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last years J45 cutaway. Great .. I did put in K&k since I do like those in acoustics, but that is me. Enjoy!! |
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Mine came with the Baggs Element VTC. It works well enough and there were no "hot" spots like some UST's exhibit. But I felt it lacked a little 'air'. I am tempted to swap and upgrade to a Baggs Anthem, but need to give it some time. I have a K&K in another guitar and it is very musical, but it can be prone to feedback on a guitar with a prominent bass/low end response in my experience. Do you play yours amplified much? Curious if there are any differences between the 2018 Cutaway J-45 that you have versus this 2019 collection?
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I’m so glad you dig it Gary! My J-45 replaced my D-18 simply because I felt that the J-45 did the Mahogany thing better. I’d put the D-18 up against any guitar, but my particular J-45 just sounded “right” to me. It’s such an expressive instrument and sounds great and dynamic depending on where you hit the strings. Ring out a chord more towards the saddle and you’ll hear what I mean....GROWL!!!!
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Man, you J-45 guys (and perhaps gals) are killing me here. I mean absolutely killing me. A J-45 or variant has always been in the back of my mind. They’re really getting high praises lately. Look and sound nice. And are absolutely killing me. Argh. Haha.
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Congtratulations. It's a beauty! Enjoy playing it.
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I may follow Rev Roy's lead and try a set of Santa Cruz Mid tension strings on it. But ...when the time comes. Whatever strings are on this guitar now sound great and feel good too. I think they are "Cleartone?" What strings do you use? I assume you are using light gauge?
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You got a great sounding example too, based on what I can hear from the recordings. Enjoy!
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Thanks Guys. I recently discovered the fingerboard drops lower where at the neck/body joint. Not sure yet how much of an issue that will create for the set up I like. Plays great now, but single note runs on the high E String near the 12th fret are a bit buzzy and fretting out. Hmmm. I LOVE how this guitar sounds and want it to work out. But not sure if that will be a problem or get worse.
Question for J-45/Gibson owners. Is it common for the fingerboard to drop lower above the neck/body joint going toward the soundhole?
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