powerpopper Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 I know the answer may be painfully simple, but can you guys and/or gals confirm for me what the guitar is Radney Foster is playing in this video? I'm guessing it's a Sunburst SJ-200, but I thought I'd take it to the experts. He's been playing this guitar for a good number of years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rar Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 According to an article in Keyboard Magazine, For songwriting, Foster relies on his sunburst jumbo Gibson. “It’s an early version of the J-100. It has a teardrop pickguard and a straight bridge, rather than the moustache bridge found on the later version. This guitar has a big sound, and I’ve played it on a ton of my records.” I'm not sure what he means by "early". I believe the only time that bridge was standard was on the ones built in Nashville in the mid-'80s. The modern logo and keystone-button tuners are also consistent with the mid-'80s version. But those bowtie fretboard inlays were never standard, so it's a custom and/or had a significant work done on it. -- Bob R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballcorner Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 To heck with the guitar - who is that girl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayla Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 To heck with the guitar - who is that girl? Yeah, but she hasn't got that cool tear-drop pickguard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWilson Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 +1 on the J-100. There's no neck or headstock binding and no "torch" inlay on the headstock face. Nice looking guitar though, and, well yes, the girl's lookin' good too, ballcorner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerpopper Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 To heck with the guitar - who is that girl? I think there is a story about the girl. I have a friend who is familiar with all things Radney and I will consult her. I'll let you know what I find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerpopper Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 Yeah' date=' but she hasn't got that cool tear-drop pickguard![/quote'] My wife is very attractive, but you got me thinking Jayla...think how much better she will look when I attach a tear-drop pickguard to her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerpopper Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 Thanks for shedding some light on this everyone. So what is the status of Gibson custom builds? Do they do them? Is it possible to get them to build a guitar like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rar Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 So what is the status of Gibson custom builds? Do they do them? Is it possible to get them to build a guitar like this? Sure, they'll build you pretty much anything you want. Any dealer can get you a quote. -- Bob R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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