Gibson CG vs Tennessean
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2016 2:48 am
First post here - did a search and couldn't find anything definitive...
Wondering if there's much tonal difference between a Gibson CG compared to a Gibson Tennessean - anybody here had a chance to A/B them?
I've had my '89 CG for a couple of years now and it's by far my favourite guitar ever. Just yesterday I bought another one, a '96 model. Desperately needs new strings (waiting for a batch on order) so at the moment it's nowhere near as nice to play as my '89, but she's very pretty.
Anyway, I'm wondering if the Tennessean has a similar sound to the CG, as they share a lot of features (longer scale length, wider string spacing, pickups, woods) but they also differ a bit (neck joint position, floating bridge and Bigsby vs anchored TOM and stop tail) - opinions? Or does the Tennessean sound more like a 335 due to the bridge setup? I already have a 335, so if the Tennessean sounds a lot more like that I'll probably give up looking (they're pretty thin on the ground here in Australia)
Oh yes, picture of my pair:
Wondering if there's much tonal difference between a Gibson CG compared to a Gibson Tennessean - anybody here had a chance to A/B them?
I've had my '89 CG for a couple of years now and it's by far my favourite guitar ever. Just yesterday I bought another one, a '96 model. Desperately needs new strings (waiting for a batch on order) so at the moment it's nowhere near as nice to play as my '89, but she's very pretty.
Anyway, I'm wondering if the Tennessean has a similar sound to the CG, as they share a lot of features (longer scale length, wider string spacing, pickups, woods) but they also differ a bit (neck joint position, floating bridge and Bigsby vs anchored TOM and stop tail) - opinions? Or does the Tennessean sound more like a 335 due to the bridge setup? I already have a 335, so if the Tennessean sounds a lot more like that I'll probably give up looking (they're pretty thin on the ground here in Australia)
Oh yes, picture of my pair: