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On 10/17/2023 at 7:20 PM, E-minor7 said:
which all lie hidden on the f-board. . .
. . . . There's a reason Ralph McTell said he was lucky to be the one who took Streets of London down, , , , because it was already waiting there.
What should be considered is the challenge of meeting the guitar half way - meaning you learn to understand what it offers and the then wish/call/order/demand something the other way as well. . . .
Such a difficult topic to put a finger on . . . Not a chance to be a "which came first ? " question. . . there's such an interplay between so many things- not just the guitar, the singer, or the song. Or even the moment (the times). Songs come to be through so many routes- to express a sound, a story, or emotion, or to evoke a mood. Lars68's clip at t = 36:30> showed how songs can be inspired by not just a guitar's sound, but by some signal processing, as well. And on top of that, people will hear into it what they want to hear.
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5 hours ago, Larsongs said:
It doesn’t matter for some Guys.. They can take a cheap, warped, flood victim Guitar & make it sound incredible! I know such a Guy & he did! It was my brothers Ovation that his ExWife through in the Pool & he didn’t know for 3 days..
Well, the posting of that video explains your forum I.D. name, and the Ovation in the Pool certainly explains the "ex" in the ex- wife" part. 🙂.
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Congrats- should make a sweet couch guitar that also packs some serious eye candy. Beautiful condition, too. One of these had my interest for quite a while. Looking forward to hearing your impressions.
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The deep bodied short scalers like the Stage Deluxe Rosewood seemed to be the right formula for producing good bass, but that depth of sound without any great projection is of little use.
Of what use is great bass if it doesn’t project it cleanly.? (check the clarity of bass on a maple J-185 just for grins)
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3 hours ago, Murph said:
I'd agree the walnut is brighter. But (in my case) not louder. But, like I said, the top has a lot to do with that.
My J-45 (rosewood) is a booming cannon for some reason.
Set a straight edge on top of your frets & see where it contacts the bridge- I'm betting' your J-45R has a great neck angle, and the saddle height & resulting string break makes for some fairly decent dynamics. . . that stuff is also a big part of the equation when combined with the slope shoulder body design of the J-45.
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56 minutes ago, E-minor7 said:
I have that with pure light coloured newly laid board-floors or white table-cloths. . .
That is the price of white table cloths. Well, one of the prices.
56 minutes ago, E-minor7 said:, , , hmm everything. .
Pretty much.
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Very nice photo of a guitar that often gets relegated to Acoustic Underdog status when getting caught up in the comparo craziness of so many a/b comparisons. The 180 series can do their tone and bring attention-grabbing appearance to a performance. When getting lost in doing a little "guitar therapy", sometimes it's the player, not the guitar.
Here, Peter Schilmöller shows how a J-180 Everly can do more than Wake up Little Susie (P. gets a pass for coming down with some guitar face- he's just enjoying the guitar):
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Is drilling into the fretboard to install the pickup’s pole pieces an option? Looks to be a fairly haphazard install- amazing the drilling for the low E pole didn’t split the ‘board.
Then there’s the effectiveness transmitting (partially) through wood (?).
Also- no center strip on back ? Even the ply ‘160’s had ‘em.
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9 minutes ago, zombywoof said:
Does Bozeman continue the Gibson tradition of shooting the lacquer after the pickguard (as well as everything else) is attached to the body.
There is full gloss under the 'guard.
'Woof- was it you that had some info about the graphics being on the underside of the pickguard on the Hummingbirds, etc, in the early 1960's ?
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On 9/28/2023 at 2:35 PM, MissouriPicker said:
The “bird is almost 20- this is the often-maligned “flubberguard.” It’s like the day I got it. …..
Nice photo, Mo’Pic. . . very “worldly”. The photo off to your shoulder is a good one, too. Boats made for open water. . . Pacific ?
Many will say that the thick flubberguard dampens the sound too much, but it did have an advantage when it was used on the Hummingbird.
