Posts Tagged ‘Gibson J-200’
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
I have been a fan of John Hiatt since the early 90’s when copies of Bring The Family and Slow Turning (on cassette back then) helped me survive some long cross-country drives between California and North Carolina. Recently, I have enjoyed seeing John Hiatt on the songwriter’s tour that Guy Clark, Lyle Lovett, Joe Ely and Hyatt have been performing.
So I was pretty happy when John Hiatt got the cover story of this month’s Acoustic Guitar Magazine. In particular, it was interesting to learn that Hiatt’s main acoustic guitars are Gibsons - two Gibson J-45’s and a Gibson J-200 (see photo). Both of these guitars are classic Gibsons - which makes sense for a guy like Hiatt. The article is good and it is a great excuse to check out his music again.
John Hiatt (Acoustic Guitar Magazine)
Gibson J-45 (Musician’s Friend)
Gibson J-200 Story (Fretbase)
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Photo Credit: Archman8 via Creative Commons License
Tags: Acoustic Guitar, Gibson Guitar, Gibson J-200, Gibson J-45, John Hiatt
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Friday, August 8th, 2008
Our recent story on Chris Isaak got me thinking about the Gibson J-200. There is something just so classic about that guitar. It sounds like a guitar you have seen and enjoyed listening to many times before. There is also something about its unique shape and ornamentation that makes it seem great for folk, rock and country. We’re also struck by how many of our favorite artists turn to this guitar when playing acoustic.
The guitar was originally produced in 1938 and was Gibson’s top of the line flat top guitar. It remains one of Gibson’s top acoustic models. The current version is marketed as the SJ-200 Modern Classic. It is a modern classic. It has a sitka spruce top with maple back and sides (meaning that the guitar isn’t light but sure smells sweet).
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Tags: Gibson, Gibson J-200, Gibson SJ-200, guitar
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
I came to the John Prine party a little late. About two years ago, I was watching an episode of Austin City Limits that I had tivo’d (if we had started this site 9 years ago, Tivo is all I’d be talking about) when John Prine started playing Long Monday. I had just one thought.
“How have I not heard of this guy?”
John Prine is a classic folk singer-songwriter. Big on acoustic guitar, big on using his songs to tell a story, just big-time songwriting and playing from a guy from a small town (Maywood, Illinois). Prine’s songs are funny and thoroughly entertaining. Prine does some fingerpicking and some strumming (and uses different guitars for each). I prefer it when he fingerpicks but either way, I’m awfully glad I finally made it to the Prine party.
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Tags: Acoustic Guitar, Gibson, Gibson J-200, guitar, John Prine, Marin D-28., Martin
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
My wife discovered Patty Griffin at a listening station at a Borders Books & Music in 1996 (it is amazing to think there was a time when we found good new music that way). At the time, Patty had just released her first album Living With Ghosts. We both became big fans of the album and of Patty. Since then, Patty Griffin has become an even more popular musician and songwriter (even though her original label dumped her - fools - before she got picked up by Dave Matthews’ label). Her songs have been recorded by artists from The Dixie Chicks to Emmylou Harris, but we still prefer Patty Griffin’s versions of all of her songs. Last year I saw Patty Griffin on back-to-back nights at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz and then The Warfield in San Francisco. She was great both nights. Patty is a great artist to try to play on the acoustic guitar. Read on to find out how.
Photo Credit: Rick Harris under a Creative Commons License
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Tags: D'Addario Strings, Gibson Guitar, Gibson J-200, Gibson J-200 Junior, Patty Griffin, Shubb Capo, Tabs
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