1939 1956 1958 Gibson Super Jumbo SJ J-200 Acoustic Guitars - THE GEORGE GRUHN ® GUITAR SHOW (S3)
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- Gruhn Season 3, Continues! In this 2nd episode of Season 3, George describes three (3) very rare, vintage Gibson Super Jumbo Acoustic Guitars (1939 SJ-200, 1956 J-200 & a 1958 J-200, previously owned by Country Superstar, Emmylou Harris).
All three (3) of these vintage instruments show the variety of finishes (plus, other changes/improvements made) available from Gibson in this jumbo model, throughout its early production years from 1939 to 1958.
In addition, George discusses - in this episode - what exactly "Rare" means in terms of vintage guitars & guitar manufacturing (and, his explanation applies to many other industries, as well!) and the pricing impact on vintage instruments created by the ownership of well-known artists/musicians ("memorabilia value").
With this, we hope everyone enjoys this truly "Jumbo" episode & Sir George, take it away!
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Am I the only one who can set back and listen to this man talk about guitars all day long? Love these videos!!!
Thank you, Jamie. We appreciate it very much. Stay Tuned for Much More to Come! Sincerely, The Musician Network (TMNtv)
Jamie Murphy Jr. No, you are not the only one my friend. There's a breed of us who cannot get enough of fabulous guitars like these, how they sound, their history. We are hopelessly drawn to instruments and the sweet music they help create. I say get as much as you can while you can, spread the word, we owe a great debt to guitars and their makers, past and present. As a kid I could only dream of owning, or even trying out guitars like Martin's and SJ200's. Praise to those who share all this glorious info!
Absolutely, mate! Mr. Gruhn, such a knowledgeable guy, schools us on those heavy Gibsons as none other. Damn, nowadays youtube is the best university you can run into, for a difference educate yourself for something you really care about.... I learned a lot and loved every second of it. I would image what sitting, surrounded by all these fantastic mammoth instruments must feel like....
No, I could converse with George for days while he spun yarns about every damned guitar in his store.
me three
I would only dream of owning guitars like these but really enjoy listening to this fascinating knowledgeable man telling me about guitars all day long.
Who in the world gives these videos a dislike? Goodness gracious people are small.
when i bought my first gibson mandolin i phoned his shop to find out some history and surprising to me george gruhn himself answered the phone and willingly gave me over an hour or advice and knowledge. he may be in business but he obviously loves instruments more tan he loves the business. great guy
I just found this video. I could listen to this man all day long also. It's an education for me. I think it's amazing that a guitar that old would be in such a great condition. I would love to have a parlor style guitar that old and in this great condition. Thanks for sharing your video. I will look forward to more of them.
Thomas, Thanks So Very Much for Your Kind Comment! We are trying, in partnership with George & his iconic Vintage Guitar Store in Nashville, to do something SPECIAL with The Gruhn Show! George's knowledge is truly, one-of-a-kind! ! You know? Please spread th word about the Show on Facebook, etc as we still think our work with George needs to "get out there" more, for sure! Thanks again for Watching & for Your Comment and Please Make Sure to Sub, if you haven't already & Stay Tuned...Many More Episodes to Come! Sincerely, Russ Gaines, Founder & CEO, The Musician Network (TMNtv)
Little known fact: in keeping with Gibson's tradition of using the price in the model number, the Gibson Hummingbird cost exactly one (live) hummingbird.
Please don’t tell me how much a Les Paul model costs….
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what a big guitar that 1939 is! amazing
It's hard to believe that a guitar like the first SJ200 could ever sound good with the amount of distortion the top has - but amazingly, incredibly, and against all odds, it sounds great!
JohnBee Thanks very much for watching & for your comment. Please make sure to Sub, if you haven't already. Very Best, The Musician Network (TMNtv)
Ladies and gentlemen, the king is back!
