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Gibson J-15 from the Bozeman factory
I’ve had two J-15s come through in the last week, both of which suffered from super-low string action, seemingly caused by necks that were set a degree or so too far back. Both guitars were built in the late 20-teens. Is this a known issue, or did I just get lucky?
Thanks!
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I can only offer anecdotal, but I’ve also had a couple overset Gibsons from 2010-2019 with crazy high saddles and low action. I guess it future proofs the build a bit, but sacrifices some tonal range for the first *checks notes* 20 years.
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Yes, I and others here have seen the same thing.
Unless the guitar has been dried out and the top has gone flat…
But yes, I’ve seen probably 3-5 that were relatively new with high neck angles and tall saddles that were not dried out in the least…FWIW
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I have a friend who was production manager of the Bozeman operation in the late 80s, early 90s. One of the reasons he left was that he was being forced to build with wood that had not been properly seasoned.
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