zeittgeist

In general terms I'm trying to decide between a full bodied jazzbox and a smaller bodied carved topped semi-hollowbody like a Millennium. Want the full fat warm jazz sound, but am more comfortable with the size of a smaller guitar. Planning a trip to San Francisco soon to actually play some. I think the guitar I miss the most was the '68 Barney Kessel. But now, with 30 more years on me, it just might be too big to be comfortable.

Hello, and thanks to you all for providing this forum. My name is Daniel, and 30 years ago I let a lack of talent and ability convince me to sell all the wonderful Gibson guitars I had collected. As I have gotten older I realize one can find pleasure in simple tasks if one let's go of the expectations and judgements. And I miss holding and playing beautiful, hand built guitars. So over the last few months I have tried to jump back into where I had left off. And, Oh Boy, what a disappointment! I live in a rural area and can't play a guitar before purchase, and of the 5 Gibsons I have tried to buy, 4 had to be returned because of serious functional issues. I had read that Gibson appeared to be having some quality issues, but this was just too much. So, back to reading on the web and guitar forums, where the same name kept popping up: Heritage. Now I am in the process of trying to find my first Heritage. Wish me luck that this is the answer. Best to all, Daniel