2013 Gibson J-35 - thoughts? - Page 5

J185-4Me · #61 05-10-2013, 08:14 PM

You guys should get out more!

Gibsons made in the 30s *typically* sported the wedge-profile bridge. Including the J-35! (and the L-0, L-00, Jumbo, Advanced Jumbo, J-45 etc)

twocorgis · #62 05-10-2013, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by J185-4Me

You guys should get out more!

Gibsons made in the 30s *typically* sported the wedge-profile bridge. Including the J-35! (and the L-0, L-00, Jumbo, Advanced Jumbo, J-45 etc)

I guess I should! I'll freely admit that I don't know that much about Gibsons, and I guess I'm just not every observant either. I'll have to look closer next time I'm around 10,000 or so of them at the next Arlington Guitar Show.

chinmusic · #63 05-12-2013, 03:46 PM

Has anyone had the chance to play a J35 really vigorously? I wonder how it might hold up to a heavy hand.

dodge · #64 05-12-2013, 04:37 PM

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Has anyone had the chance to play a J35 really vigorously? I wonder how it might hold up to a heavy hand.

Yes I own one, and yes it can definitely handle a heavy hand.

chinmusic · #65 05-14-2013, 11:52 PM

Well folks, I went ahead and did it. I ponied up the dough and now my first slope shoulder is on its way to give my dearly beloved Collings a bit of competition. Musician's Friend has a deal on select Gibson guitars and so I snagged a J-35 at 10% off the MAP price. I'm not thrilled about supporting Musician's Friend (I feel really badly Mom and Pop stores- really, I do! I promise I'll buy strings and capos and picks and everything else from you!) but I am excited to see if the J-35 lives up to the hype.

dodge · #66 05-15-2013, 06:00 AM

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Well folks, I went ahead and did it. I ponied up the dough and now my first slope shoulder is on its way to give my dearly beloved Collings a bit of competition. Musician's Friend has a deal on select Gibson guitars and so I snagged a J-35 at 10% off the MAP price. I'm not thrilled about supporting Musician's Friend (I feel really badly Mom and Pop stores- really, I do! I promise I'll buy strings and capos and picks and everything else from you!) but I am excited to see if the J-35 lives up to the hype.

I went the MF route to simply as the price was just to good to pass up. I got lucky and got a really good guitar. I hope you like yours just as much