Description
Description
Gibson Custom Shop
Carrying on Orville Gibson’s historic pursuit of sonic excellence and aesthetic perfection, the Gibson Custom Shop combines traditional instrument-making techniques, innovative methods, and meticulous attention to detail to craft instruments worthy of its banner-era slogan, “Only a Gibson is Good Enough.”
This instrument exclusively features woods hand-picked by CME’s expert guitar-buying team at the Gibson Custom Shop in Nashville, paired with one of our favorite finishes, plus a thoughtful combination of preferred fingerboards, neck profiles, pickups, and hardware, to make this customized Gibson guitar.
1957 SJ-200
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.
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Gibson Custom Shop Historic |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Serial Number: | 23294057 |
| Product Color: | Antique Natural |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Super Jumbo |
| Acoustic Cutaway Type: | No Cutaway |
| Body Material: | Flame Maple |
| Body Finish: | Thin Finish Nitrocellulose Lacquer VOS |
| Top Material: | Thermally Aged Sitka Spruce |
| Bracing Pattern: | Traditional Hand Scalloped X-Bracing w/Gide Glue |
| Body Binding: | Multi-Ply Top, Multi-Ply Back |
Neck
| Neck Material: | 2-Piece Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Thin Finish Nitrocellulose Lacquer VOS |
| Neck Tint/Color: | Antique Natural |
| Neck Shape: | Rounded |
| Fingerboard Material: | Indian Rosewood |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.724" (43.81mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12" (304.8mm) |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (647.7mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 20 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Compound Dovetail Neck-to-Body |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Mother of Pearl Graduated Crowns |
| Inlay Shape: | Crowns |
| Side Marker Inlay: | Dots |
| Neck Binding: | Cream |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Gold |
| Bridge: | SJ-200 Four Bar Moustache |
| Tuning Machines: | Gotoh Keystone |
| Fret Wire: | Standard |
| Saddle: | Bone |
| Pickguard: | Casted SJ-200 |
| Truss Rod Cover: | Black w/Wide White |