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I really enjoy the backing music from your videos. It’s so well done. You are truly gifted at this. Thanks for sharing your love for guitars with us all.

Jeremy - After seeing this video I kept my eyes out for this guitar. They just had one in my local guitar shop and I bought it. I was blown away by the beautiful tone. Thanks for opening my eyes and helping me add to my collection. I am a Martin guy but this J45 tv really rounds out my collection.

Good score. This is the best sounding example I have heard online. Many did not sound distinguishing. Good for you.

Its amazing to see the control the television has over us

Jeremy, Generally I’m a Martin man when it comes to dreadnaughts/jumbos. However I agree with you concerning the thump of a J-45, there is something magical to it especially playing it without a pick. The J-35’s have this special thump as well. Happy New Year! JR, North Carolina

That’s the perfect non perfect kind of guitar. One with a couple dings and scratches and it just begs to be played

I love Slope Shouldered Dreadnaughts (J45s and Southern Jumbos).

I love love love J45’s! Being 60 years old now, they exemplify the 1960’s Folk scene sound & bring back a lot of great memories. That Bass with the OOMPH - you can’t duplicate that. Get r fixed up, and can’t wait to see it later. BTW - I have a Gibson HP415W that I just love to death. Walnut back & sides. Spruce top. Cutaway with electronics. Easy playing. Great guitar.

Congrats! I have the 2020 J-45 1942 with the baked top, maybe a different neck than yours too...the mids and bass are definitely more pronounced on my J45 when compared to my Collings OM and my Martin 000 GE. They all sound and feel completely different. All in all the J-45 compliments my other to guitars well and is definitely a longterm keeper. I think the higher end J-45's are extremely underrated.

“ fill the world with music and friendship in the way of coffee.” What a great statement!! Great video! Beautiful Gibson. Good on you for seeing the deal through and having the cool to know you can clean that bad-boy up and fix the nut. Cheers!

I'm a couple of months from paying off a vehicle.When that happens,Lord willing I will be tracking down one of these TV J-45s. Twice in the last 20 years the J-45 has come in 2nd when purchasing my main guitar for various reasons. But it fits my needs perfectly at this point in my life. And I love the short scale and neck! Thanks for sharing this Jeremy. You do a great job!

Great video! I always learn something from a Guitar Hunter video. And I’ve said this before but the Christmas lights made me homesick. Seeing you drive up and down I-81 reminds me of missing Front Royal and Winchester and my old home in Purcellville.

While the undisclosed stuff is a shock and an easy way to feel buyer's remorse, it is a great guitar at that price. Great job! I recently bought a J45 Brad Paisley. My dream acoustic. Adirondak top. Open back tuners. Triple binding. Don't know anything about brad paisley, but to me it is like Townes Van Zandt's Cherry J45 from Heartworn Highways

Happy New Year Jeremy! That guitar sounds amazing, the tone is so rich.

Absolutely beautiful guitar and sounds great. There is one of these (different year) at a local shop here and I can never walk by it without playing it. So jealous of this acquisition.

Yes. Gibson now makes Historic and original as well as their current line. I have played one of the 2018/19 banner Gibson J45s (thermally aged red spruce top with mahogany) an it sounds great. My preference would be the Historic Collection 1942 Southern Jumbo, one of the few years Gibson put Rosewood on the back and sides of an Adirondack top Southern Jumbo (as shown at 2020 NAMM). Thanks

I have a J-45 koa back and sides spruce top herringbone binding that is my #1 acoustic.

I have a beautiful custom built Taylor with mahogany back and sides for leading worship at church. I am now looking to buy a second guitar. I've tried the J45, Martin D18 and D28. I really like the sound and feel of the J45 but it too has mahogany back and sides. Maybe I'll try a Martin D35 and see how I like it....but.....I'm thinking I will be buying a J45 similar to yours, sweet guitar!

The “GTR HTR” license plates made me laugh

I am glad it worked out. But buying used is annoying when you're confronted with issues. Glad yours were fixable and the scratches seem to be accepted as mojo. That said, I am happy with my Eastman e10ss with the new Boucher Truetone finish. I had a nitro e10ss with block inlays, but it never opened up properly and I traded it. The new one is a beast and my ss needs have been met. Went from RW board and bridge to ebony. Sweet. Using Daddario XS PB strings and they have warmed up nicely. Hope to try Pearse PB soon.