5 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said:It may just be the angle, but Missouri's PG looks shiny and '72's doesn't. Is there lacquer on some of the PG's protecting them?
It’s the flubber.
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A massive undertaking, Gumbino. And re-stringing four guitars? Who does that? Even two minutes each in a comparo as broad as what you've offered up would've satisfied the most ardent fan of a/b's. Yes, tuning down to the D throws off the ear that is accustomed to Standard tuning, and is kinder to the long scale instruments, but next to each other, some favorites do emerge.
People would've lost their minds if this was made as a blind tape guessing game, to be offered later with the video of who was who. The long scale Dove does keep it crisp in the de-tune. I've come back to liking the dry sound, and that J-45 V represents it so well. The big '200- such a round, big smooth sound. And that super sweet short scale Hummingbird Vintage has a very special place here.
Thanks for putting all of that together.
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2 hours ago, JuanCarlosVejar said:
You didn’t find anything because the original name for the series was the Custom Line .
The Gibson Custom Line (CL) Series was an acoustic guitar range introduced in the 1990s and made in Bozeman, Montana. The CLs had a longer scale length than the typical Gibson acoustic guitar and were designed by Ren Ferguson to compete with Martin D28 style acoustics which were hugely popular with guitarists. There were 5 tiers of CL guitars ranging from the CL-10 to CL-50. All had abalone rosettes (not really used by Gibson before on a production model), custom pickguard shapes and the more expensive models had mother of pearl snowflake or special leaf fingerboard inlays.
JC
Good info, Juan Carlos. Reminded me that I heard about Ren's development of the Songwriter. . . this video, straight from Ren (with Tony P.), explains the Custom Line to Songwriter lineage in the first 4 minutes:
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3 hours ago, thegreatgumbino said:
Sorry to hear the J185TV from Japan was a let down condition wise. Hopefully your bonding with it regardless.
Definitely. Having dings nicely spread across the top really takes the pressure off. . . ‘woulda felt bad if I’d done that myself. Looks like an Elvis impersonator wearing a few rings had it.
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7 hours ago, thegreatgumbino said:
I'll try to record something with it in the next week or so. Been so busy lately I haven't had much time to play, unfortunately.
I can't believe you haven't had a Dove either, 62burst. Did you ever pickup a J185 or sell your J200 TV?
Yes, gotta expect Emin7 to answer an NGD with a request for a sight &/or sound. ; ) .
And, yes, sold the 2007 200TV- it was a 5-yr old new old stock when I got it. It went to a very good home.
Got a 185TV from Japan. Won't be getting any more of Bozeman's finest from there again. . . it's a wonderful guitar- shapely, comfy, with the round sound of a jumbo and life-of-the-party good looks, but return shipping on a guitar's misrepresented condition from half way 'round the world makes it a "you bought it, you're keeping it" situation.
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2 hours ago, thegreatgumbino said:
I stopped into Fuller's last Friday on my way home from a doctor appointment. I haven't been in almost 6 months. . . .
. . . Nothing that caught me off guard until I found this mint used 2021 Dove in the Martin room and fell in love at first strum. Came home and couldn't stop thinking about it over the weekend.
That's when you know- it's simply a matter of time. Congrats on the Dove- that back does look amazing. Judging by the grooves in the fingertips in photo 1, you're already having a blast with it. (I'll be lucky if I get out of this whole Gibson thing without getting a Dove).
Enjoy.
1 hour ago, Dave F said:I love the red flamed maple.
6 months since Fullers or the doctor?
😀. That had me wondering, too.
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1 hour ago, E-minor7 said:
Do you have pictures of this 'film', Burst. .
Sorry, but after searching videos and photos, doesn't look like there's a photo of the static cling guard over the Bird graphics. I do know that I'd played many a jam with it, and it's presence was never noticed by any of the (other) guitar geeks.
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Rumor has it that when designing the original pick guard, Hartford Snyder had spec'ed for Panzer paint to be used for coloring his design, but that just might be an acoustic urban legend. Lacquer is quite fickle- you can clean the pickguard glue off of a guitar's top when replacing the 'guard, but I wouldn't risk it not attacking the paint on modern Hummingbird graphics. I also wanted to keep fingers from wearing off the design, so I purchased some clear static cling pickguard material off of eBay. Worked fine. 'Wasn't too critical about getting the air bubbles out. . . as a matter of fact, I kinda liked the mosaic pattern that resulted. I lifted the clear film after a few months to make sure it wasn't attacking the paint. All good. It wasn't pulled off until I sold the guitar a few years later- no damage, and the new owner got a pristine-looking pickguard on their new 'Bird.
screen capture from a Bozeman tour that was posted on YouTube:
Congrats on the incoming Hummingbird- post a pic!
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5 hours ago, Lars68 said:
Baked top?
'Don't know how I missed that. Good one, Lars.
. . . and it's wrapped in You've Got a Friend" wrapping paper.
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20 hours ago, PrairieDog said:
I’m learning so much here: through my earlier post about the “dead j-45” there was a lot of discussion of old strings. This gave me the thought to look closely at the strings on the DIF I picked up used a few months ago…. Eeewwww! I also had been struggling with my fingers killing me for days after playing, well beyond just building up the callouses again.
'Read your post a few times- the strings all uniformly going flat is fairly common. . . and that would draw attention away from a closer examination of the tuners. How long have these strings been on the guitar? Since you'd mentioned sore fingers, are you just getting back into playing? There are a few tricks that can help settle down new strings. . . I like to stretch them in, from the bridge to almost the first few frets. . . to the extent of preferring to stretch a string down, rather than touching a tuner when the string is sharp (especially the G). But you also mention occasionally all strings uniformly going sharp? That's more uncommon, and it would normally point to swings in humidity, as Murph had mentioned. Do you keep it out on the stand? Near HVAC or a doorway? Just throwing out some ideas. Nice looking Dove.
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10 hours ago, E-minor7 said:
You're right - it probably was an orgy*
*first time this word is used on the Board
Curious, yet very studious of you to research that in forum archives. I could've sworn I'd mentioned "orgy of overtones" as a reason for parting ways with my D-41. Then again, maybe not.
But, to return to Grace- is this how Bonnie Raitt came across back in the day?
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6 hours ago, E-minor7 said:
I don't find it likely that she's still around. Platoons of men must have eaten her up long time ago. .
Or vice versa.
D.Dan- good news/bad news: your guitar got relic'ed by Grace Potter. Maybe she's saving up for a J-45 of her own. Or maybe she can get the deal that Mr Jinder had, and get Gibson to have her as an endorser, and provide her with a guitar.
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11 hours ago, Gibson29 said:
Peter, throw a picture up of yours.
9 hours ago, Murph said:You mean the guitar, right?
It's all about punctuation on that one.
8 hours ago, fortyearspickn said:. . . Did you get a 'Gibson' hardcore with the Certificate of Authenticity and listing of specifications ?
Gotta watch for that pesky autofill on our devices, these days.
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1 hour ago, dhanners623 said:
. . . Is it the battery pack? If so, they’re held in with Velcro. . .
1 hour ago, rbpicker said:Is there a piece of Velcro on the neck block, and another piece on the little bag? If so, just stick them together and play your new guitar. Probably got shaken loose during shipment.
rb
Certainly sounds like the case here- many people remove the battery prior to shipping to lessen the likelihood of it coming loose and bouncing around inside the guitar.
Hopefully it was just the battery bag that had come loose. Congrats on the NGD, and remember- pics of the new J-45, or it didn't happen!
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21 minutes ago, egoidealmusic said:
The second is used to dial back the high end.
yes. I'd say treb roll off. Keep the vol knob at least -> 80%, and dial it back at the amp.
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That would be the easy way around it, for sure.