It has survived in wonderful original condition and even retains the rare original epsilon to G tuners. We were told their relative received the guitar in lieu of unpaid legal expenses.В No one in the family played the guitar so it sat unused for decades - until now. This 1958В GibsonВ J-200 comes from the family of the second owner. You can reach out to me here at the Sell Gibson Guitar page. Do you have a vintage Gibson J-200 guitar you would like to sell? I'm always buying vintage Gibson guitars. Grover tuners were used on J-200s after Gibson ran out of G logo tuners.В Current production figures estimate that 131 J-200 guitars were made in 1958. Some J-200 guitars made in 1958 received special tuners with an epsilon logo that was turned into a G for Gibson.

Gibson purchased the Epiphone company in October in 1957 and received many unused parts from Epiphone's New York factory. At $200, it was the most expensive flat-top guitar in the Gibson line up. The GibsonВ SJ-200 acoustic guitar model was introduced to the public in 1938 after a short run of three guitars for singing cowboy Ray Whitley. You can contact me here to sell a Gibson guitar. I'm always a Gibson guitar buyer but I'm especially looking to buy Gibson guitars from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. It currently retails for $899 and comes in two colors - Aged Vintage Sunburst and Aged Natural Antique.This vintage 1958 Gibson J-200 acoustic guitar came through the shop last year. As of 2020, Epiphone released a new 'Inspired by Gibson' model of the J-200, which brings the character and specifications of the Gibson model to a wider market. Gibson's brand, Epiphone, produces a more affordable version of the J-200. Gibson also does limited run models, such as the J-200 Koa, the J-200 Trophy, and Montana Gold. The SJ-200 Custom is a high-end model, featuring rosewood back and sides (like the original SJ-200s from the 1930s), a rosewood fingerboard and bridge, gold hardware, Grover Imperial tuners, LR Baggs electronics, an upgraded case, the same three-piece neck as the Standard and Studio, abalone inlays, an engraved pickguard, an older, script-style Gibson logo, and a 'four ribbon bridge' instead of the Standard's 'two ribbon' bridge.ДЄlong with these three are two reissues, the True Vintage (based on the 1950s construction) and the Western Classic Prewar 200, which is similar in specifications to the original early models (rosewood back and sides, ebony fingerboard, block inlays). It also has a rosewood fingerboard and bridge, an engraved pickguard, and mother-of-pearl crown inlays. The SJ-200 Standard is available in sunburst and natural, featuring LR Baggs electronics, gold hardware, Grover tuners, figured maple back and sides and a three-piece laminate neck (maple/rosewood/maple). The SJ-200 Studio is the lowest model in the line, featuring walnut rather than maple back and sides, chrome hardware, a plain pickguard, natural finish and no fingerboard binding, but it retains the inlays and electronics of the SJ-200 Standard.

Gibson currently makes many variations of the J-200.

Early models made from rosewood are highly prized by collectors. Due to the weak post-depression economy and wartime austerity, demand for this high-end guitar was very limited and production quantities were small. Gibson changed the name to the J-200 in 1955. In 1947 the materials used for the guitar changed to maple back and sides. The SJ-200 was named for its super-large 16 7/8' flat top body, with a double-braced red spruce top, rosewood back and sides, and sunburst finish. It was made at the Gibson Factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Gibson entered into production of this model in 1937 as its top-of-the-line flat top guitar, initially called the Super Jumbo, changing the name in 1939 to the Super Jumbo 200.

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