Another good artical

[ajsc]

http://www.acguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=22224

 

Pretty interesting!!

[ballcorner]

Interesting article. I am not really sure how the Taylor 12 string was selected over a Guild or Gibson (which would be my preference) but I still think the article is well researched and filled with appropriate selections.

 

Personally, I would have liked to see a tenor guitar in the group because that instrument played a big role in switching people and musical groups from the banjo to guitar just as the Martin OM did, but it is an interesting and informative article that rightly includes the Ramirez 1a as an important instrument.

 

Thanks for posting.

[retrorod]

And a good article, as well!

[TheLiveSoundGuy]

My favorite bit of trivia from the article was the naming convention for the J-200:

 

"Gibson quickly standardized the model and added the 200 designation to its name to signify its $200 price tag."

"In the model's first four years before World War II, Gibson shipped exactly 100 SJ-200s."

 

 

 

So when does the J-5,634 model come out?

[jefleppard]

great info. thanks for passing that along.

[ajsc]

Ballcomer,,,,,,,,,I 1/2 agree with you. I think the 12 string Guilds from the 70's were the best, & should have been the ones selected!!

Taylor?????

[guitarstrummer]

My favorite bit of trivia from the article was the naming convention for the J-200:

 

"Gibson quickly standardized the model and added the 200 designation to its name to signify its $200 price tag."

"In the model's first four years before World War II' date=' Gibson shipped exactly 100 SJ-200.

 

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If I'm not mistaken, that's how they named many of their models, by the original price tag.

[Guest]

If I'm not mistaken' date=' that's how they named many of their models, by the original price tag.[/quote']

 

I reckon the marketing staff at that time was not very highly paid.....:D

 

Fred

[TheLiveSoundGuy]

While I can't, for the life of me remember exactly what year it was Dad bought it for me, the Dove I grew up playing in the 70's, cost $275.00 NEW!

[ajsc]

I had a friend who bought a used J-200 for $250. (in the mid 70's.)

I was going to collage, & even that seemed a fortune to me

[ballcorner]

I remember selling a 1957 Country and Western in 1988 for $500 and thinking I had made out like a bandit.

 

Of course, today that is roughly a $5000 guitar.

[onewilyfool]

"Gibson quickly standardized the model and added the 200 designation to its name to signify its $200 price tag."

"In the model's first four years before World War II, Gibson shipped exactly 100 SJ-200s."

 

 

$200, isn't that what Gibson would charge for the pickguard these days???

[albertjohn]

Semi relevant, but isn't that how the ES 335 got it's name - the original price being $335?