Gibson SJ-200 Western guitar – U.S.A. – 1938

Gibson SJ-200 Western guitar - 1938 - The Guitar Database

TYPE

Acoustic Hollow Body Western guitar

FEATURES

Spruce top, rosewood back and sides (after 1947 maple), mahogany neck

Ebony fretboard with binding

INFORMATION

In 1938 Gibson launched the ‘Super Jumbo’-series, the showpiece to which the J-200 also belonged. It was the largest instrument Gibson had ever produced. The Super Jumbo’s most visually distinctive feature was its mustache-shaped bridge cut from ebony.
For this guitar the huge amount of $200 had to be deposited and for an extra $50 the fretboard was inlaid with your name. A year after its introduction, it was renamed the SJ-200. There was hardly any market for these Super Jumbos as the US economy was in a precarious state just before the start of World War II. Few copies were therefore produced. As a result, models from this period are rare and real collectibles.

Last updated on 27 April 2020
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