Who makes a good quality Gibson J200 copy?

[cozycabin]

I thought I was a Gibson connoisseur, but stand corrected. I just found out the new bubinga J-100's are laminate! And prone to peel up! I won't be in the market for that any lifetime soon. I did have a maple and it was out of sight, and I am pretty sure it was solid. The GAD guilds, owned one, won't be going back there either. It was staunchly mediocre, shade better than a lam. EJ epi. The washburns are Ok if you can get one in the 400 range. Tacoma makes a great jumbo. Good luck.

[Olli Dangendorf]

Check this one out:

http://www.bsguitars.cz/gj-16-scf-fl...aple-4-uk.html

It goes for about xxxx.- Euros. I have had one in my hands - very nice and even better then the Gibson.

[1cubilindo]

Originally Posted by WillMak

I'm really starting to dig the J200 sounds but the gibby version is so expensive. The epiphone version sound pretty dead and is pretty pricey for a guitar that doesn't have a solid top. Any recommendations?

Epiphone has an EJ-300 version with a solid top for about 100 more than the EJ-200. They can be found on e bay and look and sound great.

[stefano]

Kevin Kopp.

[biking1160]

Check out Turner guitars in England they do a nice j200 style jumbo.But I suppose it's all down to how much you want to spend. I recently sold my Gibson j200 to a guy in Vienna for big bucks

[J185-4Me]

Originally Posted by cozycabin

I thought I was a Gibson connoisseur, but stand corrected. I just found out the new bubinga J-100's are laminate! And prone to peel up! I won't be in the market for that any lifetime soon.

Well, keep your shirt on, Cozy! No need to ditch that connoisseur status just yet, on account of mis-information.

The J-100 has never been built using laminated bubinga wood. Sounds like someone's got their facts wrong.

I don't have one, but I think the bubinga variant on the 17" jumbo is indeed a nice one.

Cheers
Fred

[cozycabin]

Thanks, Fred,
I haven't seen it in person, but a friend has one and tells me the layers of the back are peeling away at the edge. I love gibsons for the good ones and what they are, but they are known to quietly capitalize on a cost saving measure in my experience and beg for forgiveness later. I need to get some pictures of his damage. I will get back with what I find out. Y'all take Care!
th

[Tony Burns]

Seagull , Yamaha and sometimes Epiphone -most epi's are hit and miss but their around 3xx , so if you find a good one -you have a bargain ! I like the newer Gibsons as a whole- i just think their way over priced and theirs better sounding guitars for alot less money out their .

[korby]

nevermind .....

[underfoot]

Epiphone Elitist, just as good as the Gibson counterpart, and better in many cases.

Played a J-45 copy that was as good if not better than most all Gibson's I've played.

Pretty rare though.

[stonedtone]

Originally Posted by Strummer71

Washburn Timbercraft J58SW. Actually discontinued now but you can still find them for sale. Virtually same spec as the J200: Solid spruce top, solid maple back and sides, bone saddle and nut, grover tuners. Really nice guitar and I've seen them for sale at 500GBP - about a quarter the price of a Gibby.

I love mine.

I've been looking for a good J200 clone. This one does seem nice http://www.mydepotusa.com/en/ebay-st...LID-WOOD/33011

[otis66]

New Era guitars are nice.
http://www.arkneweraguitars.com/

[stonedtone]

Originally Posted by Buck62

I played one of those a year or two ago. I'm not one to sing the praises of newer Washburns, but I was pretty impressed with the J58SW's tone and playability. As a matter of fact, I remember sitting there playing it for about an hour or so because I had such a hard time putting it down. I can't remember how close it was in tone to a Gibson, but it sure was nice!



EDIT:

I just did a quick search and the J58SW is on clearance at Musicians Friend right now.

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/p...ELAID=31051645



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hard to find