The King of the Flat-Tops, the Choice of Legends
The world-famous SJ-200 is known as the “King of the Flat-Tops,” and It’s been the choice of countless legends, from singing cowboys to country, folk, and rock icons, right up to some of today’s most popular artists. Now Epiphone, in collaboration with Gibson™ Custom, is proud to release the 1957 SJ-200. This impressive guitar features a thermally aged solid Sitka spruce top supported by scalloped X-bracing, solid figured maple back and sides, and a flame maple neck with a C-profile, laurel fretboard, and graduated crown mother of pearl inlays. The headstock has the Gibson “open book” shape, along with a mother-of-pearl crown and Epiphone logo inlays, and the Inspired by Gibson Custom double diamond logo etched into the back. The iconic J-200™ open moustache bridge and engraved pickguard are also present, along with a compensated bone saddle, bone nut, and bone bridge pins. It even comes equipped with an L.R. Baggs™ Element Bronze VTC preamp and L.R. Baggs Bronze Piezo under saddle pickup, so it’s ready to rock on stage or in the studio as soon as you take it out of the included Inspired by Gibson Custom hardshell case.
A battery is not included. To power your pickup, you will need a 9-volt battery.
Specifications
Body Specs
Body Specs
Back Solid Figured Maple
Binding Six-ply Top, Four-ply Back, Single-ply Fretboard and Headstock
Body Finish Polyurethane VOS
Body Material Solid Figured Maple
Body Shape SJ-200
Body Styles Jumbo
Bracing Scalloped X-bracing
Side Solid Figured Maple
Top Thermally Aged Solid Sitka Spruce
Neck Specs
Neck Specs
Fingerboard Material Laurel
Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count 20
Frets Standard
Inlays Mother of Pearl Graduated Crown
Joint Compound Dovetail
Neck Material Flame Maple with Walnut Center Stringer
Nut Material Bone
Nut Width 43.79mm / 1.72in
Profile C
Scale Length 647.7mm / 25.5in
Electronics Specs
Electronics Specs
Controls Soundhole Mounted Volume and Tone
Output Jack 1/4" Endpin
Preamp L.R. Baggs Element Bronze VTC
Under Saddle Pickup L.R. Baggs Bronze Piezo
Hardware Specs
Hardware Specs
Bridge Open J-200 Moustache; Laurel with 2 Mother of Pearl Bars
Bridge Pins Bone
Pickguard J-200 Engraved Celluloid
Saddle Material Compensated Bone
Strap Buttons Endpin Jack
Truss Rod Dual Action
Truss Rod Cover 2-ply, 3-hole 1957 SJ-200
Tuner Plating Gold
Tuning Machines Epiphone Deluxe
Misc Specs
Misc Specs
Case Hardshell with Inspired by Gibson Custom Logo
Model: ECJ2057VSVGH1
Headstock Gibson Open Book Shaped with Inspired by Gibson Custom Double Diamond Logo Etched on Back
Headstock Inlay Epiphone Logo and Crown in Mother of Pearl
Strings Gauge .012, .016, .024w, .032, .042, .053
Epiphone IGC 1957 SJ-200, Vintage Sunburst
Epiphone IGC 1957 SJ-200, Vintage Sunburst
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The King of the Flat-Tops, the Choice of Legends
The world-famous SJ-200 is known as the “King of the Flat-Tops,” and It’s been the choice of countless legends, from singing cowboys to country, folk, and rock icons, right up to some of today’s most popular artists. Now Epiphone, in collaboration with Gibson™ Custom, is proud to release the 1957 SJ-200. This impressive guitar features a thermally aged solid Sitka spruce top supported by scalloped X-bracing, solid figured maple back and sides, and a flame maple neck with a C-profile, laurel fretboard, and graduated crown mother of pearl inlays. The headstock has the Gibson “open book” shape, along with a mother-of-pearl crown and Epiphone logo inlays, and the Inspired by Gibson Custom double diamond logo etched into the back. The iconic J-200™ open moustache bridge and engraved pickguard are also present, along with a compensated bone saddle, bone nut, and bone bridge pins. It even comes equipped with an L.R. Baggs™ Element Bronze VTC preamp and L.R. Baggs Bronze Piezo under saddle pickup, so it’s ready to rock on stage or in the studio as soon as you take it out of the included Inspired by Gibson Custom hardshell case.
A battery is not included. To power your pickup, you will need a 9-volt battery.
Specifications
Body Specs
Body Specs
Back Solid Figured Maple
Binding Six-ply Top, Four-ply Back, Single-ply Fretboard and Headstock
Body Finish Polyurethane VOS
Body Material Solid Figured Maple
Body Shape SJ-200
Body Styles Jumbo
Bracing Scalloped X-bracing
Side Solid Figured Maple
Top Thermally Aged Solid Sitka Spruce
Neck Specs
Neck Specs
Fingerboard Material Laurel
Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count 20
Frets Standard
Inlays Mother of Pearl Graduated Crown
Joint Compound Dovetail
Neck Material Flame Maple with Walnut Center Stringer
Nut Material Bone
Nut Width 43.79mm / 1.72in
Profile C
Scale Length 647.7mm / 25.5in
Electronics Specs
Electronics Specs
Controls Soundhole Mounted Volume and Tone
Output Jack 1/4" Endpin
Preamp L.R. Baggs Element Bronze VTC
Under Saddle Pickup L.R. Baggs Bronze Piezo
Hardware Specs
Hardware Specs
Bridge Open J-200 Moustache; Laurel with 2 Mother of Pearl Bars
Bridge Pins Bone
Pickguard J-200 Engraved Celluloid
Saddle Material Compensated Bone
Strap Buttons Endpin Jack
Truss Rod Dual Action
Truss Rod Cover 2-ply, 3-hole 1957 SJ-200
Tuner Plating Gold
Tuning Machines Epiphone Deluxe
Misc Specs
Misc Specs
Case Hardshell with Inspired by Gibson Custom Logo
Model: ECJ2057VSVGH1
Headstock Gibson Open Book Shaped with Inspired by Gibson Custom Double Diamond Logo Etched on Back
Headstock Inlay Epiphone Logo and Crown in Mother of Pearl
Strings Gauge .012, .016, .024w, .032, .042, .053
