On the other hand, the Gibson J-50 that I use in some of my lessons was bought in a Montreal pawn shop for $150, back in 1969. It was already 18 years old, and had 4 rusty strings on it. I bought it because I'd seen a Carole King album sleeve with a picture of James Taylor, who played on it, with his J-50. I figured if it's good enough for JT, it's good enough for me.
I love it.
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