SJ-200 Custom, Ebony
The King of the Flat-tops With Custom Accoutrements The SJ-200™ is renowned worldwide as the “King of the Flat-tops.” First introduced in 1937, musical legends have embraced this superlative instrument across genres for generations. The Super Jumbo flamed maple body, paired with a Sitka spruce top, delivers outstanding tone and unparalleled projection. This version of the SJ-200 gets the Custom treatment with Les Paul™ Custom-inspired cosmetics, including an Ebony nitrocellulose lacquer finish, multi-ply binding on the top and back, a bound Les Paul-style peghead with a Custom split diamond inlay in mother of pearl, a bound ebony fretboard with mother of pearl Custom Block inlays, and gold Grover® Rotomatic® tuners. It comes equipped with a hardshell case and L.R. Baggs™ Session VTC electronics for plug-and-play use on stage or in the studio.
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Specifications
Suggest an edit| Brand | Gibson |
|---|---|
| Type | Acoustic |
| Country | US |
| Body wood | Flamed Maple |
| Neck wood | 2 Piece Maple, Walnut Stringer |
| Fretboard | Ebony |
| Strings | 6 |
| Frets | 20 |
| Scale length | 25.5" |
| Pickups | L.R. Baggs Session VTC |
| Back | Flame Maple |
| Binding | Multi-ply Top, Back, and Headstock, Single-ply Fretboard |
| Body Finish | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Body shape | SJ-200 |
| Body Styles | Super Jumbo |
| Bracing | Traditional Hand-Scalloped X Bracing |
| Bridge | SJ-200 Two Bar Moustache |
| Bridge Pins | Brass |
| Case | Hardshell |
| Controls | Soundhole Mounted Volume and Tone |
| Fretboard inlay | Mother of Pearl Graduated Block |
| Fretboard radius | 304.8mm / 12.0in |
| Fret Count | 20 |
| Headstock Inlay | Gibson Logo and Custom Split Diamond in Mother of Pearl |
| Joint | Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue |
| Model | CSJB2CEB |
| Nut | Bone |
| Nut width | 43.82mm / 1.73in |
| Output Jack | 1/4" Endpin |
| Pickguard | SJ-200, Black |
| Preamp | L.R. Baggs Session VTC |
| Profile | Rounded |
| Saddle Material | Bone |
| Side | Flamed Maple |
| String gauges | .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053 |
| Top wood | Sitka Spruce |
| Truss rod | Adjustable |
| Truss Rod Cover | Custom |
| Tuner Plating | Gold |
| Tuners | Grover Rotomatic |
| Under Saddle Pickup | L.R. Baggs Session VTC |
| Street price | $7,499 |
