jw3571 4 Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 Anyone played one of the new J55's? How does it compare to other 2020's? Which is it most similar to? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jw3571 4 Posted November 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 Nobody has played one of these? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sgt. Pepper 1,005 Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 22 minutes ago, jw3571 said: Nobody has played one of these? Guess not. You should be our guinea pig. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
E-minor7 231 Posted November 16, 2020 Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 Quinton and Paul take it. This one sounds good - warm, dry, lots of room and remarkably loose already. The moustache on the small jumbo isn't my cup of cocoa, but who cares. . It's one of those that should be tried in real life. Might surprise with more than heard here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mime 1 Posted November 16, 2020 Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 The two I’m curious about are the J55 and the 1934 original jumbo. The demo videos for both sound fabulous. I’d love to play one or both. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jw3571 4 Posted November 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 I have the 34 Jumbo and it's awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
E-minor7 231 Posted November 16, 2020 Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Mime said: The two I’m curious about are the J55 and the 1934 original jumbo. The demo videos for both sound fabulous. I’d love to play one or both. Agree - saw Q & P do a demo of that as well. 2 acoustics I'd like to A/B live. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
62burst 144 Posted November 16, 2020 Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 19 hours ago, jw3571 said: Nobody has played one of these? 11 hours ago, jw3571 said: I have the 34 Jumbo and it's awesome. Looking at the specs on Gibson's site, https://www.gibson.com/Guitar/ACC6LP318/1934-Jumbo/Vintage-Sunburst , and https://www.gibson.com/Guitar/ACCNSE863/1939-J-55/Faded-Vintage-Sunburst It sounds like you've already come fairly close to playing one of these, in the form of your 34 Jumbo, save for the longer scale length. Quinton and Paul from Music Villa spend a good amount of time talking about guitar aesthetics, but do they mention a major influence on the guitar's sound- the longer-than-Martin scale length of 25.5" ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jw3571 4 Posted November 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 So what affect on tone does the slightly longer scale length make? I don't want them to be the exact same sounding guitar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kelly campbell 292 Posted November 16, 2020 Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 I would love to play one...I have not seen one yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
62burst 144 Posted November 16, 2020 Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 24 minutes ago, jw3571 said: So what affect on tone does the slightly longer scale length make? I don't want them to be the exact same sounding guitar. There was a reason Quinton started his MV demo with the drop tuning on that J-55 RI- it got our attention, sounded different for those of us who spend most of our time in standard tuning, and guitars with longer scale length (& corresponding higher string tension) are thought to be better at alt tunings. And the mahogany, the slope shoulder design, and the toasted top keep things from going in the tonal mud. With all of the other variables that can make two guitars of the same model sound differently, I'd bet if you sat down with your 34 Jumbo and a J-55 RI, even with similar strings of a similar age, you'd most likely be able to tell them apart in a blind a/b test. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
E-minor7 231 Posted November 16, 2020 Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 28 minutes ago, 62burst said: With all of the other variables that can make two guitars of the same model sound differently, I'd bet if you sat down with your 34 Jumbo and a J-55 RI, even with similar strings of a similar age, you'd most likely be able to tell them apart in a blind a/b test. Right on ^ and what a fest it would be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BoSoxBiker 76 Posted November 16, 2020 Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 I'd love to try one of these. It was on a very short list earlier this year when I got the rw SJ-200 pre-war historic collection. In a dream world, I'd just love to sit down with the Love Dove, J-55 RI and a 2014-ish Sheryl Crowe SJ Deluxe (whatever else it's called) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JuanCarlosVejar 118 Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) Here’s a pretty decent demo : Also: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CCpInmTBbpX/?igshid=16xr0e0o5pybh JC Edited November 30, 2020 by JuanCarlosVejar 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j45nick 467 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 That sounds delicious! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jw3571 4 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Thanks for posting, sounds pretty similar the 34 jumbo, maybe a little warmer. The 34 sounds like it could be louder, it's a real cannon, although this guy wasn't playing super loud. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tpbiii 132 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Here is a short demo from a 1940 J-55. It is RW, so that makes a big difference. To me this one is more in the class of the old AJ/RSRG/SJRW than the old JUMBO/TROJAN but that would be because of the RW. I don't really know anything about the current models. http://vintageacousticinsruments.blogspot.com/http://www.vimeo.com/tpbiii Best, -Tom B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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