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This is the exact guitar you'll receive. This guitar is brand new, but has been on display on our sales floor. May have a few light examples of shop wear such as light marks, scratches, etc. May not ship in original shipping box. This instrument still carries the full manufacturers warranty, and will be thoroughly inspected before shipping.
Serial Number: 25031500821
An Inspired by Gibson Custom version of the King of the Flat-Tops as it appeared in its popular 1957 configuration.
The Gibson SJ-200™ was introduced to the world in 1937 and quickly earned the nickname “the King of the Flat-Tops” due to its physical size, high-quality sound, exceptional projection, and undeniable stage presence. While the early models used rosewood, in 1947, the wood used for the sides and back changed to maple. The SJ-200 has been used by everyone from matinee cowboys to folk troubadours, country crooners to rock royalty, and vintage SJ-200 models are in high demand among collectors. Now, Epiphone, in collaboration with Gibson Custom, is proud to introduce the 1957 SJ-200 Reissue, an Inspired by Gibson Custom recreation of the majestic 1957 Super Jumbo model, making it more accessible for today’s guitarists to enjoy. The Epiphone 1957 SJ-200 Reissue is packed with vintage-inspired details and features all solid wood construction, including a thermally aged solid Sitka spruce top that is reinforced with scalloped X-bracing, solid figured maple back and sides, multi-ply top and back binding, a two-piece flame maple neck with a walnut stringer, comfortable C profile, and a bound Indian rosewood fretboard with mother-of-pearl graduated Crown inlays and 20 standard frets. The neck is attached to the body with a glued-in dovetail joint. The SJ-200 style pickguard has vintage-style graphics, and the rosewood SJ-200 open two-bar Moustache™ bridge has mother-of-pearl inlays. The nut, compensated saddle, and bridge pins are all made of bone. The bound, Gibson-style “open book” headstock features the Epiphone logo and Gibson Crown inlaid in mother-of-pearl. The rear of the headstock of the Antique Natural model has a stinger (there is no stinger on the Vintage Sunburst version), and the 1957 SJ-200 Reissue also has an Inspired by Gibson Custom Double Diamond logo etched on the headstock rear. To make it even more suitable to the needs of modern musicians, it comes with an under-saddle L.R. Baggs™ Element Bronze VTC piezo pickup and active preamp with soundhole-mounted volume and tone controls pre-installed, so it is stage and studio ready, straight out of the included Red Line-inspired hardshell case, which features Inspired by Gibson Custom graphics.
Body
Body Style: Super Jumbo
Body Shape: SJ-200
Body Material: Solid Figured Maple
Top: Thermally Aged Solid Sitka Spruce
Back: Solid Figured Maple
Side: Solid Figured Maple
Bracing: Scalloped X-Bracing
Binding: Multi-ply Top and Back, Single Ply Fretboard and Headstock
Body Finish: Vintage Gloss
Neck
Profile: C-profile
Scale Length: 647.7 mm / 25.5 in
Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 in
Neck Material: Two-Piece Flame Maple with Walnut Stringer
Fret Count: 20
Frets: Standard
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 43.7897 mm / 1.724 in
Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Graduated Crown
Joint: Compound Dovetail
Hardware
Bridge: SJ-200 Rosewood Two Bar Moustache; Mother-of-Pearl Bars
Saddle Material: Compensated Bone
Tuning Machines: Epiphone Deluxe
Pickguard: SJ-200 Engraved Celluloid
Truss Rod: Dual Action
Truss Rod Cover: Black with Wide White
Bridge Pins: Bone
Strap Buttons: Endpin Jack
Electronics
Under Saddle Pickup: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze VTC
Controls: Soundhole-mounted Volume and Tone
Output Jack: 1/4" Endpin
Preamp: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze VTC
Miscellaneous
Strings Gauge: .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053
Case: Red Line-inspired Hardshell with Inspired by Gibson Custom Graphics
Accessories: Leather Strap Adapter
