I cannot wait to purchase one. Sold my D28 a few months ago. Went to my local Guitar Center today and tried a new D18 and new J45. Loved the J45. Don’t have the money just yet. Hopefully soon.
I have a J-45. When I was a teenager, I gave one to my girlfriend. Then we broke up. I miss the guitar. I'm 68 years old now. I recently bought a newer one. I love it!! Thanks for the video!
My J45 sat in the closet for a long time because the action was to high. Didn’t realize it could be adjusted, rookie mistake. After taking it to a guitar store and had it set up properly I now only play the Gibson. The Martin HD28 has been moved to the closet. I like the neck and shorter fretboard.
The gibson j 45 standard is normally born with tusq saddle and tusq nut My j45 is from 2014 and I just upgraded my j45 with bone saddle and bone nut. It's much more open and more supstain and dynamic 🎸👍😎
I have heard a number of people say they have played several J-45’s they were just Luke warm over. Then they find a J-45 they fell in love with. Is there really such a disparity between individual J-45’s?
Last week a friend lent me a 2004 J-45 so that I could compare it with the Epiphone Inspired By Gibson version that I have owned for a few months. This is from the Samick factory in Indonesia. The result was pretty much what you would expect. The Epi does everything well, it's a fine guitar, and the Gibson does it all better. They don't feel much different but the Gibson has more volume and especially more bass. The sound quality is smoother and fuller. Fantastic with plectrum, bare fingers and finger picks. No surprises there at all. I didn't compare the plugged-in sounds. I got a good deal on the Epi, £500 new. The Standard is around £2,500 right now. Now, I'm lucky, I could afford that without pain or sacrifice. The reason that I don't intend to buy one is that I have several 6-string acoustic guitars and they all serve different purposes. If I were starting from zero I might well buy the Gibson J-45 and just use that. As an all-rounder it's fantastic. It could easily replace all of my 6-stringers but some of them have sentimental value. Is it the best out there? For me, maybe. For someone else, maybe not. One day, I know, I'll be tempted. Thanks for the video.
Great guitar. I really don’t see where all of these major changes you described at the beginning of your video. Yes, the case, pickup, and maybe the truss rod cover. I was hoping it was going to be different bracing or tonewoods or even PLEK’D. Again, great guitar…just not seeing the drama of the new price tag.
What I thought he was saying is Gibson Acoustics are back to being awesome guitars again.. No doubt Gibson went through a few yrs of putting out at times Mediocre or Hit or Miss acoustic guitars and gained a pretty negative reputation.. Seems like the newer J-45's being built have been So much better as far as Tone and Quality.. Just my opinion but it seems like once Gibson made some Employee changes at the Top (CEO etc..) Gibson Acoustics have very much improved and all around the guitar communities there's been tons of positive experiences and feedback about Gibson Acoustics again. 🤘
You're right. This guy's headline is misleading as is his whole video. This is not a "new" J45, just some minor changes or "refreshes" that you identified. He hurts his own credibility. I'm a lot less likely to click on his channel again, and this was my first time.
There are sooo many guitar reviews and reviewers on TH-cam, it's gotten to be a bit boring and, as such, I rarely jump on anymore. As others have mentioned, there are "NO" significant changes to the "New J-45 Standard" and the guitar itself. I can't remember the last time Gibson used bone in lieu of "Tusq". Going with a black nut and black truss rod cover is hardly a change, and, while novel, a "Blackout" case is well behind the blackout trend, from trucks to timepieces, and it doesn't charge the guitar in the slightest. Fit and finish details are nothing new and are simply something Gibson has been working on across the board since its brush with bankruptcy and new, "with it" ownership in 2018. Others have already opined on some constructive criticism for you, so I'd seriously take much of what's been commented on and work harder if you want your reviews to get more hits. Happy New Year!
