Epiphone 1957 SJ-200 Reissue Acoustic Electric Guitar – Vintage Sunburst

The King of the Flat-Tops, the Choice of Legends – The Epiphone 1957 SJ-200 Reissue Acoustic Electric Guitar in Vintage Sunburst

The world-famous SJ-200 is known as the “King of the Flat-Tops,” and It’s been the choice of countless legends, from singing cowboys to country, folk, and rock icons, right up to some of today’s most popular artists. Now Epiphone, in collaboration with Gibson™ Custom, is proud to release the 1957 SJ-200. This impressive guitar features a thermally aged solid Sitka spruce top supported by scalloped X-bracing, solid figured maple back and sides, and a flame maple neck with a C-profile, laurel fretboard, and graduated crown mother of pearl inlays. The headstock has the Gibson “open book” shape, along with a mother-of-pearl crown and Epiphone logo inlays, and the Inspired by Gibson Custom double diamond logo etched into the back. The iconic J-200™ open moustache bridge and engraved pickguard are also present, along with a compensated bone saddle, bone nut, and bone bridge pins. It even comes equipped with an L.R. Baggs™ Element Bronze VTC preamp and L.R. Baggs Bronze Piezo under saddle pickup, so it’s ready to rock on stage or in the studio as soon as you take it out of the included Inspired by Gibson Custom hardshell case.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Body Style: Jumbo
• Body Shape: SJ-200
• Body Material: Solid Figured Maple
• Top: Thermally Aged Solid Sitka Spruce
• Back: Solid Figured Maple
• Sides: Solid Figured Maple
• Bracing: Scalloped X-bracing
• Binding: Six-ply Top, Four-ply Back, Single-ply Fretboard and Headstock
• Body Finish: VOS (Vintage Original Sheen) Polyurethane

Neck

• Profile: C-profile
• Scale Length: 647.7 mm / 25.5 in
• Fingerboard Material: Laurel
• Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 in
• Neck Material: Flame Maple with Walnut Center Stringer
• Fret Count: 20
• Frets: Standard
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 43.7896 mm / 1.724 in
• Inlays: Mother of Pearl Graduated Crown
• Joint: Compound Dovetail

Hardware

• Bridge: Open J-200 Moustache; Laurel with 2 Mother of Pearl Bars
• Saddle Material: Compensated Bone
• Tuning Machines: Epiphone Deluxe
• Pickguard: J-200 Engraved Celluloid
• Truss Rod: Dual Action
• Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply, 3-hole 1957 SJ-200
• Bridge Pins: Bone
• Strap Buttons: Endpin Jack

Electronics

• Under Saddle Pickup: L.R. Baggs Bronze Piezo
• Controls: Soundhole Mounted Volume and Tone
• Output Jack: 1/4″ Endpin
• Preamp: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze VTC

Miscellaneous

• Strings Gauge: .012, .016, .024w, .032, .042, .053
• Case: Hardshell with Inspired by Gibson Custom Logo

Manufacturer: Epiphone
Model: EIGCJ2057AVSGH1
SKU: I808438-N-0-WHXC
UPC: 711106166056

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