J-15s are great guitars, especially for the price. Loved mine...but it just got me GASing for a J-45. Within a couple months I traded it in for a 45 and never looked back.
I am also a very happy J15 owner. I bought mine in February of this year. It is a sunburnt that I got from Guitar Villa in Bozeman Montana. At that time Gibson wasn’t offering the J15 in sunburst but was making a few every year anyway. I jumped at the chance and can say I have an heirloom instrument!
Played an '18 J-15 burst yesterday that had the finest factory setup I've ever seen on any new Gibson acoustic guitar in the last 50 years, as well as impressive tone - gotta unload some low-use stock first, decide between that and a Caddy Green Gretsch E-matic '66 Viking RI and Ibanez Artcore short-scale 5-string hollowbody bass for the same money combined...
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Another happy J15 owner here. I've had mine for a year and just love it. Great for all styles. In fact, I will go play it right now.
I bought my J-15 from the AGF classifieds. I loved everything about it except the stock pickguard. So I changed it. It's a great all-rounder.
I love my J15. I bought it at (gasp) Guitar Center back in April. They were running a promotion so I just thought I would go and see what they had. I have been a Martin guy for many years but wanted to check out Gibsons so...
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The J15 they had on the wall had dead strings, but even so, I could tell right away it was a good guitar by the way it sounded. So I walked out with it. No regrets whatsoever.
When I got it home, I slapped on a new set of Martin Marquis PBs. The old strings were dented and corroded. While the guitar was bare I gave the truss rod a tweak and lowered the saddle to improve the action. Once restrung, it played and sounded amazingly good. And here is the kicker: When I play and sing, I swear it sounds like the guitar is singing harmony with me. Major overtones.
No kidding. I have been playing for almost 50 years and that has never happened. I remain amazed. It must have something to do with the spruce top and walnut back and sides. In my humble opinion, the J15 is the best value in a solid wood American-made guitar on the market, bar none.
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I bought my J-15 in September of this year - my first Gibson - and I'm digging it. I lowered the saddle to get the action the way I like it and put Curt Mangan PB Lights on it when I got home. Sounds great and easy to play with a fantastic dread sound.
Do get a J15 They are great guitars. The funny thing is they seem to have a poor resale value, and I just can't understand why!
I really wish Gibson would bring out an LG version with Walnut b+s. I think that would be a fantastic small guitar!
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They're great guitars and not just for the money, my local Guitar Center had one for around $1050 new after it was sitting around for months. It had dead strings but I could tell it sounded great, lots of depth and had the trademark Gibson thump in the bass. I finally decided I was ready to buy my first professional acoustic as I've never spent more than $550 on an acoustic guitar before and it was going to be that one. Went in the next day ready to buy and it was gone!
The J-15 in my opinion sure is a winner. Slightly brighter in tone than the AJ or J-45, but mighty fine all the same.
All the one's I have played have been nice guitars, but they have not all been equally good. It is still worth trying before you buy, IMO.
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I agree with many of the posters. The J-15 is the best valued SS Dread I have ever owned. But like some others, I ended up trading up (not sure that is the correct word as I do not understand the discrepancy in price) to a J-45. And even then I upgraded 2 more time to 2 other builders SS dreads. This is so sick I need to see the GAS doctor againbeing a nice guitar...it just felt and played too differently from the J45. I later found out it had a 16 fingerboard radius, as opposed to the J45's 12. Maybe that was the issue? I don't know why but I never bonded with it. So a local deal popped up for a mint J15 and I went to check it out and immediately knew this was what I was after. Felt and played exactly like my J45 but had a different voice. Not as warm and mellow as the 45 but nice nevertheless. Much better quality and materials than the G45 IMO. Real wood fingerboard instead of richlite. Same 12 radius as the J45. Only negatives were the crappy 1st generation Element pickup (one knob) and no strap button on top. I swapped out the pickup for an newer generation Element VTC (2 knobs) and it sounds great plugged in. The strap button is an easy fix. Super happy with this one!
If you decide to make the pilgrimage to Atl, we have several other dealers with J-15's in stock, including Sam Ash and Men Stanton music.
Congrats, OP. The J-15 is a nice all around guitar. I agree with your ears that it has a different voice than the J-45, yet it shares the same versatility. It can adapt to most situations. Enjoy!
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...The J-15 is a nice all around guitar. I agree with your ears that it has a different voice than the J-45, yet it shares the same versatility. It can adapt to most situations...
At the risk of committing an act of AGF heresy I much prefer the J-15 to the J-45, and not just for financial reasons - in fact, the only other Gibson flattop I'd be able to live with in the long run (I'd have one of their archtops any day) is the Advanced Jumbo...
Well you must prefer a slightly brighter tone than, which is fine. It's just different flavors. They both feel similar to me.
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I chose the J-15 over the J-45. I had waited a year to buy a J-45 and changed my mind after playing the J-15. Like you said, price had nothing to do with it.
I did. I gig with the guitar, standing about half the time, so I had to have one. Tying a shoelace around the headstock wasn’t going to work for me.OK so I got a great deal on a Yamaha A3R that I couldn't refuse and I always wanted to try that model, but now I have a problem, I have to pick between the J15 and the A3R and am struggling to decide. Maybe you can help me?
My main guitar is my J45 and I only have room for 1 other. I primarily play these guitars on stage. The Yamaha sounds great as is, but the J15 will require a new pickup system, so I was going to install a Anthem SL if I decide to keep it. The J15 feels more familiar to me since the neck and body are the same as my J45. I am struggling a bit with the narrower nut on the A3R and also the Yamaha has a fuller D shaped neck. I feel like I could get used to it though. The J15 probably carries higher resale value, which is always important with me. Thoughts?
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Not a hard choice at all IMO. If you are struggling with the narrow Yammie nut, let it go and have your Gibson made stage ready.
I voted Yamaha, but then noticed your comment about the neck. Better to keep the necks similar and add a pickup. Why not sell both?
I think a J-15 is one of the best values on the market today. I'd have a hard time getting rid of it if I had one.
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I also don't like having more than 2 because the others won't get played often enough. I like keeping a familiar feel with my guitars and too much changing around hinders that. JMO.
I also would like to possibly add a semi acoustic in the near future and that would make 4 total, which would be very hard to justify to myself and the other half.
I voted Yamaha, and reading between the lines the neck profile likely will push the envelope of speed & precision, and take your performances to the next level.
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After playing them both some more last night, the J15 just feels and plays more like my J45 so it makes more sense to keep that one. It was a tough decision though. Also that SRT2 system in the A3R just sounds so darn good.
I voted Gibson and I see that this is the one you chose to keep.
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