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I think a lot of it is how we play as individuals. I have friends who play J-45's, Songwriters, and Hummingbirds and they sound fantastic, but when I try a Gibson in the store, I don't get much out of it so I think it's me and that's fine.
Another thing; it's been mentioned more than once that you need to go to a store a large selection of SJ-200's and pick the best one. I've only seen one 200 in the wild. It sat behind the glass in the acoustic room at my local GC for years and this winter when I went to try it, it had finally sold a week before. When I asked the salesman at Sam Ash how come they didn't stock Jumbo's, he told me ''We don't stock Jumbo's because people don't buy Jumbo's'' |
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SJ-200 - Loud and lots of bass or not? Varying answers
Hey, I buy Jumboes. Love the well balanced sound. Especially from rosewood Jumboes. Just saying. Be well and play well, Don .
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*The Heard: 85 Gibson J-200 sitka/rosewood Jumbo 99 Taylor 355 sitka/sapele 12 string Jmbo 06 Alvarez AJ60S englmn/mpl lam med Jmbo 14 Taylor 818e sitka/rosewood Grand Orchestra 05 Taylor 512ce L10 all mahogany Grand Concert 09 Taylor all walnut Jmbo 16 Taylor 412e-R sitka/rw GC 16 Taylor 458e-R s/rw 12 string GO 21 Epiphone IBG J-200 sitka/maple Jmbo 22 Guild F-1512 s/rw 12 string Jmbo |
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Ha, me too. Reading upthreads about - what people have described as the attributes of a good-performing jumbo - certainly describes my Larivee jumbo.
*I've extolled its virtues previously/elsewhere. In a nutshell, I find the guitar very expressive; very dynamic, wide range tonally and volumetrically. The key ingredient is its evenness. Like, er, a <small piano> it's consistent throughout both its volumetric and timbral range. Last edited by catt; 04-18-2024 at 09:48 PM. |
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As far as I know though, Gibson never used the "SJ" prefix for a jumbo. Guitars built before WWII went by the name Super Jumbo. Those after were just listed as a Jumbo 100/200 although Super Jumbo often appeared in the description. It looks like they become officially designated a J200 between 1950 and 1955. The "dreadnaught" you are referring to is, of course, the Southerner Jumbo. That is how they are listed in the catalog. By 1960, however, the model begins appearing as an SJ Southerner Jumbo. I gather you are playing a Nashville-built J200. While I have ever spent any time with them so am a babe in the woods, you have to be cautious when comparing J200s. Lots of body wood, body depth and bracing changes through the decades. We, as example, have owned a 1960 J200 for a couple of decades. J200s built from 1951 on sported a bracing which was unique to that model. It has scary wide angled X braces above and below the soundhole (both less than 1" from it) with two ladder mounted tone bars and a long bridge plate. These are considered to be very special and not comparable to any other guitar.
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Agree with this
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zw, Yes, as far as I know it was made in Nashville. Also as far as I know, the whole manufacturing run was made with rosewood back and sides that year. As was the original Ray Whitley model. Also does not have the typical 'tumbleweeds' pickguard and features a "the Gibson" script on the headstock. There may be some J-45s out there like this too. Here is a video with Mark and Chet each playing '85 J-200s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wTVLIZaxMk Be well and play well, Don .
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*The Heard: 85 Gibson J-200 sitka/rosewood Jumbo 99 Taylor 355 sitka/sapele 12 string Jmbo 06 Alvarez AJ60S englmn/mpl lam med Jmbo 14 Taylor 818e sitka/rosewood Grand Orchestra 05 Taylor 512ce L10 all mahogany Grand Concert 09 Taylor all walnut Jmbo 16 Taylor 412e-R sitka/rw GC 16 Taylor 458e-R s/rw 12 string GO 21 Epiphone IBG J-200 sitka/maple Jmbo 22 Guild F-1512 s/rw 12 string Jmbo Last edited by donlyn; 04-19-2024 at 11:16 PM. |
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SJ-200 - Loud and lots of bass or not? Varying answers
And one other thing. Mine only whispers when I play it softly. Don .
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*The Heard: 85 Gibson J-200 sitka/rosewood Jumbo 99 Taylor 355 sitka/sapele 12 string Jmbo 06 Alvarez AJ60S englmn/mpl lam med Jmbo 14 Taylor 818e sitka/rosewood Grand Orchestra 05 Taylor 512ce L10 all mahogany Grand Concert 09 Taylor all walnut Jmbo 16 Taylor 412e-R sitka/rw GC 16 Taylor 458e-R s/rw 12 string GO 21 Epiphone IBG J-200 sitka/maple Jmbo 22 Guild F-1512 s/rw 12 string Jmbo |
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The SJ-200 has a reputation of being “the quiet giant.”
I have never played one that came close to having me reach for my wallet. Seems like every one I touch is either stuffed with socks or incredibly woofy or mid-scooped to the extreme. Have not had good luck auditioning this model ever.
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I mention this because this was apparently a good example, but, as Wade said, it was indeed a "whispering giant". |