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Beautiful guitar! QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff

Cool! Glad it went well! QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff

I have used wooden bridge pins on all of guitars since the 70s, on the premise that since the bridge and the top are made of wood, the material plugging the string holes on the bridge and top should also be made of wood. Since some guitars when purchased have had either plastic or tusq pins in them before I replaced them, I’ve noticed the wooden pins produce a slightly mellower sound than either. I’ve never put the original pins back in after replacing them with wooden pins…which says something in itself regarding my preference. QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff

Sounds good! Enjoy! QM aka "Jazzman" Jeff

If it is Old Timey, it is indeed as Tom describes it. Fiddle and claw hammer banjo tunes. Not folk or c& w. I run/host a jam (that is presently on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Old Timey is fiddle and claw hammer banjo purist. Nothing else. My jam has numerous rooms of music. The Old Timey jammers go off by themselves and okay the described. The folk jammers do folk and some c&w, bluegrass, and maybe an easy Beatle song. The bluegrass jammers do bluegrass, anything Bill Monroe, Allison Krause, or new or old bluegrass. The c&w jammers do anything old country and Chris Stapleton. The eclectic (anything goes) jammers do all of the above and anything else also goes including complex Beatles. That’s how my jam is. If it is an old time jam, rather than an old Timey jam…it may just be talking about it’s just a jam. Folk type music. Watch out though if it says old Timey…it’s just fiddle and claw hammer music and they are usually purists of that genre. Let us know what you find. QM aka “ Jazzman” Jeff

Cool! Hollow body-electrics are great! QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff

Congrats on the new guitar! It’s a beaut! Is it a hollow body or a semi-hollow body? QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff

A good luthier can fix just about anything. The Gibson site used to have a list of authorized repair persons in various areas. If it’s not on the site any more, try writing Gibson Customer Service for an authorized Gibson repair person 👩‍🔧 n your area…unless you already know a good luthier. QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff

Agreed. It is a J-50 as it has a natural finish. QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff

The headstock’s back has no volute. The volute didn’t appear until 1970 IMHO. That would make it a 1969 model. It’s a square shouldered J-45 from what I can tell. Those began appearing in 1969 I believe. I recall the non-veneered headstock also occurred around 1969. That’s my take on it. QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff

Congrats on the new job in your retirement! Sounds great! QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff

I’ve been on this Gibson forum since at least 2001, before they redid it circa 2007/8 and compared to some other forums that have come and gone over the years, it’s always been pretty civil, sane, and tame. And, with a good sense of humor, too. So, It’s a bit hard for me to see it as a bar scene out of Star Wars. There are differing opinions, but always civil and if someone is trolling, KSDaddy, the admin here removes them. So, it will be interesting to see how/when the AGF differs…but I’ll keep an observant eye out for it. My main thing is to share guitar stuff with others who also like guitar stuff. QM aka “ Jazzman” Jeff

Not sure what you mean. Of course, I’ve only signed up on it a few days ago. Seems like everyone is sane, tame, and civil there, just like on this forum…one of the things that has kept a number of us on this forum for years and years. QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff

Great to see the forum back! It’s good to have it back and to be able to post on it. This forum is the best! Plus, I enjoyed taking the time to check out the Acoustic Guitar Forum and found it to be good! QM aka “ Jazzman” Jeff

Interesting. My solid spruce top one is super responsive. Although, I did find that only happened after I sanded and put in a relatively expensive tusq saddle that fit into the saddle slot pretty tightly. The artificial material saddle that came with the guitar was too light in weight and density and didn’t resonate well. With the higher quality and tighter fitting saddle, the sound transfer on the top was vastly improved. I did the same change to the solid mahogany one I have, and it also improved that one, but the very nature of mahogany has a more limited sound spectrum than solid spruce. But, then again every guitar can be different. QM aka “ Jazzman” Jeff

