Gibson SJ-200 Custom Shop Western Classic 2013 - Sunburst

The Gibson SJ-200 goes back to the late 1930s and was Gibson’s large, top-of-the-line flat-top acoustic. The Western Classic is one of the more interesting Custom Shop versions because it does not have the maple back and sides common to the J-200. It keeps the full SJ-200 shape, long scale, ornate trim and moustache bridge, but with rosewood back and sides, a spruce top, block inlays and the Western Classic torch inlay on the headstock.

This 2013 example is finished in Vintage Sunburst and has the full high-end visual spec: multi-ply body binding, bound tortoise pickguard, four-bar moustache bridge, gold Waverly open gear tuners and a bound headstock with pearl Gibson logo and torch inlay.

It is a large and very ornately detailed Gibson acoustic, but unlike some SJ-200s this one really sounds great. The guitar has standard playwear and minor dings, but no cracks. There is nitro burn from a stand on the back. Some paperwork is included, but there is no COA. The original case is included; it is slightly worn with marks, but has no issues.

SPECIFICATIONS

Model: Gibson Custom Shop SJ-200 Western Classic
Year: 2013
Country of manufacture: USA
Body shape: SJ-200 Super Jumbo
Top: solid AAA Sitka spruce
Back and sides: solid Indian rosewood
Finish: Vintage Sunburst gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
Bracing: traditional hand-scalloped X-bracing
Body binding: multi-ply top and back binding
Rosette: multi-ring soundhole rosette
Pickguard: bound tortoise Western Classic pickguard
Neck: two-piece flamed maple with walnut centre stringer
Neck profile: rounded
Neck joint: compound dovetail neck-to-body joint
Scale length: 647.7mm
Fingerboard: bound rosewood
Fingerboard radius: 304.8mm
Frets: 20
Inlays: mother of pearl blocks
Nut: bone
Nut width: 43.8mm
Bridge: four-bar SJ-200 Moustache bridge, rosewood
Saddle: bone
Bridge pins: cream pins with pearl dots
Tuners: gold Waverly open gear tuners
Hardware: gold
Headstock: bound black headstock face with pearl Gibson logo and Western Classic torch inlay
Truss rod cover: bell cover with wide white border
Electronics: none