Honoring the American Musical Legend with the Gibson Johnny Cash SJ-200 Signature Acoustic Guitar in Vintage Cherry Sunburst

Johnny Cash profoundly impacted multiple genres, including country, rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel music. He sold over 90 million records and was inducted into the Country Music, Rock and Roll, Gospel Music, Rockabilly, Nashville Songwriters, and the Memphis Music Halls of Fame. He received 13 GRAMMY® Awards, including a GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999 and nine CMA awards, and was a recipient of Kennedy Center Honors and the National Medal of Arts.

In the late 50s, Gibson made two SJ-200s for Cash that featured his name inlaid in mother of pearl on the fretboard and a distinctive pickguard designed by Johnny Cash himself. Gibson Custom is proud to release recreations of these guitars to honor his legacy. Only 100 of these beautiful and highly-requested instruments were hand-made by the expert luthiers of the Gibson Custom Shop in Bozeman, Montana, as part of this remarkable limited run.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Body Style: Super Jumbo
• Body Shape: SJ-200
• Body Material: AAA Flamed Maple
• Top: AAA Sitka Spruce
• Back: AAA Flamed Maple
• Side: AAA Flamed Maple
• Bracing: Traditional Hand-Scalloped X-Bracing
• Binding: 5-ply Top, 3-ply Back, Single Ply Headstock and Fretboard
• Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck

• Profile: Round
• Scale Length: 647.7 mm / 25.5 in
• Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 in
• Neck Material: 2-piece Flamed Maple with Walnut Stringer
• Fret Count: 20
• Frets: Standard Small Crown
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 43.815 mm / 1.725 in
• Inlays: Mother of Pearl "Johnny Cash"
• Joint: Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue

Hardware

• Finish: Gold
• Bridge: Four Bar SJ-200 Moustache; Rosewood
• Saddle Material: Bone
• Tuning Machines: Gotoh with Green Keystone Button
• Pickguard: Black Johnny Cash "Batwing"
• Truss Rod: Adjustable
• Truss Rod Cover: Black with Wide White
• Bridge Pins: TUSQ - White with Black Dot
• Strap Buttons: Cream End Pin

Miscellaneous

• Strings Gauge: .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053
• Case: Custom Johnny Cash Hardshell
• Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity

Manufacturer: Gibson
Model: AMJBJC20VCS
SKU: I760489-N-21494025-1-WHXB
UPC: 711106145730

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