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I got to play a Gibson True Vintage Red Spruce SJ-200 today, and all I can say is WOW. I don't know what they have been doing lately, but the new arrivals that my local GC has been getting from Gibson lately have been some of the best I have ever played.

Does anyone use an SJ (Gibson or otherwise) as their primary fingerstyle guitar? I love that characteristic "thump" that they have, and it seems like it would add a lot of depth to fingerstyle playing, but I don't recall ever having seen one used in such a fashion.

Is there a reason that most SJs have maple back and sides? I know that rosewood might make them a little too bass heavy, but it seems to me like mahogany would make a great b/s woods for such a large body.

If you own a super-jumbo, especially if it's by a builder other than Gibson, I'd love to see pics and hear about it.