NJ Tom Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) Haven't had a Gibson in a while, so there's been nothing to contribute...until now I guess. I own a killer Martin D-18 custom, figured I'd need rosewood too, and got a great deal on a NOS 2015 Martin D-16RGT last year. Nice guitar but rosewood wasn't floating my boat. Put it up for sale, decided one guitar was fine for my purposes (blasphemy, I know). Got no bites though...disappointing since it just wan't getting played. Heard about a used J-15 at a big box store, figured I'd check it out. Heck, if I liked it at least it'd get played. A little research told me what i figured to be true...that the Martin and Gibson were pretty much neck and neck in comparable used values. Well, I liked it. A lot. Great neck, really like the tone of walnut., and no problem with the shorter scale. I offered the dealer a straight swap, even Steven....I didn't want to lay out any extra $$$. At first the salesman declined my offer. But the manager got involved and when he saw the condition of my Martin he said "do it". Both guitars were fairly even in condition, the J-15 has a tiny ding on the lower bout, but other than that it's as perfect as the Martin....not so much as a scratch on the pick guard. Had it a few days now, and it's really grown on me. A very nice companion to my D-18. I understand now why I've never seen a negative review of the J-15. Edited January 26, 2020 by NJ Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Congrats. Love swapping and no cash needs to exchange hands. I had a J-15 and now I don't. Just like your Martin D-16RGT, the J-15 didn't float my boat. I had a D-18 Std, and loved it, but sold it to finance another guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Congratulations I think they are a nice guitar, I really like a Walnut guitar. Have fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 I played a Walnut J15 the other day. It had a nice breathy tone. Price wasnt bad either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Russos has a used J15 I was looking so closely at yesterday. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Congrats. I have a J-15, and it's a stellar guitar. I've owned a walnut SG for 25 years and it's a tone monster as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Davis Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Great deal on that trade! If I lost my J-15 I'd definitely want to find another one. I too was looking into a D-16RGT but to me it sounded thin compared to the J-15. The Gibby was more versatile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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