jw3571 Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Does anyone own both of these guitars? Is it redundant to own both? I have an HB but have been looking at AJ's as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quapman Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Some people think owning more than one guitar is redundant.. What do they know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
music4love Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Nope. It wouldn't be redundant. I don't own an AJ but I do have a Hummingbird TV on the way. I have previously owned a Hummingbird MC and a J-200. They all sound different yet they all have that characteristic Gibson tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul E Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I own a 2012 Hummingbird TV and a 2008 Advanced Jumbo. 2 different sounding guitars. It would not be redundant to own both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw3571 Posted December 6, 2013 Author Share Posted December 6, 2013 I've only been able to play one AJ. Do they typically have more bass and are louder than the HB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
music4love Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I've only been able to play one AJ. Do they typically have more bass and are louder than the HB? Yes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I do, and no its not. Completely different beasts. Id say the most extreme differences in the Gibson catalogue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotTheSilver Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I have an AJ and had possession of my brother's H'bird TV for several months. VEEEEERY different guitars. In no way redundant to own both. And yes, the AJ is louder and bolder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Don't own an AJ yet, bit I have a Hummingbird, J45, J60, J150, Dove, and several other guitars. They're kind of like women: can't have too many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 We have a 1936 AJ and a 1962 HB. This are not new guitars, but this fundamental fact has not changed. In a tonal sense, these are miles apart. Totally different sound, totally different uses. Best, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 To have 2 high-end acoustic guitars is a healthy thing. Nothing more inspiring than picking A after a period with B and back. Said it before : If you really want to know your #1 then play #2 - you know what I mean. A Gibson and a Mart is thrilling - a Bird and an AJ for obvoius reasons is also a very sound choice. Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I have both and they have a totally different feel and sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Dave are you the one with the walnut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 In a tonal sense, these are miles apart. Totally different sound, totally different uses. If it were me, Id be looking for a couple of gutiar that compleiment each other, musically. But to each their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Dave are you the one with the walnut? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Ah man cool! Friend of mine has 1 also possible trade coming on. Btw Nothing wrong with and AJ and a hummingbird. It's all on what you want. Here's my opinion a hummingbird is a singers guitar and an AJ is a players guitar. The bird is a great player too no doubt. But that's where it shines. Just my opinion take it with a grain of salt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainpicker Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 What a delightful discovery. I love coming home on a Friday night, kinda well lit, and discovering a thread such as this one! A rationalization a day keeps the doctor away,or some such. In that they are both guitars, it IS a redundancy, to own a second. In that they are two different STYLES of guitars makes them NOT a redundancy.....especially for those of the guitar persuasion you find here. I am of the opinion that they are NOT a redundancy because I too believe that they are different. For me to claim otherwise, owning five redundancies, would be laughable. But I love the twists of reasoning found in the answers to the question from each respondant, and in my own self's avoiding the question of redundancy as much as possible (when it comes to my own guitars). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballcorner Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I would describe the average HB as a great strumming guitar for bed tracks and to sing with, as in the case of the '77 I had for a time, and the AJ (have owned original and recent models) is a powerful guitar well suited to playing leads and brittle, muted strumming. An AJ barks the front end of the note and a HB's tone is much smoother. I think they are apples and oranges with room in the fruit bowl for both. I would encourage you to try a Blues King or Keb Mo model, too, as they offer a different tonality and complexion to your music. You never have too many guitars. You can only have too little time to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw3571 Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 You guys are a dangerous crowd to hang out with, you're going to make me pull the trigger . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotTheSilver Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 You guys are a dangerous crowd to hang out with, you're going to make me pull the trigger . Do it! Do it! Everyone's doing it! You'll like it! It feels good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotTheSilver Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 In all seriousness, what is wrong with redundancy anyway? If it makes you happy, isn't that what it is all about? I have three slopeshoulder acoustics. I play and enjoy all three, so it is worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe M Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Late to the party but I have both an HB TV and an AJ and like others have said, they are two completely different guitars. An AJ can compete with the best Martin dreds while the HB is much more restrained. Would not be redundant at all to own both. Go for it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PickitPaul Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I have three slopeshoulder acoustics. I play and enjoy all three, so it is worth it. Just curious as to what you have and how their personalities are from one another? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 H'Bird - Short neck, square shoulder mahogany. AJ - Long neck, round shoulder rosewood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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