Gibson J-45 Cherry Sunburst (c. 1967)

Talk about your "player's" guitars! This late 60's Gibson J-45 has lived more lives than most guitars twice its age; and it's still sounding absolutely wonderful. It was purchased as a used guitar by its second owner, from whom we acquired it, in 1968. It was taken to Woodstock in 1969, and played lovingly by said owner for many years. Then, sometime in the late 70's, a friend of said owner's destroyed the guitar's original neck in an accident. But rather than give up on this J-45, our client found a very skilled luthier with an old (likely early 50's) Gibson neck in his stash -- and the instrument was fit with it, bringing it back to life. Silver lining? That older neck is much fuller and more comfortable than the slimmer, late 60's Gibson necks with their 1 9/16" nut width. And it's likely the sound improved as a result of the installation of the older neck, with its increased mass contributing to the guitar's resonance.