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Gibson 1952 J-185 vs Taylor Custom Catch Grand Symphony #16

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6-string Acoustic Guitars Gibson 1952 J-185 Taylor Custom Catch Grand Symphony #16
Summary
Rating
Review Rating 97%
Review Rating Not Rated
Rank
#13974
#2173
String Type: Steel Steel Steel
Number of Strings: 6 6 6
Body Shape: Jumbo Grand Symphony Grand Symphony
Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed Right-handed Right-handed
Color: Vintage Sunburst Antique Natura
Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer, VOS Satin Satin
Top Wood: Thermally Aged Sitka Spruce Lutz Spruce Lutz Spruce
Back & Sides Wood: Flamed Maple East Indian Rosewood East Indian Rosewood
Body Bracing: Scalloped X-bracing V-Class V-Class
Binding: Multi-ply top/back Bloodwood Bloodwood
Neck Wood: Mahogany Neo-Tropical Mahogany Neo-Tropical Mahogany
Neck Shape: V Standard Carve Standard Carve
Radius: 12"
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood West African Crelicam Ebony West African Crelicam Ebony
Fingerboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Parallelograms Bouquet Bouquet
Number of Frets: 20, Standard 20 20
Scale Length: 24.75" 24.875" 24.875"
Tuning Machines: Gotoh Keystone Taylor, Smoked Nickel Taylor, Smoked Nickel
Bridge Material: Rosewood Crelicam Ebony Crelicam Ebony
Nut/Saddle Material: Bone/Bone Black Tusq/Micarta Black Tusq/Micarta
Nut Width: 1.72"
Strings: .012-.053 Elixir, .012-.053 Elixir, .012-.053
Case Included: Hardshell Case
Manufacturer Part Number: CSRS8552VS CSRS8552AN M02800471100458S261-22C16 M02800471100458S261-22C16
Electronics: ES2 ES2
Case/Gig Bag: Hardshell Case Hardshell Case
Details
Brand Gibson Acoustic Taylor
Prices
MSRP $5,199.00 $5,999.00
Used Price $3,639.30 $4,199.30
Sale Price $4,679.10 $5,399.10

6-string Acoustic Guitars Descriptions

Gibson 1952 J-185

6-string Acoustic Guitar with Sitka Spruce Top, Flame Maple Back and Sides, Mahogany Neck, and Rosewood Fingerboard - Vintage Sunburst

Taylor Custom Catch Grand Symphony #16

Limited-edition Acoustic-electric Guitar with Rosewood Back and Sides, Spruce Top, Mahogany Neck, Ebony Fingerboard, and Soundport Cutaway

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