bruce Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Hello, I have a 1990 Bozeman J100 bought new in 1991 in Inverness, Scotland. The guitar is Antique Sunburst and came in a Gibson brown, pink lined case. I recently read on this forum that all of the Bozeman J100 guitars from that era were painted black, so i am trying to find if anybody has any info regarding guitars with sunburst finishes? Thanks, Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 They were available in sunburst for sure. I've not seen many black ones. I think as the 90s went on the natural topped ones bcame more prevalent, particularly when they started using mahogany or bubinga or whatever they used that week for the back & sides.... My father's '85 is sunburst maple with a J200 bridge. The catalog showed a belly-up bridge so I guess that makes it a little odd. There are no rules when it comes to Gibsons. Always remember that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J185-4Me Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Hello' date=' I have a 1990 Bozeman J100 bought new in 1991 in Inverness, Scotland. The guitar is Antique Sunburst and came in a Gibson brown, pink lined case. I recently read on this forum that all of the Bozeman J100 guitars from that era were painted black, so i am trying to find if anybody has any info regarding guitars with sunburst finishes? Thanks, Bruce [/quote'] Hi Bruce. Short answer = "Not True". As Scott notes, sunburst and natural were the main finishes from Bozeman at the time. It's my guess that overall not too many black guitars were produced in the first few years of Bozeman production, except of course the J-180/Everly models. My experience is that black was a much more common finish on guitars from the period of about 1976 - 85, these having been produced in Kalamazoo or Nashville. This is an '89 Bozeman-made J-100, formerly mine, now lives in Alaska: Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayville Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 I can't really add much except to say that most of the J-100 Extras I found in 1995 when I was looking for mine were either natural (with the mahogany back and sides) or sunburst (seemed rarer). I don't recall ever seeing a black one then, but the specs on these have wiggled around quite a bit over the years with changes to the back/sides wood, the pickguard, the bridge (simplified moustache/no moustache), electronics (no/yes) and more. FWIW, my case is brown with purple interior. Also seemed like a good excuse to show mine off. It's a cannon: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowster Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Hello' date=' I have a 1990 Bozeman J100 bought new in 1991 in Inverness, Scotland. The guitar is Antique Sunburst and came in a Gibson brown, pink lined case. I recently read on this forum that all of the Bozeman J100 guitars from that era were painted black, so i am trying to find if anybody has any info regarding guitars with sunburst finishes? Thanks, Bruce [/quote'] how things bruce , i know its not any help but i've just bought a j100 , natural with bubinga wood, bought it in glasgow last month, black case . and it sound spot on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted November 10, 2009 Author Share Posted November 10, 2009 Hi guys, many thanks for the info. Cheers, Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 The ones on Craigslist around here, usually list from $1100 to $1400, but in reality sell for around $900-1,000. Almost all are Natural tops.....Seems like a good deal to me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.