fortyearspickn
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12 hours ago, Dave F said:
I don’t know if they’re all the same but all of the newer TV’s I’ve seen have been rosewood. Gibson.com states RW too. I think the standard is maple.
It gets confusing. OP said he was interested in the Vintage model for the SJ200. That's listed as a currently available model with the B/S specs as maple. (There is a Deluxe model with RoseWood back and sides.) I suggested the also available Standard model, which is maple, but available in Natural. You brought up the TV model and said the later versions were RW. thought they were discontinued 5 or 6 years ago, and only came in maple. Could be wrong... could be a 'Limited Five Star Dealer" custom run out there. Not knowing if the OP's J45TV and Hummingbird TVs are NEW or USED (given they don't make them anymore), I guess at the end of the day, he'll have to decide what he's looking for in terms of establishing his own criteria.
As far as the Dove goes..... "Second Verse, Same As The First".
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Assuming you want some well rounded variety - an SJ200 will get you further than a Dove. Different body, longer neck - and in natural, you'll get a different look. Obviously, in maple. More widely accepted and recognized as well. Probably a better 'investment' too.
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Holiday, that's no beater - that's a keeper !
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Congrats! They are outstanding!
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I'm not sure, and the differences may seem minor in some respects - but I'm guessing yours is a "Vintage" model, and not the older "True Vintage" model ?
I use Elixir nano web 80/20 bronze medium lights on my TV. And, as EM7 noted - OLD.
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Nickster wrote: "There's nothing quite like a small girl with a big guitar. Be still, my heart."
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Congrats ! Mahogany, I assume? Bozeman era? Brand spankin' new ??? (Asking for a friend.)
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Not sure where you are - but if you can find a 'luggage repair' shop - they will know where to look to find one. G'luick.
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A 'yes' vote here.
Depends on each person's definition of 'perfect', doesn't it?
OP took time and effort to define his definition. Based on that - I'd say all 3 of my Gibsons are perfect. IE. "perfect to me, at this point in time, not having played every guitar in the universe'.
I don't define perfect as 'unattainable, spiritually pure, artistically pristine and scientifically flawless' ... . Just 'perfect to me'.
Would Segovia have wanted to play my SJ200 in a concert? Nope.
Would Keith Richards want to play my H'Bird in the studio? Nope.
But more to the point - Would I trade my SJ200 for one of Segovia's classical guitars? Nope.
For one of Keith's electrics? Nope again.
Does that mean I have ... (shudders) Imperfect Taste or Faulty Criteria? Probably. (yawns)
Does it mean I leave my strings on Too Long ? Definitely.
But I think my Ford Taurus SHO is perfect ... so....
And then there's Emmylou Harris ....
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Exceptionally inspiring and informative ! Thanks!!
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You might get 40% on a 2018 in some models. But the H'Bird Vintage is more desirable, harder to find and in the current model year - I'd not hold my breath.
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Truly a beauty!
Welcome Aboard.... hope you settle in here and join our many conversations on Gibsons, etc.
We may not always agree on everything - but I know we all agree - you have a keeper !
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So freakin' impressive ... Thanks!
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Wowsers! That was impressive! I never, ever would even attempt such a difficult piece. And you brought it off. With a slightly, small asterisk * !
Hope that you, your guitar, and your 'pipes' are high and dry with the 10" of rain tropical storm Imelda brought you.
Last time - in Houston, you almost bought the farm. Hope you're on higher ground in Galveston!
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Thoreau:
“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things..”
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Really nice bridge. Ebony makes more sense to me than rosewood.. Looks like it's been taken care of. Now it's your turn! Congrats!
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TP< Thought you were going to go with the 'banjo vs bagpipes' joke !!
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Also in this apparent sweet spot - I'm a little less thanr 2 months younger than this ageless angel. I am amazed, given the hard life of "Living on the road my friend" for 50 years - how she can look better and sing better than all the 20 year old divas in Nashville and Austin! My face looks more like Willie's than anything. Notwithstanding decades old suggestions it looked like the south end of a horse heading north.
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Welcome Aboard! I'm sure she sounds as good as she looks. I wouldn't worry about the neck at all. Gibson Acoustics are sometimes built to be "intentionally unique". They will make small changes as they morph into a new model or year. They have 'custom shop' runs of 50 which are ordered to be different. You can be assured that, regardless of the stain they used on your neck, the same quality is there. G'Luck!
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Loved the mix. Nice balance of instruments. Clean melody. What's not to love? Especially the lyrics. They got me to wondering ....
Did you post this particular song here because we overthink things? Or, perhaps because we underthings them but talk them to death?
I've been accused of overthinking things occasionally. Well, almost never. Not in the past decade anyway.
I guess the song wasn't really directed at THIS forum, per se. Maybe just at a couple of members?
GuitarLight? FZ Fan? ParlorMan?
(Seriously, CONGRATS on the new album! Prodigious! )
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So - "The Return of The Cliche:
"If your house were on fire, which guitar would you grab? "
"If you were on a Deserted Island - which guitar would you bring? "
My SJ200! Love my other 2: The H'Bird TV has great tone and looks . The J45 Custom Koa is the one I grab the most...
But, the Super Jumbo is the one I bought used at a Mom & Pop in Waco while the other 2 I got over the internet.
It's got complex tone and depth - QuadraPhonic Sound - compared to Simple Stereo.
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My '64 had a 1 piece back. I can't say I've ever seen any with 2 piece backs. Does yours have the model # stamped in ink on the inside visible through the sound hole - in the middle of the back?
You would either have that "LG1" stamped there in 1/3 " print - or an unfinished strip of bracing wood holding together a 2 piece back, running on the inside from the neck joint to the tailpiece. Or both. Or, I suppose, neither....?
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For any here not yet a fan, or any interested in seeing Emmylou before she was 'discovered' . Very moving.
THE LADY OF THE ROSE
I know a soft lady, she lives up the stairs,
And sometimes she combs it down, her long greying hair
And she wears it gathered loosely up, pinned back with a rose,
Whose petals are turning black and beginning to fold.
Don't talk of where life goes, she won't understand,
She'll pretend she can't hear you, though you know that she can.
Oh everyone has tried to teach her to say goodbye,
But she just can't stand it when the roses die.
And her eyes are lost children that wait for him,
From the morning to the day, 'till the lights are dim
And the nights must be long and lonely more than I'll ever know,
She just won't let the roses go.
He's not in the backyard, he's not in the hall,
And if she can't hear his laughter, he's not there at all
So she waits and waits, and waits for nothing,
But in her heart she knows, that it's gone and gone for ever, And it tears apart her soul.
So I'll leave my soft lady with her dying rose,
I can't reach you with all your doors and windows closed,
But I wonder if I'll ever love the way you do,
And have it break me, the way it's broken you.
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Since you didn't mention it - I assume you don't care about having to drill, ream or modify anything?
Natural Topped Hummingbird True Vintage
in Gibson Acoustic
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Amazingly beautiful grain on that spruce. The bridge looks like a work of art. Sadly, someone put a pickup in there.