Gibson Advanced Jumbo Vintage Mystic Rosewood

[Rhythmdoctor]

I just got a sound clip from Wildwood. I mentioned that I'm interested in the bass tone and that I'm a heavy-handed rhythm guitar player so I asked them to play chords in the style of Neil Young or Grateful Dead. So the video clip they sent is basically a D chord the whole time He plays an E chord once and everything else doesn't utilize the low E or A strings.

Needless to say, the clip doesn't really provide anything useful to me and I don't have the heart to email him back asking again for another clip. With the love that is shown on here for the AJ, I'm surprised nobody owns one of these.

[Henry Eagle]

Originally Posted by Rhythmdoctor

So you have that same model AJ? The one with Amber Burst? And from what you're saying, the b/s wood looks and sounds like EIR? I really want to buy that guitar but I'm now scared off by the notion that bhilwara is a rosewood/hog hybrid. But if I'm understanding you correctly, this should not be a concern of mine. Please let me know if I'm misunderstanding you. I'm 'this' close to pulling the trigger on an AJ and I would like to buy that one specifically.

I bought this 1935 AJ RI, because it is a good substitute for my rosewood Martins ('55 D28 & '62 D21). And I play bluegrass, where the boomy sound of scalloped braced D28s seems to be at home. Anyhow, my AJ is louder and not as muddy sounding, very clear and balanced with strong lows, mids and highs. Mohagany - at least on many Martin D18s - has a rather nasal sound to my ear with certain odd overtones. There is none of that in my AJ. I just compared it to my brother's mahogany J45 last Wednesday. Of course, that model has a shorter scale, different bracing and is a different animal. I see you own a J45 yourself, and my brother's J45 is a particularily fine banner RI. But my AJ sounds way more beautiful, balanced and richer, waaay different. That Bhilwara stuff seems like a wonderful solution for AJs. Doc, I generally do not care for mahogany guitars very much, but this AJ has nothing to do with mahogany; I'm glad I went for the Bhilwara.

[Mycroft]

Originally Posted by Silly Moustache

So, what next ?
"Mystic EIR?"
magical spruce, tantric fretboard, excaliber frets, transcendental neck, and nut and saddle of unicorn horn.

I guess there ought to be some "dragonglass" in there somewhere.

I would think that the frets would be of Valerian Steel. Or maybe the strings...

[Jeff Scott]

To add to a comment Andy made earlier - it's Magical Mystery Spruce.

[Rhythmdoctor]

Originally Posted by Henry Eagle

I bought this 1935 AJ RI, because it is a good substitute for my rosewood Martins ('55 D28 & '62 D21). And I play bluegrass, where the boomy sound of scalloped braced D28s seems to be at home. Anyhow, my AJ is louder and not as muddy sounding, very clear and balanced with strong lows, mids and highs. Mohagany - at least on many Martin D18s - has a rather nasal sound to my ear with certain odd overtones. There is none of that in my AJ. I just compared it to my brother's mahogany J45 last Wednesday. Of course, that model has a shorter scale, different bracing and is a different animal. I see you own a J45 yourself, and my brother's J45 is a particularily fine banner RI. But my AJ sounds way more beautiful, balanced and richer, waaay different. That Bhilwara stuff seems like a wonderful solution for AJs. Doc, I generally do not care for mahogany guitars very much, but this AJ has nothing to do with mahogany; I'm glad I went for the Bhilwara.

I appreciate the response. I’m dying to pull the trigger on this one. $2,500 shipped seems like an ok deal.

[Henry Eagle]

Doc, were you able to find out, if that guitar has Adirondack spruce and hide glue construction? I believe both effect the sound; don't know how much, though.

[Rhythmdoctor]

Originally Posted by Henry Eagle

Doc, were you able to find out, if that guitar has Adirondack spruce and hide glue construction? I believe both effect the sound; don't know how much, though.

Not with 100% certainty but pretty sure those are the specs.