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  1. Aside from the lower tension and the resulting (better?) playability, the guitar will sound a little different because lower frequencies will activate the air and material resonance frequencies of the guitar.

    Also some want to play in E but want to sing in D. This might not be an issue when we just play cowboy chords or bar chords but if you want to play the original riff of "Listen to the Music" from Doobie Brothers that's not possible in D. Tom Johnston plays the song tuned down to E flat now (at least in ther "Playing for Change" version). I think it was E originally.

    I tune down maybe twice a year just to go back to standard tuning a few hours later.

  2. I have 5 Martins, had another one before. One of them, the CEO-7, had the binding issue. Maybe the others are too new. It got repaired quickly and really cheaply. No big deal.

    When I compare the Austrian prices to to US prices, Gibsons are very close and Martins are much higher here. 

    I love both Martin and Gibson as I love a wide variety of food. Martin might be on the menu a little bit more often.

  3. YT is or became a mostly platform for people who like to hear themselves talking. I saw the first part and while it had some good (critical) points it was exhausting. This second part I stopped watching after about 10 minutes. This guy was only justifying what he is doing and I‘m not interested in that at all. 

    What he forgot to mention in the first video and the first half of this one is that Gibson seems to have a lot of handwork also in that G line. It’s quite cheap and therefore a bit more sloppy but still an american handmade guitar that shouldn’t be compared to another product produced mostly by machines.

    I’m not saying what is better, just what a buyer wants. Maybe the invisible sloppiness inside the guitar is acceptable for many. Maybe Gibson saved costs on the right place in the few of many customers. I mean, look how old, expensive and well played Gibsons look like. Who would care about some glue inside the guitar? Maybe all of that is covered in the second half of this boring video. I will not know.

    I’m not interested in buying a G-series Gibson but I appreciate that Gibson makes those guitars. Just more offers to select from. If customers don’t like them, they will disappear from the marked quickly.

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  4. On 10/19/2021 at 8:58 AM, Jinder said:

    I’d love that job. I was a Gibson endorsee artist from 2007-2009 when my former band was signed to Sony, and I had a hand in the concept of the “flubber” pickguard that was (is?) used in SJ200s for some years. Lovely people to work with. They are a great company and the London HQ in Rathbone Place (as it was then, not sure if it’s still there) is like a playground filled with amazing instruments. 
     

    Here is a video we filmed there in 2008…I’m in the middle, the SJ200 Western Classic was Gibson’s, the Dove on the left played by my bandmate Simon was mine, and Gavin on the right is playing his trusty late ‘90s J45 Rosewood. He has owned it from new and still has it now, although it’s VERY road worn these days!

     

    That’s wonderful, Jinder!

    I think, I told you that you influenced me to get my Dove. Nice to see one of the Doves that inspired you.

  5. On 3/15/2021 at 12:18 PM, kidblast said:

    Ordered  Gibson's new Coated PBs from the Gibson store last week,  processed pretty quick and I received the order in a few days.  No issues there at all.

    Packed in the standard sealed plastic,   they use alternating brass/silver end balls to help identify each string.

    I put them on my SJ200 yesterday.   Bright and resonant with a nicely defined bass response and a nice touch of top end clarity.  

    After a bit of settling they are stable tuning wise.    They reminded me of a new set of Masterbuilts on this guitar.  

    We'll wait to see how they go over the next few months.  But the first impression was real positive.

    I couldn't find them anywhere but the Gibson store, so not sure if they are available other places.

    Juststrings.com and stringsbymail.com for example, do not seem to stock them -- yet anyway.

    Anyone else try a set yet?

     

    I like them on my Southern Jumbo and the Hummingbird. And the Gibson 80/20 coated are nice strings too.

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  6. On 3/7/2021 at 1:50 PM, Leonard McCoy said:

    The Chroma series is a modern take on established models like, in this case, the Songwriter. Personally,  I can see myself liking the slimmer body and fast neck but a cutaway is hard pass for me in general. I like the choice of woods as well but would probably not come to terms with the Black Cherry Burst finish. I don't mind the choice of ebony for the bridge and fretboard, or all the other appointments.

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    My guitars are mostly non-cutaways, BUT: That's a cooooooool looking guitar! 

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