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1963 Gibson J 50. This is essentially the same as a J 45 with a natural finish.
The guitar has been played and has lots of patina and finish wear.
There is a good reason for this, this is one of the finest sounding 1960s J-50s I have ever had. It is open, loud, and full. It has that classic dry woody Gibson tone we all love. It plays nicely up and down the neck and has the proper action.
I have upgraded the wooden saddle with a compensated bone saddle. The original wood saddle is included. There are wear and mark to the finish in various places. There are some marks from a capo on the back of the neck. It is nicely played in, but structurally solid. There is wear on the edge of the back near the binding. See close-up photo. There is just a faint hint of lift on the back of the bridge. Since this is an adjustable saddle model, this doesn’t really do anything as far as sound goes. The saddle is attached to the top through the metal posts which translate the sound to the body, unlike a traditional fixed bridge.
It comes in a more recent hardshell case.