JuanCarlosVejar Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Folks, One for the maple lovers : I love the color ,the tone ...everything about it. And I love that Todd says maple is his favorite wood !!! It’s billed as a 1966 but I noticed the screws in guard and the 3 piece neck ... I believe it looks more in line with the 1968 spec. I pulled out my SJ 200 after listening to this. This guitar just a fantastic Gibson.Along with the 1965 (the dream guitar) they are two of my favorite large body Gibsons. JC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Indeed, a gorgeous finish on that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 The Gibson I have had the longest is a 1960 J200. My wife though has claimed it for her own. She has turned down a ton of offers for it and it remains the only six string acoustic she owns. I will say it till I am blue in the face but the best sounding J200s I have ever gotten my hands on were the maple body guitars with the second wide angle brace above the soundhole. And I betcha they pulled that nasty floating brace out of that guitar. Luckily only one big screw attached it to the center of the X brace so it was easy to do. If you like the finish you can thank Case Triezenberg. He began working at Gibson in the mid-1920s and was promoted to Foreman of the Finishing Dept. in the late 1940s. All Gibsons from that point on were finished under his leadership. He was still there in the early 1970s. Sorry though, I still am not a fan of the cherry burst. 1960s Gibson serial numbers are a major pain to sort through. While both a ''66 and '68 J200 would have three piece necks, I have never seen a '66 with a screwed on pickguard. So the guitar could very likely be a '68 as you note. Good eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Beautiful Jumbo - no Tune-O-matic, no dots on the bridge. Probably a 68er, , , but then we should be able to hear it, right. The fortification wouldn't go unnoticed. And I think we can. Norman's, , you are hereby challenged - sink the mirror, check the bracing. Ouhh, , , stingers are so hip - they'd make me a kooler player. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Gorgeous guitar, stunning sound. That guy's pick attack is perfect for this guitar. You really need to drive that big old box. I was glad to see him remove that denim jacket with all those metal buttons before playing this. So, why do we think this guitar was a second? I'm guessing that big light grain streak in the fretboard near and over the body. Nothing else is obvious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 35 minutes ago, j45nick said: Nothing else is obvious Eeehh, is the logo dot missing. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Nice looking J200. That 2 was place as a second. Some sort of cosmetic flaw. Those were discounted to the dealers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul14 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 “I pulled out my SJ 200 after listening to this.” I can’t seem to want to play anything other than my J- 200, or my Dove lately. Nothing else hits the spot..........for now. Subject to change? I hope so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 No ribbons on the bridge back then ? inaresting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 1 hour ago, duluthdan said: No ribbons on the bridge back then ? inaresting. Dan, I believe that change came about in late 1959 or 1960. Great seeing you around my friend. JC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 . . . and glad to hear your SJ-200 has come out of retirement, even for just a little while. Understandable where you were coming from with casing it, but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 5 hours ago, 62burst said: . . . and glad to hear your SJ-200 has come out of retirement, even for just a little while. Understandable where you were coming from with casing it, but... I have actually taken it out of retirement. At the time it was the best thing to do. Now than time has elapsed... I can play it without thinking about it too much. JC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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