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The King of the Flat-Tops, as used by 60s-era legends.
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.
Body
Back: AAA Figured Maple
Binding: 5-ply Top, 3-ply Back, Single-ply Fretboard
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material: AAA Figured Maple
Body Shape: SJ-200
Body Styles: Super Jumbo
Bracing: Traditional Scalloped X-Bracing
Side: AAA Figured Maple
Top: AAA Sitka Spruce
Neck
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count: 20
Frets: Standard
Inlays: Mother of Pearl Graduated Crown
Joint: Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body
Neck Material: 2-piece Maple with Walnut Stringer
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 42.85mm / 1.69in
Profile: Round
Scale Length: 647.7mm / 25.5in
Electronics
Controls: Soundhole-mounted Volume and Tone
Output Jack: 1/4" Endpin
Preamp: L.R. Baggs VTC
Under Saddle Pickup: L.R. Baggs VTC
Hardware
Bridge: Solid 60s SJ-200; Rosewood with Mother of Pearl Hourglass and Teardrop Inlays
Bridge Pins: TUSQ
Finish: Gold
Pickguard: Tortoise J-200, No Border
Saddle Material: Bone
Strap Buttons: Endpin Jack
Truss Rod: Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply Black Bell; Blank, Wide White
Tuner Plating: Gold
Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic
Miscellaneous
Case: Gibson Hardshell
Headstock Inlay: Mother of Pearl Gibson Logo and Crown
Strings Gauge: .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053
