anyone play/own the Gibson Acoustic Parlor Rosewood AG

[darylcrisp]

these look interesting. I especially like the change in the fretboard radius.

comments if you own/or have played one..

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...m_term=160x600

I enjoy these guys on anything they do, enjoyed their reviews on these new Gibsons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tB1HMGPtnU&t=1693s

[woodreaux]

I played one on Saturday and it has a surprisingly big sound.
Not boomy or overly bright.

The new neck radius is excellent.

I played the 635W afterwards and was totally surprised.
New neck profile with walnut. Very nice.

[cmd612]

I played one at GC a while back and liked it a lot. It was an incredibly comfortable little guitar and had a nice, balanced sound, bigger than I expected from such a little body. I loved the neck profile.

FWIW, it's the same guitar Gibson was selling as the HP 665 a couple of years ago.

[ches]

I’d really like to check one out, but haven’t found one yet. I figure it’d be fine for fingerpicking, but I’m wondering if it would be a good enough strummer to replace a J45 for casual play.

[RussL30]

Originally Posted by ches

I’d really like to check one out, but haven’t found one yet. I figure it’d be fine for fingerpicking, but I’m wondering if it would be a good enough strummer to replace a J45 for casual play.

If you’re looking for a small Gibson that can handle strumming, I’d definitely give the LG2AE a look. Great little strummer that sounds like a smaller slope dread.

I wonder how this new Gibson model compares to the older CJ165. I have a friend that used to have one of those that was a great sounding little Gibson. It was a pretty decent strummer and really sounded good fingerpicked and for blues.

[ches]

Thanks for the suggestion, Russ. I’ll check that out, too.

[RussL30]

Originally Posted by ches

Thanks for the suggestion, Russ. I’ll check that out, too.

You’re welcome, I’ve had this little guy for about 2 months and have been so impressed with it. As a dread guy I don’t always like smaller guitars. I just don’t think you can find a better value in the $1000-$1200 price range you can find these priced at used.

As for the guitar in the OP the body really reminds me of these older cj165’s.





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The CJ165 came in maple and rosewood and were great little guitars. The one I played several times was the rosewood version: it obviously has more bling than the AG rosewood or HP 665, but if it’s built and sounds similar, I’d think that it would be a really nice little Gibson. It may feel a little bit different as the fretboard radius looks to be changed on the new model.