Gibson Montana SJ-200 Overview • Wildwood Guitars

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  • Опубликовано: 1 мар 2016
  • From its inaugural appearance in 1937, Gibson’s SJ-200 set a standard others have been trying to match ever since. Today, the legacy of Gibson’s “King of the Flat-tops” lives on in the new SJ-200 Standard. Upon its introduction in the late 1930s, the SJ-200 immediately filled a need for a deeper, more balanced and powerful sound. It gave purveyors of the new American music scene of the 1930s a reliable, well-built instrument, capable of projecting the sound of the guitar well beyond that of any other acoustic on the market-a fact that still holds true today. It is simply the world’s most famous acoustic guitar, and certainly one of the most popular.
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    Brand: Gibson
    Model: SJ-200
    Bracing: Hand-scalloped, radiused top bracing
    Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
    Back & Sides Wood: Maple
    Neck Wood: Maple
    Fingerboard: Rosewood
    Fingerboard Inlays: Graduated Crown
    Headstock: Crown Peghead Logo
    Binding: 6 Ply on Top and 4 Ply on Back
    Rosette: Double-ring
    Electronics: Fishman Ellipse Aura
    Tuners: Gold Grover Rotomatic Tuners
    Pickguard: Tortoise Hand-engraved with the J-200’s traditional Floral and Vine Design
    Case: Black Hardshell Case with Blue Interior
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Комментарии • 135

  • @JordanRants
    @JordanRants 4 года назад +23

    My god you played Ramble On so well and it sounded FREAKING AMAZING on that Gibson

  • @OkieSilverDude
    @OkieSilverDude 7 лет назад +51

    Greg has to be the most entertaining (in multiple ways) guitar demonstrator the world has ever seen. Unreal man.

    • @gilesbrixton
      @gilesbrixton 4 года назад +1

      really nice guy if ya run into him

  • @DavidJohnSaffell
    @DavidJohnSaffell 7 лет назад +20

    Holy shit this guitar sounds like perfection. Awesome playing too!

  • @rocksully
    @rocksully 8 лет назад +5

    That sounds like an orchestra. Incredible. A lot more dynamics it feels than my SJ200 Standard.

  • @samvermeulen9740
    @samvermeulen9740 7 лет назад +67

    only Greg Koch can make a Super Jumbo look like an OM-model guitar.

    • @spare7400
      @spare7400 6 лет назад +2

      i almost thought it was the Robert Johnson model when i saw him playing it lol

  • @markattila9835
    @markattila9835 Год назад +2

    Finally someone knows how to play the J200

  • @itsallhappeningtoday
    @itsallhappeningtoday 2 года назад +1

    nearly fell over when you started playing Ramble On, AMAZING.

  • @jditty9565
    @jditty9565 4 года назад +5

    Man, he's a great player and very entertaining. That guitar looks fantastic!

  • @littleninpo
    @littleninpo 4 года назад +2

    That opening was pure class. Subscribed. Absolutely fantastic vid.

  • @davidbeja
    @davidbeja 4 года назад +3

    This guy is a genius...and that J200 is the best sounding guitar I've ever heard. My favourite guitar in the world..Yeah!

  • @tipp55
    @tipp55 3 года назад +2

    Great review as ever, Greg. Love the dry humour and the guitar-playing is delicious too.

  • @TheThinker39
    @TheThinker39 6 лет назад +2

    Nice demo. Wonderful playing! Thanks.

  • @alfonsopaz9530
    @alfonsopaz9530 7 лет назад +12

    Thank you Greg! You are a real artist!. Best Guitar Brand starts with Gib and finish with Son!.

  • @mchillin
    @mchillin 5 лет назад +1

    Nicely done Greg...… as usual

  • @imaseeker100
    @imaseeker100 5 лет назад +1

    amazing tone

  • @paulcampbell6377
    @paulcampbell6377 7 лет назад +2

    One cool and entertaining guy, and awesome guitar player.

  • @johnthompson9896
    @johnthompson9896 8 лет назад

    Nice guitar and of course nice playing once again Mr Koch-a-ry. I would like to hear your opinion on the Cole Clark acoustic Guitars from Australia one day if you can get your hands on one!

  • @SoloParaTrollear
    @SoloParaTrollear 5 лет назад +2

    I literally come back to this video just to check the sound of this guitar. I love the way he plays in this one. Some music to recommend that's similar to whatever he is playing? Specially that thing he does at 2:33

    • @Southernguitar74
      @Southernguitar74 4 года назад +2

      It is Merle Travis style picking. Merle is legendary and has influenced many of the greats, such as Chet Atkins...And of course, Greg. Imagine being so insanely good you influenced Chet Atkins. Merle Travis did.