I have a 2020 j-45 standard I bought new. I also have a Martin hd-28 and d-35. I had to have both martins setup but not the Gibson. It played great off the rack. I went to buy a Martin d-18 and came home with the Gibson. The Gibson gets more playing time. The pickup sounds clacky. The lr baggs anthem would be a better choice. I have it in my d-35 and it's great.
I am very sure that that is not correct. I bought a new one, although it was back in 2014, but I can tell you that mine came with a pick guard. They all come with pick guard. In fact I cant see how this even happened, I guess you are trolling?
@@ADF_TH-cam Wow I dont know how it slipped through the net, I thought they did lots of final tests to make sure it sounds and looks good. Anyway, I hope you like it. I love mine like no other! I bought a Martin D18 about a year ago... I now own what I considered to be my 2 dream guitars! And... I definietly prefer the J45, its the most fantastic guitar and it sounds so much better now, it nearly 10 years old and it has opene up wonderfully. I will never sell!
I agree that Gibson and the like are expensive, and if I had that sort of cash I might buy one. That said, I own a couple of cheaper guitars of which I wish today that I'd never bought. I wanted to get one of them fixed up, new frets and fingerboard sanded and a new nut and saddle, but this was going to cost up to nearly €500 on a 10year old guitar that I paid about €800 for new at that time, so I decided, I probably will have to fix it myself. Fret replacement is expensive and if they were made out stainless steel, I think they would still be alright today, this is were quality counts. As they say you get what you paid for.
Honestly, I have never understood how anyone can say these guitars are expensive. Like everything in life, you get what you pay for, and in this case it is quality that will last well past one's lifetime. Over 30-40 year with a guitar such as this, the cost works out to like $100 a year. Think for a moment just how many things in your life you are spending much more than $100 per year on. I have never shied away from spending money on the very few things that give me any joy in this brutal world. I bet these same people purchase a coffee everyday on their way to work, well, that's a couple fcken Martin's and Gibson's, easily.
@@IRequireMedication I think you shouldn't put everyone in the same basket, because not everyone has that money to spend and have other important priorities, like a family and need that money at the end of the month, and may be struggling to make ends meet. I too believe in quility and believe most of what you say.I never bought coffee on the way to and from work, I don't smoke or drink alchohol. Not everyone has good paying jobs and not everyone wants to get into debt.
Had a Eastman e10SS/V no where neat the sound of the Gibson j45 and it had a Adirondack top and ebony fret board . Last two Eastman I had got the belly bulge. They are using wood that is not drying out enough. They want to be in on the market . Great guitars if you get the right one . Have owned six .
Do You really need the background Musak - its annoying and interferes with Your Talking. Also: Dont TALK so much about how great the guitar sounds - Just PLAY it!
Reminds me of Martin's new 're-imagined ' series, which in general is spectacularly hyped up and over-rated, and I have tried almost every one of them. I really like the Gibson 45's and 50's and Hummingbirds. A couple years ago I bought a 1963 J-50 in almost mint condition. Wonderful tone. Sounded exactly like this: th-cam.com/video/WMolTmlVMlw/w-d-xo.html All original stuff. That year they used a synthetic plastic bridge. Anyway I think Gibson's have a sweetness, when you get a good one. that other manufacturers can't get and my all time favorite guitar was a 1941 Gibson that I bought in 1970, and sold like a moron. It's dizzying to imaging what its price would be today, to say nothing of its value in sound. The current price points are so astonishing they better be good, even though the current USD is toilet paper. When I got my first ES-335 it cost under $400. And the original retail price of a J-50 was $50., not the $5000.00 I paid. It's about value, not price. And value equates to tone and playability. With a worthless dollar your 45 could sell for a million in a few years but this is not about the czars of high finance. Congrats on a great guitar.
Never trust someone who says that Martin's reimagined series are "spectacularly" hyped up and overrated. They're good professional level guitars that are attainable.
