Jjunk Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Anyone seen the new 2015 "Stage Deluxe" models? A quick search shows them showing up at a few of the larger online retailers. They look beautiful!!! Seems to me they're identical to the Jackson Browne signatures, except with Indian Rosewood back and sides. Drool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMELEYE Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Lookin' good! Just wish the pickup system was optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Anyone seen the new 2015 "Stage Deluxe" models? A quick search shows them showing up at a few of the larger online retailers. They look beautiful!!! Seems to me they're identical to the Jackson Browne signatures, except with Indian Rosewood back and sides. Drool... Neck profile is different Tuners are different Pickup is different Logo inlay is slightly different Price is lower It feels real comfortable and sounds great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy2 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Here's my rosewood Smeck..will have to look for these new ones.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy2 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Anyone seen the new 2015 "Stage Deluxe" models? A quick search shows them showing up at a few of the larger online retailers. They look beautiful!!! Seems to me they're identical to the Jackson Browne signatures, except with Indian Rosewood back and sides. Drool... All the descriptions I see say hog back/sides... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jjunk Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 Thanks Dave - good to know! Would you say the neck feels more full than the JB? I know they both have the 1.8 nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 The Stage Deluxe LTD is a Hog, The RW model is called Stage Deluxe Rosewood. Both have a soft or modified vee neck shape that IMHO is more comfortable than the JB The Rosewood is real close looking to the JB as far as fret markers and logo inlay The LTD is plain looking with silkscreen logo and dot inlays closer looking to the originals Electronics - JB Trance Audio Amulet Stereo Stage Deluxe LTD Trance Audio Amulet Mono Stage Deluxe Rosewood L.R. Baggs Lyric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Here's a few shots of the Rosewood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jjunk Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 That is a seriously beautiful guitar (yours too jannus!)... nice pics. I'm just a complete sucker for 12-fret Gibsons. It's like my Blues Tribute's bigger brother... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 suprising clairity for a 12-fret rosewood guitar. The punch is exactly what you would expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I've bought quite a few new guitars over the past few years and the Stage Deluxe Rosewood is the most impressive sound-wise. But I'm partial to rosewood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy2 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 This revived thread has caused me to get my Smeck out. Thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I've bought quite a few new guitars over the past few years and the Stage Deluxe Rosewood is the most impressive sound-wise. But I'm partial to rosewood. I got one recently, as well. Fabulous guitar. Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Just played the same one last week--still at the store. Whole lotta guitar. Great feel. Plenty of punch and ring, but cant tell if the high is muted or its just the dominant bass coming through (thoughts?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Just played the same one last week--still at the store. Whole lotta guitar. Great feel. Plenty of punch and ring, but cant tell if the high is muted or its just the dominant bass coming through (thoughts?). Unusual for Mr. Rambler to rekindle a sleeper thread- must be something there of unrequited interest (?). Your observations match mine- it is a guitar with deep lungs. . . just need to find one that really projects. Perhaps some of E-minor 7's little tricks to balance a guitar out; using a combination of string and bridge pin choice, individualized saddle pieces, etc, not to mention the always-controversial mods for max string break (!). *Also- the player might be inadvertently changing the tone when on a 12-fret, as that bridge is down deeper, and the picking hand is still striking the strings in the same place, relative to the body of the guitar, further away from the bridge, leading to an even deeper sound. Very little body taper, compared with standard issue J-45 Rosewood (note bridge placement deeper into lower bout, "Stage_ ", left) : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy2 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Here's my rosewood Smeck..will have to look for these new ones.. Getting ready to put this one on the market. Old age is pushing me toward 000 size guitars. Every time I play this one the tone blows me away but the shoulder and wrist discomfort makes me realize it's time to move it along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Thanks, guys. 62, don't know about unrequited, but that 12-fret is very intuitive to play. Plus that tone--Ive been branching out into folk more, so that extra presence ala JB is attractive. The inlays are pretty but say Martin, not Gibosn (why, Bozeman, why?). Problem as usual--Im not in a position to buy outright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 You've spectacular taste in guitars jannus. What happens to your shoulder and wrist ? Does it hurt while playing or afterwards ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy2 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 You've spectacular taste in guitars jannus. What happens to your shoulder and wrist ? Does it hurt while playing or afterwards ? Just age related stuff. I find it easier to play shallower guitars these days as I think I'm developing arthritis in my shoulders.. And the nut width on the Smeck is not a comfortable as it used to be. Mind you this doesn't bother me unless I've been at it for a couple of hours but I do seem to gravitate to the smaller bodies more and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Just age related stuff. I do seem to gravitate to the smaller bodies more an more. An OM18a was my favorite of the Martin's I tried out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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