jrplefty Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I've been GASing for a maple acoustic strictly for recording purposes. I played a Taylor 614 today that was nice, but not everything I was looking for. I'm really close to pulling the trigger and acquiring a J200. Anybody wanna talk me out of it? :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Free choice - so I won't talk you out of it..... But on Ebay, there is a (bit expensive) left handed '54 Gibson LG3 to die for.... BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Nope. I just bought a new guitar last week. It would be hypocritical of me to present arguments against a reasonable guitar purchase. Post a sound clip for us after you get it, ok ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonCarlos Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 #1 Wait 48 hours first. Then on the 47th hour start drinking vodka and you will make the right decision. #2 Okay what I really do t, is to wait 48 hours, then I look at the guitars I have and conclude I have the best acoustic that Gibson makes(J45) and the best electric that Fender makes (JB signature) , so do I really need to buy again? Not really. To get G.A.S. out of my system, I buy an inexpensive guitar, upgrade the nut, bridge and hardware, set it up completely, play it for a few days, then give it away as a gift. In fact I have a Placid Blue Fender Sonoran S showing up in a couple days (60 bucks) and that's exactly what I am going to do and then give it my friend's 10 year who is learning guitar. Or you can go back to #1 Good luck. Let us know what you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 . I love the J200 and wouldn't think twice about pumping up the GAS - . . . . . . . . . B) Life is short - buy the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Hmmm... I tryied to talk myself out of the second one the first day I walked into a store.. after that it was 1 a week for 4 years.. those were just New ones.. the Vintage ones were not among those.. Its a Nasty habit.. Good Luck on your Quest... J200s are Nice.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfox14 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Morton Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 For recording purposes i would highly suggest a J-185, but I think you should get the 200 as well :) JM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 To get G.A.S. out of my system, I buy an inexpensive guitar, upgrade the nut, bridge and hardware, set it up completely, play it for a few days, then give it away as a gift. In fact I have a Placid Blue Fender Sonoran S showing up in a couple days (60 bucks) and that's exactly what I am going to do and then give it my friend's 10 year who is learning guitar. That is exactly how I handle GAS although most of the ones I give away I get as freebies so am just out whatever cash I have to lay out on parts. After putting in the time and sweat to get them into the best possible playing considition though, sometimes it is still kinda sad to see them go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 That is exactly how I handle GAS although most of the ones I give away I get as freebies so am just out whatever cash I have to lay out on parts. After putting in the time and sweat to get them into the best possible playing considition though, sometimes it is still kinda sad to see them go. never got a freebie guitar in my life ! how do i get myself into that position ? :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdd707 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Go for it .... you can never have too many guitars, shotguns or pickup trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisA83 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 never got a freebie guitar in my life ! how do i get myself into that position ? :-) You could try this http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/84802-anyone-has-a-acoustic-guitar-that-i-can-have/page__pid__1162550 Not sure it worked out too well though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojorule Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 For recording purposes i would highly suggest a J-185, but I think you should get the 200 as well :) JM Haha, a brillant funny from JM. Reading my mind like a book! Though I was thinking of talking you out of the 200 as an intro with the 185 as the punchline instead. JM clearly knows how to sell as well as repair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrplefty Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 For recording purposes i would highly suggest a J-185, but I think you should get the 200 as well :) JM Jeremy, I'm curious as to your thoughts on the advantages of the J-185 as opposed to the 200 for recording. I welcome your thoughts on this. Thanks for chiming in Jeremy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LessPaul Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I've been GASing for a maple acoustic strictly for recording purposes. I played a Taylor 614 today that was nice, but not everything I was looking for. I'm really close to pulling the trigger and acquiring a J200. Anybody wanna talk me out of it? :unsure: I have a J-200. I love the way it sounds when I'm playing it. In the studio it's a little boomy, we roll off the low end a little bit. I bought the guitar because I like to hear the bass. You could probably find a more "balanced" guitar for strictly recording purposes. J-200s are a blast to play. There, that's my attempt to talk you out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotTheSilver Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Anybody wanna talk me out of it? :unsure: It goes against everything I believe in, and everything this forum stands for, to talk someone OUT of buying a new Gibson guitar!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkolo Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 So long as you can afford it I say go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapM Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 For recording purposes i would highly suggest a J-185, but I think you should get the 200 as well :) JM This statement intrigues me. Why would a J-185 be better for recording purposes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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