NGD, Gibson J-35, now with crappy video!

p90fool

As some of you know, I've been looking for a J-35 for a while and was close to grabbing a new one before they disappear from the lineup, then this turned up in Keith Dawson Music in Huddersfield.

It's a 2016, so it has the slightly improved preamp and a couple of other little changes over the 2013 spec, but best of all it's in near perfect nick with all the case candy and it's saved me £700 over new, but still with the reassurance of buying from a shop. 

It's already started to turn a little more amber than any new ones I've seen, and happily even the fire stripe pickguard is more subdued than most.

I've just spent a happy hour or two playing along with some Americana compilations, easily reproducing some classic recorded guitar tones. 

Everything is so easy with the "right" sound - if it's not happening it's either because you're not playing well or your strings are shagged.
 

Anyway, here it is;

http://i65.tinypic.com/jptxes.jpg

Moe_Zambeek

Congrats. I tried one recently and liked it a lot, they have a pretty beefy neck compared to a J45, and they are what I would call quite toppy (not in a bad way). That ones looks a lot nicer than the new ones now it's had time to age a little.

ICBM

Very nice. I had one briefly a while ago - took it as a PX and thought I might like it, it sounded great but I couldn't get on with the neck. I'm still not hugely keen on the mother-of-hairbrush pickguard, but yours is less garish than mine was.

p90fool

It's actually the neck which made me go for the 35 tbh, a hand injury a couple of years ago means I struggle with slimmer necks now.

Although markedly different within a common Gibson identity, the J-15, 35 and 45 all sound great to me, but the beefier neck swung it. 

I've had a great day with it, my fingertips are almost as sore as when I started playing! 

sw67

Nice guitar - i have ICBMs old one and it sounds great. I love the neck and its the only acoustic i have got on with. 

ICBM

sw67 said:

Nice guitar - i have ICBMs old one and it sounds great. I love the neck and its the only acoustic i have got on with. 

Glad it's gone to a good home! If I remember rightly I thought you would like it because you were looking for a larger neck. Pleased to be of service .

p90fool

Just a crappy phone video, but I think it will record well when I get around to it. 

stickyfiddle

Lovely!

Deadman

"Just a crappy phone video" he says.

Brilliant.

munckee

Lovely geetar and lovely playing chief 

pmg

Lovely stuff -guitar and playing

bandmaster188

Very nice!