JuanCarlosVejar Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 folks , check it out : JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Great sound, but why call it "parlor." It's a full-sized J200. Big and deep sound. I like that a lot. Sounds like my J150 which is a big sound monster. I don't understand why they don't just call it a J200 (Rosewood). I bet that some people are going to automatically think it's a small J200, kind of like the Emmylou Harris model. To me it looks small in the video, but it's identical to the maple aside from the wood. Anyway, the guitar is real serious about volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Just saw this---Here's Tony's viewpoint. http://acousticletter.com/gibson-j-200-parlor-vs-j-200m-tonewood-comparison/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Based on that video I liked the upper register of the J-200 Parlor better but preferred the mids on the J-200M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurfbird Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Who's demoing the J-200 "parlor" then? The Jolly Giant? Would an LG-2 disappear in his mitts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Why does the Acoustic Letter refer to the body size of these as the "J-200 Mini"? I have to admit those don't quite look like 17" J-200 body planforms, but maybe it's just an illusion. In any case, I do prefer the more ringing bass of the rosewood model. The maple guitar seems very treble-focused to me. I played my OOO-28 over the weekend, and hadforgotten how pleasant that rosewood "ring" can be. Variety is the spice of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I don't understand the 'Parlor' tag. Something I've noticed is when I play my J200 RW I like it's sound better than my Maple, but just the opposite when playing back a recording. I seem to like recorded maple better. When JT did his CD I picked out my favorite sounding banner to find out it was maple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 According to Sweetwater it's a J165 dressed up to look like a J200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I played my OOO-28 over the weekend, and hadforgotten how pleasant that rosewood "ring" can be. Funny but I recently did as well - in my case a 1947 000-28. I had forgotten what a huge presence those little rosewood body guitars can have. But right after that I got my hands on a Collings OM-2H. Lawdy, what a freakin' guitar that thing is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 According to Sweetwater it's a J165 dressed up to look like a J200 Yes, even smaller than a J-185. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Yes guys , These are the size of an emmylou or a Cj 165. I like both the rosewood and maple ... I think they complement each other. JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phelonious Ponk Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Are we all looking at the same videos? All I see is one demo, one guitar. No rosewood/maple. And "why call it a parlor?" is obvious from what I'm looking at - very small. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Just saw this---Here's Tony's viewpoint. http://acousticletter.com/gibson-j-200-parlor-vs-j-200m-tonewood-comparison/ This is the one with the comparison. I usually think of a smaller slender guitar when I hear parlor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I've seen a J200 Parlor up close and it was absolutely much smaller than my SJ200. Looked the same as in the opening picture on top of this thread. It would defy physics and logic to think it would sound the same as the much larger guitar. IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Kinda hard to be the "King of the Flattops" when you are in danger of being crushed by a Martin 000-18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Kinda hard to be the "King of the Flattops" when you are in danger of being crushed by a Martin 000-18. LOL…Zomby you are so funny!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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