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Tempted to try one.
On the sound hole thing. Luthiers have been messing about with the externalisation of sound for an awfully long time from the exotic infills of medieval lutes to modern manufacturers, notably Godin and Ovation. Also classical luthiers have been doing sideholes routinely for several decades if the customer wants one. Take a look at the modernistic acoustics from Emerald Guitars in Ireland too. But for one of the large American manufacturers to fit one to an entire range is brave and, for them, quite radical. It matches Martin's foray into the SC13E.
Well done Gibson and I hope they do well - and sound nice too when a few more people have played them.
More guitars. Lovely!
Gibson G-45 - New 2021 Generation Collection Review! - YouTube
Somehow though I have never warmed to Gibson acoustics. These seem to tick all the boxes but I daresay that if I eventually try one it will be as underwhelming as all the other Gibson acoustics I've ever tried. Plenty of people love them, and when someone who likes (for example) a J-45 plays one, it sounds fine to me, but as something to actually play (rather than listen to) I just can't warm to them.
Still, good luck to Gibson with these. They have had the balls to put big money into building a major extension to the plant at Bozeman and I hope that it repays them for their confidence, and for their decision to back building stuff at home rather than sucking in even more cheap imported shit from China.