Hi all. First time poster, long time lurker here. I recently went in our local GC to purchase strings, and decided to check out the acoustic room. They had a 66 J-50ADJ on display that looked interesting, that I asked to play. The guitar sounded great and has now had me considering whether I “needed” another guitar, especially considering I had just purchased a Murphy lab J-45 banner a few months back. I’ve always been interested in picking up a vintage instrument. Though I’m a bit apprehensive given that I’m not an expert and am worried that I may be missing some major flaw, particularly on older guitars.
GC claims this guitar to be a 1966 (tried looking up the serial number myself and my research seems to indicate that it’s from 65-67). The tuners look clean and does not seem original. The adj saddle seems to have been converted to a fixed saddle, not sure if the saddle itself is orginal. No apparent neck cracks/repairs, and the body itself is fairly clean and looks the part of a 50 year old instrument.
I would love some of your general thoughts on the photo:
http://https://www.guitarcenter.com/...urce=4SOS0DRBA
(I took better photos myself but am having trouble uploading it to this post). Any insightful feedback would be much appreciated, as I want to make sure I’m not missing any major red flags, when considering this purchase (as I’ll likely have to move my Avii strat to make room for this).
Thanks much in advance!