zombywoof Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 I surely did. A few years after I got married, my wife ended up selling her 1990s J-100 and claimed my trusty 1960 J-200 as her own. No problem, I found solace in an old Southerner Jumbo. A few days back I got a gig on really short notice. I am embarrased to say that the only guitars in the house that had fresh strings on them were my National Duolian and the J-200. So I grabbed the J-200 and out the door I went. Got there and took it out of the case and hit a big old open A7th chord. First thought that came to my head was Lordy, this thing is loud. Then I started playing some bass runs with the side of my thumb and thought to myself, I don't recall this guitar having this much oomph and thump on the low end. Then I started putting it all together and it hit me just how fat sounding this guitar is. Funny thing is for the past year or so I had been wishing my wife would go find some other guitar to love so I could sell the J-200. What the heck was I thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Player Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Hey ZW.... You know better than most....... good ones only keep getting better with age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryp58 Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Wish I could have that problem! I only have two Gibbys, and they get played everyday. I get I need more Gibbys!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share Posted August 1, 2010 Hey ZW.... You know better than most....... good ones only keep getting better with age. Ain't that the gospel. And they sure don't get any cheaper as the eyars go by. I know I am lucky because these days, I could not never hope to cough up the cash to buy some of the old guitars I own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliangirl Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Funny thing is for the past year or so I had been wishing my wife would go find some other guitar to love so I could sell the J-200. What the heck was I thinking. Proving again that women know best! (sorry, I couldn't resist!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Have You Ever Forgotten How Good a Guitar Sounds... That's one of things I really like about having a collection. Each one has it's reasons for me keeping it in my collection and not trading/selling it off. Rotating through my pieces' date=' sometimes I'm off one or another for more than a week or two. Then when I pick one up I haven't played in a while, sometimes there's a "wow" moment as I remember just why I kept it. BTW, my wife doesn't play, so no complications with sharing instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 Proving again that women know best! (sorry' date=' I couldn't resist!)[/quote'] The way I see it how could you not love a woman with such fine taste in guitars. She claims she thinks one of the reasons I married her was she was playing a Gibson when we met. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acoustic idiot Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 yes. a few times. i have an ovation celebrity, and once i started buying guitars every other month, i kinda lost interest in the ovation. i've gone through about 10 guitars the past couple years, maybe more. that ovation is always there, always good. i was in guitar center a month ago and made a down payment on a 1969 j-50. went back in the other day to make another payment on it, and i forgot how great it sounded. i sat there on the stool playing the damn thing, and after about 2 minutes, i handed it back to the sales person because i knew i couldn't take it home yet. anyways, october 18 is the deadline to get it payed off. however, i think i'll get it on october first. this guitar teaches you how to play. <---in a sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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