The J-45 and J-45 Extended Cutaway go for $699 and $749. The six- and 12-string Hummingbird are retail for $799 and $849, respectively. This one is a purely acoustic model that comes finished in either Aged Antique Natural Gloss or Aged Vintage Sunburst Gloss. Rounding off the guitar’s look is a Moustache bridge with curved block inlays, Graduated Crown mother of pearl fretboard inlays and a J-200 style pickguard with two-colour graphics. Epiphone Inspired By Gibson J-200Įpiphone’s take on this cowboy classic starts with a Super Jumbo solid maple body, solid Sitka spruce top and two-piece maple neck with a mahogany centre strip. They come in an Aged Vintage Sunburst gloss finish. Originally released in the early 1950s and designed to be slight smaller than its larger companion, the SJ-200, the J-185 still offers superior performance and tone. In the electronics department, there’s a Fishman Sonicore under-saddle pickup and a Sonitone preamp on board. The J-185 is believed by many to be one of Gibsons best acoustic instruments, yet it seems to be fairly obscure, much to the delight of devoted Gibson lovers.
GIBSON J 200 SUNBURST PLUS
After, all – it’s the finest of the finest.These guitars also have mahogany necks and Indian laurel fingerboards that fit 20 medium jumbo frets, plus a bone nut. Even with that, $200 in 1938 was big bucks and the SJ-200 models remain reassuringly expensive today. An additional $50, and you could have your name inlaid in the fingerboard. Gibson Acoustic 1957 SJ-200 - Vintage Sunburst VOS. 6-string Acoustic Guitar with Spruce Top, Maple Back and Sides, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard - Antique Natural. Before long, this showy peacock of a guitar had a standardized design and name - simple Gibson nomenclature reflecting its price - and was sold as the SJ-200. Gibson Acoustic 1957 SJ-200 - Antique Natural VOS. Ray Whitley had the first, and before long, Gibson catalogs featured photos of Whitley, Gene Autry, Ray “Crash” Corrigan, and Tex Ritter with their own personalized “Super Jumbos”, as they then were called. As is the case with most Gibsons, this US made guitar, has all the features you could possibly want from an acoustic/electric guitar. It was initially offered by custom order only and built at Gibson’s Kalamazoo (Michigan) plant, and was a hit with the singing cowboys of the day. The Gibson SJ 200 Standard Acoustic Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst is a wonderful guitar, with or without amplification. Fancier than the fanciest! With its floral pickguard, mustache bridge, and “crest” fingerboard inlays, the SJ-200 made a more flamboyant aesthetic splash than any of its competitors. With its 17-inch-wide body, the original Super Jumbo was bigger than the biggest. And much of the reason for that is, like it or not, visual. After all, the J-200 is probably the most famous acoustic guitar ever built. So let’s throw that 80th birthday right now. This giant of a guitar is a thoroughbred, large of size and sound, stunning in looks, and is known by guitarists the world over as King of the Flat Tops…Īlthough it first appeared in Gibson’s catalog in 1938, the first SJ-200s were crafted in ‘37. “If the Gibson J-45 is known as a workhorse acoustic, the SJ-200 is something else. Here’s what the builder says about the Gibson SJ-200 Standard and its history: Sold with the original Gibson hard shell case. This example is in very good, clean condition with minor wear, and is a sonic cannon delivering a very full, rich sound. It follows the traditional J-200 pattern, with gold hardware, and as modern production is factory equipped with a Fishman Aura Ellipse pickup system.
GIBSON J 200 SUNBURST SERIAL NUMBER
This Gibson SJ 200 Standard, built in Bozeman, Montana and with a serial number that dates it to Monday, April 13, 2015. And of course, it has a distinctive hand-painted pickguard. The construction has been consistent, with a 17 inch (431.8mm) wide body of Sitka Spruce top, Flame Maple for back, sides and neck, a Rosewood fingerboard with Mother of Pearl Crown inlays, and a distinctive cut-out ‘Moustache’ bridge with Mother of Pearl inlays. In 2017, the Gibson SJ 200 Standard was offered along with Vintage and Walnut models. This model has been a favourite with a wide range of guitarists, from Gene Autry to Jimmy Page, Pete Townsend to Tex Ritter. The name has varied over time, starting as the SJ-200 from 1938 to 1954, then abbreviated to J-200 until 1999 when it became the SJ-200 again. Here is a very nice Gibson SJ 200 Standard – the SJ standing for Super Jumbo – in Vintage Sunburst and built during 2015 in Bozeman, Montana.
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