Andy Haigh Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Hi all, I have just purchased/orderd a SJ-200 but all the guitar online stores in the UK are Deposit only, Would anyone from Gibson acoustic have an idea when the next juicy shipping container to the UK could be or how far behind are they with their orders in Boseman. Yeh OK, I am being impatient here, but am totally buzzed to be hopefully owning one. Thanks Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, Andy Haigh said: Hi all, I have just purchased/orderd a SJ-200 but all the guitar online stores in the UK are Deposit only, Would anyone from Gibson acoustic have an idea when the next juicy shipping container to the UK could be or how far behind are they with their orders in Boseman. Yeh OK, I am being impatient here, but am totally buzzed to be hopefully owning one. Thanks Andy Gibson employees don’t post here as far as I know. Its just the forum riff raff. Might be a while before it gets there. No one wants to go to work in the USA anymore as most want to hide in the corner and hide from CV19, so delivery’s might be delayed a bit. Edited October 30, 2021 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brixa Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 I am In Glasgow, Scotland. I put a deposit on a J45 Studio Rosewood early July - it was already on.order from the store anyway - and I received it 2 weeks ago. I have to say it was worth the wait but I was getting impatient. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olie Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 9 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said: Gibson employees don’t post here as far as I know. Its just the forum riff raff. Might be a while before it gets there. No one wants to go to work in the USA anymore as most want to hide in the corner and hide from CV19, so delivery’s might be delayed a bit. Eloquent- as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, olie said: Eloquent- as always. I guess some have missed the world is in sort of this pandemic thing and everything from shipping and trucking to even gettin chicken is way behind schedule. Oh if you haven’t heard your T-giving turkeys are gonna be more expensive to. But my mask is on so I’m safe. Edited October 30, 2021 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBSinTo Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 18 hours ago, Andy Haigh said: Hi all, I have just purchased/orderd a SJ-200 but all the guitar online stores in the UK are Deposit only, Would anyone from Gibson acoustic have an idea when the next juicy shipping container to the UK could be or how far behind are they with their orders in Boseman. Yeh OK, I am being impatient here, but am totally buzzed to be hopefully owning one. Thanks Andy I'm just spitballing here, but wouldn't you get better and more authoritative information by inquiring directly either to Gibson or the dealer from who you purchased the guitar, rather than getting conjecture and opinions from laymen on this site? RBSinTo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 (edited) 14 minutes ago, RBSinTo said: I'm just spitballing here, but wouldn't you get better and more authoritative information by inquiring directly either to Gibson or the dealer from who you purchased the guitar, rather than getting conjecture and opinions from laymen on this site? RBSinTo Nope, it’s us forum members that know Gibsons inner workings better than the company itself. Who invited you to the party? Edited October 30, 2021 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSoxBiker Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 (edited) 19 hours ago, Andy Haigh said: Hi all, I have just purchased/orderd a SJ-200 but all the guitar online stores in the UK are Deposit only, Would anyone from Gibson acoustic have an idea when the next juicy shipping container to the UK could be or how far behind are they with their orders in Boseman. Yeh OK, I am being impatient here, but am totally buzzed to be hopefully owning one. Thanks Andy When I spoke with Gibson CS late this past Spring, he told me that it was looking like the SJ-200 would not be available until lat October at the earliest. Some of the US online retailers showed order now with dates as far back as December. If that wait is the same, it could be a while. The other possibility is that we start seeing steady trickles of these hitting sites as those orders are filled and production slowly catches back up. We see hints of production ramping up on other models, so maybe there's hope? eg - Wildwood got them a boat load of Hummingbird Original Series in the past week or two. Maybe SJ-200's will follow or maybe not? I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Not having one is anxious state of being. 🙂 And welcome to the forum. Edited October 30, 2021 by BoSoxBiker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brixa Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 I might bail out of this circus now - the tone has nosedived and i dont get anything from this anymore. C ya down the line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 (edited) What is it you want. This forum has knowledgeable people who know about guitars and not just Gibsons. If you want to know the straight skinny from the maker call 1-800-Gibson. Edited October 31, 2021 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBSinTo Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 3 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said: Nope, it’s us forum members that know Gibsons inner workings better than the company itself. Who invited you to the party? Much easier to list all who didn't invite me. RBSinTo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul14 Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 12 minutes ago, Paul14 said: They should tag onto the end of that - Who Can Afford One. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Too big. I look like I'm in Game of Thrones, sword fighting The Hound with that thing in front of me. rct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul14 Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said: They should tag onto the end of that - Who Can Afford One. Oh well! I guess Andy can. I can't afford gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 (edited) I can’t afford to pay attention. I want a used 00-28, but I gotta sell before I can buy. Edited October 30, 2021 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, rct said: Too big. I look like I'm in Game of Thrones, sword fighting The Hound with that thing in front of me. rct They are. I played one in Carter’s in 2017. It was an ‘05. The Guild I owned was that size. Edited October 30, 2021 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSoxBiker Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 2 hours ago, rct said: Too big. I look like I'm in Game of Thrones, sword fighting The Hound with that thing in front of me. rct Is that what they're calling it these days??? 😀😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul14 Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 28 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: I can’t afford to pay attention. I want a used 00-28, but I gotta sell before I can buy. Couldn't buy a used back packer.( not that I'd want to). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Paul14 said: Couldn't buy a used back packer.( not that I'd want to). I played one ages ago. What t-urds those things are. Edited October 30, 2021 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 15 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: I played one ages ago. What t-urds those things are. I had one on one of my boats before I got my carbon fiber boat guitar. The Backpacker was suited for what it was meant to do, and nothing more. Mine is still in perfect shape, in case anyone is interested in one. Just don't expect it to play and sound like a full-size Martin, or a full-size much of anything else for that matter. On the plus side, it got me back into playing guitar after years of not touching one, so it was definitely useful at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 8 minutes ago, j45nick said: I had one on one of my boats before I got my carbon fiber boat guitar. The Backpacker was suited for what it was meant to do, and nothing more. Mine is still in perfect shape, in case anyone is interested in one. Just don't expect it to play and sound like a full-size Martin, or a full-size much of anything else for that matter. On the plus side, it got me back into playing guitar after years of not touching one, so it was definitely useful at the time. Your last sentence of the first paragraph says it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucebubs Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 I ordered my Custom Shop Historic 1957 SJ-200 in February 2020 just as the pandemic was starting to grip the world - it was delivered to me here in Australia on October 28th - things have not improved since then there is a world wide shortage for new guitars ... and cars! There is a 10 month waiting list here for the Toyota RAV Hybrid - dealers are so desperate for stock that they are actually ringing existing owners and offering to buy back their used cars for more than they paid for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, Brucebubs said: I ordered my Custom Shop Historic 1957 SJ-200 in February 2020 just as the pandemic was starting to grip the world - it was delivered to me here in Australia on October 28th - things have not improved since then there is a world wide shortage for new guitars ... and cars! There is a 10 month waiting list here for the Toyota RAV Hybrid - dealers are so desperate for stock that they are actually ringing existing owners and offering to buy back their used cars for more than they paid for them. Same thing is going on here in the US right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Gibson Montana is in the process of adding on and some tooling has been shut down. I don’t know if this is your case but it was what I was told back in June when I ordered a custom build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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