I am blown away at how good that epiphone IBG sj200 sounds.. it actually sounds better than most gibson jumbos i've heard. Maybe it is just the fact that J.P. cormier was playing it.

Awesome! Can't wait for mine.. Thanks Décota, thanks JP... 😊👍🎶

That was pretty wild. On "Yogi," the bottom went from nice, but kind of percussive, to something that really BLOOMED.

10:40 that smile haha, now we are all gonna get a custom one built by this guy!!!

Got mine today. Quick and EZ install. Perfect fit. I can hear the difference in resonance, and feel the difference in comfort. I go to a weekly bluegrass jam. You may be seeing more orders once I talk it up. thank you for a nice quality product. Also, excellent beard. I’m one who started shaving at twelve, cut myself both times.

A tip of the hat to J.P. On his advice I bought a Alvarez MD60BG. After 5 months and a custom made bone saddle and bone bridge pins along with Monel LJ med/light strings it now rivals my 2012 D18. It went to a fair but not a D18 bass response to a thunderous bass with the upgrades and 5 months almost 6 of constant playing. Now for Christmas I was given by my wife a IBG J200. The workmanship is amazing clean bracing no glue oozed out anywhere. What a nice sound that will get better with time. I already had a luither spec the saddle for a new custom bone saddle and bone bridge pins. As soon as I have a surgery on my cervical spine after the 1st of the year and recovery to play again I am getting 2 of these armrest. Already about a month ago contacted Dakota and what a nice guy a fellow welder /pipe fitter by trade like me. Thanks JP for your recommendations on the MD60BG and J200 . Your showing us what quality is out there without spending $2400 to $3800 for an acoustic.

I am sold and ready to order. J.P. I have exactly the same IBG J200 like yours bought a few weeks ago, and thank you!

I was looking for arm rest for my Lowden, collings. now I found it. I will order soon.

Wow! That cannon of a guitar has a completely unimpeded top with the ARC Custom Armrest...very impressive!!! And the impromptu addition of an armrest on the signature model... totally mind-blowing!!!

Decota’s custom ebony ARC has been installed on my Boucher SG-41-G for 3 weeks. I simply love what it’s done to unleash my guitar’s resonance potential by eliminating all forearm dampening. JPs right about 20% more! Feels great and is exquisitely crafted. It’s perfectly fit for me and my guitar. Decota’s building me another ARC for my Boucher 000-12FTB. Can’t wait!

Luv the Temperance Reel. :)

Wow! ARC...hoo!!! Sounds good.👍🏻

There's another guy who demos guitars on KZread and in one video he makes a big strumming finish and then lifts his arm with a flourish. The way his guitar opens up the second he lifts that ten pound ham off the top is all the convincing anyone should need. This is the first time I've seen the ARC armrest but I've installed other brand armrests on all my guitars, some of which I shaved to fit. I like the longer length and shape of the ARC. I use the same kind of gray double stick tape on ebony armrests and, before I install, will blacken the visible gray edges with a felt pen. Give the black ink time to dry before installing. At one point in the video it looked like you were wondering how much better that Epi would sound without the Gibson-like humongous pickguard stuck to the soundboard. I agree with all the responses below, it seems like something that big would create a dead zone. I wonder how it would sound if you removed the pickguard and went full Willy Nelson. That fat mustache bridge can't be doing the soundboard any favors either.

Really amazing.

an unexpected mid-week vid is SO nice!!!!!

That's pretty cool

Immediately noticeable. Wow.

Interesting. But I've never seen JP playing a guitar with an armrest in any of his other many, many, many videos. 😏

I’m going to order one of these for my gigantic Martin, soon as I pay down the Mastercard a bit. That was instant gratification at its best! 🤣

Thanks for the video. Just art how you guys play. Jealous

Just installed the ARC on my Martin Dread. It’s not only nice looking and comfortable, but I definitely notice a difference in the tone and resonance!

@jameshill2015

2 жыл бұрын

Tone and resonance..yet they slap a great big gummy tone killing pick gaurd on there..can't figure that one out..😂

@Airavida

2 жыл бұрын

@@jameshill2015 one guitar reviewer that pickguard and said most likely its there for warranty purposes that Epiphone put that thick ass pickguard on there, probably had alot of damage / returns without it

Removing to pickguard on my ibg j45 improved the overall tone of it and gave it some more high end sparkle. I’d love to get the sj200 and put a thinner guard on it

@cristopherjohansson1323

Жыл бұрын

I thought about doing that on my ibg hummingbird. I wonder if the epi pickguards are thicker than on the gibsons?

