kyleivanblake Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 I sold mine on Ebay a few weeks ago to pay a bill. Biggest mistake I've ever made in my life concerning instruments. I should have moved under a bridge with my trusty J-25. Does anyone know where one be for sale so that I can replace it? I would love you forever for information concerning the location of a J-25 that is for sale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 There weren't many J25s made. You may be able to find an OP-25 just as easily. An OP-25 is the same as a J25, just made in Montana until they ran out of oil pans...er, I meant salad bowls..er, uh.... bowl assemblies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyleivanblake Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 I would prefer a J-25 with natural finish. As it is what I had before... Not sure if a OP-25 is the same thing EXACTLY or just similar design... The salad bowl is the secret to the J-25! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballcorner Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 If I find one I will let you know immediately. Sorry to hear you had to sell yours. Have you contacted the buyer to see if maybe they would send it back at a profit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rar Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I would prefer a J-25 with natural finish. As it is what I had before... There's one listed on gbase: '83 Gibson J-25 at AxeShop -- Bob R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeba Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I have a J25 for sale in MINT condition with no faults or repairs Its a Natural and the serial number is 82713689 I'm in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 There weren't many J25s made. You may be able to find an OP-25 just as easily. An OP-25 is the same as a J25' date=' just made in Montana until they ran out of oil pans...er, I meant salad bowls..er, uh.... bowl assemblies![/quote'] Gibson made ovations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 They tried to jump in on the Ovation bandwagon. No telling how many were actually made. J25s from 83-85 and OP-25s around 1991 or so. I read in a Guitar Player about when a request came to the R&D dept in the early 80s for Gibson to make some prototypes of synthetic bodied guitars some smartass took a Gibson neck and mounted it on a refigerator crisper drawer. They painted the top red and added a Mark Series pickguard (maybe bridge too) as a passive aggressive nod to "newfangled ideas". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I looked at the above link. The sides seem to be normal, but a gander inside the sound hole has an Ovation like quality. Were these synthetic back and sides squared or Ovation like? Oh, yeah, "OP-25" Re-e-e-e-al subtle way of saying,.. "we got Ovations too.".... not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbasher Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I looked at the above link. The sides seem to be normal' date=' but a gander inside the sound hole has an Ovation like quality. Were these synthetic back and sides squared or Ovation like? Oh, yeah, "OP-25" Re-e-e-e-al subtle way of saying,.. "we got Ovations too.".... not.[/quote'] If you go back to the above link and click on "More Images" there is a photo of the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 They weren't quite as rounded as an Ovation. They retained more of the traditional guitar feel, they just had rounded corners. I didn't find it alien at all. I've got two Ovations, one is a perma-fixture in the bus, the other is on the bench and looks like it went through Katrina.... I had to hammer out the tuners as the headstock was likely under water and the tuners rusted solid. I'll have "too much" work in to it, but you know me..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 If you go back to the above link and click on "More Images" there is a photo of the back. Oh, sure... read the directions... What do you take me for? a female? Yup squared sides.. Almost expected to see hinges and draw latches on the side. Well I can honestly say I learned one new thing today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 The... one is a perma-fixture in the bus' date=' ....[/quote'] Screw it to the hood for an ornament did you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Nope. Put my own braces and bridge plate in it so it actually sounds good. I paid $12 for it on ebay so if it gets stolen or stomped on I won't miss it. Except that it's a good sounding Ovation, so I guess that makes it kinda rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyleivanblake Posted March 28, 2010 Author Share Posted March 28, 2010 They sound about 10000% better than any ovation I've ever played/heard. In fact they sound/play better than 1/2 of the Gibsons I've played that cost up to 4x as much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 . . . . . . . . . Welcome. But - - jumping in a bit late on thread - - from two years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackie51 Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Why don't you contact the winning bidder from Ebay and offer to buy it back, giving him a small profit for his troubles. Might be better than trying to find another one that sounds the same. Just my $0.02. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretplay Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 You did the right thing, save your money and get a J45, you'll never sell that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveiow Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I have a J25 for sale in MINT condition with no faults or repairs Its a Natural and the serial number is 82713689 I'm in the UK I know own this very guitar and have to say its true what is said further down the page it sounds very good indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogeye Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 As stated before Gibson Nashville had a bunch of the bodies in a storage container and they sent them to Bozeman to get rid of them. Bozeman didn't know what to do with them so they made a run of guitars.They made them in three finish options. Antique Natural, Antique Ebony(black)and Vintage Sunburst. 1991: 48 AN 48 AE 71 VS 1992: 17 AN 30 AE 60 VS When Montana ran out of the bodies they just went out of production.They would make great camping guitars. Just for fun, Gibson employees made several Custom Shop versions and they were pretty nice guitars. I know of at least one that I got to play that was made with a Red Spruce top. It was a nice guitar but not a great guitar.I lost track of it several years ago when the guy moved out of the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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