1996 Gibson J-100 Xtra Jumbo Guitar

I've had a number of J-100 Xtras in here over the last few years and they're always fun to have around. They've got that long-scale thing that gives them a more sparkle-rich, Martin-ish voice to layer over the Gibson woodiness that's expected of the brand. The maple back-and-sides ones sound a lot like your average J-200 while the mahogany ones, like this guy, are a different breed. They're a little more relaxed and full-bloom in the lower-mids, I think. You can hear in the clip that this thing just loves chord-strumming in the folksy, rootsy, old-country, hillbilly style.

This one's in pretty good shape overall for a guitar made in the '90s, though the owner did have a Bridge Doctor installed in it when it came here. I removed that and did some other glorified setup work and now it's playing bang-on, has more oomph, has some saddle height left for later adjustments, and is ready to go.

I'm not sure why the Bridge Doctor was installed as the top has been stable and only lightly "domed" before and after stringing. I'm guessing that maybe in summer when the humidity swelled, the top domed-up and bumped the action up and the owner worried a bit. That's really common to... all... guitars with solid tops, from my experience, that live in Vermont. The owner was also using mediums on it, too, which -- let's all admit it -- can be hell on guitars over time.

It's a pretty guitar, too, and has its original hard case as well. I love how the UV has aged the finish to a nice buttery-yellow and also how there's some nice silky "figure" to the spruce on the top.

Repairs included: fret level/dress, removal of a Bridge Doctor, glorified setup, recompensation of the saddle, etc...

Top wood: solid spruce

Back & sides wood: solid mahogany

Bracing type: x

Bridge: rosewood

Fretboard: rosewood

Neck wood: mahogany

Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: 54w, 40w, 30w, 22w, 16, 12 custom lights

Neck shape: slim-med D

Board radius: ~12"

Truss rod: adjustable

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: medium

Scale length: 25 3/8"

Nut width: 1 11/16"

Body width: 16 3/4"

Body depth: 4 3/4"

Weight: 4 lbs 10 oz

Condition notes: it's in good shape but does show minor wear here and there. There are some medium-depth bumps/scratches on the top (pictured, with glare) and an average amount of mild scratching/scuffs here and there throughout. The only cracks I could find were two less-than-1" hairlines at the soundhole rosette near the fretboard extension and I've cleated both of them. The saddle is slightly under-cut length-wise but is fit well. I elongated the worn-in string ramps behind the saddle to make them more consistent, too, so they won't get jagged. There's weather-check to the finish here and there throughout and also some check that's more obvious on the headstock's face. There's a non-original pearl dot in the bridge face. The truss-rod nut was bound and slightly stripped so I replaced it with a new, better-made one. There's a little bit of adjustment room left on it but not a whole lot (it's getting tight). The neck is straight, however, under tension.

It comes with: an original brown hard case in worn-but-handy condition.