@megablazeikenTCG122

Жыл бұрын

@@cristopherjohansson1323 I believe they are

@jim6690

Жыл бұрын

I'm planning on getting one of the IBGs just after Christmas, and that's the first thing I plan on doing. The guitars themselves, at least the ones I've played, are great, but I've never seen pickguards that incredibly thick, and I really hate it, both visually, and for what it has to do to the the top. Something like that has to dampen the resonance significantly. So when I do get mine, it's bye-bye Epiphone pickguard, and hello Gibson replacement.

@LegsON

Жыл бұрын

@@jim6690 Where did you purchase a replacement?

I just got my IBG J200 and love it! Does anyone have the best string recommendations? Ty!

What strings are you using on the J200? Elixir? Daddario XS? or something else? I'm asking because I think I heard in a show that you started using the XS strings.

Great video! J.P. - what standard model of the small body Boucher is "Yogi"?

Wanna hear a huge difference? Get rid of that big soft tone killing pick gaurd, 3M adhesive double sided over the ENTIRE GAURD! Took it off my Excellente and it really was quite noticable.. the projection and resonance we're jaw dropping! l am sure this arm rest indeed helps by allowing the sound board to get max movement, l have one that came on a Taylor GSmini-e l bought last year.. at first l thought why would it matter on such a small guitar but likely it improves a smaller sound board even more so! Great informative video!

Does a pickguard dampen the resonance of the top? I can't see how it wouldn't.

i have a regular Epiphone j200. Which strings would you recommend?

Hey guys can you EQ the difference between no armrest versus with it on and see what the decibel difference is later on think this would definatlely be a major selling point ,the other I was thinking about is how much time a Luthier spends to build in a dentent in the body to make it easier on the arm and also the price to do that !!!

What tuning is this?

Good looking fedora

Does it really have that big bottom (not fluffy)? I can get myself one of these things (very good price), but I wouldn't be able to return it (shipping it back would cost half the guitar) and I love the SJ200 (never have played one, have a very old Epiphone one (not that bad but bottom end is non existant) and a Chinese one (which is stellar to a degree). And I cannot dole out 5500 (3999 used) right now for the "real" thing. If you could confirm this, would highly appreciate it.

John Pearce makes the armrests too.

When listening to this , I recommend noise canceling headphones…..if you have them. It will blow your mind.

All these Epiphone high end guitars have plastic bridge pins. It says ivory on the spec sheet but they are plastic. So upgrade them to Tusq, bone or ebony. Gibson's same models have Tusq bridge pins. You will see improved tone after the upgrade.

Not a new idea, Bigsby did this in the early 50's. However, nice touch. My big question is that you have a Gibson Pickguard on that, not an Epiphone, did you have the guitar with it already on or did you buy it and why? I don't like the plastic thin pick guards on any guitar, thick pick guards are much better

@freddysnip6257

2 жыл бұрын

@Ian Cal Ford, Hi Ian, the pick guard may look like a Gibson one, but it is on the Epiphone inspired by Gibson origginally. It is thick and beveled. I didn't like the flimsy thin pick guards on the Epiphones either in the past.

@johnp6269

Жыл бұрын

Epi pickguard is on it they are so thick if he put a Gibson one one he’d probably have even a bigger sound, they say think pick guards kill tone not sure how true that is i always take mine off. When that shrinks it will crack the top. It’s a good looking guitar.

Does the adhesive ship on the arm rest?

@Dantoob1

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the 3M adhesive strip was already applied to my ARC.

@michaelpennington5111

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dantoob1 SO if I order you will place the adhesive on the arm rest? Enjoyed you video!

@thearc6584

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelpennington5111 Yep, the ARC will be ready to install upon arrival. Just peel and stick.

Lord thundering J**** that Boucher sounds good with the armrest. Watching both 'afters' it looks like the rest is more centered on JPs arm on the Jumbo. Your arm seems to rest a bit lower on the Boucher. You kind of reach over the Jumbo and around the Boucher. Great, well produced video.

Looks like your forearm is still on the guitar. How does a one inch lip stop that? Seems like the only thing it does is make the edge more comfortable, which is not nothing...

@JPCormier

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not. It doesn’t touch at all.

I bet they would have a richer time fitting Pete Townsend with his... :)

The Doc Watson Signature needs an arm rest now to be authentic to how Doc did his own guitars. I always liked that look anyway. Just needs an update.

Algorithm assist.

You over sales. Just saying.

How can I buy one of those for my Epiphone j200? Please send me his email.

i wish there was non=permanent version of arm rests out there. I just play without resting my arm on the guitar top, but man that is hard to do, and painful to the shoulder.