Sadowsky JB

pingu · #1 04-21-2011, 04:08 PM

Anyone got a Jimmy Bruno model ?
Is it OK/nice ?

msr13 · #2 04-21-2011, 05:18 PM

I have one. It is my favorite guitar. It's ergonomic and sounds great. What would you like to know?

riovine · #3 04-21-2011, 06:22 PM

+1, I have one, great guitar, still has a nice woody, hollow sound, but less feedback issues than a full bodied carved top, plus the size & weight makes it very easy to lug around & play a long gig with.

Harleyboy · #4 04-21-2011, 06:41 PM

I like mine alot. I would like to try flatwound 12-52s but the flatwound 11-50s on it sound so nice I am afraid to switch.

Latif · #5 04-22-2011, 12:58 AM

I have one, 3 years, with a cinderella's glass slipper neck- just right. Workmanship is superb.

kris · #6 04-22-2011, 04:56 AM

expesive guitar...looks nice.
I like more sound of J Hall model.

pingu · #7 04-22-2011, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by msr13

I have one. It is my favorite guitar. It's ergonomic and sounds great. What would you like to know?

Great so everyone loves them .... cool
Its got everything I want , small, deep, single PU
mahog neck , Lam top , sound nice in the clips
(it would with Jimmy playing !)

How wide is the fingerboard guys ?
I like a wide-ish board
I believe jimmy's got small hands ?

NSJ · #8 04-22-2011, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by pingu

How wide is the fingerboard guys ?
I like a wide-ish board
I believe jimmy's got small hands ?

That kind of basic information can be found, at last check, with everyone's "internet friend", in 0.19 seconds

"a 5-ply maple laminate body with a mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard and cat's eye pearl inlays. Ebony bridge, tailpiece and pickguard; gold hardware. 24 3/4" scale length, 22 frets, 15 frets to the body, 1-11/16" nut width, 2-3/4" body thickness. "

msr13 · #9 04-22-2011, 08:53 AM

Yeah, the key is to really know what you want from the neck. I did a lot of A-B-C ing with the Jim Hall and Jimmy Bruno. The neck specs, as well as the body, are different. I went in expecting to leave with the Hall, and preferred the JB. And, it was the neck that I loved. Both are exceptional guitars.

jzucker · #10 04-22-2011, 09:53 AM

note the JB does feedback though.

AlohaJoe · #11 04-27-2011, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by msr13

The neck specs, as well as the body, are different. I went in expecting to leave with the Hall, and preferred the JB. And, it was the neck that I loved.

This is great info, since I'm looking at those too. I've played a Hall and found it a bit wide at 1 3/4", and to me it's all about the neck... I think I'd prefer the slightly narrower neck on the Bruno but haven't had a chance to play one. Was it also slimmer front to back?

msr13 · #12 04-27-2011, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by AlohaJoe

This is great info, since I'm looking at those too. I've played a Hall and found it a bit wide at 1 3/4", and to me it's all about the neck... I think I'd prefer the slightly narrower neck on the Bruno but haven't had a chance to play one. Was it also slimmer front to back?

I think so, but I wasn't paying attention to that when checking them out. The shop (Sadowsky has a demo wall with every guitar they make) also had the 17 and SS-15 on the wall, so I was able to compare and contrast all four of the hollows. Other than the measures on the Sadowsky website, I just went with the one that felt the most comfortable to me and sounded the most like the tone in my head. Luckily, in both cases, it was the JB.

jzucker · #13 04-28-2011, 01:25 PM

there's one on ebay