tvguit Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I love the rosewood back and sides but i'm not sure about the graphics on the pickguard. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/gibson-sparrow-dreadnought-acoustic-guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I'm with you.... I like the idea....I think they could have done more with the PG.....but heck, I'd play it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchristo Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 looks like it could be a winner, time will tell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPizzzle Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I agree, I think the pick guard design is almost children book cartoony-but not fully that. Hmm, not sure how I feel about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I agree, I think the pick guard design is almost children book cartoony-but not fully that. Hmm, not sure how I feel about it. Kinda like the PG on the Montana Gold, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Sparrow !?! Sure, it's in the cards. I have a feeling the guitar sounds extraordinary good – the rose, the scale length, the bracing. But why this pale face, , , and how come we see an excerpt from a children's colour-book on the guard. What were they thinking. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis57 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I'm with you.... I like the idea....I think they could have done more with the PG.....but heck, I'd play it! +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvguit Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 I'm told it is a musicians friend exclusive for now. Too bad, I wanted to play one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfox14 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 That pickguard is hideous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Interesting guitar.....but the pickguard makes me gag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe M Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Interesting guitar.....but the pickguard makes me gag. I agree, but the specs on the guitar really have me gassing again. And I thought I was done buying birds after my Dove and Hummingbird.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I agree, but the specs on the guitar really have me gassing again. And I thought I was done buying birds after my Dove and Hummingbird.... +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-1854Me Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Interesting idea, but what a goofy pickguard -- the image of the bird is WAY too big, and -- really?? -- a "Sparrow"? I'd go for another bird, maybe an oriole or a tanager, chickadee, etc... I wonder if they thought of "wren" and then discarded that one... Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDuff Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 It looks like it could be quite astounding. I can understand the pick guard being a bit childish but I think that they might have been going for a bird that was just a tad less dainty. Don't get me wrong I think it certainly could have been better executed but I get the feeling this guitar was shooting for something simple and bold aesthetically compared to the delicate intricate pick guard on the H-bird. Then again that is a complete shot in the dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 it has a boat on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis57 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 it has a boat on it Yeah, I believe that pickguard was drawn by Justin Bieber <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6string Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I'm OK with the pickguard. Not as nice as the Hummingbird or Dove, but nothing I'd let deter me if the guitar itself fit my needs and desires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Dont like it, looks like a rushed job. Pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Dont like it, looks like a rushed job. Pass. Do you think MF had input in the design? Like, make the pickguard somewhere between a vintage 'Bird and a Montana Gold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPizzzle Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 For a guitar that's priced above the hummingbird - I expected better art-BUT it has an adirondack top with RW back/sides. I bet it sounds great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotTheSilver Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Other than the cosmetics, is the only difference between this and the Songwriter Deluxe Studio that the Sparrow has an Adi top? Otherwise, they both have the Songwriter body type, rosewood back and sides, 25.5" scale. I guess the bracing may be different, but with Gibson's ambiguous marketing speak, I am not sure about that. And I agree, the pickguard looks cheesy. If not for that, this could be a real classic design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 For a guitar that's priced above the hummingbird - I expected better art-BUT it has an adirondack top with RW back/sides. I bet it sounds great. JP, speaking of new guitars...... let's see some pics of your new 'Bird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I agree on the pickguard. Looks kind of like a cartoon. Too linear in style for me. Doesn't look hand-drawn like the Hummingbird/J200/etc. pickguards.. Too different from the typical Gibson guard. ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Pickguard.....FAIL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Id buy one and play it until all the "cartoon" comes off the guard. then it would look so cool !. and th adi top is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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