JuanCarlosVejar Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 check it out : this guy converted a 59 C&W to a lefty and it sounds incredible JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Those late-50's CW's--basically, a re-named SJ natural--are sweet guitars. Ol Fred here has one, and it's a great player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 They made them upside down in '59? I am a big fan of the 1955-1959 Gibsons so I give it a big thumbs up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-1854Me Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 They made them upside down in '59? A little-known fact is that those ones were all made for the Australian, NZ and South African markets..... Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The dman Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 A session guy I recorded in Nashville had one of these and Oh my it sounded sweet. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 I keep hoping that Gibson will come out with a model that sports a spot on reproduction of the mid-1950s bracing. Until then the only way you are going to get that sound is to buy a 1950s guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 I have to admit I dont really get the idea behind the slope shouldered C&W. I mean its basically identical to a J-50 really. I sort of get the square shoulder version more as an alternative to the very aethetically specfic Hummingbird, so a natural versioin without any bling made sense, but the slope shoulder I dont get ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share Posted April 20, 2013 I have to admit I dont really get the idea behind the slope shouldered C&W. I mean its basically identical to a J-50 really. I sort of get the square shoulder version more as an alternative to the very aethetically specfic Hummingbird, so a natural versioin without any bling made sense, but the slope shoulder I dont get ? Natural Southern Jumbo i guess JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 I have to admit I dont really get the idea behind the slope shouldered C&W. I mean its basically identical to a J-50 really. I sort of get the square shoulder version more as an alternative to the very aethetically specfic Hummingbird, so a natural versioin without any bling made sense, but the slope shoulder I dont get ? It's simple, Mark. The slope CW is to the slope J-50 as the slope SJ is to the slope J-45: similar guitar, more bling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 I have to admit I dont really get the idea behind the slope shouldered C&W. I mean its basically identical to a J-50 really. I sort of get the square shoulder version more as an alternative to the very aethetically specfic Hummingbird, so a natural versioin without any bling made sense, but the slope shoulder I dont get ? If you spend enough time with them you will note that 1950s SJs and later the SJNs were made with better wood than the J45/50. The tops usually have a very tight and even grain often getting wider as you get the sides (like a well-made violin)while the bodies were made with premium grade mahogany. While I really can't explain it, the SJs do not seem to be quite as wide open and big banging as a J-45 but had a somewhat tighter or more defined lower asnd upper end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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