I have purchased two brand new Gibson acoustics during my guitar collecting obsessed life.. a 2007 SJ200 AB acoustic electric, and a 2008 Songwriter Deluxe EC.. And I must say, the action on both from the factory was, and to an extent still is.. terrible. The neck angle in my opinion on both guitars made it impossible to set the action to a playable height and maintain good contact with the under saddle pick-up.. I ended up installing a 16'' radius saddle on each to get the action a bit lower without losing outside contact on the bass and treble E strings..
My Guild D-40 has a similar issue.. but I bought it new in 1972, and its taken over 40 years for me to lower the saddle as much as I had to do on my brand new Gibson's..
Even the MIC Guilds have better dovetail joint neck angles.. for 1/5 the cost? I also own a Gibson 1987 Chet Atkins CCE, and an SG Standard.. both great guitars.. but I won't be investing in any more Gibson Acoustics..
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