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  1. 38 minutes ago, fortyearspickn said:

    I read once that Emmylou Harris in an interview said something to the effect "There is nothing that can compare to a fifth fret  A bar chord on an SJ200."    I'm surprised by the significant difference in size between the SJ200 alongside the L200.  I saw one in a case once at Sam Ash. Didn't ask to see it.  Just seems like it would have a different level of 'fullness'.  Breadth and Depth and Balance.  

    Yes, recall that statement and believe I wrote about it here too. Have been searching for an example of exactly this A bar chord on the Tube since.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Time to go out and find a Super Jumbo in the real world.

     

     

                                                                                                                                                                                                              Ouh, and Emmylou !, , , which strings do you recommend. . . ?

     

  2. 2 minutes ago, slimt said:

    The Rose was a Centennial Full size   The one model I did not buy.    I was to focused on Custom Shop built AJs and SJ200s  aside from the 11 Centennial acoustics.  Then I did buy a Monarch and a Presentation    I tapped out for a couple years after that. 😀

    Are we hearing a 200-collector here. In that case a group picture would lift the entire Board. 

                                                 And if that's too much, some lines about their virtues and differences are guaranteed to hit the top of the charge. In other words, please tell more. . 

  3. On 3/21/2024 at 3:38 AM, gibsonchiq said:

    J200 not known for being extra loud?

     

    I thought they were known for being the absolute loudest and biggest sounding guitars gibson makes, and also of all guitars

    No - try them and you find them surprisingly discrete. Some are louder than others though. 

    On 3/21/2024 at 4:02 AM, gibsonchiq said:

    Well my mind is blown. I thought the j200 was the answer to Martin's big dreadnaughts.

     

    So is a J45 Gibsons loudest and rumbly guitar?

    J-45 - all in all an outstanding creation on earth - has the ideal volume for an acoustic guitar. Again they come in many sonic variations over the same theme. 

    On 3/21/2024 at 4:05 AM, J185cat said:

    I would pick the AJ to fill that spot.

    You would not be the only one - there is a reason so many have called the Advanced Jumbo a canon.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             I think piano is used about the Roy Smeck / (almost forgotten) Jackson Browne models. 

    On 3/21/2024 at 4:56 AM, gibsonchiq said:

    So in order of largest sound deepest bass

     

    1. AJ

    2. J-45

    3. Sj200

     

    ?

    Something like that, but don't be too square.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Go out and try a Dove (maple), , , , and the 'cousin' known as the Gibson Acoustic Firebird Custom(quilted maple). The latter will probably blow your 🎩 off. . . 

     

     

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           And then remember : Volume ain't gawd. 

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  4. 1 hour ago, Murph said:

    Yep, had those. Thery were impossible to catch up with, even with a fast motorcycle...

    Maybe try to change fuel. . 1HPQVnh.jpg

     

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               (note I didn't write gas)
     

  5. 28 minutes ago, 62burst said:

    I would tell you what model Fokker that was, but I might get banned. 

    The eight-pointed cross was showing up in the 16th century, so the design got around.

    Aren't most 'modern' crosses 8-pointed. And yes, it's a powerful piece of logo-work. I come to think that this also is called the Maltese cross. 

  6. 1 hour ago, 62burst said:

    Ok- I could see that. It might even result in more contact with the bridgeplate. . . . as long as there is little/no loss in vibrations to the top along the way.

     

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    'Xactly. 

                                                Very good pic btw. - Is it a Fokker D VII ?

  7. 13 hours ago, Murph said:

    Just kidding.

    That's a great story, it just took a while.

    Yez, , , I wanted to build up something larger than life - a la the 1965 movie Doctor Zhivago or an early Pink Floyd album.                                                                                                                                                                                                             Don't know, might revive the thread a 4th time when the Gibson Bronze wires fall down and find themselves.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Shall we say mid-summer. . 

    11 hours ago, 62burst said:

    A noble experiment with a happy outcome.

    Good to keep in mind the metal fatigue that occurs on strings, or any metal,  when worked, or brought up to tension. The luthier/guitar fixer person, when trying to sort out an intonation issue on an Eastman I had, mentioned intonation being one of the things that can be affected by old strings.

    And as mentioned we still need to know how long these strings will keep ringing, , , or sound good on the Birds. Again will chime back in July. 

    Sure, old steel can get sour. Another factor regarding bad intonation is the nut grooves. They mustn't be too high. 

