jannusguy2 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I'm on the fence. http://www.themusiczoo.com/product/8573/Gibson-Southern-Jumbo-Ebony/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Not my cup of tea, gotta have the burst ! :-) Plus it would be a nightmare to clear, every little dust, fingerprint, mini scratch will be mangified 10 times on the black paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 . Like the black. But whatz up with that string spacing - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojorule Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Well it's cool, but like EuroAussie I'd want a burst. And a teardrop pickguard. Wouldn't swap my Woody Guthrie for it. More uniform string spacing on mine too (and no compensation on the B-string either, interestingly - no problems with intonation either...). But this is the guitar that Johnny Cash should have had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Too black for my tastes, the funky string spacing would turn me off even before that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 . Like the black. But whatz up with that string spacing - It's historical. And maybe they don't have little measuring tools at the factory. Quit yer' 8itchin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-1854Me Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Internet-based Quality Control.... too cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I'd have to see it in-person. I'm not big on black guitars, although the sweet looking bridge does make a nice contrast.....Yeah, Cash would have carried one of these very well. Of course, Cash would still be Cash even if he had a Uke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 'S'alright if you like black....I prefer SBurst. The bridge string spacing is totally not accebtable.....WRONG.... and Gibson should be embarassed if they let a guitar go out like that.....AND we are all screwed as Americans if that IS the case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Looks like that string just popped out of it's groove....maybe in shipping, they loosened up the strings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I would never put a black guitar down, still for me they kind of belong in the 80ties. I have one – a Yairi, but wouldn't buy another unless we're talking electric. These wooden acoustics are made of brown, , , and of course becomes irresistible in all the burst-variants (but you're already there, I know). Thinking twice, everybody sooner or later ought to have a blackie-acquaintance. Maybe your time has come - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fp Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I'm not big on black acoustics but the bridge is beautiful. Why oh why the clunky tuners ? If you notice, the bridge has a real good shape to it, like the 50's Gibsons that I'm familiar with. It is definately a better looking bridge then what I've seen on the J45TV's. Some might say it's the same bridge template but I think otherwise. Just for the heck of it I'm going to look for some pictures of a TV and compare the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erivel Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 While I prefer sunbursts I find the black one intriguing. I came really close to buying an all black SJ-200 once. There's nothing wrong with the string spacing, whoever strung it just did a poor job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsech Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I had a black Ovation Legend at one time and never cared for it. It looked a whole lot better in the store than it did once I got it home. I prefer some burst variant or natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Not a fan of solid colors of any type - I like to see the woodgrain. The bridge is noticeably cool because it's offset by the black. And has ... woodgrain! Note the D is heading west and the G is heading east. I think someone dropped their pick in the sound hole and had to cram their hand in to get it and pushed the strings apart. (I'm not even going to bring up the bridge pins.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerBuckeye Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 That saddle is way too tall and is contributing to the middle two string spacing being bad. I'd guess that the neck set angle is wrong too. Is the QC person(s) at Gibson blind!!! I'd pass on this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack6849 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 On my computer monitor it looks like maybe the D and G strings are not quite in their too-shallow bridge slots. I would hope that's all it is. Let's hope that nobody at Gibson would let it leave the factory with string spacing like that .... Jack6849 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincentw Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Love the Black!! But I love the Burst a lot more on those SJs. Yeah, that string should slide back over into its correct position easily enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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