onewilyfool Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 I mean ....really???? http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/msd/3001208071.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Whats the matter with that? I don,t consider '69 ...quite full-blown Norlin as a rule! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Is that price ridiculous? I don't follow trends if they're newer than '65. Still can't understand the attraction to that gaudy p'guard and goofy looking bridge, but if I could have that body style with a rectangular bridge and no guard I'd swoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 .... can't understand the attraction to that gaudy p'guard and goofy looking bridge, but if I could have that body style with a rectangular bridge and no guard I'd swoon. I can't understand the attraction to goofy looking guitars with rectangular bridges and no guards. . Regarding the price . . . maybe for a great playing 69 in great condition, and good sound/tone. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 Welllllll, there was a Bozeman J-200 TV for $2500 recently and a Bozeman J-200 standard for $2000 as asking prices on local Craig's list, A local Guitar store had a Bozeman J-200 wirh a few nicks for $1700......1969 was when Norlin went to the double X-braced tops.....I would take any of the Bozeman J-200's over this at much less cost.....just saying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rar Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I would take any of the Bozeman J-200's over this at much less cost... +1, for sure. The J-200 was the model that declined most rapidly through the '50s and '60s. In particular, there was a disastrous tonal nose-dive in '61 -- bigger bridge plate, bigger neck block, extra floating brace to support the top -- that marks the end of nice J-200s, IMHO. And, although I am a big fan of late-'50s Gibsons in general, the late-'50s J-200s were far inferior to the early-'50s models: the guitar gained about a full pound in weight during the '50s, and it became less and less useful for anything other than strumming rhythm in the background. The best of the recent TVs are as good as any postwar J-200s, and better than most that are selling somewhere north of $10K. That $2500 TV may or may not be one of the best, but it is very likely far superior to this '69. -- Bob R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Thanks for bringing that one to everyones scrutiny and attention!... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 . Apparently some people out there are lacking the knowledge of just how good those Bozeman 200s are. . . A 73 with a BIN of $3299 - http://www.ebay.com/itm/1973-Gibson-J-200-Artist-Acoustic-Guitar-AWESOME-/390412295308?pt=Guitar&hash=item5ae662dc8c#ht_570wt_1163 A 68 with a BIN of $6995 - http://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-Gibson-J-200-Tobacco-Sunburst-GIA0493-/330726472717?pt=Guitar&hash=item4d00d57c0d#ht_520wt_1163 A 67 with a BIN of $4300 - http://www.ebay.com/itm/1967-Gibson-J200N-Natural-Good-We-Ship-Worldwide-/120792366454?pt=Guitar&hash=item1c1fc93d76#ht_1636wt_1163 A 60 with a BIN of $8500 - http://www.ebay.com/itm/1960-GIBSON-J-200N-Jumbo-/160704400872?pt=Guitar&hash=item256aba8de8#ht_11931wt_1396 A 57 with a BIN of $10,625 - http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1957-GIBSON-J-200N-NATURAL-FINISH-ACOUSTIC-GUITAR-/190670899356?pt=Guitar&hash=item2c64df089c#ht_1 A 53 with a BIN of $12,795 - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gibson-J-200-Sunburst-1953-J200-Vintage-Jumbo-Acoustic-Guitar-/360453158319?pt=Guitar&hash=item53ecaeb5af#ht_1865wt_1163 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rar Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 . Apparently some people out there are lacking the knowledge of just how good those Bozeman 200s are. ... Absolutely right about that. I've seen a lot of dropped jaws on people who are used to regarding J-200s as "quiet giants" when they first encounter a TV. Combine that with the fact that the old J-200s were produced in relatively small numbers and that they were nominally the top-of-the-line Gibson flat tops, and you wind up generally overvalued vintage models and undervalued recent models. (At least from a players perspective. Collectability and tone are loosely correlated, at best.) -- Bob R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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