Sure sounds good. I was never wowed with j45’s, and the nut thing is bizarre, but this one certainly has a wonderful voice.

I played one of these new in the shop in about 2009. Honestly one of the best guitars I’ve ever played and really, really made me almost impulse buy what was then a $3500 CDN guitar.

Sounds incredible 👍

Jeremy, that is 1 of best sounding guitars you have ever shown!

One of my new goals is to play one of these. I have a 1943 J-45 and I’m curious how drastically they would differ.

Hey man, congrats. I have only two acoustic guitars and feel as though my bases are pretty well covered, a 2011 Gibson J-45 TV and my 2019 Guild M20, both purchased brand new and both bring me immeasurable joy and happiness. BTW, the TVs also use hide glue construction in case you didn't already know that. Some of the early ones, like mine, recieved Madagascar rosewood fingerboards/bridges as well, rather than common Indian rosewood. Mine plays like a dream, super lush grand piano like tonality dripping in complex harmonics/overtones, and with cannon-like volume, bark and thump when played hard. These adi top J-45s really open up as the years go by, mine is10+ years old and it just keeps getting better. $2100 for the one you got is a super good deal even if it's had a rough life and had it's nut molested, shamefully. It would take nearly twice that much to make me even consider parting with mine and I'd prolly still keep it at that. Oh, and the Guild, it's my best friend and a constant companion. She's already developing a gorgeous burnished-in polish where my arm contacts the base side corner of the lower bout, as well as the entire neck. The satin nitro finish wears in really good over time if you play the instrument a lot. Character in spades and a total keeper.

These vids make me miss the Valley so much - JMU class of 2011, Go Dukes!

Love J45's. I have a 2007 nat rosewood all original. Thanks for your videos!

Congrats! Great sounding Gibson!

Ah man i miss the basement. Love the new spot, but this has some old vibe to it!

Hi Jeremy, You did good! That guitar needed you to get it setup correctly. Funny how things work. Happy new year. Rick Louisville KY

Beautiful sound 😊

I have a 2014 J45 TV. It's the best acoustic I've ever owned. Started playing in 1979. I also have a D28 Marquis and a custom shop OM28. l like the TV better.

One of the best sounding j45's I've ever heard!

Couldn’t of put it better Jeremy re the Gibson and how “it’s right there” totally sums up up what these Bluegrass machines are about.

Love your channel buddy stay safe and love the 45 its nice

Love the J-45.. I sold a custom shop amberburst a few years back.. such a great guitar!!

Thanks Jeremy ⚓️

totally love the shirt !

Great buys! I don't know how many guitars I've seen where either from the factory something wasn't right with the saddle, nut or the action. Often caused by a lack of humidification especially with all solid wood guitars but instead of humidification and maybe a little fret dressing or other simple work. They'll do some unnecessary modification!

You had me for a minute with the marquee “Gibson TV J-45” as Gibson and TV refers to a specific color Gibson used back in the 50’s to refer to a yellowish color that allowed players to show up on black and white television. I was like, Since when did they reissue it on acoustic guitars!? The I realized you meant True Vintage.

Beautiful guitar

Another great video. Love the sound of a Gibson. I'm guessing you might hang on to this one a while

.... very nice J45 TV ... You can hear the adirondack ... booming sound ... In 2019, after searching for some years, I traded in one of my best guitars at The Fellowship of Acoustics for a Gibson Early J45 Sunburst 1999. Installed a LR BAggs VTC pickup and untill now never looked back ....

Really nice and warm. Wish I had the money to buy it off of ya! : )

Jeremy, I bought my first Gibson acoustic last week, a 2016 J-45 Standard. It sounds amazing. Something is missing though. It has no side bracing, which I had heard was the easy way to distinguish between solid wood and laminate guitars. Any idea what I'm looking at? Did Gibson intentionally leave side bracing off of solid wood guitars? Could the sides be laminate?

Love the License plate! GREAT!

If it stays in tune and sounds/plays good whats wrong with the zero fret? It may take away from resale value but improve the playability for a real owner of the guitar. Also 2100 is a steal for a guitar that could sell for an easy 3000.

