Malibu Music is proud to be an authorized Gibson/Epiphone dealer! For over seven decades Gibson has been at the forefront of electric guitar design and performance and we provide the absolute best service that the Gibson legacy demands. From Custom Shop and Murphy Lab perfection to the finest guitars to start your musical journey with, let us show you the absolute best guitars from Nashville and Bozeman and beyond! From Epiphone: The Gibson SJ-200™ was introduced to the world in 1937 and quickly earned the nickname “the King of the Flat-Tops” due to its physical size, high-quality sound, exceptional projection, and undeniable stage presence. While the early models used rosewood, in 1947, the wood used for the sides and back changed to maple. The SJ-200 has been used by everyone from matinee cowboys to folk troubadours, country crooners to rock royalty, and vintage SJ-200 models are in high demand among collectors. Now, Epiphone, in collaboration with Gibson Custom, is proud to introduce the 1957 SJ-200 Reissue, an Inspired by Gibson Custom recreation of the majestic 1957 Super Jumbo model, making it more accessible for today’s guitarists to enjoy. The Epiphone 1957 SJ-200 Reissue is packed with vintage-inspired details and features all solid wood construction, including a thermally aged solid Sitka spruce top that is reinforced with scalloped X-bracing, solid figured maple back and sides, multi-ply top and back binding, a two-piece flame maple neck with a walnut stringer, comfortable C profile, and a bound Indian rosewood fretboard with mother-of-pearl graduated Crown inlays and 20 standard frets. The neck is attached to the body with a glued-in dovetail joint. The SJ-200 style pickguard has vintage-style graphics, and the rosewood 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 bound, Gibson-style “open book” headstock features the Epiphone logo and Gibson Crown inlaid in mother-of-pearl. The rear of the headstock of the Antique Natural model has a stinger (there is no stinger on the Vintage Sunburst version), and the 1957 SJ-200 Reissue also has an Inspired by Gibson Custom Double Diamond logo etched on the headstock rear. To make it even more suitable 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, which features Inspired by Gibson Custom graphics. Specifications Body Specs Back : Solid Figured MapleBinding : Multi-ply Top and Back, Single-ply Fretboard and HeadstockBody Finish : Vintage GlossBody Material : Solid Figured MapleBody Shape : SJ-200Body Styles : Super Jumbo Bracing : Scalloped X-Bracing Side: Solid Figured MapleTop : Thermally Aged Solid Sitka Spruce Neck Specs Fingerboard Material : Indian RosewoodFingerboard Radius : 304.8mm / 12.0inFret Count : 20 Frets : StandardInlays : Mother-of-Pearl Graduated CrownJoint : Compound DovetailNeck Material : Two-Piece Flame Maple with Walnut StringerNut Material : BoneNut Width : 43.79mm / 1.72inProfile : C-profileScale Length : 647.7mm / 25.5in Electronics Specs Controls : Soundhole-mounted Volume and ToneOutput Jack : 1/4" EndpinPreamp : LR Baggs Element Bronze VTCUnder Saddle Pickup : LR Baggs Element Bronze VTCHardware Specs Bridge : SJ-200 Rosewood Two Bar Moustache; Mother-of-Pearl BarsBridge Pins :BonePickguard: SJ-200 Engraved CelluloidSaddle Material : Compensated BoneStrap Buttons : Endpin JackTruss Rod : Dual ActionTruss Rod Cover : Black with Wide WhiteTuner Plating : GoldTuning Machines : Epiphone Deluxe Misc Specs Accessories : Leather Strap AdapterModel: : EIGCJ2057AVSGH1Case : Red Line-inspired Hardshell with Inspired by Gibson Custom GraphicsHeadstock : Gibson Open BookHeadstock Inlay : Epiphone Logo and Gibson Crown in Mother-of-PearlStrings Gauge : .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053 Serial : 25121501059