Playing a larger than life 1944 Gibson Southern Jumbo at

[@Tonetwisters]

In my nearly 60 years of guitar playing -- with several years worth of selling both Gibsons and Martins -- it is my humble opinion that Gibsons were made to enhance and support the human voice; and Martins were made for bluegrass leads and acoustic rock music in general. They each have their wonderful place in music ... And Guild probably has historically made the best acoustic 12-strings in the business.

[@vrmn11]

WOW!!!!!! That J185 was incredible even through youtube on a computer. The Southern Jumbo was a cannon. A good friend of mine has a 1946 Southern Jumbo that I have played a little.

[@a1969rocker2]

Oh my…Bo was my sales agent at Carter! Sold me my L-00 standard that you featured a couple weeks ago. Awesome! What a small world!

[@tobiaspfenninger9948]

Vintage Gibson Acoustics are really something else, nice video Jeremy!

[@edwardbibbins4647]

What a great looking shop. Nice relaxed atmosphere, superb guitars, wish we had that kind of choice in the UK

[@paulssounds7129]

I’m in the Martin camp, but I like the J185s. That one looked lovely

[@mitchellhorner1510]

One of my fav videos yet. Love it

[@rdfroman129]

Love love love your videos! Thanks for always sharing your perspective!

[@guitarguy6662]

Oh wow that j185 is incredible gave me goosebumps

[@JeremySheppard]

I completely agree, it was the absolute best guitar I played all week in Nashville.

[@guitarguy6662]

I bet hopefully i can get a chance to stop in there sometime. But regardless i love your videos man you keep it real and honest and thats what this world needs more of. Im grateful we have your content out there brother stay safe.

[@andrewbowen6875]

Can I just say I’ve always loved your ethos and honesty re finding quality guitars❤️ Having just found and bought my dream hand made Brook guitar for a good deal I can’t tell you how different in feel and tone this solid wood handmade guitar is and I feel I owe you some gratitude for giving me the knowledge and confidence to go for it. Just love your playing and your enthusiasm for all things good with acoustic guitars

[@cozmos21]

Awesome content as always. That 53 J185 is my n.1 dream guitar. What a store this seems to be

[@stevecroft5068]

Loving that Gibson 1939 SJ-100, probably my favourite model👌

[@guitarmanz4879]

Sent here from Robert Baker's post. Great stuff Jeremy.

[@michaelgallagher3640]

Same

[@drewlehtola3726]

Over the Hills sounds sooo good on that D-28 conversion

[@smelltheglove2038]

Just subbed. Hopefully you get you’re views

[@ryanfulldark2775]

I’m going to be there tomorrow!

[@promoted738]

Gotta settle with my 2020 50's J45 for now! The old ones have that special magic though.

[@frankcarter6427]

Some do, but most are dogs, new guitars are great, esp the cheap ones. My friend has a 53 or 54 goldtop and it's horrible, looks cool but really bad to play and sounds no better than a Harley Benton with p90s, tho everyone thinks it sounds amazing, it really doesn't

[@staleyexplores]

If this is the best time for guitar builders and quality what does that mean for these guitars 40 yrs down the road? Gosh I hope I live long enough to see that 😃

[@younkinjames8571]

Was that a maple bridge on that guitar at 1:30(ish)

[@JeremySheppard]

I believe it was synthetic ivory.

[@photohum]

I couldn’t understand. What guitar did he get for $800 bucks please?

[@JeremySheppard]

He got a Grecco, they are spot on Les Paul burst clones. His had original Gibson pickups from the 1960s and he has updated the plastics to be correct to a 1960 burst.

[@photohum]

@@JeremySheppard TY 👍👍

[@aldenwilkins]

It's a Beaut Clark.

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

As usual, another great guitar adventure! Question for you, Jeremy. Have you ever played a Martin with an "Authentic 37 Barrel and Heel" neck? I don't have any I can check out in my area and don't know if it would be too big for me or not. I'm used to a 1974 Martin D-35 neck.

[@zollyclaman]

whats the intro song? so good.

[@scottay69]

Was that photo of Jason Isbell?

[@JeremySheppard]

It is. It's him playing his burst, Red Eye that he got from Carter Vintage.

[@scottay69]

@@JeremySheppard very cool, was pretty sure it was him. I notice how you often play his songs when you noodle. You should find a way to interview him somehow, both of you could go deep in guitar nerd discussions. He’s the best doing it right now IMO.

[@Mountainrock70]

Man through my phone this sounds to have huge top and bottom!

[@tinman8518]

Gibson's finest work was done in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

[@ManlyMcBeardFace]

I’ve heard this so many times from different people, but I just purchased a 2021 Harmony Silhouette electric and they are the real deal. The work they are doing on Harmony and Heritage is pretty remarkable.

[@tinman8518]

@@ManlyMcBeardFace You're right, there's some great guitars being made today. I'm wearing my Heritage Guitars T-Shirt right now. LOL

[@ManlyMcBeardFace]

When I was guitar shopping I could not believe the fit and finish. $1,100 for a nitro offset with an ebony fretboard and top notch appointments and it played like butter. Once I realized they are run by the old Gibson Kalamazoo team it made complete sense. I then threw my wallet at the sales rep lol.

[@tinman8518]

@@ManlyMcBeardFace Heritage made acoustic guitars for a very short time after Gibson left for Nashville. I have one made in 1988. It's a HFT-445 shade top. It's my favorite and best sounding acoustic guitar and I own a couple of Martins.

[@kellinash6392]

I would love to see more of the same

[@michaelbobson9198]

I wonder which strings are on those Gibsons.

[@JeremySheppard]

My guess is d'addario lights.

[@a1969rocker2]

Also- this one MIGHT be the one I played!

[@albert6222]

Hey man just wanted to say I love your channel. Can you do a review on Eastman guitars? E10SS is supposed to be like the Gibson j45

[@dannywoody5497]

Holy Jesus

[@williamcole9040]

SHAME ABOUT THE RECORDING SOUND QUALITY JEZ……THE OLD GIBSONS SOUND SO THIN ON THE VID. REAL GEMS THOUGH.

[@MemoriesRR]

Those guitars are beautiful but I have to hear a twelve of twenty thous dollar difference to even think of such a purchased. And I guarantee t

[@frankcarter6427]

it's true about vintage guitars, they're mostly hard to play and sound , well - OK,

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

Frank, many old guitars are hard to play because they require unaddressed maintenance. Some of them sound fantastic. Some of them sound average. It would be ill advised to lay down vintage money on a guitar without holding it and playing it first. So, what acoustic are you playing?

[@frankcarter6427]

@@rosewoodsteel6656 exactly. my main squeeze is a '96 K Yairi DY53n, what yanks call an alvarez yairi canyon creek I believe, my current favourite guitar is a secondhand sigma J200 studioncopy I paid £150 for and for camping, an ancient and much loved AandL folk cedar, though its getting high action again and there's no saddle left on it. I had a D18 but never played it cos it didn't feel right and got £1800 for it, the one I miss was a j45 when they first reissued them for £999 in the 90's I sold it for £1500 and wish I hadn't. In my view, cheap guitars are increasingly difficult to tell from expensive ones (I'm 60 and there were no good cheapieswhen I started)

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

@@frankcarter6427 Agreed! All of the cheap guitars when I was young were pieces of crap with strings a foot off of the fret board. It sounds like you have some fine guitars. I bet that cedar top is great for finger style!