Jack, I am about to order a custom J-200 Jr specified basically the same as the one you ordered, but in natural.
So I'll be very interested in hearing your opinion when you receive yours and play it.
The logic here is - I love my L-200, the neck has opened up my abilities to where I can actually play Rev. Gary Davis songs - sort of a dream for me.
However, the bass is lacking on the E string of my L-200. At 5' 7" draping my arm over a J-200 just doesn't work well.
Gibson Montana says that Rosewood is the way to boost the bass on a guitar.
To test that theory I played what I could find around here in Rosewood (Songwriter cutaway,etc. ) . I didn't hear the highs or punch of my little L-200
and neither one encroaches on the indescribable bass of the J-200.
So I have mixed emotions on the Rosewood theory. Realizing of course you can't change physics, maybe we can at least do something and what that might be...hmm.
The 16" bout I think I should be able to handle and if they get the neck right, the woods right and it comes out anything like the others here have described ,
maybe we can do the Rev. proud. Also I would then have a backup guitar when I send the L-200 in for adjustments (like right now for example)
Ben
