jw3571 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 You may have seen from my other post that I'm gassing pretty bad for a J200 Custom. I already have a Hummingbird, AJ, as well as a Taylor 618. I've been also considering a Martin D41 but that J200 seems pretty sweet. Do you guys stick with only Gibson or do you branch out to other brands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 No -- we buy good guitars. Many of them are Gibsons, but certainly not all. Let's pick, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMELEYE Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Gibsons and Martins for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 No -- we buy good guitars. Many of them are Gibsons, but certainly not all. Let's pick, -Tom Ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I branch out myself... Its nice to have a variety.. Flattops, archtops, Mandos, Ukes.. J200s are Nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Gibson Martin Epiphone Taylor Takamine and Yamaha are what I have owned. I now have three guitars only - a Gibby, a Martin, and an Epiphone. Love em all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I have more Gibsons than anything else, but I've got other makes, including Martins. Variety is the spice of life. It's a big world out there when it comes to guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 . I got guitars from a number of makers, but the most from Gibson. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkolo Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 No, though the last four I bought were Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacamartin Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I like many builders. Currently, I own more Gibbys than any other............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrplefty Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I think my signature line, which is in need of a serious update, shows I don't buy just Gibson. Last week I moved a New Hartford Guild Jumbo and my J-45 Standard to finance a Martin D-35. When I bought my J-200 a couple years back, I tried every 600 series Taylor I could find just to make sure that the J-200 and the Gibson sound was the maple guitar that I wanted, and it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bram99 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Have had several Martins, and still have a D-28, but got bit hard by the Gibson bug (5 Gibson's since '06). However my most recent acquisition is one of these fun little guys.... http://www.gretschguitars.com/products/index.php?partno=2704000503 Gretsch G9500 Jim Dandy...I bought it on a lark a week ago to take on ski vacation (no snow) and I am just loving it....$150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Strongly favor Gibson acoustics & electrics, but also like Martin, Larrivee, & Guild acoustics, as well as Epiphone hollow & semi-hollow electrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayyj Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I play my Fylde more than I do my Gibsons these days, and I have a nice older Martin that gets some play. My L-1 and L-00 mean too much to me to let go though! With electrics I'm still pretty loyal to my Gibsons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Gibson, Martin, Nationals... Can't really go wrong! I look at the Gibson/Martin acoustic sound as similar to an electric Gibson or Fender - the Strat can sound very clean, and the Martin, while the Les P and Gibson acoustics have a growl.... BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Nope - way too many guitars out there with voices that intrigue me. This past week I played guitars made by Gibson, Epiphone, Oscar Schmidt, and Harmony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry K Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I like and own guitars made by other brands but have more Gibson acoustics than any other brand and tend to prefer Gibsons for their sound and their neck and fretboard shapes. They get most of my play time and I plan to buy more Gibson acoustics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe M Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Acoustics.......Gibson, Martin, Larrivee. Electrics.....Fender, Fender and Fender. I've tried just about every maker out there, except for the REAL high end guitars, and these are the ones I've settled on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRC Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 No. Actually just bought my first Gibson in 40+ years of playing. It's been mostly Martin, Guild, and a few others. Never could bond with Gibson acoustics until I played the new J-35. Now I'm considering the J-15 or J-29. DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I think you would have a hard time finding anyone who owns multiple guitars on this forum that own only Gibsons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitedrifter Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Well in the last 3 months all I have purchased are Gibsons. But I want a Martin Acoustic and Gretsch (american made) electric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Like Jerry K, I own more Gibsons than any other - four at present. In a lot of ways I think I am just used to Gibsons having played them for decades. But since I tend to buy older guitars I also feel safe with Gibsons in the sense that I know enough about them not to get in trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 'Been chasing a sound for years. Unfortunately, it's a hard thing to do when the sound the ear wants to hear keeps (hopefully) evolving. Seems to be narrowing in on a sound that short scale Gibsons do so well. So for now, it's all about well played-in Gibsons and old Gibson by-products. Since the OP mentioned a recent gassing over a J-200 Custom and possibly a D-41, I'll add that a few years back I was big on Martins. Happened to a/b my soon-to-be-set-free D-41 next to an Epiphone EJ-200 I'd bought out of sheer curiosity. The Epi's quality of materials and build quality may've been no match for the big Martin dread. However, the Epiphone had more low end clarity (a function of it's super jumbo displacement and maple construction?), where the '41 had the rich rosewood overtones everywhere else. So hopefully OP can compare the rosewood J-200 Custom to that D-41 in the same sitting. What is heard might help getting past that next fork in the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 OK, this is 97% about electrics, but as can be seen in my signature, exactly half of my guitars and basses are Gibsons. The other half mainly consists of Fenders. There also are Ibanez, Weimann, Epiphone, Suzuki, and one cheap but US made Applause roundback, my only hollowbody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw3571 Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Unfortunately I can't play a J200, let alone a Custom with the Mystic Rosewood. No where near me has one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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