Dave F Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 The M2M ordered last year arrived today. It was ordered via Bailey Brothers, a great place to deal with that I would highly recommend. I'm very impressed. I checked everything out and and It's very well built and setup. Thermally aged top, rosewood back and sides. Initial impression is the guitar really vibrates while playing in and has that rosewood sound I like. Check out the grain on the top. The comparisons I have are a 2019 '1942 Banner Southern Jumbo' with the aged top and a Nick Lucas RW 12 Fret not aged. Both need new strings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatgumbino Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Congratulations! That's a real stunner. Love the herringbone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Nice, Dave! That's one of the finer looking new Gibson's I've seen, but I might have asked them to leave off the guard, though that one fits in gracefully. I know I sound dumb, but I can't figure out what M2M means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Beauteous ! Bet she sounds as good as she looks ! Worth the Wait 4 sure ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 33 minutes ago, jedzep said: Nice, Dave! That's one of the finer looking new Gibson's I've seen, but I might have asked them to leave off the guard, though that one fits in gracefully. I know I sound dumb, but I can't figure out what M2M means. Made to Measure. In other words, custom ordered. Bespoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 My hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Dave F said: The M2M ordered last year arrived today. It was ordered via Bailey Brothers, a great place to deal with that I would highly recommend. I'm very impressed. I checked everything out and and It's very well built and setup. Thermally aged top, rosewood back and sides. Initial impression is the guitar really vibrates while playing in and has that rosewood sound I like. Check out the grain on the top. The comparisons I have are a 2019 '1942 Banner Southern Jumbo' with the aged top and a Nick Lucas RW 12 Fret not aged. Both need new strings. Really nice! I played an original 1930s rosewood L-OO (yes, they exist) that True Vintage Guitars had a few years ago, when I was. looking for a vintage L-OO. It was a stunner, but out of my price range. That's when I ended up with an L-OO Legend, rather than a vintage version. That rosewood Nick Lucas would be on my bucket list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egoidealmusic Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 That is a beaut, and that grain is fantastic. Maybe the two guitars are sitting at slighly different angles, but is the upper bout rounder than the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMELEYE Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Beauties! You're my hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RvrDxn Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 (edited) Beautiful, congratulations! Edited February 24, 2022 by RvrDxn Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 13 hours ago, egoidealmusic said: That is a beaut, and that grain is fantastic. Maybe the two guitars are sitting at slighly different angles, but is the upper bout rounder than the other? I held them back to back and measured them. The shape is identical except the waist on the L00 is 1/8” (3mm) smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Great looking guitar, Dave. The herringbone binding is a nice touch, and might just be one of a kind, especially so, as a 12 fret. Is that torrefied top Adirondack spruce? Two Gibson 00’s with rosewood, the Nick with the deep body & the M2M with standard body depth (?)… should be an interesting pair to sit down with. Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 Not sure on the spruce. I gave them a few items of importance and left the rest up to them. I was not expecting the herringbone, bound fretboard, electronics and the cali case. All nice features in my book. My only criteria was L00, aged top, dark sunburst, 12 fret and slim taper neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Lovely and classy. Hope you enjoy it lots. Red 333 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Whoa! Very, very nice looking guitar you got yourself there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holiday Hoser Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 That top looks like candy. Impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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