onewilyfool Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Would it be fair to say....that the J-30 was the same as a Hummingbird, WITHOUT the bling? I've heard...same woods, same bracing....just simpler pickguard and trim package??? Any comments, elaborations, elongations, ramifications??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 JC posted a clip of a J-30 just a couple days ago. I liked the tone but it didnt sound anything like a Bird. More like J-45 with a square body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojorule Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 JC posted a clip of a J-30 just a couple days ago. I liked the tone but it didnt sound anything like a Bird. More like J-45 with a square body. How is a J45 with a square body structurally and tonally different from a Bird? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I used to own a Gibson Sheryl Crow dread based on her 1962 Country Western. It was a great guitar and I should have never sold her. It has often been called a bling-less Bird. I highly recommend the model if you want the sound and not necessarily the bling. here she is (was): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I always figured the the J30 was plain jane short scale Hummingbird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guth Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 From an old brochure that I hung onto: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 Good info Guth...thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 J30 is and has always been long scale. From what I gather its a hummingbird without bling also the firebird is modeled after it and the firebird is a great guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojorule Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 J30 is and has always been long scale. From what I gather its a hummingbird without bling also the firebird is modeled after it and the firebird is a great guitar Except that in Guth's brochure the J30 is marketed as a short-scale guitar. Of course the marketing department have been known to get things wrong, but scale length is usually accurately cited. So I'm guessing it was a short-scale instrument at some point. The Firebird, meanwhile, is long-scale and maple-backed, so will sound more like a Dove than a Hummingbird. All the pics of J30s I've seen are very plain. The one in Guth's brochure really has a 'bird-like burst thing going on - it really looks like a Hummingbird Studio. Rather nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Anything is possible for sure but I myself have never seen a shortscale j30. Possibly a special run ghrun did? Who knows. I'm no expert. They never caught on though kinda like the J60 which is an excellent guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigg T Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Anything is possible for sure but I myself have never seen a shortscale j30. Possibly a special run ghrun did? Who knows. I'm no expert. They never caught on though kinda like the J60 which is an excellent guitar. Both the J30 and the J60 are extremely underrated guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guth Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 My J-30 was a 1991 Bozeman-made model and unlike the photo from the brochure, it featured the teardrop shaped sunburst. The scanned brochure predates the move to Bozeman when production was still based in Nashville (I believe?). I thought for sure that my '91 J-30 featured a short scale length, but who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob von d'lucci Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I've owned 2 and both were outstanding. So why did I let them go? Dumb, dumb, dumb... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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