@@ricardosotosan2279 He knows what he's talking about, he destroyed me in another comment section for exactly your attitude...lol. Shush and pay a little attention. ')
When you title something " Best Acoustic guitar on the Market Today?" I would think most people, like me, would like to see you compare it with other makes in a similar price range, eh??? Otherwise it just comes across as a Gibson kool aid drinker who hasn't tried any other flavour than standard orange. Is it better than a Yamaha, Tak, Godin, Alvarez, Martin, Taylor, Alhambra, etc.etc.etc. in the same price range???
An keep it at that price. Its like paying 50 - 85 dollars for name brand socks. Ive plsyed others at half the price that sound as well if not hetter in some vases.
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I cannot wait to purchase one. Sold my D28 a few months ago. Went to my local Guitar Center today and tried a new D18 and new J45. Loved the J45. Don’t have the money just yet. Hopefully soon.
I have a J-45. When I was a teenager, I gave one to my girlfriend. Then we broke up. I miss the guitar. I'm 68 years old now. I recently bought a newer one. I love it!! Thanks for the video!
I just got a new J45 last week and it’s been hard to put it down and give my Martin love 😂 This guitar is incredible all around!
My J45 sat in the closet for a long time because the action was to high. Didn’t realize it could be adjusted, rookie mistake. After taking it to a guitar store and had it set up properly I now only play the Gibson. The Martin HD28 has been moved to the closet. I like the neck and shorter fretboard.
The gibson j 45 standard is normally born with tusq saddle and tusq nut
My j45 is from 2014 and I just upgraded my j45 with bone saddle and bone nut.
It's much more open and more supstain and dynamic 🎸👍😎
Just bought one yesterday I love it 😊
I have heard a number of people say they have played several J-45’s they were just Luke warm over. Then they find a J-45 they fell in love with. Is there really such a disparity between individual J-45’s?
YES.
I'm on a quest to find the J45 that speaks/sings to me. Thanks for posting, It's a sweet guitar, enjoy! 😊
Last week a friend lent me a 2004 J-45 so that I could compare it with the Epiphone Inspired By Gibson version that I have owned for a few months. This is from the Samick factory in Indonesia.
The result was pretty much what you would expect. The Epi does everything well, it's a fine guitar, and the Gibson does it all better. They don't feel much different but the Gibson has more volume and especially more bass. The sound quality is smoother and fuller. Fantastic with plectrum, bare fingers and finger picks. No surprises there at all.
I didn't compare the plugged-in sounds.
I got a good deal on the Epi, £500 new. The Standard is around £2,500 right now. Now, I'm lucky, I could afford that without pain or sacrifice. The reason that I don't intend to buy one is that I have several 6-string acoustic guitars and they all serve different purposes. If I were starting from zero I might well buy the Gibson J-45 and just use that. As an all-rounder it's fantastic. It could easily replace all of my 6-stringers but some of them have sentimental value.
Is it the best out there? For me, maybe. For someone else, maybe not.
One day, I know, I'll be tempted.
Thanks for the video.
I have a 2023 J-45 and love it and compliments my Martin D28 and Taylor 814ce.
Considering a j45, d28, or a 814ce. Mostly a strummer. Which would you recommend?
Great guitar. I really don’t see where all of these major changes you described at the beginning of your video. Yes, the case, pickup, and maybe the truss rod cover. I was hoping it was going to be different bracing or tonewoods or even PLEK’D. Again, great guitar…just not seeing the drama of the new price tag.
Yeah I don’t get it. I have a 2021 that will be 2 years old and it has every same feature. Not sure what he means by “new”
What I thought he was saying is Gibson Acoustics are back to being awesome guitars again.. No doubt Gibson went through a few yrs of putting out at times Mediocre or Hit or Miss acoustic guitars and gained a pretty negative reputation.. Seems like the newer J-45's being built have been So much better as far as Tone and Quality.. Just my opinion but it seems like once Gibson made some Employee changes at the Top (CEO etc..) Gibson Acoustics have very much improved and all around the guitar communities there's been tons of positive experiences and feedback about Gibson Acoustics again. 🤘
You're right. This guy's headline is misleading as is his whole video. This is not a "new" J45, just some minor changes or "refreshes" that you identified. He hurts his own credibility. I'm a lot less likely to click on his channel again, and this was my first time.
