motorcitychick Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 I have on order the new J180 Everly Brothers guitar that is coming out next month. I am so glad Gibson decided to reissue this guitar again. I heard last year that Gibson was going to make this guitar again and I had no clue when it would be released. This guitar will go right next to the M2M J180 I had built last year. Thank you Gibson. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomG76 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 A classic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Damn you, motorcitychick…..lol…. Just when I’m content with my current stable, you bring another thoroughbred to my attention. We just sold our old house (moved into a bigger one) for more than expected and my boss of 53 years has given me permission to buy something nice for myself. I realize we “can’t take it with us” when we go, but we can sure-as-hell have fun with it while we’re here. ……I have always been drawn to the bigger guitars and I suspect I’ll be watching for this guitar. Thanks for the inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorcitychick Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 I should have this guitar by the end of March, when it is released. I was told it is a production edition, so there is probably no limitation on how many will be made. So MissouriPicker go ahead and order one. 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Congrats. Be sure to show us when you get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaylaAcoustic Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 On 2/12/2024 at 8:39 AM, motorcitychick said: I have on order the new J180 Everly Brothers guitar that is coming out next month. I am so glad Gibson decided to reissue this guitar again. I heard last year that Gibson was going to make this guitar again and I had no clue when it would be released. This guitar will go right next to the M2M J180 I had built last year. Thank you Gibson. I’ve been talking with my local music shop about purchasing the new Gibson everly brothers set to release at the end of March. Guy says he’s not sure what price will be. Can you share how much you paid for it? I wanna be prepared so the moment it hits the store I can go get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorcitychick Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 I won't reveal the price I paid, but if your sales guy doesn't know what the price is. I would find somewhere else to purchase it. My go to guy is Tony Higbee at the Guitar Center in Nashville, where I ordered it. He can help you, if you really want to purchase one. The release date is March 26th on these guitars from Gibson. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDog Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 On 2/14/2024 at 12:19 PM, MissouriPicker said: Damn you, motorcitychick…..lol…. Just when I’m content with my current stable, you bring another thoroughbred to my attention. We just sold our old house (moved into a bigger one) for more than expected and my boss of 53 years has given me permission to buy something nice for myself. I realize we “can’t take it with us” when we go, but we can sure-as-hell have fun with it while we’re here. ……I have always been drawn to the bigger guitars and I suspect I’ll be watching for this guitar. Thanks for the inspiration. Here, maybe this will fit the bill, chuckle. A bit of a pastiche but the story is cool….. https://www.williesguitars.com/product/1963-gibson-everly-brothers/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDog Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) So I admit, I’m confused. It sounds like you are basing the release on something you read somewhere that hinted it was happening, and that your GC guy took an order for one. I just did a deep dive on google, and I can’t find any promo/prerelease blurbs or teaser info about this guitar coming out this year, much less this month. The only posts I could find mentioning it specifically were links back to your posts on other forums talking about the rumor and ordering it. And more odd, there was no mention in the GuitarWorld write up of the private event you went to at NAMM. You’d think this would be a feature in the story. I found the “old vintage” store clip of an Everly, but I didn’t gather they were necessarily saying that was a new model. If that was the one you were taking to be notice of a new one coming out, I felt it was more one of those “they were getting an old one in” teaser video. Why would a one off shop like, “Old Vintage” be handed the debut, when there are much more connected Gibson vendors they could give the fun to? If it were me, with this much silence around such a big deal, I would be checking with my GC they understood I wanted the official new “Everly” release. And that they didn’t just write up another order for a M2M. My GC doesn’t have anything about it either. Unless they do this occasionally, and I’ve not happened to catch it, I’d think Gibson would be flogging it by now with pre-release teasers, drumming up interest and pre-orders, especially for a production run model. Really, stores should have their orders in, ready for the debut, and stock readied for shipping someplace by now. These things don’t happen overnight. What would be the point of keeping a major release like this secret? Or maybe Gibson works differently than other large manufacturers. Really, I do sincerely hope my cynicism is completely unfounded. Very much looking forward to be proven dead wrong 🙂 Edited March 8 by PrairieDog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 PHOTOS! (a video would be even better!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorcitychick Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 (edited) My sales receipt has March 26th release date and I was also informed last year from the Montana plant, that Gibson was going to make another Everly edition. I happened to know people, who keep me informed on guitars that I would be interested in. I did not go to a private event at Namm. Gibson had a private showing somewhere at a hotel in Los Angles during Namm. The person who went there, posted photo's of Gibson guitars that were being released and the Everly guitar was one of them. This information I found on a forum. 😊 Edited March 8 by motorcitychick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWG4927 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 7 hours ago, PrairieDog said: So I admit, I’m confused. It sounds like you are basing the release on something you read somewhere that hinted it was happening, and that your GC guy took an order for one. I just did a deep dive on google, and I can’t find any promo/prerelease blurbs or teaser info about this guitar coming out this year, much less this month. The only posts I could find mentioning it specifically were links back to your posts on other forums talking about the rumor and ordering it. And more odd, there was no mention in the GuitarWorld write up of the private event you went to at NAMM. You’d think this would be a feature in the story. I found the “old vintage” store clip of an Everly, but I didn’t gather they were necessarily saying that was a new model. If that was the one you were taking to be notice of a new one coming out, I felt it was more one of those “they were getting an old one in” teaser video. Why would a one off shop like, “Old Vintage” be handed the debut, when there are much more connected Gibson vendors they could give the fun to? If it were me, with this much silence around such a big deal, I would be checking with my GC they understood I wanted the official new “Everly” release. And that they didn’t just write up another order for a M2M. My GC doesn’t have anything about it either. Unless they do this occasionally, and I’ve not happened to catch it, I’d think Gibson would be flogging it by now with pre-release teasers, drumming up interest and pre-orders, especially for a production run model. Really, stores should have their orders in, ready for the debut, and stock readied for shipping someplace by now. These things don’t happen overnight. What would be the point of keeping a major release like this secret? Or maybe Gibson works differently than other large manufacturers. Really, I do sincerely hope my cynicism is completely unfounded. Very much looking forward to be proven dead wrong 🙂 Good work, P-Dog. 3 hours ago, motorcitychick said: I happened to know people. . . This information I found on "A" forum. 😊 wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorcitychick Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 Call Gibson Montana plant. You can find their phone number on Google😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDog Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Cool, and sure, there, one more dive and I finally found a pic buried in the Music Radar coverage of NAMM. So yes, apparently there is at least one on the hoof. It wasn’t listed in the March releases in the article, but maybe that got happened after NAMM. Looking forward to the pics /demo when you get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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groovadelic Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Glad they're putting them back on the production line up. I still wish they would make a reproduction of the original like they have with other models... got closer with the Cat Stevens model, but still way off from the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorcitychick Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 I did not care for the Cat Stevens edition of that guitar. I didn't like where the pickup was placed by the sound hole or the bridge that was used on that edition. I guess I am just picky.😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 I had a '92 Everly. I did not care for the sound. I seem to prefer larger bodies for the maple sound. The J185 seems to be my break off point. I've tried a few models, the bigger the better. Here's a list of some maple models that I have or had. Id like to try a J45 maple. Super 400 - L5 - J200 - J185 - J180 - J165 - L1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovadelic Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 The history behind this model is the allure for me. There's been several variations Gibson has produced but never back to the original. Interestingly the 60s and 70s Everly models weren't called the J-180. Nothing in brochures and catalogs until 1987 when after being long discontinued, the "J-180" was announced as a model "inspired by" the Everly acoustic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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