  • @shanemarcotte2062
    @shanemarcotte2062 3 года назад

    Resonated through MY body, and I'm only watching a video!!

  • @donkykong9908
    @donkykong9908 7 лет назад +16

    You are the Jeremy Clarkson of the guitar world and should have your own TV programme !

  • @Cars-Guitars-Music
    @Cars-Guitars-Music 4 года назад +1

    Sweet guitar, great performance 👏👏👏👌

  • @jonathanmw4216
    @jonathanmw4216 5 лет назад +7

    Greg Koch is such a wonderful ambassador for the guitar. I hope he continues to make videos for long to come.

  • @virgilrw
    @virgilrw 5 лет назад +4

    Who is that...
    Killer Joe on Guitar?
    ☆☆☆☆☆
    For the guitar and the excellent playing!

  • @tiiagofonseca
    @tiiagofonseca 3 года назад

    Não sei se presto atenção no violão ou no violonista, cara é fera!!! I don't know if I pay attention to the guitar or the guitarist, man is a beast !!!

  • @12Radius
    @12Radius 8 лет назад +5

    She been a thorn in Mr.Martin side for many long years .

    • @williamcole9040
      @williamcole9040 3 года назад +1

      Just had a Martin D35 reimagined sunburst, but i got 3 SJ200s . What does that tell you, although the D35 is very special, im hooked on the SJs.

  • @varminttank
    @varminttank 4 года назад

    Makes it look so easy

  • @SoundlabStudios63
    @SoundlabStudios63 Год назад +1

    Pinball Wizard sounded so good I thought I was listening to Tommy for a second…. Then was disappointed when the electric didn’t come in

  • @danmclellan1088
    @danmclellan1088 4 года назад +1

    First of all holy crap I love watching you play! I have a 2008 ? or 2013 ? Gibson Montana SJ-200 Custom Shop LITE it is very similar to this guitar I love the sound.I love that Martin Thump I get when my thumb hits those low notes when finger picking + all the good stuff that you get with a Gibson.
    If any one knows what the LITE means please let me know I havnt noticed a difference on this guitar compared to all the other J200 I played but have always wondered about the LITE in the description I paid $3,400 for mine Used The only thing I've noticed is the finish doesn't have a shiny gloss like most new gibsons.So I wonder if the Lite designation has to do with a lighter finish less Nitrocellulose or what ever.It vibrates very well .and all the specs seem the same.

  • @Ti-kg7vp
    @Ti-kg7vp 8 месяцев назад +1

    Magnifique !

  • @philhayhoe1
    @philhayhoe1 4 года назад +4

    Imagine how this will sound in ten years time, especially if some gifted player has poured hundreds of hours of passion and music into it!

    • @roberteccles3896
      @roberteccles3896 Год назад

      I've got a 2017 played for hundreds of hours on it didn't realise I had to give it to a gifted player to get to the sound the amateur cannot get

  • @TimothyJBerry
    @TimothyJBerry Год назад

    Wow!

  • @kindnick58
    @kindnick58 8 лет назад +2

    wow

  • @GtrPknMama
    @GtrPknMama 7 лет назад +1

    Love my Ronnie Wood SJ200 💕🎶😎👍

  • @jakefit2013
    @jakefit2013 8 лет назад

    Great monologue.

  • @bobhickman4976
    @bobhickman4976 Год назад

    That may be the brightest SJ I have ever heard.

  • @antoniodalfonso
    @antoniodalfonso 3 года назад

    you always leave me breathtaking.... there's a second guy-gal
    behind you?

  • @gregdiprinzio9280
    @gregdiprinzio9280 4 года назад

    Sold.

  • @carlomazza731
    @carlomazza731 2 года назад +1

    Here the queen.

  • @fraidwoodcesco
    @fraidwoodcesco 5 лет назад +1

    The most funny and entertaining guitar reviewer

  • @tyrantstomper
    @tyrantstomper 3 года назад

    "makes me break out in
    ̶h̶i̶v̶e̶s̶ handcuffs" had me rolling

  • @matzac97
    @matzac97 3 года назад

    Greg is the Man 💪👌👍🤘

  • @timtaylor164
    @timtaylor164 3 месяца назад

    Wow

  • @enlightenedchristian3183
    @enlightenedchristian3183 2 года назад

    Mind if I ask what gauge strings are on this ? Great playing .

  • @BV_Beve
    @BV_Beve 8 лет назад

    Terrific again Mr K.

