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    Trade Requests

    in Gibson Acoustic

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Salfromchatham said:

    I have sold to nid007, and bought from 007.

    as a matter of fact I sold him a 2016 Hummingbird Vintage, and I bought from him a Hummingbird TV.

    small world.

     

    alls I’ll say is deal confidently. He is a gentleman worthy of the guitars he plays.

    thanks Sal! 

    Trade Requests

    in Gibson Acoustic

    Posted · Edited by nid2007

    Thanks folks.  I’d like to trade my 2017 Hummingbird Vintage for a baked top J-185, either a J-185 Vintage or one of the new  52 reissues— seem to be the same guitar.

    My Bird is the best I’ve ever had or played, and there are some folks on here that know that I’ve had some great birds.  Specs etc are on AGF for sale discussion group.

    Here’s a soundclip. iphone voice memo made, so sorry about the quality

    https://on.soundcloud.com/AeksamzbzcuBaAKv5

    My Fairbanks Kal Gal SJ gives me everything I get from the bird, so the Bird is a little redundant for me (song selection-wise).  i’ve been coveting one of those J-185’s since I played one at Parkway Guitars in NY.

    2013 Hummingbird TV Custo Shop Build

    in Gibson Acoustic

    Posted · Edited by nid2007

    On 3/1/2023 at 11:07 AM, hojo199 said:

    Hi, All,

    Couple of quickie questions:was this guitar built with torrified top? What strings did Gibson ship these with?

    Somewhere on here is an A/B I did of a 2012 TV and a 2016 baked top model, with soundclips. The TV held it’s own and I sold the 2016 Vintage. (only to later sell that and replace it with 2017 Vintage) 🙂 

    The baked top models are a little lighter and a bit more dry sounding—-generally of course—-you never really know with a gibson until you play it.

     

    edit: just realized I wasn’t answering your question 🙂 … sorry folks

    Kalamazoo Gals

    in Gibson Acoustic

    Posted

    On 3/3/2023 at 9:10 AM, jt said:

    And consumer demand! 🙂

    During WWII, Gibson president Guy Hart testified before the War Production Board that the company was having difficulty keeping up with the demand from soldiers to purchase guitars.

    Hey John, 

    Hope all is well!

    Best, 

    Neil

    J-50 LE ‘59

    in Gibson Acoustic

    Posted

    The opportunity presented itself.  I had one of his Radio Grande Smecks in cocobolo once—it was an amazing guitar, just not a great fit for me—neck was a little narrow for me.  I settled on the ‘94 Gibson Centennial.

    J-50 LE ‘59

    in Gibson Acoustic

    Posted · Edited by nid2007

    My J-50 is for sale again.   It is listed in Agf and umgf.  This guitar is wonderful, but it needs to go to cover in part the Fairbanks Kal Gal SJ that is coming my way.

     

     

    J-50 LE ‘59

    in Gibson Acoustic

    Posted

    On 7/19/2019 at 7:25 PM, 62burst said:

    That's a nice clip, and a fine sounding guitar, so obviously, you want to sell it. So- what is the guitar that has lured you away from the J-50? Be as general as you would like (?)

    It was a Guild orpheum that was located across the street from the hotel I was vacationing at.  A 12 fret hog slope.   Really nice and still avail.  I really wanted to fly home with it, but I had recently taken in 2 without releasing even one—-against my rules.

    i knew the j-50 would be the easiest of my herd to sell,  but it took more than 24 hours to get the serious inquiries, and I left Florida without the orpheum.  

    When I got home I played the j-50 and quickly changed my mind.  

    Ive been on a guild kick.   

    J-50 LE ‘59

    in Gibson Acoustic

    Posted

    Selling my J-50 on UMGF.  I’m a motivated seller!  I may only be listing it for a few hours as I have a short window to buy something else.  

    It is a good one! In really great shape... I keep this one in the case- it’s so pretty.

    I have a j-45 that is a beater and unsellable.  So this is the one that has to go.

    thanks

     

     

    Recent J45 Standard questions

    in Gibson Acoustic

    Posted

    For reference, the Wildwood Guitars website gives the neck depth at the first and ninth frets on all their acoustic guitars. When you combine that with the nut width, it will at least give you a rough idea of the heft of individual necks. As an example, the neck on my "new" 1950 J-45 is .92" at the first fret, .97" at the ninth fret. The typical new J-45 Standard is .82 at the first, .89 at the ninth. The typical new J-45 Vintage is .88" and .94".

     

    Thanks, that’s helpful info. I’m was told that the neck on my incoming new ‘59 J-50 is

     

    1st fret = .90

    10th fret = 1.01

     

    We’ll see.

    Recent J45 Standard questions

    in Gibson Acoustic

    Posted

    Like Cameleye above, I’ve had many varieties of Bozeman J-45 (and other slope hogs) at one time or another. The best of the bunch that I’ve had is a 2001 (which was likely what would have been considered “standard” then. I like it because it is light and pretty airy. The current standard versions I find to be a little heavier, but many I’ve played have sounded great, even when a/b’d with a TV or a vintage.

     

    You mention the neck size being important. You may want to use that as a primary consideration. I think my 2001 j-45 would be perfect for me but for it’s pretty shallow neck in first position. It’s comparable even to an early 60’s J-45 I had the opportunity to a/b it with last week.

     

    Tonight I take delivery of a 2018 J-50 with a “‘59 neck profile.” I’m hoping it’s meatier and will be the J-45/50 porridge that’s just right.

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