Gibson SJ-200 60s Original Heritage Cherry Sunburst

The legacy of Gibson’s “King of the Flat-Tops” lives on in the SJ-200 60s Original. From its inaugural appearance in 1937, the Gibson SJ-200™ set an unmatched standard. The SJ-200 60s Original continues the legacy of one of the world’s most famous and popular acoustic guitars. The SJ-200 60s Original replicates the SJ-200 as it appeared in the 1960s, a time when the model could be found in the hands of such noteworthy players as Pete Townshend, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, and Jimmy Page, among others. This is the SJ-200 as used on some of the most legendary songs and albums ever recorded.

The SJ-200 60s Original features a AAA figured maple body, with a checkerboard marquetry strip down the center of the back, a solid AAA Sitka spruce top, and is presented in distinctive 60s-style nitrocellulose lacquer finishes. The two-piece maple neck has a walnut stringer and a comfortable Round profile, and a narrower 1.687” nut width as found on SJ-200 guitars from that era, which makes first-position chords easier to play. The rosewood fretboard is dressed up with classic mother-of-pearl graduated crown inlays, one of the visual hallmarks of the SJ-200, and is equipped with 20 standard frets. The no-border SJ-200 pickguard features the instantly-identifiable and iconic graphics, and the solid rosewood Moustache™ bridge is also adorned with mother-of-pearl hourglass and teardrop inlays. In a nod to the preferences of many modern players, instead of a Tune-O-Matic™, the SJ-200 60s Original features a bone saddle. The SJ-200 60s Original comes equipped with gold Grover® Rotomatic® tuners for solid tuning stability, a bone nut, and TUSQ® bridge pins, and it is stage and studio-ready with an internal L.R. Baggs™ VTC under-saddle pickup and preamp system with volume and tone controls discretely mounted in the soundhole. A Gibson hardshell case is also included to keep this iconic guitar safe during travel.

General

Series:

Gibson Original

Country of Manufacture:

Made in the USA

Serial Number:

23285027

Product Color:

Heritage Cherry Sunburst

Case Type:

Hardshell Case Included

Factory Setup:

E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)

Body

Body Shape:

Super Jumbo

Acoustic Cutaway Type:

No Cutaway

Body Material:

AAA Figured Maple

Body Finish:

Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Top Material:

Solid Sitka Spruce

Bracing Material:

Spruce

Bracing Pattern:

X-Bracing

Body Binding:

5-Ply Top, 3-Ply Back

Neck

Neck Material:

2-Piece Maple w/Walnut Stinger

Neck Finish:

’60s Style Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck Shape:

Round

Fingerboard Material:

Rosewood

Nut Material:

Bone

Nut Width:

1.687″ (42.8498mm)

Fingerboard Radius:

12″ (304.8mm)

Scale Length:

25.5″ (647.7mm)

Number of Frets:

22 Frets

Neck Joint:

Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body, Hot Hide Glue

Fingerboard Inlay:

Mother of Pearl Graduated Crowns

Inlay Shape:

Crowns

Side Marker Inlay:

Black Dots

Headstock Inlay/Decal:

Mother of Pearl Gibson Logo w/Crown

Neck Binding:

Single Ply Cream

Electronics

Acoustic Electronics:

L.R. Baggs Element Active VTC

Controls and Switching:

Volume & Tone

Hardware

Hardware Color:

Gold

Bridge:

Solid ’60s Sj-200; Rosewood w/Mother of Pearl Hourglass & Teardrop Inlays

Tuning Machines:

Grover Rotomatic

Fret Wire:

Standard

Saddle:

Bone

Pickguard:

Sj-200 Painted Tortoise Pickguard

Truss Rod Cover:

Multiply Black Bell

Bridge Pins:

TUSQ

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