+JohnnyMrHattersmith Johnny, Yes! He truly is! Hope you enjoy this new Gruhn episode and there's LOTS more to come! Please make sure to Subscribe if you haven't already so you receive notifications of the additional, new episodes! Lastly, please feel free to share the link via your own social media channels as we're releasing this new episode in the morning (you'll get a jump start on us!). Stay Tuned for Much More & Enjoy, The Musician Network (TMNtv)
Inflation Calculator: $200 in 1938 = $3,923 in 2021. The 2021 "pre war SJ-200 rosewood" is retail $6900. So in reality, it costs almost twice as much today as it did in Depression era 1938.
schade das diese wunderbaren instrumente nicht gespielt wurden
loving this 👍👍
Thanks George, I could listen to you talk for hours
Hey guys thanks for putting up these new George Gruhn videos! Just a tip..if you film any more could you fix the sound? It goes completely dead between George's sentences
Hi Ben, Thanks for Watching & for Your Comment. The audio dropouts are intentional due to background noises we experienced while shooting at George's store in Nashville. We apologize for them, greatly, but they were necessary to remove in post-production. Thanks again for Watching, for Your Comment & Please Make Sure to Subscribe if you haven't already.....and, Stay Tuned! Sincerely, The Musician Network (TMNtv)
fair enough thanks for the explanation!
About the time I was in the service 1957 Elvis played a Gibson J200N (Natural) bjut he recorded his earliest hits "Mystery Train"
and "Thats alright Mama" using a Martin Drednoght.
@jamiemurphy rest assured that you are not the only one. George is a walking encyclopedia on numerous brands of guitars. I love listening to him speak. The real truth to all of his knowledge is can you imagine he doesn’t know everything. It sure wouldn’t be fun for him if he did. So really he is still leaning can you imagine that. The man is the best at what he does. I appreciate you George.
Seems a shame that there isn't a decent recording of each of these guitars to get a sense of what they sound like.
People will pay more for an instrument being sold by George Gruhn simply because he has become a celebrity in his own right.
Did Emmylou really own all three of these guitars, or just the last one mentioned?
I always wonder why modern acoustic guitars no longer have any kind of saddle adjustability. There were several acoustic models with adjustable bridges or saddles back in the day. Seems smart to me as it takes much more effort to adjust these things nowadays with shims or sanding or replacement.
the adjustable components don't move as one, and affect the sound. (Or leastwise, the customer fears this is the case.) In fact I've had new bridges cut for my 12-strings. It's an easy job to do and you probably don't need any further adjustment after getting it done.
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Rebuild those types of a guitar into a 3-and-a-half-times lower note 5-string bass guitar including every semi-acoustic banjo bass please rebuild more than most of those types of semi-acoustic 3-and-a-half times lower note 5-string banjo bass.
Only 1 thin f-hole on all of them, please? And I mean only 1 thin f-hole on all of them and rebuild more than most of them from 4 and a half times more different colours of solid plastic bass guitars and banjo bass?
Those would be in my private collection no for sale.
He's wrong though, the j-55 did have those individual saddles at some point.
What's the price on this 1958 Gibson??
Thomas, we'll ask George directly and will post your answer within the next few days.....Back to you, shortly! Sincerely, The Musician Network (TMNtv)
Thomas, as we had promised to get back to you, from your question (yesterday) here is your Direct Answer from George, himself:
"Pre-World War II rosewood SJ-200 guitars in fine condition will typically sell for close to $100,000. Maple examples from the 1950s typically sell for about $10,000. Memorabilia instruments owned by celebrity performers are difficult to appraise. Their value depends very much on the reputation of the prior owner, how many instruments that performer had, and how much use they made of the particular guitar. It should be noted that without proper documentation absolutely verifying the instrument was owned by a celebrity, the memorabilia value is virtually nil. Prior ownership and extensive use by performer like Emmylou Harris can easily prompt some potential buyers to pay double as much as they would for a similar condition example not owned by a celebrity performer."
