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I forgot to mention, If you are looking for economy, don’t discount the obvious choice of the Epiphone aj45me. I owned one of these for a while and it was a really cool guitar. I should have kept it! I have a J45tv that is my favorite guitar I own. The Epiphone was quite good sounding and having been plek’d, It might be the best/easiest playing guitar I have ever purchased. I did not feel the least bit compelled to do anything at all to the setup of that guitar. The satin finish is not my preference but that is just aesthetics. It had 75 percent of the mojo of a Gibson J45 for about 25% of the cost of a standard j45.
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Larrivee SD-40 is a great guitar (25.5 scale 12 fret).
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Pono makes a dreamy slope dread. Impossible to find, but impossible to beat if you do. I have a 12 fretter I'm likely going to sell, but I imagine you're into the 14 fretter? Recording Kings are killer for just a few hundred bucks, too. I think they're discontinuing that series, so if you want an awesome cheapo, they rule.
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All Seagull dreads are "slope shoulder" ... just a suggestion since you titled your post --- budget.
For me, the name "Gibson" and the word "budget" are seldom mentioned in the same sentence.
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Yairi/Alvarez DYMR70SB is a wonderful slope shoulder 12 fret dreadnought. Just a joy to play, and such a big voice. A lot of guitar for the money.
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Budget slope shouldered dread in the classifieds. Recording King 12 fret for $399. Slap a pickup in it and you are good to go cheap. No affiliation with the seller. That is just a good deal on a guitar.
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I have to admit, one of the reasons I posted it was so that somebody would grab it before I did. Hopefully it ends up in a good home, that was an absurd deal.
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It's the same SD40R I linked in post #6. It has been sitting at that price for a couple weeks. I am surprised that it lasted this long. |
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Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I’m going to keep an eye on Reverb and the Classifieds here for a nice Gibson. I got a very good quote today from a forum sponsor on a new J-15 as well which I’m quite tempted by. I’m also going to see if I can find one of the Epiphone slope models to try out in person.
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My input - do not hesitate on a J-15 - love mine and it scratched my slope shoulder itch at a good price relative to the J-45’s. Of course you should play one if you can before deciding, but I believe you’ll be pleased.
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