Inspired by Gibson Custom’s Pre-War King of the Flat-Tops

After the Gibson SJ-200 was launched in 1937, it quickly earned the title “the King of the Flat-Tops” due to its superior sound, physical size, outstanding projection, and majestic appearance. The earliest model years of the SJ-200 used rosewood for the back and sides, and this was switched to maple in 1947. Due to the harsh realities of the economy after the Great Depression, there was limited demand for the top-of-the-line SJ-200, and consequently, relatively few were produced. The rare rosewood-bodied pre-war SJ-200 models have become highly prized by today’s collectors, which has driven their used prices up significantly on the vintage guitar market. Now, Epiphone has partnered with Gibson Custom to create an Inspired by Gibson Custom recreation of this vintage icon, making it more readily available for today's players to enjoy. The Epiphone Pre-War SJ-200 Rosewood Reissue is replete with vintage-inspired details, including a solid rosewood back and sides, a thermally aged solid Sitka spruce top with traditional scalloped X-bracing made from quarter-sawn solid spruce, and a two-piece maple neck with a rosewood stringer and Round D profile, and is attached to the body with a glued-in dovetail joint. The ebony fretboard is adorned with mother-of-pearl graduated Crown inlays and equipped with 20 standard frets. The SJ-200 style pickguard has vintage-style graphics, and the ebony 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 Gibson “open book” headstock features a vintage Epiphone logo and a Gibson Crown inlaid in aged mother-of-pearl and has a stinger and an Inspired by Gibson Custom Double Diamond logo etched on the rear. In a nod 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 with Inspired by Gibson Custom graphics.

Key Features

• Rosewood Back and Sides

• Thermally Aged Solid Sitka Spruce Top

• Two-piece Maple Neck with Rosewood Stringer

• Bound Ebony Fretboard with Mother-of-Pearl Graduated Crown Inlays

• Grover Imperial Tuners

• Two Bar Moustache Bridge with Mother-of-Pearl Inlays

• Red Line-inspired Hardshell Case with Inspired by Gibson Custom Graphics

• L.R. Baggs Element Bronze VTC Electronics

Body

• Body Style: Jumbo

• Body Shape: SJ-200

• Body Material: Solid Rosewood

• Top: Thermally Aged Solid Sitka Spruce

• Back: Solid Rosewood

• Side: Solid Rosewood

• Bracing: Traditional Scalloped X-Brace; Quarter Sawn Solid Spruce

• Binding: Multi-ply Top, Back, and Headstock, Single Ply Fretboard

• Body Finish: Vintage Gloss

Neck

• Profile: Round D

• Scale Length: 647.7 mm / 25.5 in

• Fingerboard Material: Ebony

• Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 in

• Neck Material: 2-piece Maple with Rosewood Stringer

• Fret Count: 20

• Frets: Standard

• Nut Material: Bone

• Nut Width: 44.196 mm / 1.74 in

• Inlays: Mother of Pearl Graduated Crown

• Joint: Glued In, Set Neck; Dovetail Joint

Hardware

• Bridge: Ebony SJ-200 Open Two Bar Moustache with Mother of Pearl Inlays

• Saddle Material: Compensated Bone

• Tuning Machines: Grover Imperial

• Pickguard: SJ-200 with Vintage-style Graphics

• Truss Rod: Dual Action

• Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply Black, Wide White

• Bridge Pins: Bone

• Strap Buttons: Endpin Jack

• 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

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