    11 hours ago, 62burst said:

    Also- one of the reasons I like the longevity of Elixir strings is the idea that each time a string's ball end comes up against the bridge plate when changing strings and bringing them up to full tension, there is just a little more wear/gouging on the 'plate each time. 

    Ouh, that's a seriously sensitive angle. I began putting on an extra ball-end maybe a year ago. Don't know, but had an idea the flat b-plate contact is milder than the round.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      May be nonsense.
     

  8. > Old thread revived < 3

    Time to yet another update on the Gibson Coated Phosphor 80/20 Bronze lights. As mentioned in earlier posts they went off and on a few times over the period since they arrived in the spring of 2020. In fact on in April 2020 - off the following June - on November 2021 - off June 2022 - and then on again August 2022 - finally off in September 2023. All the time both Birds moved in synch and were played almost equally in order to be able to follow the fade the whole way down.

    Well, , , as you can see in earlier reports they were overwhelmingly  powerful in the beginning, close to hyper-artificial. Not my cup of tea, but as they faded some of the qualities I was looking for and expected actually began to appear. A good core-tone with an organic nectar became a solid lasting flavor and that sound'n'feel grew into the bein' the stabile sonic identity of the 2 flyers for quite some time. Still, , ,  even when they dried out with this taste of coating left, , , , as some slightly alternative basic character(can't say modern).

    However - the big revelation seemed to arrive when I put on the the new Gibson 80/20 Bronze light stings in Sep. last year.                                                                                                                                                                                              Talking 'bout those 12-53, which have the
    silver-gold-silver-gold-silver-gold ball-ends.                                                                                                                                            Man, , , they sound good - and more than that - they are the first strings that bring the 2012 Birds back to the sound I bought in 2013 and 14   Strong - kind of smokey - yet glazed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    What a circle - what a triumph.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

    To freshen up what happen we have to rewind to Board-memb
    er Janglemore's post in 18th of March the 18th 2023. He then presented the following link on this Forum - 
    https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6121729&postcount=45

                                                                                                                                                  , , , , and received a huge trophy for the effort'n'insight. Heps to U out there Janglem. 

  9. 10 hours ago, zombywoof said:

    What eludes me is how this issue could have gone unnoticed for some five months. Unless you happen to be a lefty, it would have been staring you right in the kisser every time you picked the guitar up.  

    Unless you are a Salvation Army chord position person - and many players are. 

                            -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 

    "Yet another reason why I question the authenticity of the photo."

    The wooden binding makes me believe the pic - it's the way these things look.  

  10. 3 hours ago, Stolen strings said:

    I hope I am writing in the correct place I have never learned to play the guitar but in the 1980’s I owned fender Stratocaster and a Gibson Les Paul a Marshall amp and two crate amps. But things  changed after my father was killed and our house was burglarized and my guitars were stolen it broke my heart because I was poor and it took me 5 1/2 years to save for those beauties and I never got the chance or had the money to replace them . Today I’m poor because of Covid ! You all have a blessed night! Just felt compelled to talk about it it’s always been a sore spot in my heart to lose those guitars. I had such a connection to them, but never played like I wanted to. I know it sounds crazy maybe I am, but those guitars have been a lot to me I never read music, I played by ear the violin cello the 1980s I got into a car wreck came out of a coma couldn’t remember anything. Good night y’all 

    Hi S s - thanks for sharing that story. Hope you get a good balance goin' with the right guitar - sure it happens sooner or later. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The best Sunday to you

  11. 13 hours ago, The dman said:

    Ok. I was confused over Vintage/True Vintage differences. Did Gibson discontinue this Vintage series as well? With all the different versions it gets confusing.

    Honestly I really wasn't looking for a Hummingbird. I stumbled across this guitar and took a leap of faith.

    I assume the Vintage series cost more than the standard series?

    Thanks

    The non-torrefried True Vintage models turned into what you have on the way, , , , and then some 60s with fixed bridge and others occurred. Recommend you dive into that yourself. It's too complicated to write about - compared to how relatively un-complicated it is to do the research. So a couple of groovy hours ahead tomorrow. Ideal Sunday stuff while waiting. . . . 

  12. Very beautiful guitar - this looks like the Vintage version to me. Perhaps the first year they were introduced taking over from the so called True Vintage.                                                                                                               Meaning torrifried top, that style of tuners, thinner finish.

                                                                   Lucky to find a lefty - wonder how long you have been searching.  Hope it lives up to the stunning look. 

