SOLD 2012 Gibson J45 True Vintage - Adirondack top

TimmyO

Putting my Gibson J45 Vintage up for sale.

I spent a lot of time tracking this down - played a bunch of stuff but ultimately had my head and heart turned by this up-specced Adi-top version. 

My Googling suggests that as Gibson are won't to do the model names and spec vary subtle with the passing years (months?, weeks? ffs Gibson marketing dept... lol) - there's "True Vintage" and another version I've heard, this model's correct name is "J45 Vintage"

It's in good condition, has had a strap button and an endpin jack fitted. 

Price quoted is as-is with the pickup (which is, imho, excellent and was professionally fitted) 

A year or so ago I had it fettled by an outstanding luthier in Bath (recommend by Stuart Ryan no less) and it remains to date the best playing acoustic I've owned.

Moving in with the girlfriend necessitates many fewer guitars (although is otherwise a cause for great celebration, I hasten to add in case she's watching) 

Pics to whet the appetite, ask for anything specific  

https://imgur.com/gallery/E9WsWo7

£1700 collected
Located in Swindon

TimmyO

Serial number (as I've had a bunch of "what year" questions via FB) 

TimmyO

TimmyO

Hmm seems the model might be "True Vintage" 

TimmyO

Case pics etc added here

https://imgur.com/a/A8isIah

Strat_a_tat_tat

TimmyO said:

Hmm seems the model might be "True Vintage" 

Yes... I think that's what the TV stands for in the model number.  :-) 
I think it predates the Vintage... not sure what differences there are in spec.  Think the Vintage might have a torrified top (but not the TV).
Both models can sound really nice.

TimmyO

Yep that's correct. 

Strat_a_tat_tat

Nice looking guitar.  GLWTS

SRich

TimmyO said:

Moving in with the girlfriend necessitates many fewer guitars 


Congrats and nice looking J-45 .....GLWS.........I would however add two final words: SLIPPERY and SLOPE......

sijos1

Pm sent

TimmyO

Bumpity bump 

TimmyO

Well the 2 different chaps who seemed desperate to meet this weekend to do the deal seem to have fallen off the edge of the earth, so still available 

TimmyO

...and the chap who came to buy it today had inexplicably brought a few hundred less than the agreed price :-) 

SRich

Ah the ‘Pre-Senile Dementia negotiation’......hold ‘em upside down and the rest of the money falls out......

mgaw

TimmyO said:

...and the chap who came to buy it today had inexplicably brought a few hundred less than the agreed price :-) 

classic

Fifty9

Do you think he genuinely did being a few hundred less or didn’t have the balls to say that he wasn’t willing to go higher. 

Who on earth actually would go to a purchase without the agreed money. What a waste of a trip!

TimmyO

No idea. I'm.used to the lowball-at-a-distance thing but to turn up short and use the "I simply don't have more" line is either naieve or intended to put the pressure on by being there and maybe I won't send them away empty handed. 

Had another one the other day on my Helix phone me, chat about it for ages then ask if I'd take <lowest price ever for any helix anywhere> then say he really couldn't justify more as it was a whim purchase. Seemed odd he'd invest the time on the phone with such an unlikely offer. But then I'd have said that about travelling an hour to get a J45 too! 

TimmyO

Pickup removed and for sale separately. 

Price for guitar now £1600 collected firm (plus fuel costs if lengthy meetup) 

Cheers