Gibson Artist Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Saw someone selling one of these on craigslist, he didnt list it as rare, but i thought most 100s were walnut and mahogany? Would the Bubinga be a rare model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 It was a regular model for a few years, so the bubinga version is not super rare. As I recall, folks who've played them say they sound great. I've owned both a '96 mahogany & '00 maple J-100 (still own the maple), and have played a number of others. They've all had a consistently rich & resonant tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Re the use of walnut, I believe the version currently in production represents the first time it's been used on a J-100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Might just be the best word ever Bubinga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Might just be the best word ever Bubinga my thoughts exactly.. Better than Ba-da-Bing right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Bubinga was pretty big there in the mid to late 90's. Mesa Boogie and a couple others were making Bubinga cabinets, usenet clowns were coo-ing over the tonewood in their amp cabs ferkrissakes. It is close to Ovankgol, another of the species used because "it is one of the less expensive woods". Funny, guitars and amps made of these less expensive woods aren't. It was a weird time. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Doug Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 I had a J-100 Xtra with figured bubinga back and sides for 11 years. Bought it new and finally sold it earlier this year (I could never get comfortable with the super jumbo size). The figured ones were reasonably rare (I only saw one other over the years) but the regular bubinga is fairly common. Really nice body wood. Kind of closer in tone to rosewood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geelinus Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I traded for one some years ago and still love the guitar - Bubinga is a very sweet tonewood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson Artist Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 I traded for one some years ago and still love the guitar - Bubinga is a very sweet tonewood. I put in an offer to the guy but so far no dice. Man, what a beautiful looker it is, and the bubinga 100xtra i heard on Youtube sounded simply beautiful. Gotta say, i love the look of that wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 The Bubinga is a nice looking wood... but.. the value still remains as a J100 .. though j100s are nice guitars as is.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I have one. As far as jumbos go it's the cats ***! Sustain for days! Great deep tone but has that dryness to it as well. I also have an L-130 in Bubinga as well. Both inexpensive but great guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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