FS: Vintage 1965 Gibson J-50

Sean Sullivan · Post by **Sean Sullivan** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:25 pm

Sloped shoulders, natural finish, spruce top, mahogany back and sides, 14-fret mahogany neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot inlay. Tortoise pick guard, 3-on-a-plate Kluson Deluxe tuners. Comes with a Roadrunner case that fits it very nicely, but I'll sell it for $100 less without the case. I would say it is VGC, it has some deeper scratches and missing finish/finish cracks on the sides, but the front, neck, and head stock looks amazing, and apart from one scratch the back is in surprising nice condition.

I'd like to get $2000 with the case, $1900 without. If you need it shipped (I'm in Nashville) you are going to want to buy the case. I might try to find a nicer one and try to do an exchange at Guitar Center.

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Nate Dort · Post by **Nate Dort** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 6:59 pm

Nice sandals dude.

Sean Sullivan · Post by **Sean Sullivan** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:39 pm

Thanks, they're Michelle's...I've been wearing them all day

drumsound · Post by **drumsound** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:54 pm

You should use the sandals picture as a record cover!

I'd but that thing in a heartbeat if I had the bread.

Sean Sullivan · Post by **Sean Sullivan** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:13 pm

Hopefully someone buys it! It's a sweet guitar.

Mystic Steamship Co. · Post by **Mystic Steamship Co.** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:38 am

I was up at sean's yesterday and played this guitar. It's in ridiculously good shape, and sounds great. Someone should buy this. If I didn't already have a J45 I'd pick it up.

nordberg · Post by **nordberg** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:28 pm

semi on topic to what this thread is becoming... what kind of jeans are those? they look comfortable and you look tall. i have trouble finding comfortable jeans.

drumsound · Post by **drumsound** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:12 pm

Overt Clam wrote:I was up at sean's yesterday and played this guitar. It's in ridiculously good shape, and sounds great. Someone should buy this. If I didn't already have a J45 I'd pick it up.

Whats the dif between a J45 and J50?

muttonhead · Post by **muttonhead** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:38 pm

J45 is sunburst and J50 is natural, I think that's about it.

Sean Sullivan · Post by **Sean Sullivan** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:36 am

Muttonhead is correct. If you trust wikipedia, J-45 were made sunburst to cover up imperfection in the wood because it was in short supply from 1942-1947, until the end of the war, so the J-50 could be made in a natural finish because the wood was of better quality.

mjau · Post by **mjau** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:41 am

Man, beautiful guitar. And thumbs up on the sandals.

Mix413 · Post by **Mix413** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 8:04 am

I used to have a '65 J50 just like that one. Very nice sounding instrument. Very natural balance and strong bottom end. I'm a big fan of Gibson acoustic guitars.

drumsound · Post by **drumsound** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:35 am

muttonhead wrote:J45 is sunburst and J50 is natural, I think that's about it.

Ahhh... Thanks my friend.

Aren't J45 and J50 about the only piece of gear you don't have?;)

Sean Sullivan · Post by **Sean Sullivan** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:23 am

Ok, price drop as I'd like to sell it in the next few days.

$1750 plus Paypal fees and shipping.

muttonhead · Post by **muttonhead** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:23 am

Bump for a nice guitar and answering Tony,.... I have one of each, one's a 66 and one's a 67. Somebody buy this guitar

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