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  13. 6 hours ago, dhanners623 said:

    But seriously, how many guitars does a person really  need? I think of all the blues greats who made lasting music that has inspired generations, and they didn’t have rooms full of high-end guitars.  They were lucky to get their hands on a Gibson and they made iconic music with Stellas and the like.

    Point taken - but opening that can is risky business as it leads to so many other themes in life. Where are the reasonable limits in this existence > how many ice-creams, how many things in the fridge, how many holidays and journeys abroad, , how many square-meters to live on, how big a lawn, how many cars, dogs, friends, , , children, , , and wives. .  

    A what about the guy who keeps a herd of 5 motorbikes but lives in a small room in some attic with nothing more.  Besides, what is the philosophical reason* for comparing ones weekly meals'n'menus with uncle Benno's granddad who lived his entire life on onion soup and cold boiled water.  

     

    I have a few friends who a remarkably purist. Fine, , , but now that they've been aware of that for 25 years, isn't time to ask themselves why and how it turned out that way. 

     

     

    *Notice I don't say political 😺

  14. 19 minutes ago, 62burst said:

    That is so Gibson.

    Quick- everybody: is your tang showing?

    I would leave it, C Sharpe. . . it's unique, and almost endearing.

    Plus 1 - a little 'this is me* mark. A reminder from a fret rarely used : Hey, you should come here more often. . . 

     

     

     

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                But yes, in the big picture, absolutely far out

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  15. 5 hours ago, tpbiii said:

    I did not make those 1000s of recordings and 10000s of high resolution photos to show them to you, but as part of a serious 45 year effort to study the properties of the sound pallet of the early 20th century.

    Music -- at least my music -- is personal.   I know yours is too.  It is a wonderful obsession each of can enjoy in our own way.

    Let's pick

    Your archive is appreciated and makes perfectos sense here. It adds a special weight to the Board - just  like many other stores of insight knowledge wisdom behind these pages. 

                                  Keep pickin'

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  16. 13 minutes ago, E-minor7 said:

    This topic was up not so long ago and the responses were more or less the same. Looong story short = Jez, , , ,

    As a matter of fact in 2022 - 'ere we go, , , or went. .
     

     

  17. This topic was up not so long ago and the responses were more or less the same. Looong story short = Jez, J-45/50/slope SJ can definitely be fingerpicked.                                                                                         Some of the finest popular folk-tunes from the golden era between 1965 and 75 should prove it in case anybody is in doubt. 

    Hard to see why the short scale would be in the way for max f-p. Quite the opposite, I'm tempted to say. . 

  18. 4 hours ago, jdr1014 said:

    Honestly,  I haven't changed heights  from the factory setup, and haven't felt the need to yet.    They don't look to be very high though.   They sound really good through all the amps I have plugged into so far - tweed champ, SFVC, PRRI, SFSR, Vox Pathfinder 15R.

     Over the  years I have gravitated toward running lower pickup heights than I used to........  

     

     

    Actually long-distance-bought 2 similar guits around New Year with the idea to choose the best.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                They had different heights (and action) - and 2 significantly different out-puts. 

    Idea was to pick the strong one and lower it a tad. Not too experienced, I chose to follow the guide-videos on the Tube - then go by ear from there.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Didn't want max power - needed to 'drain' a bit to find its soul. 

  19. 6 hours ago, jdr1014 said:

    I recently purchased a new ES 335 with the Calibrated T-Type pickups and like them quite a bit.

    A good deal of what you're saying is recognized here. Those are clear and though versatile very powerful p-ups. Wonder if you have a 'height-policy'. . . 🤓

  20. New behind the ES-335 here - but 1 thing learned already is that the pick-ups mean SO much if you go for some of the classic virtues of this model. They came with the legendary PAFs and though celebrated like the handles of holy grail, those pups had no 1-dimensional formula and thus can't really be measured by other than an overall timbre'n'soul. From then on the pick-ups changed and changed again on a seemingly endless voyage up through time.

    My brand new Satin Vintage has the relatively new T-type Calibrated, which is fine and versatile, strong, sensitive, warm and somewhat 'creamy'. Not sure it can come up with the well-known and beloved jazzy voice of the early ones though - then again neither sure I'm after that particular sound. Besides the T-types (which are a bow to the plus/minus 1970 version) offer some sort of upgraded version of the mentioned jazziness. And that's not bad at all. . .  

                                                                                                                                                                                                            Look forward to hear what you experience. . 

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