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I believe you’re correct.

Nope just forget the /

Sorry about that!!!

One of Gibson’s newish guitars that was successful.

Had a Washburn vintage style parlor for a while. It had a 2” nut width. As much as I wanted to like the guitar, it took me 2 or 3 days to adjust to it. I finally gave up & sold it. Just couldn’t come to terms with it. My Martin Dreadnaught JR has 1/34” . I have no problem picking it up after playing my Gibson’s. Strange but true. I don’t care for Taylor’s either. They all sound the same to me.

What he said.

I think you got it.

Mine is 20 years old & I still get that rush when I open the case. Best guitar I ever owned.

Couldn't buy a used back packer.( not that I'd want to).

Oh well! I guess Andy can. I can't afford gas.

I agree completely. When we got the Galiano, someone had put a big a$&, screw inside the guitar, to attempt to repair a neck that was pulling away from the body. Jake told me I was lucky that the screw was inside the guitar, & that I would be shocked to see some of the guitars that show up for him to fix. When he was done with the guitar there was no visible signs of the neck being reset. All the goopy glue around the bridge was gone. It was very good. Probably better than when it was new.

I’m the 3rd owner of my 00-15. I have no idea how it was treated before I got it. The fact that I like it enough to get the neck reset, should say something. It’s an awesome guitar. If I wasn’t attached to this guitar, I wouldn’t even bother with it.

Mine are kept in cases and hydrated. mine are too.

It’s been almost 20yr since I called. I called concerning a plckguard for a 2001, J-200 that I bought new. I had a very good experience with that call. I have had no reason to communicate with them at all. Everything is fine with my Gibsons. Calling the help line in Nashville was a complete waste of time. Sorry to hear that it’s devolved into what you describe. Sad!

Instead of email, I would call Bozeman directly. I didn’t look it up, but the number is available on line. They are slow to respond to emails. Sometimes they never respond.

Thanks for the info. I was thinking to do the same with mine. (Changing to a tusq saddle). I’ve used Graphtech in the past. Pretty reasonable on eBay.

Anybody know what the original saddle material is? Mine is a 2011 EL00 not a pro. The nut looks to be plastic, but the saddle appears to be something else?

Got to love those old guitars. Since Jake finally sent mine back, it’s a lot of fun to play. (He’s very busy) he had mine for 7 or 8 months. He said one guy sent him 10 guitars, at the same time.

Jake Wildwood did extensive work on my 1920 Galiano. Removed & reinstalled the bridge, repaired hairline crack on back, re-glued 1 brace, leveled frets, added fret makes, reset neck, & installed bone saddle. labor costs,,,,,,$162. here’s Jake with the finished product.

My 1998 00-15 is in need of a neck reset. My 2000 J-200 doesn’t need anything. My 2001 J-50 doesn’t need anything either.

He said the customer didn’t want to do a neck reset?