generaldreedle Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Did I have to have then pull down the 2018 Gibson J200 just to try over my lunch break? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSoxBiker Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Yeah, um, I did that just once. Once! It still haunts me. I am purposely not paying off my hummingbird early to avoid the added temptation of XX-months no interest on top of it all. I'm trying to stretch it to at least a year between 'em. I have all kinds of logic paths on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Did I have to have then pull down the 2018 Gibson J200 just to try over my lunch break? Couldn't have happened to a nicer guitar.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelDeVille Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 That’s why I bought a J45, and didn’t even take anything else off the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbpark Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 I have no problem pulling one down and playing it. Even if it sounds amazing they're too darn expensive for me to justify buying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 That’s why I bought a J45, and didn’t even take anything else off the wall. Yeah, several years ago I went up to GC with the intention of buying a J165 they had (a fairly rare beast to find). I played it again and still was very impressed, THEN, they brought out a brand new J45 that had recently arrived and hung it on the wall. I played it and took it home. No regrets........ If a J200 calls your name and the price is right, it's tough to say "No." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 I have to stay away! One off the wall? Last few times, I had all the ones I am interested in lined up by the staff on guitar stands....should have played the cheaper of 12 guitars first, not last. Confused myself, but I can tell you now after a few months, that I liked ALL of them. Sick. BluesKing77. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 We warned you. It's in the archives... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 But if you don't try them ALL, how will you know if you like the one they are flogging? BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 I am at peace with what I have and find little else tempting. No problems putting those high dollar guitars back where I found them. It is the cheap ones that keep worming their way into the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinder Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 A really good SJ200 is a guitar that every serious player deserves to have in their hands at some point, not necessarily to own but definitely to try out. They’re a unique instrument, and, if one calls you by name, one of the hardest to resist. I’ve been lucky enough to own two, both of which were/are stunning instruments. The 2015 blonde I own currently is one of the best guitars I’ve ever had in my lap. I’ve got others with quicker necks and more comfortable dimensions, but the SJ200 is like an arrow straight to the heart...in the Cupid sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDuke Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 While running from Hurricane Florence, I found myself in Jacksonville Fl with a lot of time to do nothing. So I went on CL "just to look" found a guy with 5 gibsons and a taylor. He said he wanted to sell 2 of them and didnt care which two. went to his house and found he had a 67 J45, couldnt afford it. a later model J200 couldnt afford it and i didnt want the taylor. played them all but fell for a 2013 J45 standard which played and sounded like a dream sooooo I bought it. I should have stopped there but I grabbed his J185 EC Quilted Maple. Wow my first time spending any time with a maple. anyway when i got back to South Carolina I called him up and told him to ship it to me. I wish I had 4 arms so I could play them both at the same time. I AM NOT looking at CL any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinder Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 While running from Hurricane Florence, I found myself in Jacksonville Fl with a lot of time to do nothing. So I went on CL "just to look" found a guy with 5 gibsons and a taylor. He said he wanted to sell 2 of them and didnt care which two. went to his house and found he had a 67 J45, couldnt afford it. a later model J200 couldnt afford it and i didnt want the taylor. played them all but fell for a 2013 J45 standard which played and sounded like a dream sooooo I bought it. I should have stopped there but I grabbed his J185 EC Quilted Maple. Wow my first time spending any time with a maple. anyway when i got back to South Carolina I called him up and told him to ship it to me. I wish I had 4 arms so I could play them both at the same time. I AM NOT looking at CL any time soon. Great choices! A J45 and a J185 are fantastic instruments and cover a lot of bases between them. I have a ‘67 J45 and a J180 (basically a J185 with the twin “Everly” pickguards) amongst others, and those two could do the whole job if push came to shove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 A really good SJ200 is a guitar that every serious player deserves to have in their hands at some point, not necessarily to own but definitely to try out. They’re a unique instrument, and, if one calls you by name, one of the hardest to resist. I’ve been lucky enough to own two, both of which were/are stunning instruments. The 2015 blonde I own currently is one of the best guitars I’ve ever had in my lap. I’ve got others with quicker necks and more comfortable dimensions, but the SJ200 is like an arrow straight to the heart...in the Cupid sense. I agree everybody should get the chance to try out a J-200 but that they are not going to be everybody's cup of tea. We have owned a 1960 J-200 for decades. Personally, I would have sold it off a long time back but my wife loves it and you could not pry it out of her hands for anything. The guitar is absolutely flawless. When this one was built Gibson was still turning out only a hundred or so every year. Story is that the white wood foreman