So I've got my Taylor up for sale as I have a hankering for a J45 and fancy a change, but don't need two acoustics at all.
I've played a few J45s over the years, including an amazing vintage one from 1950, and generally loved all of them. There was a cheap(er) offering from Tanglewood too that seemed to stand up well against it's more expensive brethren, but what else should I look at in the <£2k range other than a Gibson J45 itself? I'm more than happy to go used, but want to stick with the combination of mahogany back/sides and the shorter scale.
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We discussed theyre sloped dreads and 12 fretters on here a while back - anyone remember the model that so impressed me ?.
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@CamF - remind me again, what's the neck profile like on yours please? I remember trying a similar year one that had a lovely V profile.
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