There are sooo many guitar reviews and reviewers on TH-cam, it's gotten to be a bit boring and, as such, I rarely jump on anymore. As others have mentioned, there are "NO" significant changes to the "New J-45 Standard" and the guitar itself. I can't remember the last time Gibson used bone in lieu of "Tusq". Going with a black nut and black truss rod cover is hardly a change, and, while novel, a "Blackout" case is well behind the blackout trend, from trucks to timepieces, and it doesn't charge the guitar in the slightest. Fit and finish details are nothing new and are simply something Gibson has been working on across the board since its brush with bankruptcy and new, "with it" ownership in 2018.
Others have already opined on some constructive criticism for you, so I'd seriously take much of what's been commented on and work harder if you want your reviews to get more hits.
Happy New Year!
Neck profile? Nobody ever goes over the neck feel or measurements, yeah they vary slightly but it would give a good idea of what to consider.
I have a 2020 j-45 standard I bought new. I also have a Martin hd-28 and d-35. I had to have both martins setup but not the Gibson. It played great off the rack. I went to buy a Martin d-18 and came home with the Gibson. The Gibson gets more playing time. The pickup sounds clacky. The lr baggs anthem would be a better choice. I have it in my d-35 and it's great.
Great guitar! Did you have to give yours a set up. What strings you using on this vidio.
I did. Strings are Martin Phosphor Bronze 12s
@@IkeGuitar are they the lifespans treated or just the regular
I just ordered a j45 standard and it arrived with no pick guard on it. Is this how they are shipped from factory?
lolllll no way?? "quality control off the chain" lolll
I am very sure that that is not correct. I bought a new one, although it was back in 2014, but I can tell you that mine came with a pick guard. They all come with pick guard. In fact I cant see how this even happened, I guess you are trolling?
@@thebroadcastuk Im not trolling.
@@thebroadcastuk long and mcquade contacted Gibson and they ordered me a pickguard to stick on if I wanted
@@ADF_TH-cam Wow I dont know how it slipped through the net, I thought they did lots of final tests to make sure it sounds and looks good. Anyway, I hope you like it. I love mine like no other! I bought a Martin D18 about a year ago... I now own what I considered to be my 2 dream guitars! And... I definietly prefer the J45, its the most fantastic guitar and it sounds so much better now, it nearly 10 years old and it has opene up wonderfully. I will never sell!
Nice guitar! You got a Great deal on that one! 👍😊.
Does this model carry a strap button on the neck>
Nice guitar but how about that HD28? 😊 Nice to meet you Jake!
You need both.
I didn’t see much about the differences between this and previous generations. Did I miss something?
I agree that Gibson and the like are expensive, and if I had that sort of cash I might buy one. That said, I own a couple of cheaper guitars of which I wish today that I'd never bought. I wanted to get one of them fixed up, new frets and fingerboard sanded and a new nut and saddle, but this was going to cost up to nearly €500 on a 10year old guitar that I paid about €800 for new at that time, so I decided, I probably will have to fix it myself. Fret replacement is expensive and if they were made out stainless steel, I think they would still be alright today, this is were quality counts. As they say you get what you paid for.
Honestly, I have never understood how anyone can say these guitars are expensive. Like everything in life, you get what you pay for, and in this case it is quality that will last well past one's lifetime. Over 30-40 year with a guitar such as this, the cost works out to like $100 a year. Think for a moment just how many things in your life you are spending much more than $100 per year on. I have never shied away from spending money on the very few things that give me any joy in this brutal world. I bet these same people purchase a coffee everyday on their way to work, well, that's a couple fcken Martin's and Gibson's, easily.
@@IRequireMedication I think you shouldn't put everyone in the same basket, because not everyone has that money to spend and have other important priorities, like a family and need that money at the end of the month, and may be struggling to make ends meet. I too believe in quility and believe most of what you say.I never bought coffee on the way to and from work, I don't smoke or drink alchohol. Not everyone has good paying jobs and not everyone wants to get into debt.