When I was in my teens, my older brother’s LG-3s was my favorite guitar. He had no clue how often I played that thing when he wasn’t around. I don’t think he knew either that I would take it with me to my high school sometimes. But, then when he moved out when I was 20, and took the LG-3 with him, I was stuckeroo back with only my own Kay guitar. Shortly after I ended up buying a used 1965 Epiphone FT30 Caballero for $75 to upgrade from the Kay, but it never was like that LG-3. QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff

She’s quite a good guitarist. QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff

Likely a Gibson 70s SJ Deluxe. Due to its pickguards and block inlays. From the look of the color of the binding color, it’s headstock ornament, and it’s tuners…it’s likely from approximately‘72-74. I have an identical guitar like this in my collection. QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff

I listen to the majority of my music from YouTube. I pretty much have always found every song I was looking for at any given time on it. Plus, I listen to Sirius XM, and the radio. My 2016 Equinox has a CD player, but I seldom, if ever, use it. I have tons of old CDs, but no longer have a workable CD player in the house. Tons of my od vinyl albums, too, but no turntable since about the mid-80s. I also have a dual cassette boom box and gazillions of cassettes in boxes or cases, but I really never use it. Oh…and I personally play a whole lot of music on my guitar!😊 can’t forget that! That’s the best source of music! QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff

Was that a special model for Sweetwater? Or, a regular line up guitar? QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff

I have a Martin 00L and two Epiphone EL-00 Pros (spruce top, mahog top), and a LG1…and use a Kaiser capo on all. Works fine from my experience. What I have learned, though, is not to ever keep the Kaiser capo clipped to the headstock of the satin finish Martin one for sure…and, not too long on the others’ headstocks either. QM aka “Jazzman Jeff”

Congratulations on getting the guitar! QM aka “ Jazzman”Jeff

I was at the Ernest Tubb Record Store when I was about 15 years old…when my brother and I convinced our parents to take us to the a grand Ole Opry House House for vacation and to check out Ernest Tubb’s Record Store and everything in the vicinity. We used to tune in clear channel WSM radio from Chicago’s northern suburbs each Saturday opry and ET Record Store show and wanted to see/hear it in person. It was a great experience! QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff

Actually, the Epi EL-00 Studio is already ispretty much an Inspired by L-00 model, except price wise. Thanks for sharing that the G-00 has solid walnut sides and back. I didn’t know that. Thanks for this interesting thread, too. QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff

The EL-00 Studio/EL-00 Pro is about the same depth as my 1965 LG1, which mirrors the LG2 except for its ladder bracing. An actual Gibson LG2 with a solid mahog back and sides might have a bit more bass and mid range than a EL-00 Studio or EL-00 Pro because they have laminated mahog sides and a back…but as Inspired by models have laminated sides and back, so would an Inspired by LG2. (I have no idea if a G-00 has a solid mahog back and sides, but I suspect as it’s a lower priced model, something has to lower its cost from a L-00 , so I assume they too have lam sides and a back…although I don’t know for sure. All of these are X braced and have solid spruce tops, so the cost to manufacture savings must come elsewhere from the guitar (besides the machine made overseas manufactured aspect of the Epiphone models). Keeping in mind that all small bodied guitars are still small bodied guitars so they do not have the thump or volume or midrange of a Jumbo. However, it’s also worth keeping in mind that with a pickup, whether an added one or a built in one, things like mid-range and bass ranges can be added through an acoustic amplifier setting. Don’t get me wrong, it’s be cool if Epiphone did an Inspired by LG2 model. But, realistically it’s would likely be similar to a EL-00 Studio/EL-00 Pro, similar to the point I doubt Epi would keep both models in its line up very long. And, whether existing EL-00 owners would also buy an Inspired by LG2 or would it attract new buyers would figure in to any decision Epiphone might make to one day offer it. Plus, retooling costs on their part would need to figure in to make the mold of the EL-00 upper bout a bit bigger and the lower bout maybe slightly smaller. And, then of course, would it really be based on it or just look a bit more like a LG2 shape because of its more balanced bouts. ??? QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff