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  1. That’s a book I’ve always wanted to get. Maybe I’ll finally break down and buy it. I’ve wondered, though…. Has Gibson produced (or given any thought to producing) any limited runs of guitars with wartime specs and no adjustable truss rods? With available carbon fiber neck rods and improved square steel tube truss rods, it would be easy enough to do.
  2. Lose the Elixirs and try other strings. Experiment. I know some people swear by Elixirs, but I never saw the attraction. Also, keep in mind it’s just going to sound different from your Hummingbird. You’ve spent all these years associating your Hummingbird with how a guitar should sound that when another guitar enters the picture, you naturally compare them. That’s not fair to either guitar. Give yourself a chance to get used to the guitar. You’ll probably find your playing style changes slightly to take advantage of what the 000-15M is good at and even excels at. You’re fortunate enough to have two very good guitars. Don’t complain. Play.
  3. And if you really want to get into the capo/tuning weeds, here is some insight from James Taylor:
  4. At least Martin has always glued in through-cut saddles. Unsure about Gibson or other builders. https://www.13thfret.com/saddleswap.shtml I don’t know that I’ve ever seen one that wasn’t glued, but I’m no expert and certainly don’t doubt your personal experience.
  5. Plus there’s the fact a through-cut saddle should be glued in…. Why not try a Baggs M1, M1 Active or M80? I’ve got an M1 in my J-35 and an M80 for my Kevin Schwab hand built guitar (which has a through-cut saddle…) and both work well. Yeah, they’re soundhole pickups, but both are really a step above, especially the M80. And if you decide you want something different, there’s no disassembly required….
  6. Jeezamae. That one is excellent on EVERY level. Great writing, great performance instrumentally and vocally. It all goes together in a stunning way. I couldn’t decide if the singing and general vibe reminded me of Randy Newman, John Hiatt or Levon Helm, and that is a VERY good thing. Impressive.
  7. Was it the Standard, the Pro II or theArtist?
  8. Now that I’m living in the UK, I’ve been thinking of getting a British-made Hiscox case for my J-35. Anybody have any experience with them? Pros? Cons?
  9. I’ve got Waverlys on one guitar and Golden Age Restoration tuners on my other two, including my J-35. All work well and are well-made. And, yes, Waverlys are pricey but worth it. Check out JP Guitars in Bristol, UK, for both. https://www.jp-guitars.co.uk/sales/parts_and_spares/tuners/golden_age/golden_age.htm I’ve ordered other things from them and they’ve always been fast and trouble-free. Determine whether you’ll need conversion bushings, though.
  10. Noted Gibsonophile Jackson Browne has made a career of tuning down….
  11. Thanks! I hope I can get the blue (or something similar) over here in the UK…..
  12. Hey, gear experts…. My J-35 is wired for a Baggs M1 soundhole pickup, as are my other two guitars. But when I use a strap, it loosens the strap ring, the piece that goes on over the actual nut that tightens the jack to the tail block. (I enlarge the hole in the strap, but it still has to be tight enough that the guitar doesn’t fall off.) My question: Is there any harm to sticking a little Loctite on the threads so the strap ring won’t come loose easily when I use a strap?
  13. I witnessed that myself at the Dallas Guitar Show in the ‘80s, and I also heard many a local dealer complain about it at the time.
  14. Some weird stars must be in rare alignment but I gotta go with Sgt. Pepper on this one. A guitar doesn’t need to be practical. It just needs to be a guitar you’ll play. I’m “down” to three guitars — a paltry herd by the standards here — and sometimes I think it’s two guitars too many. I worry that some folks think about their guitars more than they play them. Unless you’re a pro intending to make money off the guitar, little of what we do is going to be heard by others, so you might as well own guitars that make YOU happy. I know I might be in the minority on this score, but I think a smart player gets a decent guitar they adore and then tailors his or her style to it. To me, that is one of the attractions of my J-35. It’s a very versatile guitar — more so, I would posit, than a run-of-the-mill J-45.
  15. The J-45 is a great all-around guitar. I’ve owned a couple over the years. But for fingerstyle, I prefer the J-35. Taste is largely subjective but, generally speaking, I believe the J-35 handles fingerstyle better.
  16. A guitar can have too much bling.
  17. While I’m not really in the market for a new guitar, a Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe replica would be tempting.
  18. I’m no expert — and I’m sure the actual experts will comment — but it looks to me like somebody wanted their headstock to look like a Les Paul. Going solely from the one photo, it looks like they didn’t do a very good job of it. Is there a serial number? Is there anything else about the guitar you consider suspect? The Mother of Pearl Gibson logo and split-diamond inlay are readily available online; heck, you can even buy headstock veneers with the Gibson MoP already inlaid. This doesn’t look like a pro job, though.
  19. The J-35 looks/sounds nice. At least they got the headstock logo right this time….
  20. Indeed he is. Strings is one of those guys I have mixed feelings about. He is undoubtedly a once-in-a-generation talent. But sometimes, his playing is too ornamented for my tastes. Just because you can play a jillion notes doesn’t mean you should. At least that’s how I feel. That said, when he pays homage to Doc Watson, Tony Rice or Clarence White or even classic bluegrass, there is none better right now and his playing is sharp and focused. The guy is the Larry Bird of the fretboard. He sees plays others don’t. Browne seems to be in standard tuning, which is pretty rare for him, no?
  21. Those three are beautiful guitars. I’m getting a hankering for a 12-fret dread. Not at PWG’s prices, though….
  22. Informative. Having never played a guitar with bar frets, I wonder what they feel like. All in all, though, it sounds like T-frets are a modern feature I can continue living with just fine.
  23. Yes, but…. It’s a 12-fret neck, so you’ve got less length and movement to worry about. (Or fret over, as the case may be….) There are plenty of guitars out there without truss rods whose necks don’t need adjusting any more than guitars with truss rods. If it’s built properly to begin with, that is. I think PWG’s disclaimer explains the player has to adjust his/her expectations about playability on such guitars. Some days it might feel the way you want, and some days it might not. The target market of these guitars (particularly the instruments with Brazilian rosewood) is such that I’m guessing the buyers know this.
  24. Yeah, I figured if Blake signed off on it (literally and figuratively, since he signed the labels and a letter of authentication for each guitar) it is probably cool. There’s a nice video on their website showing him playing and talking about the guitars. I’d post a link, but that would be disrespectful of our Gibson hosts. The PWG website is easy enough to find.
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