Why would you remove the bone nut and saddle?
It was Tusq. I added a bone nut and saddle
Great sound! I have one
Love the stache bro
Hi dude we can hear your voice clearly but the guitar isn't picking up so well sadly so a bit disapointing.Looks good though.
First thing I did was get rid of that super heavy case....😜
My brain is telling me new J45 but my heart is telling me used D28 🥶
Try an Eastman e10ss , spectacular guitar for a fraction
Had a Eastman e10SS/V no where neat the sound of the Gibson j45 and it had a Adirondack top and ebony fret board . Last two Eastman I had got the belly bulge. They are using wood that is not drying out enough. They want to be in on the market . Great guitars if you get the right one . Have owned six .
Lol….proudly made in china.
Eastman ain’t got it.
I see more Eastmans on the used market than any other brand it seems like, wonder why?
Wait until you play an Aktin J43...
Today, yesterday and tomorrow
Do You really need the background Musak - its annoying and interferes with Your Talking. Also: Dont TALK so much about how great the guitar sounds - Just PLAY it!
My 2016 cost me 1800€
Reminds me of Martin's new 're-imagined ' series, which in general is spectacularly hyped up and over-rated, and I have tried almost every one of them. I really like the Gibson 45's and 50's and Hummingbirds. A couple years ago I bought a 1963 J-50 in almost mint condition. Wonderful tone. Sounded exactly like this:
th-cam.com/video/WMolTmlVMlw/w-d-xo.html
All original stuff. That year they used a synthetic plastic bridge. Anyway I think Gibson's have a sweetness, when you get a good one. that other manufacturers can't get and my all time favorite guitar was a 1941 Gibson that I bought in 1970, and sold like a moron. It's dizzying to imaging what its price would be today, to say nothing of its value in sound. The current price points are so astonishing they better be good, even though the current USD is toilet paper. When I got my first ES-335 it cost under $400. And the original retail price of a J-50 was $50., not the $5000.00 I paid. It's about value, not price. And value equates to tone and playability. With a worthless dollar your 45 could sell for a million in a few years but this is not about the czars of high finance. Congrats on a great guitar.
Never trust someone who says that Martin's reimagined series are "spectacularly" hyped up and overrated. They're good professional level guitars that are attainable.
@@ricardosotosan2279 He knows what he's talking about, he destroyed me in another comment section for exactly your attitude...lol. Shush and pay a little attention. ')
When you title something " Best Acoustic guitar on the Market Today?" I would think most people, like me, would like to see you compare it with other makes in a similar price range, eh??? Otherwise it just comes across as a Gibson kool aid drinker who hasn't tried any other flavour than standard orange. Is it better than a Yamaha, Tak, Godin, Alvarez, Martin, Taylor, Alhambra, etc.etc.etc. in the same price range???
Gibsons have their place and I judge them differently. Gibsons especially work well collecting dust in the corner while you play your Martin.
Or Boucher eh!@@IkeGuitar
An keep it at that price. Its like paying 50 - 85 dollars for name brand socks. Ive plsyed others at half the price that sound as well if not hetter in some vases.
Name the guitar you have played that sounds equal to or better than this J45, at half the price even. We'll be waiting....
If youve got money to burn. My 400 bedell sounds as good or better.
😂😂😂😂
Never buy a sloped shoulder. Makes you look like a poor cowboy with the strap around the headstock… 🤠
In my opinion Martin guitars play and sound markedly better than a Gibson acoustic.
My HD-28 plays so much more elegantly than the Gibson. There is a spot for that Gibson sound. They are really nice.
Every Martin I’ve played has a brighter tone and a lot of them have tings I can’t stand. So Gibson all the way for the purity and sound.
@@toddjohnson271 It’s good we have a choice.
@@Oldman808 Absolutely......don't want everything to sound and feel the same.
Just play the booming thing!