Gibson Custom Shop 1957 SJ-200 Vintage Sunburst – Murphy Lab Light Aged
All the Vibe, Feel, and Vintage Allure of the Famous Fifties Jumbo
The King of the Flat-tops, with the vintage vibe and feel from the era that gave birth to some of the most prized Gibson Acoustic instruments. This new Custom Shop 1957 SJ-200 offers details such as hand-selected maple for the back and sides, a headstock stinger, and our thermally aged top for the full vintage effect. It also features Light Aging by the skilled artisans of the Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab Light Aged finish treatment, paired with lightly aged hardware, simulates decades of light play wear, giving it the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the Gibson Golden Era.
Specs:
- Body Style: Super Jumbo
- Body Shape: SJ-200
- Back & Sides Material: Flame Maple
- Top Material: Thermally Aged Sitka Spruce
- Bracing: Traditional Hand Scalloped X-bracing, with Hide Glue
- Binding: Multi-ply Top, Multi-ply Back, Single-ply Headstock and Fretboard
- Body Finish: Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Profile: Rounded
- Scale Length: 647.7 mm / 25.5″
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12″
- Fret Count: 20
- Fret Size: Standard
- Nut Material: Bone
- Nut Width: 43.81 mm / 1.724″
- Inlays: Mother of Pearl Graduated Crowns
- Neck Joint: Compound Dovetail Neck to Body Joint
- Bridge: SJ-200 Four Bar Moustache
- Saddle Material: Bone
- Tuning Machines: Gotoh with Keystone Buttons
- Pickguard: Murphy Lab Casted SJ-200
- Truss Rod Cover: Black with Wide White
- Bridge Pins: Bone
- Strings Gauge: .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053
- Case: Period Correct Case
- Accessories: Gibson Accessory Kit, Certificate of Authenticity
