ChrisM Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Picked up this fine guitar last night in a trade. Traded my Taylor GA-4 which I never really played as much as I thought I would and a little cash for this 2013 J-35. The J-35 is a great guitar, definitely lives up to the hype. This particular one is nicer playing and sounding than the few others I've tried locally. On that note I love the neck on this guitar, nice and chunky without being too big. The guitar has a great dynamic range. Sounds really nice when played soft but responds equally as well when dug in and strummed. Personally I think it sounds better with a light touch and fingerpicking than strummed... The original owner bought it in June while the S/N dates it to being made Feb 14th (with love!!! ). Does anyone know when these J-35's started being made? From my research this is the earliest one I can find. Anyways another happy J-35 owner. Great value for your money. Going to do some A/B test with the J-35 vs J-45 TV this weekend, see how they compare. Looking forward to having my LG-2 back from the shop so I can compare a legit banner against the two reissue banners. (on that note I do wish Gibson didn't put the banner on this J-35 and kept it period accurate). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-1854Me Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Hi, and congratulations on the J-35! Mine I bought in mid-March, and is serialed 3 days before yours, the 11th of February. The first I saw of these was at John Thomas' Kalamazoo Gals book unveiling on February 16, in Seattle. My guess would be that that particular J-35 would bear a serial number "near the front of the pack", probably sometime in January. I can't recall whether they unveiled the model at the January NAMM; if so, the initial examples would necessarily have been early January or even December 2012! Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchristo Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 congrats on your new beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacamartin Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Superb!.................................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 . Another happy J-35 owner. They sure have pleased a lot of buyers this year. Congrats and enjoy. . B) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisM Posted October 8, 2013 Author Share Posted October 8, 2013 Hi, and congratulations on the J-35! Mine I bought in mid-March, and is serialed 3 days before yours, the 11th of February. The first I saw of these was at John Thomas' Kalamazoo Gals book unveiling on February 16, in Seattle. My guess would be that that particular J-35 would bear a serial number "near the front of the pack", probably sometime in January. I can't recall whether they unveiled the model at the January NAMM; if so, the initial examples would necessarily have been early January or even December 2012! Fred Cool thanks for the info What's funny is when the J-35 was premiered at Winter NAMM it had the period correct headstock logo. When production models shipped they had the elusive banner logo (which no real J-35 had). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 And what a fine, fine looking pair that is ... I actually think the J-35 would complement the J-45TV quite well, they do have quite distinct voices. Enjoy ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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