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Looks exactly as gorgeous as the one I picked up a couple of weeks ago!
Fantastic. Congratulations. That one's the real deal.
Yeah, man. And thanks. I'd love to hear us, too! Still looking for a singer. We let the one from that house party gig go. He was just too flaky and was holding us back.
Nice. You won't need the Jazz any longer!
Nice. You won't need the Jazz any longer!
what did you trade it for?I would encourage you to do exactly that. Compare the 2. Just because the other one's a neck-thru, doesn't mean it's automatically a guaranteed smile generator. As for the "should you do it" part of the conversation... only you can decide that. IMHO... once you've cleared the familial and sentimental hurdles, the rest is easy
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You may find yourself in a situation similar to mine, so I'mma drop some honesty on ya.
My Goth (which was my first 'bird), had MOJO! I traded it for another 'bird that has a neck that's better for me. The mojo went with the Goth. That Goth would call to me from it's stand & say, "Hey! Look at me! You wanna play me, don'tcha". This one doesn't. It sits there, silent. It plays better than the Goth... it (technically) sounds better than the Goth... it looks better than the Goth (subjective)... it hangs more comfortably than the Goth... but I miss the Goth. Unfortunately... my left hand has a tremendous amount of pull, when it comes to matters such as these, so if I found myself in that same scenario again, I'd probly still make the trade... but man I miss the fire that the Goth had. Fortunately, you don't have the same demons as I do, but consider your situation carefully. If sparks fly between you & your current 'bird, you have to consider what it might be like to lose that. If Sam Ash has a policy similar to GC's 45 day policy... it would be time well spent to bring the neck-thru home & spend sometime with it.
case included with either? $299 starting price in that condition from a Sam ash is pretty good. Mine was quite chewed up, but came with a case. Final price $200+ slash wah I was trying to get $75 for but nobody was biting. He wanted $300 and agreed to $250. No regrets about the burst bolt on I had sold for the majority of the cash put into this. Neck through and USA pickups are the way to go for sure.
the pickups are part of that equation too, 1+1=3 sometimes, neck through plus the Gibson USA pickups knock it out of the park. Im glad I went there, even if the good deal I got seems to.have been matched or exceeded in your case
(however since I sold my bolt on private party for $175 including fender bag, I took less of a bath there). Like T said, that's everyone's bird! The bolt on epis are decent, get the job done, but the classic pro is the way to go. I don't think prices will drop too low if it is truly being replaced by the vintage pro, since the classic Pro represents the bird we saw many of our rock and metal gods playing, the 80s-90s-00s+ bird, same.design, same pickups, can't go wrong. All I need is a gibson tr cover for tribute band image, or to fool future bands who are epi haters and care about those things.I've got a couple Js and they just don't do it for me like I prefer. I hear them sound thick but I generally can't get that myself. I did put some TI Jazz Rounds on my '62 and it sounds pretty good. They add some real beef. Something Tbirds do easily.
Nice. You won't need the Jazz any longer!