  • @brandonbarnesmusic4810
    @brandonbarnesmusic4810 Год назад

    I want one so bad

  • @crostofor
    @crostofor 9 месяцев назад

    cool stuff:)

  • @blkcrowe999
    @blkcrowe999 7 лет назад +3

    you sure can play the hell out of a guitar their fella

  • @The2Frank
    @The2Frank Год назад

    a dream comes true ;)

  • @stevestewart-sturges2159
    @stevestewart-sturges2159 4 года назад

    Beautiful guitars with a eye watering price tag.......

  • @axwhysad
    @axwhysad 7 лет назад +1

    English rockers like Neil Young and Joe Walsh? ;-) Didn't play David Gilmour the intro solo of Wish you were here on a Gibson Jumbo? That was a big milestone in Music history.

  • @andresmejialujo2884
    @andresmejialujo2884 2 года назад

    Wow Wow👍👍👍

  • @g.j.haycock1064
    @g.j.haycock1064 4 года назад +1

    “Guitar Sangria”.......! Haha! Love it Mr K,,

  • @dizzle49er
    @dizzle49er 8 лет назад +3

    Pardon my French but, this is the baddest son of a bitch on the planet. He can play any style flawlessly. He is pound for pound the greatest guitar player of all time. There I said it. He's got it all. There's nothing he can't play perfectly. Nobody can match his musical vocabulary and sheer technical ability. Put him up against anybody, Paige, Clapton, Hendrix, Richards, Gatton, Knopfler, Allman, Buchanan, Trucks, Atkins, Segovia, and he'll school em all

    • @stepitupandgo67
      @stepitupandgo67 7 лет назад +2

      Tommy Emmanuelle is pretty good too...as was lenny breau...and chet atkins....but greg is right up there....mad skillz!!...I just think there isn't any one best guitarist...he simply can't compare to Hendrix, or Segovia,as far as guitar history, and greg would be the first to admit that...although he could technically mow Hendrix over,..its just not possible no matter the technique and feel....even Hendrix isn't the best...or Segovia.....no one is....embrace what the different players bring...regardless of their skill level there are some dudes who kinda lucked onto super amazing riffs...I love it all...but, for technicality,..yes...greg is on the top tier..!!!...and for entertainment value,...even higher tier!!...he's the shit....

  • @Phisker
    @Phisker 8 лет назад +1

    Again with the pinball wizard. :D

  • @bonniegallagher2131
    @bonniegallagher2131 Год назад

    Drinking makes you break out in handcuffs. lol So true. Great playing and great Gibson.

  • @thedevilinthecircuit1414
    @thedevilinthecircuit1414 Год назад

    Holy smokes! Who IS this kid? I sincerely hope his parents encourage him to continue with the guitar because he's definitely showing some promise. And stay in school, young man; a life as a profit-making rock star is reserved for only the very few Anointed Ones selected by The Great Magnet.

  • @unkolawdio
    @unkolawdio 4 месяца назад

    Oh goodness

  • @NytronX
    @NytronX 3 года назад +2

    Historic guitar model. This is the same guitar model and color that Jimmy Page borrowed to use on the first Led Zeppelin album.

  • @davevann2925
    @davevann2925 3 года назад

    Did'nt Little Jimmy Dickens play one?

  • @j1shot2
    @j1shot2 4 года назад

    3:20 chuckle outburst

  • @macaius
    @macaius 6 лет назад +1

    Amazing player, funny guy!

  • @TheZeekgeek1
    @TheZeekgeek1 3 года назад

    Aww yeah

  • @JabezGill
    @JabezGill 6 лет назад +2

    I wish I could figure out what he was playing at 1:36 - 1:45

    • @Badonkadonker
      @Badonkadonker 4 года назад

      so it is an Emaj chord, followed by a 2-4 slid on g, backed with 4 on b and open e (so E major scale in open position), then you have 0-2-4 on high e (again the major scale) and then the occasional 5th ret on the g (which is a c note). It does nt make a ton of sense, but those are the notes. Look at him play and you will catch the thing completely. Hope it helps... rosk on! ;))))

    • @pieter-basbeijer5781
      @pieter-basbeijer5781 4 года назад

      Better late than never, It's his rendition of "over the hills and far away" by Led Zeppelin intro

  • @davidheid3210
    @davidheid3210 4 года назад

    Damn, if that’s not inspiration I don’t know what is.

  • @donkykong9908
    @donkykong9908 7 лет назад +1

    I used to be a tonewood snob - until I owned an Epiphone DR 100 all laminate (blonde) Great guitar. I now think it has more to do with bracing, *thinness of wood* and body shape than it does with the wood itself.

