Joe M Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Time to show off the triplets... Bottom left, 2007 J200. Unusual in the respect it has all the characteristics of a TV but made before Gibson called them TV's. Don Ruffato thinks it's a one-off Bottom right, 2000 J150. Except for some fret wear on the first 3 frets, almost mint condition. Previous owner added a K&K Top, 2014 J185TV Red Spruce top. Has a Baggs pickup installed. Shop where I got it swears it was factory installed. To me, wouldn't be a TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jalex Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Three curvaceous beauties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceceres4 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Absolutely beautiful !!!!!! Those jumbos would be my dream come true ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Love a good couch photo. Very cool '150. And a good bet that the J-185 spends the most time on the couch? Ah- and all wearing green tulips; excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 A hyper brave group of musketeers. One can't help noticing the 2 different 200-bridge types. 4 abalone inlays opposed to 2. (they are called something I forgot - maybe 4 and 2 ribbon) According to the big book of consensusn'n'nonsense, the latter should provide more sound. That is however one of those things I personally doubt. Any thoughts. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 A great vote of appreciation for all three guitars! I personally believe you'd need ears like a bat to actually notice the above-referenced sound variation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Nice looking guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Wow Those are beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc McMaster Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Tres amigos! B) Fine clan you have there, Joe, mighty fine. The 185 is the most appealing to my eye.......but maybe it's just the burst finish on that one that does it. Is the 185 a short or long scale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Jumbos are too big for me but day yam that's a nice picture, Nice Guitars! rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassetman Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 J-185 are short scale. Really gives an idea how big the SJ-200 are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Beautiful trio, tell me, how does the older J-150 compare to the newer J-200 TV in terms of tone. Which do you prefer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joe M Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 Thanks for all the positive comments. I wish my talent was up to the level of my gear... Buc, as bassetman already commented, the 185 is short scale, so a little easier to play. EA, honestly, I like the sound and the playability of the 150 above the other two. Not that the 185 and 200 are bad, just, to me, not as nice as the 150. I'm not the original owner of any of the three, but the 200 and 185 were not played much, if at all, by previous owner(s). You can tell the 150 was played, not abused, but played, and well taken care of, by the previous owner(s). All the guitars have been setup by the same guy, who is great, and they all have the same Elixir Nano HD 80/20 set of strings on them. I'm sure the 185, with it's red spruce top, will loosen up and mellow out the more it's played. I'm also sure part of, if not all of, the reason I prefer the 150 is because of it's age and the fact that it was played the last 16 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pesh Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Well I stared at that photo for a fair while...particularly the J-185. I love a J-185... That is a damn fine set of guitars mate. I'd not considered how much size difference there was between the 185 and the 100 / 200 size until seeing them in the same photo like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe M Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 Well I stared at that photo for a fair while...particularly the J-185. I love a J-185... That is a damn fine set of guitars mate. I'd not considered how much size difference there was between the 185 and the 100 / 200 size until seeing them in the same photo like that! I don't think the difference is as great as the pic shows. The perspective makes a big difference, the 185 is farther from the lens than the other two so it looks a lot smaller. In fact, all the measurements comparing the 200 (and the 150) are only an inch greater than the same measurements of the 185. Upper bout, waist, lower bout, all only an inch different. Guess I should have had them the same distance from the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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