gotomsdos Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Hi, guys out there. Do you know new version of J-35 ? Gibson J-35 Vintage Collector's Edition Acoustic Guitar Vintage Sunburst http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/gibson-j-35-vintage-collectors-edition-acoustic-guitar?rNtt=gibson%20j35&index=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vw1300 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I remember seeing these on Wildwood's website last year. They look fantastic and probably sound great, I'm not sure it's worth twice as much as the regular version though. I want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Daluthdan got oine in burst and it sounded fabulous. Much deeper than the tinny J-35 standard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Assuming this version has the same bracing, size and shape as the regular new fangled J-35 I do not get how it can sound different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Daluthdan got oine in burst and it sounded fabulous. Much deeper than the tinny J-35 standard Indeed I did acquire a J-35 Collectors Edition a few months ago. I also live in a household where I have easy access to a standard sort of sunburst J-35 that I bought for my son a few years ago. The Collectors Edition has a wider 1.75 nut, and a slightly beefier neck that feels oh so good to me. Nice and round. Also has the thermally cured top. In my sloppy playing style, the new one sounds nice to me - a bit more robust than the standard. My son likes his better. I like the new one better. Our playing styles are quite different - he uses a thin pick, and I just stumble along with my fingers. That being said - a touring musician friend of mine damaged his martin HD-28 in an argument with a loose strap, and a floor, and I offered him one of the J-35s as a temporary replacement for the rest of his tour. He's a versatile player with real talent, not just a shlubb like me. He chose the standard, without hesitation - "Man this one really has the tone ! " were his exact words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotomsdos Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 That being said - a touring musician friend of mine damaged his martin HD-28 in an argument with a loose strap, and a floor, and I offered him one of the J-35s as a temporary replacement for the rest of his tour. He's a versatile player with real talent, not just a shlubb like me. He chose the standard, without hesitation - "Man this one really has the tone ! " were his exact words. Congrats you for such a beautiful J-35 dan ! But I guess the touring musician was not willing to take your collector's version of J-35. Put your feeling into consideration ?, he knew this one costed a lot more. Not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Congrats you for such a beautiful J-35 dan ! But I guess the touring musician was not willing to take your collector's version of J-35. Put your feeling into consideration ?, he knew this one costed a lot more. Not sure. I can assure you that relative $$$ value was not his consideration at all - he really was impressed with the standard - and that's the one he's now touring with. Plays thru a microphone mostly, and loves the sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayoubengal1954 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Assuming this version has the same bracing, size and shape as the regular new fangled J-35 I do not get how it can sound different. FWIW the standard J-35 has a "vintage 1930's advanced X-bracing pattern" and the Vintage Collector's Edition has scalloped bracing, and of course the cooked top (which always seems to jack the price up quite bit). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 FWIW the standard J-35 has a "vintage 1930's advanced X-bracing pattern" and the Vintage Collector's Edition has scalloped bracing, and of course the cooked top (which always seems to jack the price up quite bit). Forward shifted refers not to the carve of the bracing, only the footprint. As all Gibsons have a scalloped X brace, I am just assuming the new J-35 has the forward shifted bracing with the longer bridge plate. The specs say nothing about the tone bars so again I assume this means it has the standard scalloped tone bars rather than the three un-scalloped tone bars that the 1995 Walker run had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayoubengal1954 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Forward shifted refers not to the carve of the bracing, only the footprint. As all Gibsons have a scalloped X brace, I am just assuming the new J-35 has the forward shifted bracing with the longer bridge plate. The specs say nothing about the tone bars so again I assume this means it has the standard scalloped tone bars rather than the three un-scalloped tone bars that the 1995 Walker run had. Thanks for the clarification! I thought that the braces were all scalloped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Thanks fore the clarification! I thought that the braces were all scalloped. They are. Just different footprints. Generally when Gibson uses "vintage" in a name it means the bracing is wide angle, forward shifted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vw1300 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 FWIW the standard J-35 has a "vintage 1930's advanced X-bracing pattern" and the Vintage Collector's Edition has scalloped bracing, and of course the cooked top (which always seems to jack the price up quite bit). Thanks, I didn't know there were substantial differences between the two versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Thanks, I didn't know there were substantial differences between the two versions. Adirondack tap on the CE, sitka on the std. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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