pcf Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 I had one of these and regret selling it. Anyone played once against the new '57 Reissue or J-200 Vintage? anyone have one they want to sell? it's been awhile since i have been around here but i thought there was a classified section. is that not the case anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, pcf said: I had one of these and regret selling it. Anyone played once against the new '57 Reissue or J-200 Vintage? anyone have one they want to sell? it's been awhile since i have been around here but i thought there was a classified section. is that not the case anymore? I think BruceBubs just got one of the Vintage ones,, he waited quite a while for it,, he seems to be over the moon with it. hey may chime in, Edited March 5, 2021 by kidblast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucebubs Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) Yes I have a 2020 Custom Shop Historic 1957 SJ-200 in Vintage Sunburst. Beautiful guitar, very warm, rich tone. Swapped the factory PB's for 80/20's and it got even better. Period correct hard case is a nice touch. Edited March 5, 2021 by Brucebubs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 8 hours ago, Brucebubs said: Yes I have a 2020 Custom Shop Historic 1957 SJ-200 in Vintage Sunburst. Beautiful guitar, very warm, rich tone. Swapped the factory PB's for 80/20's and it got even better. Period correct hard case is a nice touch. Nice looking Gibson you have there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebyrd Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 The 2020 Historic Custom Shop SJ200 Pre War RW and 2020 Custom Shop Historic 1936 Advanced Jumbo. Both outstanding... https://imgur.com/mhqEV4q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcf Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 These are all some good looking guitars! I have a J-45 Vintage I am going to sell or I’d like to trade toward a ‘57 SJ-200 Reissue or Elite Custom. I have a ‘44 Banner maple J-45 and the J-45 Vintage is actually too similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucebubs Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 4 hours ago, freebyrd said: The 2020 Historic Custom Shop SJ200 Pre War RW and 2020 Custom Shop Historic 1936 Advanced Jumbo. Both outstanding... https://imgur.com/mhqEV4q use the 'Direct Link' on imgur to post pictures here now - great shot, 2 excellent guitars. One of those new Pre-War SJ-200's landed in a guitar store in Melbourne a few weeks back - sold in a day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebyrd Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 @Brucebubs the SJ200 was listed on the dealer website about 10:30 in the evening. They opened for business the next morning at 10:00 am. Guess who was on the phone at 10:01 ? Uhhuh, you guessed it. @pcf not trying to hijack your thread..hope you can find what you’re after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucebubs Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, freebyrd said: @Brucebubs the SJ200 was listed on the dealer website about 10:30 in the evening. They opened for business the next morning at 10:00 am. Guess who was on the phone at 10:01 ? Uhhuh, you guessed it. @pcf not trying to hijack your thread..hope you can find what you’re after. I saw multiple positive reviews and clips online from NAMM 2020 so I emailed the Australian distributor for Gibson guitars and told them I wanted to order a new Historic 1957 SJ-200 - they didn't know what I was talking about - there wasn't even a code number for one in their system. They got back to me and gave me a price (huge!) and told me to order through any Gibson dealer here in Australia - so I ordered on Feb 6th and finally picked it up on October 28th. I've seen it listed at a couple other dealers here but 'Not In Stock' - I believe the supply of new guitars from the USA has slowed to a trickle since the pandemic so I think I was lucky. Edited March 7, 2021 by Brucebubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-1854Me Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I have a J-200 Elite, and a standard SJ-200. They are difficult to compare, since the standard is sitka/maple and the Elite is red spruce/koa. They're both very nice and good at what they do, both loud and both articulate but they have different sounds. Fred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcf Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 I didn’t know they made the Elite in koa. Very cool. Pics? I would think the ebony, abolone and koa would be a sight to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-1854Me Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 This was a Custom Shop order: Back: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucebubs Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Wow, that's stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 32 minutes ago, J-1854Me said: This was a Custom Shop order: Back: Did you order that when Mr G was there? I like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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