Fantastic! I love the look of those 2. I'm on my 2nd Gibson now and absolutely love mine. I'm kinda going back and forth on whether to get another 2018 J45 Standard to replace the one that I traded away in the deal for my Wildwood AJ.. OR, going more closely along with your "little brother" theme, I really, really have my eye on the L-100 Nick Lucas, also from Wildwood.. it would look very similar to the AJ, but it has a beautifully figured back and they have it tagged as 'exotic rosewood'.. not exactly sure if that's EIR or what exactly but it's gorgeous and would be a perfect smaller companion to my AJ. it would contrast starkly with the straight-grained 'lines' of the AJ since it is not linear looking grain but almost quilted looking. fantastic. I don't know why it took me so long to be bitten by the Gibson bug, but it's pretty infectious.. i had the Taylor bug for a while, and my Cocobolo 710 pretty much knocked that out, as the only other Taylor I really GAS for at all is the K14ce Builder's Ed. and it's pretty squarely out of my budget... that being said... the Gibsons I pretty much quietly obsess over at least 2 or 3 times a day.
I love your pair of Gibbies.. curious what woods those are, as I know there are some that appear that color but are actually mahogany (j15, j35, something, not sure).. here is a pic of my new AJ, and I'll also try to find a good shot of the Nick Lucas as well which i'd love to make into a sibling. I'm not sure, but.. sometimes I think they almost look *too* similar, but then I reconsider and don't think that at all. Thanks for sharing!!
and here's a pic (if it works) of the Nick Lucas.. in the front it looks identical to the AJ, except for the inlay, and this is the back/sides.
