Gibson J-45 vs Gibson SJ-200 Acoustic Guitar Comparison

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Ian Meadows

Күн бұрын

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@michaelrixon1161 4 күн бұрын

I love my J45 but I will definitely add an SJ200 to my stable. Wonderful instruments

@ianwoollard2063 2 ай бұрын

I prefer the tone of the J45 but both are great

@ianmeadows6351 Ай бұрын

Hell yeah

@andersfernbach2399 2 ай бұрын

I really like the back and forth comparison instead of all one guitar, then the other. Much easier to compare, thank you, and great playing as always. I'd love to hear you do a Guild D-40 vs Guild F-40, maybe a Yamaha FG5 in there too!

@ianmeadows6351 Ай бұрын

Glad you like it. Trying to figure out where to take the channel next - thanks for the feedback

@lilycat1694 2 ай бұрын

I will take the J45. I tried one recently and loved it, even over the D18 which I also played. Your demos are great!

@ianmeadows6351 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words

@CaptainOfMyBurden82 2 ай бұрын

I hear more sparkle and woodiness in the J45 but a more rounded sound from the J200 with more clarity as well

@ianmeadows6351 Ай бұрын

Good breakdown

@garytoner5719 Ай бұрын

Wow I loved the sound of both guitars. Love the the more refined tone and looks and bling of the J200 but the J45 is more affordable and sounds great. Both great guitars.

@ianmeadows6351 Ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@AlwinDELACRUZ-xd6km Ай бұрын

which is perfect for solo/songwriter artist? sj200 or j45

@mariodriessen9740 2 ай бұрын

The SJ-200 should sound much bigger (more volume, more low end), but for some reason it never really comes across as loud and big as the sound of a good J-45. Did you change anything with the settings in post production?

@liberalsrmentallyflawed3611 Ай бұрын

Such a bigger sound board (Top). Takes more to move it.. SJ200 is good for all out strumming..

@ianmeadows6351 Ай бұрын

Nope - don’t have that kind of time and what would be in it for me anyways?

@mariodriessen9740 Ай бұрын

@@ianmeadows6351 : It was just a question, knowing that a lot of guys who do these comparison videos do precisely that. If a guitar (like the SJ-200 for example) sounds much louder and is too boomy on the low end, some work on that a little because without a bit of post production it can be too much. It’s just another way of doing things that personally do not work for me. I know for a fact that you used to do these demos in your own studio. I once asked the exact same question and your answer was exactly what I needed to hear. Same mic (Shure KSM32), always at the same distance to the 15th fret of the neck, straight into the DAW and no editing whatsoever. I loved that. I’ve watched all the videos you made, I learned more from watching your videos about the overall differences in sound because of the shapes of certain guitars and of course the wood. So I am unbelievably grateful for doing all that work. I even decided to buy the same mic. 😊 I noticed that you are recording these videos from another location nowadays. I assume it’s a store. So the conditions changed. There may be a little more pressure when it comes to the time you have. So I decided to just ask. When I have questions I usually ask. I’m not attacking you. Besides, my question was more about this phenomenon that I hardly ever hear an SJ-200 sounding bigger than (for instance) a J-45. And since I love SJ-200’s and I’m desperate of buying one once (which will probably be the last guitar I will ever buy), I’m always a little worried. I don’t want to sell some of the most beautiful guitars I collected over the years, just to buy my dream guitar, only to find out that it never really was a dream guitar after all. 🙂

@andrewhumphrey1047 Ай бұрын

J200’s need more time to really open up and shine. I’ve had that discussion before with a Gibson dealer. He said that maple J 200s take about 10 years to really start coming into their own. I also find that Rosewood needs about 5 to 7 years to really wake up and become phenomenal. I used to own a J 100 XT, which was basically a J 200 just blinged down with maple back and sides it was a 1999. That thing was absolutely killer with tone for days.

@mariodriessen9740 Ай бұрын

@@andrewhumphrey1047 : O there’s absolutely a lot of truth in that. I bought my J-45 early 2012 and it really came alive 2 years ago. I did have some health issues that caused me to be unable to play for almost two years, but still… it took a while. I bought a D-28 almost 3 years ago and I’m beginning to become impatient. But the 000-18 that’s only two years older sounds absolutely amazing. So yes, a new guitar definitely needs time to open up. Still, because of its size I would expect an SJ-200 to sound bigger than a J-45 (both being new guitars), yet this is not what I hear.

@chicagoblues81 2 ай бұрын

Forgive me if an obvious answer but you play closer to the bridge while I play closer to the center of the soundhole, is there a reason for that?

@liberalsrmentallyflawed3611 Ай бұрын

Tone is subjective. As you know, strumming closer to the bridge is brighter.. closer to the fret board more fuller sound..

@ianmeadows6351 Ай бұрын

Mainly because I have poor technique and bad habits!

@jimross9429 2 ай бұрын

I have a J45 and absolutely love it but have also lusted after J200. I was surprised there wasn’t that much difference between the two. Don’t get me wrong I still want a J200 but wouldn’t get rid of the J45 to get one. I might have to settle for an Epiphone J200 as a place holder for a while.

@ianmeadows6351 Ай бұрын

Nothing wrong with the Epis.