11-26-2023, 08:39 AM
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If I recall there were two issues of that Keb Mo L-00. The first was a limited run and the second a standard production instrument. My general impression is the limited run instruments are the ones to snag. But my take on it is that the 1930s L Series guitars are in a class of their own. It might be that in the 1930s Gibson was still learning how to build an X brace flattop (not settling on a standard formula until around 1940-41) but they have issued nothing like them since.
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12-03-2023, 05:18 AM
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For anyone interested, Sweetwater has these marked down by 1K. They have a few of them.
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...ntage-sunburst
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#10
12-03-2023, 07:48 AM
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Quote:
A 1.8" nut sounds like utopia to me, but in practise it's only 1.3mm wider than a 1.75" nut, or a 0.25mm wider string spacing!
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03-15-2024, 11:28 PM
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The neck profile is very comfortable to me. It is certainly not thin or "baseball bat" like. A nice soft-V look called the Keb' Mo' profile. It's among the best guitars I've ever played or owned. I brought mine home and showed my wife and she immediately said, "that's the best sounding Gibson I've ever heard". She's right.
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Don't get upset, it's just my experienced opinion, Steve
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