Jinder Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Last week I swapped my J15 and LG2AE for a '41 SJ100, mainly because the neck profiles in the 15 and AE didn't fall comfortably in my hand and they weren't getting played. Having gigged it twice now (just got back from the second gig!) and played it around the house quite a bit, I can say with confidence that I BLOODY LOVE the SJ100. It's absolutely knockout in every way. It's light, VERY resonant, loud as hell but very sweet, has one of the best necks I've ever played and looks beautiful too. I was wary of trading initially as I already have a great SJ200 and I didn't really know if the 100 would be different enough to justify it, but it's a TOTALLY different beast, much more midrange murmuration and a gorgeous top end that sounds like sighing bells. The bottom end is slightly rounder and less thunderous than my SJ200 but is warm all day long and the guitar works brilliantly for vocal accompaniment. I'm frankly astonished that Gibson have stopped making these...maybe there wasn't enough profit in them (mine has the best attention to detail of any Gibson I've owned and the finish is flawless from top to toe) but the fact there aren't any more makes me determined to hang onto mine and play it until it's Triggerised!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 . It's good to see you on again. Seems like you're really happy with it and that's great. I've got a J-100 12-string B) it's a Xtra with hog back & sides. A beautiful guitar and I love it. Congrats and enjoy your J-100. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Congrats on a great guitar. I've been tempted to pull the trigger locally on several occasions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchie1281734003 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 I'm glad for you Jinder. I've tried a couple of those 1941 SJ-100s, and been very impressed with both their tone and understated looks. If I didn't already own a wonderful 94 J100 Xtra Hog, I too would have one of those. Enjoy. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djw171 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Gibson do have a SJ100 in the 2017 range, however it's a Walnut back and sides. Not that's a bad thing, I love my J15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 those 41s look good.. I have a Rosewood Northern Jumbo.. basically a J100 but I like it.. all the other current J100s from the mid 80s up.. are all but gone from here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nid2007 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Congrats! I played one recently that tempted me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Congrats on the SJ-100 RI- the mahogany super jumbo is indeed a different kettle of fish; somewhere between the SJ-200 and the J-45. If pressed, maybe more akin to a J-45 BigBody. An interesting experiment to try is to tune down the SJ-100 a half-step, capo on F1, and do an a/b/c with an J-45 and a SJ-200. This will put the guitar as ~.625” shorter scale than the J-45, but will demonstrate how much scale length factors into the sound. You might even like it more as a short scale, but imminent fret wear from the capo would be a strong deterrent from doing this long-term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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