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  1. Jack, I've known Laun Braithwaite for quite a while now, having bought more than a few guitars from him over the years! He's a good guy. If he hasn't done so already, maybe ask him to insert an instruction in the order "Ren or Val to pick wood". Fred
  2. Jack, I traded lots of photos of various bursts with the Custom Shop to try to illustrate the colour I had in mind. I did not want a burst that was so dark that it would obscure the top wood, the sides/back or the neck. I wanted to be able to see the wood. But I did not want it to be too light either. I forgot to mention that the other custom feature I asked for was gold Waverly tuners. Fred
  3. Ah, you've been to Dave's! (One of my faves. I've bought a few from his shop over the years.) Have you played the 1993 J-200Jr Ultra deluxe specfreakintacular that he has there? Over the top nutty fancy, but it is worth a look and a play! Fred
  4. Sure, I'll play! The J200-Jr was introduced in 1992, and it essentially took over the 16" jumbo design from the J-185, which preceded it for two years ('90-'91). For comparison, here's a 1992 J-200Jr and a later J-185: The Jr was built using the same long scale that the J-185 before it had, but they took the design aesthetic elements of the J-200 and used those -- some, but not all. So the Jr got the same inlays on the fingerboard, similar bridge (two pearl bars though). Same inlay pattern on the backstrip as on the J-200. Same tuners. NO binding on the fingerboard (and I love that about the Jr). They also introduced a 12-string version of the J-200Jr, built on a short scale. The Jr was dropped from the production lists in 1994, BUT occasional small batches or individual J-200Jr guitars were built in the period from 1995 to now. Here's a pair of 2000 J-200Jrs (note that even in the same batch, two different pickguards were used on the same model -- that's Gibson!): I've had three over the years, a 92 6-string, a 93 12-string and my current, a Custom Shop model from 2007: This one has -- as yours will -- a red spruce top. It sounds great!! One of the forum regulars has (or had) a bunch of these too, only with some in red, IIRC. Let us know once you get your Custom J-200Junior! Fred
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