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That seems to be alot. Theres a pawn shop up here , they have it listed at a grand Im going to take a guess and say maybe 1500 tops. Unless its a fleur de lie model

To be honest.. I thought it was only on the mandolin. I didnt know about the Byrdland model.

I agree with the Meds.. But keep playing the guitar... break it in.. get a good set up on it as well... not all out of the boxes are set to everyones standards..

They will discontinue this model for a year then it will resurface again. And they will make 20 versions of it like everything else so far. It would be cool to see some versions of these guitars with the painted logos on the headstocks. And close to original bursts. Just my thoughts.

The next time you see it in a Gibson catalog.. it will be a 3 G guitar..

I think they kind of flooded the market with those.. every store Ive been in up here has at least 3 on the racks.. there a great sounding guitar... they dont even sell for that much money... I paid a grand for mine.. and I like it..

I tried out a j45 with the satin finish.. Great sounding.. But it felt cold.. also the edges felt very sharp.. meaning the binding.. and hopefully they are going in the right direction..

The Custom shop was a seperate room in the Bozeman plant.. Some of those Guitars had Brazilian Rosewood provided to them by the Customer for there guitar in inline ..They actually hand scalloped braces, sanded and polished those braces. cut there own pearls, Inlayed each piece by hand. it was a cool process to see,, this was in the early 90s.. I had a few guitars done in that Custom shop.. .. as for the production shop.. that was still going on at the same time.

Back in the early days.. it was in the same building..and Not part of the production line..

Out of Curiosity... Beings Gibson went Bankrupt.. are all the warranties void ? Gibson has Built alot of Cool looking guitars.. .. even with the true Custom Shop in Bozeman gone all these years..

Not only that... Nitro Burns very fast.. with bees wax about 5 seconds slower on Dry wood... :D they might as well hollow out a 2x4 and put a string on it. :)

Right direction I would Imagine.. But I got what I like and No sense in paying more for less on the new ones as well...

Like maybe a Pigeon.. :)

I have a Hand cut sj200 Guard.. done by Ren back in the early 90s. Walker applied the Color.. . it was one of two he did for a brazilian Sj200 I own..the spare is a back up.. :)

. to be honest.. Find a original... get rid of the aftermarket stuff.. with the amount of string tension on the tailpiece.. it would be wise to use all the screw holes.. the strap pin has some hold as well..

I sold the two i had.

Breedlove.. everytime I see the word I think of the landspeed record holder.. Guitars not for me though.

Not being rude here.. I bought a 41 D28 Authentic.. hyde glue could not be seen at the Joints... .. It played and sounded outstanding.. Now that being said.. owned for about 4 months in a properly tempitured ,Humidfied room in its case.. took out of the case to see all the sides were seperating from the back and top.. I think I would rather have some comfort in knowing the Glue is shown that holds the Guitar together than Not shown at all to know they might not of had enough period.. I own quite a few 20, 30s 40s, 50s Gibsons and martins.. The glue sure hasnt been a issue on those.. and there values on those has not fallin because of excess material.... Enjoy your Koa.. when you get that first chip.. that will not hurt its sound or playability..

Nice koa. But did you buy it? Why pick it apart now? Its not like your buying a custom hand made guitar.

Umm.. to be honest.. I would of gone over the details prior to buying.. and not because it looked nice.. Gibson pumps these guitars out fast.. there are flaws on all of what they build.. as for the over spray under the board .. the big polishing wheel does what it can.. but getting a fine detail done.. would put it in another dollar catagory..( its a production guitar.) . seperation, any type of color other than a dark stain will show things you dont want to see.. most of these are dark at the heal.. and top.. so you dont see as much.. every guitar has a flaw.. even those nasty swirl polishing marks.. My biggest beef is a two piece back that does not line up with the center of the heal.. or a truss rod cover that is drilled of centre..

Hi.. there was a certain guitar built for each of the 12 months.. I think the Guards on your are a bit different than the standards models from 1989 to 91.. I think there was something else different.. I just forget..

I think those were Montana specials.. yours have the brass plaque on the back?? I seem to remember owning some of the different models.. I believe one was a Nick Lucas as well as a Sj200 in Blonde..

never a issue.. but always something new to learn about...

Actually, I think Hogeyes opinions are worth noting... if he did not tell you about these issues.. you would never know what to look for on your next future purchases.. he knows more about this stuff than anyone else here on the board.. take the info and save it as it is valueble info to you Gibson acoustic lovers...