Gibson J-185 Review

The guitar played acoustically has no umph. Sound seems locked in and ordinary. But, plugged in it sounds as good as any I've played. The sad thing is, newer Gibsons are just plain ordinary, Play this guitar next to a Taylor and you'll immediately tell the difference in sound quality. The appearance is stunning. There's abalone around the sound hole but the ornate markers down the neck are made of cheap plastic. There are cheap Korean and Chinese acoustics that do the same to jazz up the eye appeal. I spent $2k for the guitar but should have saved some more dough and bought a Taylor or a Martin. The guitar a year or two old is being sold on Ebay for less than half of what I payed for it.