  • @SuperEdge67
    @SuperEdge67 8 лет назад +1

    Ramble on......pinball wizard

  • @ethansxbox6000
    @ethansxbox6000 8 лет назад

    Just once I wish you would make something sound less than INCREDIBLE!!!! I can't afford this channel! Lol!

  • @leve1351
    @leve1351 8 лет назад

    Could someone tell me the name of the first song please?

    • @1dleighton
      @1dleighton 8 лет назад

      Sounds to me like Aunt Hagar's Blues by WC Handy

  • @sirwinston2368
    @sirwinston2368 7 месяцев назад +1

    Hmmm... my SJ-200 doesn't sound like that. I wish it did.

  • @ACeonguitar
    @ACeonguitar 5 лет назад

    Anyone knows those chords starting ar 41 seconds?

    • @Benalan613
      @Benalan613 Год назад +1

      Ramble on - led zeppelin

  • @jacobdavidson3350
    @jacobdavidson3350 5 лет назад +1

    RAMBLE ONNNNN

  • @purpleheartscott8553
    @purpleheartscott8553 6 лет назад +1

    Damn I wish I had the fluidity strumming Greg has, and wish I had a SJ200....someday. Can’t complain as I have a J45 which isn’t too shabby.
    Anybody know how these play fingerstyle? My J45 is pretty versatile and imagine this is as well. Thanks.

    • @ferox965
      @ferox965 5 лет назад

      I actually preferred the j45 when I A/B'd them.

    • @teodelnorte
      @teodelnorte 2 года назад +1

      Great fingerpickers, so articulate

  • @guilhermebritogomes481
    @guilhermebritogomes481 7 лет назад +1

    Does anyone knows the name of the song he's playing in 01:05?

    • @axwhysad
      @axwhysad 7 лет назад

      Do you mean Pinball Wizard?

    • @guilhermebritogomes481
      @guilhermebritogomes481 7 лет назад

      axwhysad nop. Pinball Wizard starts a 01:13. From 01:05 to 01:13 he plays a little bit of a song I know I've heard before but I don't remember which one it is. Thanks though

    • @kevinkendall3122
      @kevinkendall3122 6 лет назад

      Guilherme Brito Gomes I believe it's Wildfire by Michael Martin Murphy

    • @peetersmarc58
      @peetersmarc58 6 лет назад +1

      Melissa. Allman Brothers Band

    • @kevinkendall3122
      @kevinkendall3122 6 лет назад

      Marc Peeters you are correct sir,both awesome intros

  • @adocoolninja69
    @adocoolninja69 6 лет назад

    6:02 what is he playing?

  • @kutterswindell5261
    @kutterswindell5261 7 лет назад +10

    Question, how tall are you? The SJ's seem smaller when you play them! :P

    • @BrianTruesby
      @BrianTruesby 7 лет назад

      Greg is a giant. He's around 6'7-ish

    • @dukeofpearl
      @dukeofpearl 7 лет назад +1

      Brian Truesby Stunning guitar player! Tall blokes are ALWAYS cooler! 🕶

    • @mragunathan1627
      @mragunathan1627 5 лет назад

      it looks like a lg-1 on him lol

  • @jesseman123
    @jesseman123 Год назад

    Ok I kept hearing that the sj stood for studio. And that the j200 was the good one like Elvis had. But most of my searches lead to things like your video. Saying that sj it stands for super jumbo

  • @kyleskidmore9381
    @kyleskidmore9381 4 года назад

    Hahahhaha face down in a puddle of his own saliva......lol good stuff and great playing I need a j200 bad.

  • @KRHEE
    @KRHEE 2 года назад

    How tall is this guy? He makes that jumbo look tiny lol

  • @tellmealittlebitaboutyours9690
    @tellmealittlebitaboutyours9690 19 дней назад

    I break out in handcuffs… lol😂

  • @yaboory3928
    @yaboory3928 5 лет назад

    1:39 song name?

  • @bwoaah_owl
    @bwoaah_owl 6 лет назад +2

    How can you forget The Very Noel Gallagher. He's been plying for years now

  • @PGrizzy91
    @PGrizzy91 5 месяцев назад +1

    I’ve never seen a man make a SJ200 look like a parlor guitar 😂

  • @vovagreen7414
    @vovagreen7414 2 года назад

    чудесно!!!

  • @martinspreiter8240
    @martinspreiter8240 6 месяцев назад

    Wy is this man play souch small guitars? Oh sorry, now I see: This man is sooo tall 🙂

  • @maxwellfan55
    @maxwellfan55 7 лет назад +1

    A relief to see someone banging the shit out of a guitar that needs banging the shit out of and can take it. Get the tone see?

