TomG76 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) I have joined the Gibson family. With thanks to all of you (Jinder, Missouri Picker et al) who have given me brilliant advice on this forum, I pulled the trigger and got a brand new J-50. I went with the 50s reissue. Peach Guitars in Colchester did a superb set-up. I am thrilled with the tone and feel and also with the colour - the top is already far more golden than it can look in photos. I’ve recorded a YouTube video, just using my iPad. Neither that technology nor my (lack of) skill do justice to this instrument, but having yearned for one for years, I’m overjoyed. It’s exceeded expectations. Edited July 17, 2020 by TomG76 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul14 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 The J-50 is one of my personal favorites! I love everything about them. They play, & sound delicious. One of the coolest looking guitars ever made. Congratulations on an awesome guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Congrats! I am another one who is very biased towards the J50 and own one which was among the first batch made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 That ending was hilarious. . . loved the pause while the gears were turning in the wheelhouse. While the sunburst J-45 is usually the one people first think of when talk gets to Gibson slope shoulder short scale guitars, eventually they come 'round to the appeal of it's natural-finished sibling. Have a great weekend breaking it in. And here I was being amazed at your hitting those high notes- 'til I grabbed a guitar & heard the dropped tuning. : 0. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Glad to see you got the guitar you wanted. Sounds like you have a winner. There are lots of J50 lovers in this forum. I like the folksy growl your guitar has. Congrats on your new beast. ....Be aware that the more you hang around this forum, the more likely you are to need another Gibson.....lol.....Enjoy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomG76 Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 Thanks, everyone. Yeah, tuning down has really opened things up for me. I may experiment with alternate tunings one day, but honestly I think dropping down a tone will prove to be the best tuning change I’ll ever make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomG76 Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 2 hours ago, 62burst said: That ending was hilarious. . . loved the pause while the gears were turning in the wheelhouse. While the sunburst J-45 is usually the one people first think of when talk gets to Gibson slope shoulder short scale guitars, eventually they come 'round to the appeal of it's natural-finished sibling. Have a great weekend breaking it in. And here I was being amazed at your hitting those high notes- 'til I grabbed a guitar & heard the dropped tuning. : 0. That’s a little trick I learned from doing lots of stand-up comedy. It’s often worth taking a little pause to see what might come out of one’s mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSoxBiker Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Congrats on your new guitar! Looks and sounds like you two are going to hit it off well. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Yup, I’ve got a 2015 J-50 CS that’s a real favorite. They just seem to have a basic beauty to them, to go along with all that tone. Congrats & Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Tom, that was great. A classic song to kick off a classic guitar. You'll find it sounds even better as you break it in over the next year of so ! And, you'll play better as you aspire to be 'worthy' of your guitar. At least, I've found I'm still trying to live up to mine after approximately 10 years. I also tune down - I found my comfort zone tuning down a full step to DGCFAD . If you're interested in Townes' songs - a couple of his other well worn and loved ones are "If You Needed Me" and "Snowing on Raton". You've certainly mastered his best loved song ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacdubro Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Congratulations Tom on your new 50s J-50 Original! I just joined the J-50 club with my first Gibson as well. I enjoyed your version of Pancho and Lefty well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Hey Congratulations Thats a beautiful guitar, I too have become very partial to the J50. I bought the 60's version a couple months ago and love it...Welsome to the forum and nice work on the video. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayoubengal1954 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Y’all (you and the guitar) sounded great! 🤘🤪🤘 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinder Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Great guitar and loved the Townes cover! Superb stuff. What a sweet, sweet J50 that is! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratherbwalkn Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Nice guitar, played beautifully ! Congrats! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Wonderful! Welcome to the forum. What a first entry. I am a huge fan of Townes and your version was great! Lars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomG76 Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 9 hours ago, Sacdubro said: Congratulations Tom on your new 50s J-50 Original! I just joined the J-50 club with my first Gibson as well. I enjoyed your version of Pancho and Lefty well done. Thank you! Yours looks gorgeous too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomG76 Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 Thank you everyone. You’re extremely welcoming and kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomG76 Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 6 hours ago, Jinder said: Great guitar and loved the Townes cover! Superb stuff. What a sweet, sweet J50 that is! Thank you, Jinder. And thank you for turning me on to Glenn’s Guitars. I nearly went for that gorgeous translucent orange J-45. He also has a couple of very nice Martin HD28V models. I’m sure I will buy a guitar from him one day. Lovely, patient guy too. Did me a bunch of videos so I could see and hear the guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomG76 Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 18 hours ago, zombywoof said: Congrats! I am another one who is very biased towards the J50 and own one which was among the first batch made. I would love to see a photo / clip of that, zombywolf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomG76 Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 16 hours ago, fortyearspickn said: Tom, that was great. A classic song to kick off a classic guitar. You'll find it sounds even better as you break it in over the next year of so ! And, you'll play better as you aspire to be 'worthy' of your guitar. At least, I've found I'm still trying to live up to mine after approximately 10 years. I also tune down - I found my comfort zone tuning down a full step to DGCFAD . If you're interested in Townes' songs - a couple of his other well worn and loved ones are "If You Needed Me" and "Snowing on Raton". You've certainly mastered his best loved song ! Wasn't TVZ great? I love his bit in Heartworn Highways. There's a clip on YouTube of Kris Kristofferson talking about how TVZ didn't know how good he was and crying. Thanks for the song tips too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomG76 Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 On 7/18/2020 at 6:37 AM, bayoubengal1954 said: Y’all (you and the guitar) sounded great! 🤘🤪🤘 Thank you! Just out of shot is the logo on my baseball cap...which is for Cafe Du Monde! I was in New Orleans in December. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayoubengal1954 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 46 minutes ago, TomG76 said: Thank you! Just out of shot is the logo on my baseball cap...which is for Cafe Du Monde! I was in New Orleans in December. Cool! If I would have known you then I could have brought you up to play a couple of songs at one of my gigs. 👍 Play on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomG76 Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 1 hour ago, bayoubengal1954 said: Cool! If I would have known you then I could have brought you up to play a couple of songs at one of my gigs. 👍 Play on! Careful - I WILL be back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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