Beautiful place man,,, VA?,,, cheers from Chile, me and my Martin d35

Love that subaru. They last forever

Once again I learned something! No idea about the zero fret and what to do if I come across one. Thanks!!

Hey Jeremy, love your content. I wanted to see what drone you’re using? The shots you’re getting are fantastic. I’ve been wanting one myself so I figured I’d ask!

Why didn't the seller clean it up? He wants a good price, should be prepared to make it good value for money. I woulda walked away from that when I saw the zero fret! A better one will come along soon enough.

I think you need to take a closer look. You mentioned a low saddle and look at the nut the string slots are cut too deep. This is a red flag. Most Gibson’s have excellent neck sets. I would suggest the J-45 Vintage with the torified Adirondack spruce top. I bought on about 3 weeks ago and it’s sound is as close to the 40’s Gibson as it can get. I’ve repairs many Gibson’s from the 40’s and I prefer the reissue. You get the sound and no problems.

Gotta love that Gibson

Nice guitar! Congrats.

It’s a beauty Good deal

I have a 2019 J45 Vintage and it’s a wonderful guitar. My variant has a matte finish which I think is cool compared with the glossy one on yours. Nut and saddle on yours should be bone and based on the closeups you showed I wonder if the nut maybe was switched out? If it were mine I’d try to get the original parts from Gibson, get rid of the zero fret, and make it right again. I missed it if you showed the case, but these (and mine) came in a very heavy, pinkish velvet lined brown case which is cool and like the “real” vintage guitars.

It sounds great,plays great.Why mess with it?

that guitar sounds nice.

Hey Jeremy. That opening song that's playing in your car. Sounds like rivers and robots. The worship band from the uk.

Happy New Year Jeremy- on reverb: reverb.com/p/gibson-j-45-true-vintage-2007-2014. has the j-45 $3100-3500.

Hey man,enjoyed that vid,drove that route twice a week for almost 5 years for my job,bought back some memories! Loved that part of the country! Just acquired a standard j45 a few months ago myself,what's the big difference in the standard,the true vintage& I know you can pay a lot more for whatever models are above that but do they really sound and play THAT much better? Guess each guitar is a different story...

i can feel your happiness，the same as i bought preferable guitar😄

I picked up a 2008 J45 TV recently, and it sounds great, but its only working for me as a strummer, it feels too tight for bluesy bends further up the neck, in Eb too. Is this the nature of the beast or could a set up make it slinkier to play???

Ah too bad about the zero fret but you still got a good deal. Sink another 100 bucks into it and you’ll more that get your money back. They just go up in price. Cheers Jeremy. It sounds great anyway.

My friend has one, it's so dang good

Why hide a license plate? They’re plainly visible to everyone else on the road. It’s not like giving out a SSN

Hey Jeremy, great video as always! Who did the first song please?

How much was that guitar?

“We met in the dark at Starbucks” lyrics for a modern day meet cute love song 😂

A good J45 or the WL S. trying to decide. If you had to choose which would it be?

Have u got another J45 to sell?

...btw, I'm wondering if you could do an update of your camera gear RU-vid post ...anything changed from the last one?

Jeremy - Original banner guitars didn't have truss rods and had fat necks because of that, correct? What about this 2011?

Are Fluff and you brothers? ...

The way you play that one sounds like you two were MFEO. Too bad, I think you sold it already... if I'm not mistaken.

2 чувака ночью встретились и оба в намордниках.... просто жесть

Never buy a sloped shoulder. Makes you look like a poor cowboy with the strap around the headstock… 🤠

The two Jeremy’s are the same size lol 😂 I wouldn’t wanna argue with either. Lol only joking of course and just listen to that Gibson.

Do you still have the Taylor 214e dlx?

for god sake

That thumpy bass... something ya don’t get out of a Martin🤐

Fylde guitars use a zero fret, but yeah Gibson does not.

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Hello, I can do without the cursing. Think of young kids that's following you. Please. LOVE your stuff.

Oh for god's sake. You're wearing a mask in your car, and outside. You realise how stupid that looks?

Why are you wearing a mask?

You're wearing a mask, outside, when there's nobody near you.