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Which, of course, would lower the break angle further. It seems ramping the bridge holes would only be necessary if you are lowering the saddle. The height of the string from the soundboard should be 1/2 " for maximum volume, irrespective of the break angle. I also made new saddles out of unbleached bone I left them a bit high and added grooves to lock the string it place. I thought break angle contributed to volume, it does not, it does effect the picking attack though, the lower the break angle the less treble bite you have on initial picking attack, This can be overcome by picking closer to the bridge. When I got my 2016 Western Classic and 1938 SJ-200 I was concerned with the break angle issue. Additionally, if you ever want or need to ramp the pin holes, the inlays block your ability to do so. It creates a wide gap between the saddle and the pin holes, making it difficult to get a decent break angle on the strings. One other comment: I am not a fan of the four-ribbon mustache bridge. Unfortunately, I found the VOS effect to be rather dull & lifeless on the darker finishes. Open the case, and it's like pulling out a guitar that's been quietly waiting there for you, untouched, for over fifty years.Īt the time of purchase, the same guitar was also available in a period correct sunburst, and red. When combined with the slightly aged nickel plating, the overall effect is lovely. Imho, the VOS treatment works perfectly with a natural-finished instrument, producing what one might call a very mild satin look, but not dull. I have a natural finish 2012 ES-330 VOS (based on the 1959 model). I hope the 2018 doesn't have aged tuners or yellowed bindings, The flat finish I can deal with, some buffing can bring up some shine. This is also evident if you compare the top of a J 200 vintage to it's hack.
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If you hold a True Vintage side by side to it's Vintage line counter part you will see the tops on the Vintage models appear much darker do to the torrification. The "new" Vintage model has that same "dull" sheen but it no longer has the aged tuners or yellowed bindings
GIBSON J 200 VINTAGE SUNBURST TV
They just upgraded every TV to Red Spruce (except the Hummingbird) and some guitars came out with weathered tuners and binding and others didn't. I guess once they saw how succesful that run of 167 was. The finishes were a "dull" or "low sheen" finish ,after they came out with a run of 167 True Vintage guitars that had "limited edition upgrades" and came with aged tuners and yellowed binding. When montana started applying the VOS on the first run of True Vintage guitars (2007-2008) The VOS stands for Vintage Original Specs. The guitar was brown,, ,, however in its own right pretty cühl,, and will one day be one mojoed stunner. Not much visual difference there - if any.Īnd yes, the fried tops are usually darker, which in some cases almost change the basic identity of the icons.Īlso played a burned Bird,, , and when I say burned I mean burned. If you can deal with semi and want a 200, they are worth hunting.īut JCV, my 2008 HB of the 167 batch hadn't aged tuners,, , and the bindings were the same yellowed'n'warm as on my 2012 TVs. One could hear the torrefaction by the dry crispy timbre - and feel it by the weight. Regarding the voice, it sounded right - new, but right and promising.
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Semi matte / semi gloss to me is the same thing and JCV confirms my memory. After I have a new guitar for a few years and some areas need touch ups, I "buff down" the guitar to give it a semi gloss.But most importantly, how did it sound? I like a semi gloss, I have a 335 Dot that was flat, I buffed it a bit to bring up some shine, now it does look a bit aged as there are still some flat areas I couldn't get to.