Motherofpearl Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 This is my j60 recently purchased walnut back and sides It's a 2005 pretty plain but wow the tone is incredible I put it up against a D41 blew the doors off it. Extremely light guitar about the same a j45 tv. Wonderful guitar can't put it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 pretty neat pearl congratulations did it come with the cool truss cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Wow, very cool, I like the simplicity of it, surprised they used the old logo though. Any chance of a sound sample, would love to hear how she sounds. Never seen one of those, is it based on a Hummingbird tone ? Enjoy man ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughdiamond Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Congrats sounds like a nice score. I just love when you follow your gut instinct on a lesser known/ valued axe and receive a huge grin[rolleyes] More power to ya..So does the walnut fit inbetween the rosewood and hog genre? I was intriqued a while ago on a maple bonecrusher that you've now reignited - thnx for posting Interestingly enough I came across another American walnut just last night... http://www.guitarvillage.co.uk/productdetail.aspx?pid=12945&product=Gibson+Hummingbird+American+Walnut+5+Star+Limited+Edition%2c+New%2c+Honey+Burst%2c+Inc.+Case+%26+COA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvguit Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Congrats! I love the Walnut back and sides. That one has an exceptionally good looking posterior. The script logo and Waverly's compliment it very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 Thanks guys. It's the same body as the hummingbird but long scale and forward shifted bracing. I'm not sure how to explain the walnut yet in between rosewood and hog sounds about right. I'll get a soundclip up one of these nights here. Very underrated guitar though I'll say that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 Diamond that bird looks like a beauty bet its got a steep tag though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughdiamond Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Diamond that bird looks like a beauty bet its got a steep tag though cheaper than what the TV's go for on this side... So your a walnut convert then? Always good to have another flavour when they sound good to ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 I think walnut is great. Not sure about convert lol I still like my maple jumbos. But I'm impressed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Being a bit blinged up at the moment it's kinda enjoyable to see a good plain acoustic. The t.r. cover rather scary though. Guess it's a long-scale model. Congrats and many happy hours your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughdiamond Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I think walnut is great. Not sure about convert lol I still like my maple jumbos. But I'm impressed Maybe just a little tired ears from the muddy lows and scooped high cut 41? Would love to hear your walnut and as well a maple bonecrusher one day. If it's unlike a dove and has the thick back texture and fat clarity of a nice 200, I might well be tempted one day. Have fun pickin' your new dreadB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Very cool. Love the walnut headstock, old script and absence of FB inlay. Befitting a guitar called the bonecrusher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I like the 70's style headstocks... Looks cool. Congrats, hope you get many years of enjoyment from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 Ya thanks guys! It's unlike any Gibson I've played before. I'm not sure how it is to sing with may be too loud but every note really stands out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 . Congrats. I'd love to hear a sound clip of your new walnut baby. . B) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 Any recommendations for luberication for the tuners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 pretty neat pearl congratulations did it come with the cool truss cover? Yes it was on there I took it off and put a regular one on now but who knows maybe I'll change it back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 I like the 70's style headstocks... Looks cool. Congrats, hope you get many years of enjoyment from it. That's a 70s style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 That's a 70s style? The brown veneer certainly is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 The brown veneer certainly is.... yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyBillyBob1 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 From Just Great Guitars Since Martin’s HD-28 featured decorative herring-bone inlays, Gibson nicknamed their louder and more toneful guitar the Bone Crusher. Only 300 Bone Crushers were made between 1935 and 1940 (if you have one, please do let us know – I’ve tracked down just two so far). In the nineties, those talented and dedicated Gibson craftsmen at Bozeman, Montana decided to come out with a square-shouldered re-issue of the bone crusher, and gave it, appropriately, the model designation J-60. Most were rosewood bodied and finished in antique sunburst as the originals, but some had a maple body with a natural finish spruce top. They had the Gibson logo in pre-war style “spaghetti” script inlayed in mother of pearl on the headstock and open gear tuners. Then, for no apparent reason they created what is believed to be a run of just 12 high spec J-60 guitars. These had walnut back and sides, fabulous sitka spruce tops and enclosed gold plated tuners. I am partial to Martins. This J-60 is really a copy of Martins innovations (ie Dreadnaught and X bracing) albeit a great one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billdraper Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Looks like an excellent guitar. Bet it sounds out of this world....Walnut is ultra cool. Congrats!! Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted September 9, 2012 Author Share Posted September 9, 2012 Update this my friends is the hidden gem of Gibson. What a guitar! I'll update with Most likely a video sample as I don't have sound cloud or whatever that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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