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I used a portable Fishman Rare Earth Blend soundhole pickup when I wanted to use my old 69' CW - sounded very fine and natural but it wasnt my first gigging guitar. Im not a big fan of M1a's at all, to my ears the sound is kinda megnetic and not natural.

Lovelly, which year ? Love the Tulips, which to me are mandatory for a J-200.

Oh man, that is such a stunningly beautiful guitar, congratulations !

I agree with Buc, the singing is on pitch throughout, thats such a big step forward. Now that you got pitch sorted, try working a bit more on dynamics (guitar or vocals) and variety. Its a tad flat and repetitive in its current form.

QYep, I hear you. Ive done one gig in 2019 and it wasnt much fun. It just became repetitive and a bit like a job. I hated bringing and preparing all the gear. like yourself i needed a break and fresh inspiration. I still do some open mikes and hosting an open mike / bbq party on my terrace with friends.

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Well if it sounds like this one then its a real damn good sounding guitar, all round. Reminds me of my Dove, but with that Gibson slope balance. It sure put a big smile on the bloke reviewing it, more than other guitars, and Ive seen him review quite a few. I really am fond of Gibson large maples. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA7ltaoHdf4

Do you have any demos Jinder with the AJ ? New or old?

Im a big OM fan, so for me J-45/ OM-18, great mix of short and long scale mahogany / sitka greatness.

Best feedback ever is from the bar owner ... if you get booked again, its positive, if not, you sucked. I ofter recorded myself and watched vids back as a feedback tool.

I agree. Getting real strong in all respects, especially the harmonies and production quality. Dont know the song but it sounds like the kind of song that Anne would write and sing.

They needed a look for white collar types ..

Perfect match.

Actually bothe Dylan and Lennon appeared in Apples 'Think Different' Ad - luckily it was one of the great ads of our generation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFEarBzelBs

Im surprised its been discountinued. While not a fan of it it did introduce A LOT of people to Gibson. In marketing pentration, acquisiton of new customers is by far the most effective way to grow a business. However they are now introducing so many lower priced models that its getting somewhat congested in the product line in that price range. Im not sure how the 'studio' models that were release last year will fare, but the previous year those entry level models, which i cant even remember names of looked and sounded utterly dreadful.

Isnt it essentially a J-15 ? Just the neck material seems to be mahogany vs maple. Ive always loved the J-15 (unike the J-35) so Im not surprised you love it.

I still love my Dove a year on, but dont play it as much as before, sort of fell into the overall stable rotation. Main reason is probably that it feels quite heavy, compared to the other Gibsons in the stable. Dont know why that is, but its still my backup gigging guitar behind the Super Jumbo. Here's a vid I did when i bought her a year ago http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY9wZM1RZmA&frags=pl%2Cwn

Ill keep it mild, but from every single example of before and after that Ive heard the tone became thinner and brighter than before the treatment. In other words, personally I felt it made the guitar sound actually worse in every example Ive come across. Pretty civilised answer I believe.

Have you actually playrd a doble X braced Gibby yourself in person ? Your opinion may differ.

Theyre OK. I find them much better finger pickers than strummers, still a lot less muddy for rosewood than a D-28 for example. The tone is rustic, fundamental, not quite as developed as in a J-45 or Hummingbird.

Get a J-45 .... you can thank us later.

You dog, she couldnt resist the Irish charm and all those hammer ons of yours.

I have the jamman looper, but never use it. I instead for the few looper parts i employ use the looper funtion on my G3 effects unit. Its only 30 secs of loop time but that all i need.

Told ya .... I think one would be utterly mad to buy it for this money when you can get a 30's L-00 for much, much less ! Such as this .... https://www.gbase.com/gear/gibson-l-00-1933-sunburst $3,500