PatriotsBiker 61 Report post Posted December 3, 2019 I felt the need to share. My 14-month old SJ-200 opened up it's hood and out came an increased big motor purring sound this past week. It's never had a problem with low end, but it seemed to add a flavor layer. I could feel the vibration as it just exploded outward, seemingly from within. Good times! Someone here mentioned to me, back when I got my Hummingbird, that it was fun to listen to the new Gibson acoustics open up, even over time-frames. True to form, they've each had their growth moments. 😎 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duluthdan 80 Report post Posted December 3, 2019 Every new Gibson I have had seemed to find its best tone after about 18 months. I figure the nitro curing had a lot to do with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PatriotsBiker 61 Report post Posted December 4, 2019 It very well might be the case. From a visual perspective, my 17 month old Hummingbird, which was a warranty replacement, took on a different sheen the last few times out. Richer or deeper looking. Low speed melodic picking has really blossomed on it one, too, around the same time. Comparing these to my two nice non-Gibsons: My 2015 Taylor 614 (Maple x-braced) has always been a different sounding Taylor effort. Instead of blatting out pure volume, it blatts out a nice tone. That tone got richer along the way and really kicked into high gear about 3 years into ownership. On the opposite end, this years new guitar was a Martin D-41. It had several changes in the first 10 days. Some others have said similar things on their unofficial forum. I guess those need to be played a bit right from the beginning, but I don't know why. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Holiday Hoser 37 Report post Posted December 4, 2019 The only new Gibson I had I parked on it's stand in front of my bass players Ampeg during band practice and let the low notes shake it to it's core. Not sure if it made a difference but she sure got a ride for her money. I hear Metallica has a new whiskey called Blackened and they take the casks of whiskey and punish it with huge speakers to force the whiskey in and out of the wood of sherry barrels they use to age it so I must have been on the right track. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uncle fester 400 Report post Posted December 4, 2019 👍 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