personally selected each piece of wood destined for the top. Interestingly, back in the day Gibson did not seem to put a lot of stock in aesthetics. The body shows a bit of both flame and quilting but it is all mixed together. Not a very loud guitar. The low and high end almost get subsumed by the saturated mids which is why they are such good strummers. Ours is a fairly heavy instrument with a very wide angle X brace both below and above the soundhole. The thing about this guitar is when she takes it out to play there is a certain respect that seems to always be shown it, even at music shops. As soon as folks see her pull it out of the case they move in but then take a step backward and just look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinder Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 I agree everybody should get the chance to try out a J-200 but that they are not going to be everybody's cup of tea. We have owned a 1960 J-200 for decades. Personally, I would have sold it off a long time back but my wife loves it and you could not pry it out of her hands for anything. The guitar is absolutely flawless. When this one was built Gibson was still turning out only a hundred or so every year. Story is that the white wood foreman personally selected each piece of wood destined for the top. Interestingly, back in the day Gibson did not seem to put a lot of stock in aesthetics. The body shows a bit of both flame and quilting but it is all mixed together. Not a very loud guitar. The low and high end almost get subsumed by the saturated mids which is why they are such good strummers. Ours is a fairly heavy instrument with a very wide angle X brace both below and above the soundhole. The thing about this guitar is when she takes it out to play there is a certain respect that seems to always be shown it, even at music shops. As soon as folks see her pull it out of the case they move in but then take a step backward and just look. Stunning guitar! I definitely get the “respect” angle. Whenever I see a player whip out an SJ200 (especially a vintage one), there is a degree of prestige that is unavoidably present, whatever the circumstances. A sound engineer friend of mine said “when a J200 comes out, I always know there’s something serious going on, either serious showmanship, serious talent or somebody who takes their playing seriously enough to spend some serious cash” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 I agree everybody should get the chance to try out a J-200 but that they are not going to be everybody's cup of tea. We have owned a 1960 J-200 for decades. Personally, I would have sold it off a long time back but my wife loves it and you could not pry it out of her hands for anything. The guitar is absolutely flawless. When this one was built Gibson was still turning out only a hundred or so every year. Story is that the white wood foreman personally selected each piece of wood destined for the top. Interestingly, back in the day Gibson did not seem to put a lot of stock in aesthetics. The body shows a bit of both flame and quilting but it is all mixed together. Not a very loud guitar. The low and high end almost get subsumed by the saturated mids which is why they are such good strummers. Ours is a fairly heavy instrument with a very wide angle X brace both below and above the soundhole. The thing about this guitar is when she takes it out to play there is a certain respect that seems to always be shown it, even at music shops. As soon as folks see her pull it out of the case they move in but then take a step backward and just look. Yep. Same sense of awe I get when I open up the case. You're right, of course, they aren't loud. Not 'banjo killers'. They are deep and broad and full and project 'all the colors of the rainbow'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Yep, a good J200 has just about no equal IMHO so......... Let me help out a bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinder Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Yep, a good J200 has just about no equal IMHO so......... Let me help out a bit... That, my friend, is THE STUFF!! Beautiful. I could spend all day gazing at these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 That, my friend, is THE STUFF!! Beautiful. I could spend all day gazing at these things. I know Right?? me too... What's NOT to love?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSoxBiker Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Did I have to have then pull down the 2018 Gibson J200 just to try over my lunch break? Was it on sale? My local GC had theirs on sale, unadvertised, substantial discount, as of 6:00PM this evening. My S-Ash manager verified it soon there-after, and now I wait quite impatiently for a Wednesday delivery. \:D/ Woo Hoo!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generaldreedle Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share Posted September 29, 2018 Regrettably it wasn't but I'll double check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 I would pick a maple gibson acoustic against anything else . The quick decay and the clean tones are just an unbeatable heaven to my ears. JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 I could spend all day gazing at these things. Count me in, ,, and EA, whom I know giggles as he gazes. With kidblast that's four, but we may be many more. Imagine a summer-cottage-senior-scene with old Gibson-geezers just sitting gazing at acoustic guitars. With occasional giggles here and there. Hilarious. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Count me in, ,, and EA, whom I know giggles as he gazes. With kidblast that's four, but we may be many more. Imagine a summer-cottage-senior-scene with old Gibson-geezers just sitting gazing at acoustic guitars. With occasional giggles here and there. Hilarious. . add a nice bottle of bourbon, (or two) and let us play em, and that just might be epic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generaldreedle Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 It is on sale, $3700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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