Hype Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 If these were your 3 Gibson Acoustics or choice? I know I don’t have the J-45 the “workhorse” of the Gibson Acoustic guitars, but I’m not really into the sloped shoulder guitars. I might make an exception to an older Adavnced Jumbo or Country & Western… 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Smashing - I would need to hear & feel them first. Is there a ✮ constellation on the lower bout of that Bird. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hype Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 (edited) 18 minutes ago, E-minor7 said: Smashing - I would need to hear & feel them first. Is there a ✮ constellation on the lower bout of that Bird. . LOL. Yeah just randomly placed star decals…I think it looks nicer. Some people disagree.. Edited March 11, 2023 by Hype Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Looks matter. They all are waay too 'Disney' for me. My preferences are 'plain Jane'. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hype Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, jedzep said: Looks matter. They all are waay to 'Disney' for me. My preferences are 'plain Jane'. “Disney” would be ‘Doves In Flight’. You prefer J-45 or studios I guess..No Martin D-45s (that’s the 2nd next on my bucket list). Edited March 11, 2023 by Hype 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, Hype said: “Disney” would be ‘Doves In Flight’. You prefer J-45 or studios I guess..No Martin D-45s (that’s the 2nd next on my bucket list). I think I've covered the whole range and I've found I like both ends and everything in between. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Man Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 (edited) Another plain jane guy here, I'd sell them all and look for a vintage slope, but not totally afraid of bling, as an old SJ would fit the bill. ETA: Very nice trio of guitars, if I really had to choose, it would come down to feel and tone. Edited March 11, 2023 by G Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 some of you are nuts.. really -- J200 -- all day.. that's right, all day 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hype Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 3 minutes ago, kidblast said: some of you are nuts.. really -- J200 -- all day.. that's right, all day Agreed. J-200 is my go to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hype Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 55 minutes ago, Dave F said: I think I've covered the whole range and I've found I like both ends and everything in between. LOL. Me too. Agree with your assessment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hype Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 (edited) 33 minutes ago, G Man said: Another plain jane guy here, I'd sell them all and look for a vintage slope, but not totally afraid of bling, as an old SJ would fit the bill. ETA: Very nice trio of guitars, if I really had to choose, it would come down to feel and tone. I always thought a D-45 was too blingy, but then I saw the “Doves In Flight” and “Hummingbirds In Flight” and some blinged out J-200’s and was like, those are museum pieces, not a D-45 Edited March 11, 2023 by Hype Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RvrDxn Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 I prefer short scale so normally I would go for the Hummingbird but there is no way I would pay the money for one with stickers all over it. Next for me would be the Elvis Dove. The 200 is an amazing guitar but too big for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 I have ones just like those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Just now, Dave F said: Here’s a couple at the ends 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hype Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Dave F said: LMFAO. Dude so you are the guy that buys the “Doves In Flight”! Love that pickguard. Are you a bit more careful when playing it? Or just play it normally? That is a sweet museum piece! Whats the one at the back with the white button tuners and parallelogram inlays (on the left)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hype Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 5 hours ago, RvrDxn said: I prefer short scale so normally I would go for the Hummingbird but there is no way I would pay the money for one with stickers all over it. Next for me would be the Elvis Dove. The 200 is an amazing guitar but too big for me. You don’t like my decals? Most people don’t.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hype Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 2 hours ago, slimt said: I have ones just like those. Which ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, Hype said: LMFAO. Dude so you are the guy that buys the “Doves In Flight”! Love that pickguard. Are you a bit more careful when playing it? Or just play it normally? That is a sweet museum piece! Whats the one at the back with the white button tuners and parallelogram inlays (on the left)? I got the DIF in a trade and surprisingly, I do not have that much invested in it. Really nice playing and sounding guitar and quickly became one of my favorites. I think the one in the back is the 2020 '42 SJ Banner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Another vote for the King of the Flatops. Funny thing - when I see these - I don't see 'bling'. I see TONE ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hype Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 11 hours ago, Dave F said: I got the DIF in a trade and surprisingly, I do not have that much invested in it. Really nice playing and sounding guitar and quickly became one of my favorites. I think the one in the back is the 2020 '42 SJ Banner It’s nice when you can play a guitar like that and not have to worry about treating it like it belongs in a glass casing.. Love the 42 SJ.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hype Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, fortyearspickn said: Another vote for the King of the Flatops. Funny thing - when I see these - I don't see 'bling'. I see TONE ! Agreed. You can’t beat a SJ-200/J-200. Their tone is so distinct.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 14 hours ago, Hype said: You don’t like my decals? Most people don’t.. Very skeptical about the decals - we should see them close-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 (edited) As I have yet to buy a Gibson which I have not played first, I am not in any kind of a position to say which one I would allow to stay and which two would go. But if I could only have one Gibson my gut reaction is that none of the three would be it. But I also think that when it comes to flattops the guitars which put Gibson on the map and defined their sound for decades were the slope shoulder jumbos and L Series guitars. Edited March 12, 2023 by zombywoof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 6 hours ago, Hype said: Agreed. You can’t beat a SJ-200/J-200. Their tone is so distinct.. I know I am coming off like a broken record but a J200 education is not complete without spending some quality time with a 1951 and on J200 with the two scary wide-angle X braces above and below the soundhole, the ladder mounted tone bars and long bridge plate. Not a better or worse or whatever thing but a sound which is truly unique among super jumbos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Whenever possible, I always prefer to play it first but that doesn't present itself too often. I usually make sure there's a generous return policy or have it figured out in my mind that I can flip it. Although the three guitars shown are all nice, I have a DIF (and besides, that Dove has the seam issue 😉 ), I've had a couple Hummingbirds that were nice guitars, but I just didn't care for them, and with the new SJ200, I have the Jumbo guitars covered. So, I'll pass on this group. I think I may be at the end of my perfect guitar quest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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