I guess not everybody gets it.

[heyhey]

Check out the comments about this Luthiers Choice hide glue AJ that sombody is (or was) selling on harmony-central.

 

Kind of funny reading.

 

They are either all 13 years old, have tin ears, or both.

 

Cheers,

Chris

[rockinrebel]

It's kind of a in-now-cool-chic thing to be a Gibson basher these days. Most of these DA's have probably never played a Gibson acoustic. I had a Taylor 814ce. Now I have a Gibson J-45 and like it WAY better. Sound, feel, looks-it's way better.

[Dotneck]

Many of the responders have never heard or played an AJ. They are just responding about the picture. "I don't like the finish". "I probably wouldn't give it a second look in a music shop". Stuff like that.

 

Uniformed opinions.

 

That said I would like to try a Santa Cruz VJ....and there is one on our local craigslist....hmmm

[Taylor Player]

I'll give my 2 cents worth. I had a 2003 Taylor 454CE-Ltd 12 string and had traded it for a Taylor T5. As you can see from my Log in name, I do like Taylor's. I hadn't played the 12 string for awhile and was really GASing for a T5 ever since they came out. After the trade, I found I really enjoyed the playability of the T5, but it was not as good acoustically as my 1993 Taylor 612C and I thought my electric also was superior on that end. I offered the T5 up on Craigslist for "Trade only" for a different acoustic guitar. A guy called and gave me the choice of a 2006 Taylor 614C, a 2005 Taylor 710 or a 2005 Gibson Advanced Jumbo. I eagerly scoped all of the information I could on the three guitars and had pretty much convinced myself that after playing the 3 I would likely choose the 614C since it was slightly larger than my 612C and I figured would give me a similar but different sound. I brought my 612C with me to A/B against the other guitars.

 

Well long story short, the 614C sounded weak compared to my "Old" 612C (even to the owner!). The 710 was a nice instrument but I didn't really like it that well either. I had ruled the Gibson AJ out even before getting there because although I like a good burst, the pickguard threw me off in the looks department. But what the heck, I picked it up and started playing..... It blew me away. The sound was so big and yet not over powering. Each note was crisp and defined, I picked, strummed and played some fingerstyle. Then I did the thing that really put this guitar over the top, I dropped the E to a D and played Amazing Grace in fingerstyle in Drop D tuning!!! Nothing more had to be said except, "If you like the T5, I found my new guitar with this one!" He loved the T5 and since he actually gigged some, it made good sense to him as well. I left with my AJ and have not looked back. The pickguard has actually grown on me and I really do love the arrow inlays as well. This is one guitar that has made me re-think my user name but I am pretty sure "Gibson Player" is already taken!

 

I have added a K & K Mini western to it and in the next couple days will be replacing the crappy plastic end pins with double inlay bone pins from Bob Colosi!

 

I LOVE MY AJ!!!

[Gman]

I have a 2005 AJ as well Plus a 2006 HD-28 I find myself playing theAJ more and more. They are both outstanding guitars The AJ gets the call 75% of the time

Gman

[Lucky Boy]

Children...yes

 

It's not my favourite Gibson, but I would never comment in such a way about it. The sound is great. The first time my buddy showed me his and I had a chance to play it, I knew there was something special about a Gibson flat-top. That tone....and feel. It made me a Gibson convert years and years ago.

[J45dale]

A lot of folks will never know a true " Bone-Crusher", and will likely be in the market for a glitzly sea shell guitar, or one sold on late night tv by a guy in a Zorro hat.

That just leaves more great ones for the keepers of fine art. Which that AJ defines.

Dale.