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I love the 90's Advanced Jumbos. They were the proverbial cannon's.
But those medium gauge days are over for this 61 year old. I like the 12 fret blues boxes. If I could squeeze in two for my final pick... Gibson J-45's. One with rosewood, and an entirely different animal, the TV model. |
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Hi Wade,
I'm a J 50 guy now. I'm thinking it's really comfortable to play; the short scale works great for me. The tone has a fine thump, and the high end sounds clear. I like the new LG 2s--and a lot of that is that they put me in mind of my old buddy's B 25n, which was the first steel-string flat top I ever played. I've not played one of the modern Smecks. But I've played an old one that was a dandy.
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I've only owned a J50, J45, B25, LG0 and LG2. By far, the J45 True Vintage I have now is my favorite followed by the LG2 and the J50. The ladder braced LG0 was a nice guitar, but I had to choose between keeping it and the LG2. I kept the LG2 and think that was the best decision. The only one I have now is the 45TV, and it is by far the best Gibson I've ever played.
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My favorites continue to be the older mid 1940s LG-2s, 1950s to 60s J45s and of course my Gibson L-C Century from 1934.
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I have owned a few in the past; SJ200, CJ165, J185 Koa Custom, J35 and AJ. Of those the only one I would buy again is the Advanced Jumbo. I'm not a fan of short scale guitars generally, and Gibson short scale in particular. I suppose I have always gravitated more toward the Martin tonality and, despite my poverty-induced modest collection as it stands, I have owned several Martin guitars from 42 series to 15, plus a couple of CEO models.
The Gibson AJ is probably as close to a D-28 as Gibson can get, which may explain why I like the model so much.
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J45 custom, Songwriter, sj200
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J185 New Vintage
J45 Custom (Zebrano) Hummingbird New Vintage & Custom (KOA, Adi). Have owned all 3 in different iterations. Loved them all, but kept the J185 New Vintage as my 1 remaining Gibson acoustic. Have visited and met the folks in Montana as well. A good group!
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If we're talking all-acoustic here:
You just did... New York-era acoustic:
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J-45TV .. BEST GUITAR I’VE EVER OWNED .
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J-45, L-1 and L-00.
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More zombie threads.
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Yeah, but it’s fun. This thread is two and a half years old, and since then Gibson has come out with a number of different models.
So how about it, AGF’ers - what are your three favorite Gibson models THESE days? Wade Hampton Miller |
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I'd be happy with just one outstanding SJ-200 in Vintage Sunburst please.
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