George
Thanks Very Much for Watching & Stay Tuned for Much More to Come!!!
Sincerely,
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George knows! btw nothing like a rosewood j-200
I have a maple and a rosewood. It's nowhere near as good as my rosewood Collings, though I prefer the Jumbo sound to the Dreadnought sound. I'd like to try some Brazillian rosewood 200--that's what everyone wanted back when it was easily obtainable.
What does SK stand for???
Very good question. As George states, in this video, that "SJ" stands for "Super Jumbo", it would be logical to assume that "SK" stands for "Super Koa?" Please email George, directly, at George@Guitars.com and he will respond to your question, as soon as he can. Thanks again for watching, for your comment & please make sure to Subscribe if you haven't already & Stay Tuned! Sincerely, The Musician Network (TMNtv)
Yeah, I bug George every now and then with annoying, but fun, questions just to keep him sharp. The last question I asked George also went to Walter Carter and Stan Jay (RIP)... I asked them all at the same time via email why are the 1929 to early 30s Kay Kraft (Stromberg Voisinet) Style A, B & C referred to as "Venetian guitars" when the cutaways seem more florentine? The consensus was that it has "lopped off" florentine cutaways and was wrongly dubbed "venetian" by the company. Personally, I think early eBay sellers caused the mis-naming because I've never seen these guitars referred to as venetian in company writing (but, don't quote me). Here's a bad example, but it's the only one I can find on eBay right now; www.ebay.com/itm/STROMBERG-VOISINET-VENITIAN-Parlor-Guitar-c-1920s-/162106671252?hash=item25be4f8094:g:xgQAAOSwH6lXRJiQ
To really put it in perspective, adjusted for inflation, that 1939 SJ-200 would sell for $3,909.29 in 2021 dollars.
A nice and really informative video but obvious ambient noise
Those prices are hilarious, thanks for the laugh.
People pay those prices. Supply and demand dictates all markets. Some guys like hot rod cars, some like rare vintage guitars.
Would you swap it for my 2013 Hummingbird??i think not!!! Great hearing the history and specs of this iconic guitar thankyou 🎚🎸🎸p.s Check out Gibson Supreme he is a seller on E-Bay has some brilliant acoustics for sale 👍👍👌👌
I wish they were still listed at 200$
Hahahahaha dream on my brother... dream on. You’re not alone 😂
$200 was still a lot of money in those days... Inflation.
The J-200 was IMHO much to do about nothing. For all of it's girth the sound it produced was somewhat anemic. Perhaps the Rosewoods were better but the Maple are thin sounding. Of course it's a great looking guitar and gave the folks in the cheap seats something to look at.
I don't know which maple J200 you played, but the ones I've played (quite a few) sounded like Steinway pianos. They are incredible guitars, unlike anything else.
$200 in 1933 is the equivalent to $4000 in 2020. Average Martin guitar price nowadays(?)
Goerge seems tired in this one. He always has a certain cadence, but he just seems a little off. Hope all is well.
If you use an inflation calculator, $200 in 1939 is now worth around $3692.
Don't forget the acoustic side of the story.
My BIL Jerry Lange bought his son a Gibson J45 in 1973 to learn to play on. Incl an OEM hardshell case. I offered him $1,500.00 for it 3 times and he
shunned my offers. Son never took a lesson. J45 is in a bedroom closet. Tell me there's justice in this world!!! Wouldn't it been better with me playing it?
Also had a cousin who owned a 50's Martin 0018. Never offered him a bid. He is deceased. Betcha a grandson inheirited it and sold on Flea Bay for
cheep. 10 cents on the $?
I LOVE GIBSON BUT THEY JUST OVER PRICE... JUST WAY OVER PRICE
People are so conservative back then like they are now lol
your voice doesnt sell sj200s
play the thing
For such a big guitar the J200 does not live up to it's specs.
Talk and talk and talk and doesnt play anything. 😅