Rich, expressive, loud when you need it, ton of character when played gently. I've been using D'Adario Nickel strings on it-- you want to hear this thing sing? I recommend trying some nickel strings. Wholly smoke! I used to play a Taylor, which was reccomended to me for a first (used) guitar. All my bluegrass friends play them. They all sound too bright and tinny for my taste. I put nickel strings on the Taylor, then got this J45 and it stands far and above for my style and flavor (americana-ish).

Finish is awesome. LOVE the sunburst. I added pearl gotoh tuners, a custom inlay truss rod cover and some bone/pearl bridge pins...small touches that give my j45 some more character. From the facory it looks great, but no-frills.

duh. just play it. the neck is perfect for my small-ish hands.

Fantastic. Mine is 5 years old and I swear it keep sounding better and better.

I noticed the average new price in 06 was $1800, now in 07, its $2000. Mine was $1300 new. You do the math.

Havn't dealt directly w.Gibson.

I LOVE the Gibson sunburst, the round shoulder looks (to me) way sexier than a square shoulder acoustic. It looks great on stage. I always get comments on how "cool" it is. I like my Taylor, still own it, but I don't like "yellow" guitar finishes. Plus, the Gib sounds better to me.

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Americana, alt-country

this guitar has a warm but bright sound depending on how you play it! I was very surprised in the sounds that came through!

I kind of wish it had a little more inlay or something on the twelth fret like "the Work Horse" or a inlay of a stallion rareing up now don't steal my Idea Gibson!...lol...

they should have put a 15 on that rating! thats what I would have picked!

Well I don't know what a new one sounds like? I have a 1954 model j-45 and I was surprised of its value when I purchased it I wouldnt have dreamed it would be worth as much as it is and it wil only increase over the years!Won;t ever sell it!!!

very knowlegable and helpful ! They or the guy I talked to was very honest and patient!

it's grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat

hobbyist /musician

love classic rock/folk/old counrty and new counrty

I have owned mine since 1963 and I would never swap it.

Mine is only a 'base' model with no frills and is hard to tune the second string but i don't care.

No cutaway but I don't do much up that far. The narrow fretboard was a learning curve for me having come from classical guitar but I'm well used to it now

Well made. no complaints

excellent.

never need any

Only those who have owned one will understand. Like any guitar, Jhe j45 is not for everybody but I don't think many would be disappointed.

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Jazz, blues, folk

Its very warm and it sounds like a dream. if you play a Martin or Taylor you can tell the difference its just really really nice. Soon to get my J45 Next Week ! Ive been playing for 15 yrs I play a lot of accoustic guitar. I never played a guitar that sounded so sweet this is my dream guitar. The reason for this is because the tone is just sweet and warm all at the same time its very powerful when you want it to be or

it Features Mother of Pearl inlays a Rounded Shoulder (slope) its got a short scale neck 24.5 or 3/4 not sure which one. I really reccomend this guitar because it has a nitrocelulose finish on the back of the neck this providing easy playing

Hand Crafted in Bozeman MT

yes the product certainly is worth the money considering it comes with a "Deluxe Hardshell case (Gold Gibson Accoustic Logo) its nice plush lining makes it worth it .

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very attractive

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