J-1854Me
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20 hours ago, slimt said:
I think the process with spraying clear through the electrostatic is why there not turning out properly , i ve noticed over the years. Paint manufactures are turning to a process that requires a UV lamp drying process , UV clear will dry in 10 minutes making it manageable. Where the old way of nitro spraying and drying takes ours to days. If the product is sprayed electrostaticly ,with a texture. The Uv dries it out so fast it does not have time to flatten out. Ive heard of this process for a few years. They als have a UV primer that will fill in grain very fast,, sand very easy then apply colors
I'm not sure, slimt -- my understanding from Gibson was that "there's not enough layers to effectively buff the finish without burning through it...". At least, that's what I was told. When I asked about getting a few done up with MORE coats of lacquer so that they COULD gloss buff it, I was quoted an extra $750 - $1000 out-the-door. Go figure.
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I agree with the criticism of the "VOS" finish, especially on the acoustic Gibsons. I cannot stand that orange-peely texture. The guitars sound good to great, but the finish texture is abysmal, IMO.
My actual vintage Gibsons do not exhibit that at all; why the big G decided to go with that ugly finish is beyond me.
Fred
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On 4/7/2023 at 11:14 AM, gearbasher said:
Here's my 1994 Harley Davidson LTD (Basically a J-180 that I no longer have ) with Eric's name in it:
And this is from a 1995 SJ-45 Deluxe. Which I no longer have:
As far as the names or initials on the insides: I spoke to someone at Bozeman about this. It was about 20 years ago, so my memory is iffy at best. Anyhow, he said at that time, there was a bit on animosity between the workers and management and they put their names in the instruments as a form of protest, because doing it was frowned upon by management.
Now, my 1994 J-45 had the same patch and I always assumed it was for electronics, whether they were installed or not. But, I could be wrong.
That's "Jason T Jones", ex-Custom Shop builder, still at Gibson. Does a lot of the fancy inlay design and artwork. Skilled artisan and nice guy!
He hangs out on FB and you'll see him on the Gibson Acoustic Guitar group there.
Fred
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I own a 2001 Sheryl Crow CW model. Had it from new. It is a wonderful sounding and playing guitar, certainly one of my favourites. I don't what's special about it that makes it sound so good -- the top is sitka, not red spruce, and not torrified.
It might be kind of hard to see on the body but you can see on the headstock how the toner has a lot of "aging" in it: the top looks quite orangey-like, almost.
These ones went on for a few years from their introduction in 2000. The newest SJ CW issued a few years ago is a bit more hot-rodded, I think, what with a torrified top and all.
But this 2001 model is darned fine guitar.
Fred
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And yet, here is a 1954 J-45 with the thru-saddle design that supposedly disappeared in 1953:
I tend to be a little less dogmatic about these features, but I tend to think saddle-thru for most if not many 1953s, and -- as seen in the photo -- into 1954. For 1952 and earlier, I would be far more inclined to consider a drop-in saddle bridge as modified or replaced.Fred
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I have a 2011 J-50 and it is typical of the current production out of Bozeman, I think. Very nice guitar. I've swapped out the batwing for a teardrop pickguard, and I may change out those tuners too to get a more "early '50s" look.
Fred
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On 8/9/2022 at 5:17 PM, Willie_B said:
Hi. I'm new to the forum so please forgive if I misstep. I hope this thread is still "active". I own a 2021 J185 and just bought a new to me prototype Gibson that looks very much like my J185 except smaller. I would love to know more about it. At first, I was suspicious it might have been fake but it is not. It is called a Les Paul Acoustic from around 2014. It did not go to production. Please point me to a thread if you know it might be discussed. The lower bout is 14.75 inches and the body is about 3 5/8 inches at the butt. I have some background history on it but am wanting to see what is on this forum.
Well, isn't that cute? I've not seen that one, yet! It looks like the J-165 shape, but hard to tell if that's exactly it or not.
Have you tried it with tuners and strings yet?Fred
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The FON and the pickguard both confirm a 1952 date for this SJ.
At the time, the '52 would originally have been spec'd with a long saddle bridge. The current, cracked bridge has the shorter, drop-in style saddle, and with the Maltese crosses, used only on the J-185 in this shape, might be a replacement bridge that was supplied for use on a J-185. The longer-saddle bridges were used on the J-45, J-50, SJ and J-185 thru till at least 1952 with 1953 being a transitional year.
Fred
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17 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said:
Why, no one is arguing.
Never said there was -- it's just an ongoing saga, and I wanna see how it ends, is all!
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Just let me go get a refill of my popcorn...... 😅
Fred
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Ren alerted me to how good some of those early Sycamore Bozeman built guitars were, including not only the J-100 but the J-200 and Dove, and maybe some of the early J-185s. I]So when I came across the J-100 on Elderly's site back in about '97 or so, I snapped it up.
That said, I ended up selling it a few years later when I encountered a nice early '00s J-200 that sounded better.
Best of luck in your chase -- the sycamore guitars from the early Bozeman years can be quite nice indeed. They tend to have rather mild figuring, but nice sound.Fred
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Here's an '89 maple (sycamore, actually) J-100 with one of our favourite luthiers holding it, with the small pickguard that I guess you mean.
I can't recall just how long they used that pickguard on the J-100 until switching to the larger 'batwing' pickguard.
Fred
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I have a Custom Shop quilted maple SJ from about 2007. Wonderful guitar!
Fred
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Bet it was the Russians.....
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11 hours ago, kwalker201 said:
$3.78 in OKC. I have always tried to run 100% in my truck, but that is $4.11.
It went up to $2.15 a litre here in western Canada, it's now gone down to $1.91/l.
That works out to around $5.50 US per US gallon.
And that, of course, is not what our friends in Europe and other areas pay!"I got GAS....." 🙂
Fred
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All the best, Murph, in your retirement!!
I have not yet (I'm not as old as JT....!), but certainly have thought about it, especially when folks younger than I are retiring, citing all the same reasons:
- enjoy it while you're healthy
- do things you want to
- find another passion/s to busy yourself with
... and so on.
Still, I like the work that I do, and so that continues to draw me back in.
Twang on!!!Fred
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I have a couple of the Gibson "True Vintage" cases for a J-45/SJ -- brown exterior with pink plush interior, mint unused condition.
Fred
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I had a 1985 Hummingbird. Had real nice sound but it suffered from a twisted neck, which ultimately rendered it unplayable.
YMMV -- the '87 would have been built under similar circumstances presumably.
Fred
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I like the 12th Fret, but that seems like a high price, considering that it has a top seam repair. I sold my J-185 TV there for a bit more than half that amount a few years back -- I should have asked a bit more! 🙂
Fred
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Oh that is priceless!!
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I've seen this on some other examples of new Gibson acoustics.
In my opinion, that's just a stupid idea, a poor location for a strap button. I agree with Eminor7, if installed it should go on the treble side of the neck heel, more or less at location #5.
Fred
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This was a Custom Shop order:
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#85 of #200 Sheryl Crow year 2000 country western Gibson -FAKE!!
in Gibson Acoustic
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Here's the label on my 2001 SC CW.
More typing, and different font.
Fred