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I had an hour to kill in town while my girlfriend was getting a pedicure so I took myself to Denmark Street to see if there was anything worth looking at. No. Tom had a lovely ‘65 335 in the window so I go in and have a go on that and a ‘65 Strat.
Both were too rich for my tastes, but I’ve also been in the market for a 60s J-45 or Hummingbird, and they had a ‘68 Hummingbird and a ‘67 J-45 hanging next to each other on the wall. The Hummingbird was so-so, but as soon as I picked up the J-45 I was like, “oh shit I’m in trouble here”
Anyway, it’s an absolutely brilliant guitar and rings like a bell. The Hummingbird was still good but was much warmer sounding, this’ll cut through a band setting way better tho I think.
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The J-45 (if a good example) is a very nice find.
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One of my highly desired guitars for an acoustic purely because of Keef . How long til the next pedicure lol ?
I've had three over the years, one truly great. And I saw one recently but its satin finish put me off (that was at GG Birmingham if any want to pop along if it's still there).
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I’ve spent a reasonable amount of effort removing them cleanly from two of my guitars, including my Dove. They are not the last word in amplified sound, and I would absolutely not modify a vintage instrument to fit one, even a ‘player grade’ example.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I've had a J-200, three 'Birds, a Dove and a J-45. All came fitted with electronics. I removed them on all but the Dove, which I p/e'd anyway.
Thanks for the info there guys, I’ve only heard good things previously.
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Personally, I prefer a passive piezo UST pickup and offboard guitar modelling (Fishman Aura etc), anyway - although on a guitar with an adjustable bridge like the J-45 a K&K soundboard transducer is probably the easiest option for a passive pickup. You could possibly make a replacement saddle bar incorporating a piezo strip pickup - but you'll still have to drill the end of the guitar, which I wouldn't do.
This does all remind me of why I stupidly sold my old J-45 too - too fragile to gig, and couldn't be fitted with a pickup anyway, whereas my other guitar (a Lowden, which I never actually liked) had factory-fitted electrics. I should have sold the Lowden and bought a cheap electro for gigging.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
And that's what it's all about for me: tone. I gig but with a mic for me and another for the guitar.
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Or if the open mic isn't too scary and you want to risk it, just put a mic in front of the guitar... it sounds much better anyway.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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Same pick-up I believe, but with a higher output level to go direct into a PA.
I reckon you made a good choice.
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