Would it be sacrilege….
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Just get one already.... 
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Nuuska
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In his last video performance - a commercial for finnish milk company - he had that same stance - but did not look that serious . . .
Lemmy Didn’t Drink Milk, But He Did Make a Weirdly Touching Finnish Milk Commercial
“I don’t drink milk. And I never will. You asshole.”
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Life is short -- buy 'em up, man!
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the Hbird should be hog back and sides. Walnut?
I guess they make them in walnut, Woody: https://www.gibson.com/en-US/Acoustic-Guitar/ACC4YT544/Antique-Natural
Cougar
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I have the same question. Birds now come with walnut? Stolen from the J-15's success?
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Had one, think it was a early 2000s model. Sweet sounding and playing guitar. If the walnut is putting you off, look for an older one with mahogany back and sides.
The current ones come in either walnut, rosewood or mahogany. The walnut ones list for $2700 and the mahogany ones start at $3500. But you should be able to get 15% off on a purchase of that amount.
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Oooh, love it with the plain tortoise pickguard - Looks essentially like the Sheryl Crow model, and at $2499 in full nitro gloss, the price seems quite right. I had a walnut J-15 & thought the tone was a nice mix of maple & mahogany attributes.
From where I’m sitting, the light has turned green, so go!
My experience with walnut as a tonewood is that it's a wonderful sound... Warmer than mahogany, and not as warm as rosewood. It's too bad there aren't any Guilds using walnut for a tonewood.
So, I was just thinking.... Guild, how about a walnut F-55?? That would be a GSR that would be worthy (IMO).
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I dunno, as far as getting a Hummingbird I would concur "yes," but go traditional or go home! LOL
What's this "thin body" stuff, even on the SJ-200? Not the Gibsons of the old days, someone is still
mucking with the formula.
And where, is the cherry sunburst?
Look for a used one in good to excellent condition
What's this "thin body" stuff, even on the SJ-200? Not the Gibsons of the old days, someone is still
mucking with the formula.
And where, is the cherry sunburst?
Look for a used one in good to excellent condition
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I recently bought a new Custom Shop Hummingbird. It's mahogany. It has the "thermally aged top". Which I thought was a gimmick so Gibson could charge over $1K more. But as I listened to a bunch of videos, I was annoyed that I could really hear the difference between this custom shop model and the standard hummingbird. My local shop (Wildwood Guitars - great shop and alternative to GC/MF/SW) had 3 so I tried them out. I talked to the owner and he was also skeptical of the "thermally aged top" concept until he heard the guitars. This hummingbird has magical overtones. Which lots of guitars do. But I loved it and didn't even compare to standard models. And, there was quite a bit of tonal variation among the 3 custom shop models I tried.
I also owned a 2021 J-45 for a while. It was a great guitar, but not as magical as this custom shop hummingbird.
I agree with Bill that I've heard mixed reviews about the thin body studio models.
I also owned a 2021 J-45 for a while. It was a great guitar, but not as magical as this custom shop hummingbird.
I agree with Bill that I've heard mixed reviews about the thin body studio models.