  • @adgg577
    @adgg577 2 года назад

    Ah yes, that travis picking thing....that I'll never be able to do.

  • @bigfurlan
    @bigfurlan 3 года назад

    This guy could make a frying pan sound great. I think after seeing Greg play, I’m going to burn mine😜

  • @greghall7640
    @greghall7640 3 года назад

    I want to be Greg when I grow up!

  • @adammarshall80
    @adammarshall80 8 месяцев назад

    You make this guitar look tiny. How tall is Greg Koch?!

  • @nitinzep
    @nitinzep 3 года назад

    You see this and say 3:12

  • @JesseDylanMusic
    @JesseDylanMusic 8 лет назад

    That's not the standard tho, is it? Appears to have a torrefied top.

  • @Badonkadonker
    @Badonkadonker 4 года назад

    Hey, anyone owning an SJ-200 studio. I am thinking about buying one. Any difference (apart from looks) between the two? Thanks in advance.
    PS: You are not fueling mu GAS - it i already there for this guitar... :D

    • @domwise5804
      @domwise5804 4 года назад +1

      I've just bought the J200 Studio With Walnut back and sides. I've wanted a Rosewood version of the J200 ever since I played a standard when I worked in a music shop. I tried a J200 custom with Rosewood (£5,000) and the Walnut Studio. The Walnut is sublime and for me has a warmth that I've always felt was missing from the Maple version. I fell in love with it immediately.

    • @domwise5804
      @domwise5804 4 года назад +1

      Also, the studio versions have a, shallower body than the standard.

    • @Badonkadonker
      @Badonkadonker 4 года назад

      @@domwise5804 The one I have my eye on is in maple back and sides, but thank you so very much on your feedback. Have a rocking day!

    • @domwise5804
      @domwise5804 4 года назад +1

      Hi Peter. It may be of interest that I've noticed while sending a link to a friend tonight, that the 2020 SJ200 standards are installed with the LR Baggs Element VTC, whereas the 2019 models have the Anthem.
      Likewise, the 2020 SJ200 Studios are coming equipped with the Fishman Sonitone, but the 2019 has the LR Baggs VTC. I got my Studio on a good deal a couple of weeks ago (UK).

    • @Badonkadonker
      @Badonkadonker 4 года назад

      @@domwise5804 Thank you, Dom. Well this might not do much for my decision as I dont like the plugged in sound of an acoustic guitar to begin with (my guess is that it is a process though and it will grow on me eventually). The one I have my eye on is a bit of an oldie (mid 2010) and has theFishman Ellipse Aura in it. I am sure it is a damn fine instrument.

  • @earthianfriendly5708
    @earthianfriendly5708 5 лет назад

    open for view, nevertheless, whom you are talking to on a 4-5k piece of music....
    only wonderin....

    • @tdabele
      @tdabele 5 лет назад +1

      Top of the Line Martins are expensive also, It depends on your need, or just the love of wanting to feel and hear the vibrations and tones at your finger tips. I bought a J-45 and got it on sale. I'll never regret it. I'm getting older and probably only have ten to twenty years before I can't play a guitar at all, but I still could use an upgrade. I paid 600 under list for my J-45, added the pro warranty which brought it back up. 0% interest for three years. Just made the last payment last month.....

  • @patricklundquist9869
    @patricklundquist9869 2 года назад

    You show a lot of promise. Don't give up Dude. Keep practicing and someday you'll be able to play an entire tune all the way through... But seriously, some guitars take years to break in but with the GK method, that Gibson only took a minute.

  • @AmDsus2Fmaj7Am
    @AmDsus2Fmaj7Am 8 лет назад +1

    A rosewood J200, as it was originally intended, is much better. I took mine to the local music shop to compare. It's like a lion roar (rosewood) vs a cat meow (maple). Obviously the mic can compensate, so it has presence and sounds excellent on recording, but it's a huge difference. Rosewood is not too boomy; it's musical. However, it would not be bad to have both. :)

  • @highhorseperthian
    @highhorseperthian 8 лет назад

    PLEASE ! can somebody message me some great artists with western cowboy swing vibes!!

  • @iganpparamarta8813
    @iganpparamarta8813 3 года назад +1

    Some guitarists simply breathe guitar. I know they worked hard to get to that level but there must be a mutant gene in them, something hardwork alone cannot achieve.

  • @sjdj408
    @sjdj408 4 года назад

    Thank god they didn’t price it at 199.99 lol

  • @OscillationOverdrive
    @OscillationOverdrive 7 лет назад +1

    Great playing Greg Koch !

  • @oldcanoe
    @oldcanoe 2 года назад

    Cat Stevens