Epiphone Pre-War SJ-200 Rosewood Reissue Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Vintage Sunburst

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Epiphone Pre-War SJ-200 Rosewood Reissue Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Vintage Sunburst


Inspired by Gibson Custom’s Pre-War King of the Flat-Tops
After the Gibson SJ-200 was launched in 1937, it quickly earned the title “the King of the Flat-Tops” due to its superior sound, physical size, outstanding projection, and majestic appearance. The earliest model years of the SJ-200 used rosewood for the back and sides, and this was switched to maple in 1947. Due to the harsh realities of the economy after the Great Depression, there was limited demand for the top-of-the-line SJ-200, and consequently, relatively few were produced. The rare rosewood-bodied pre-war SJ-200 models have become highly prized by today’s collectors, which has driven their used prices up significantly on the vintage guitar market. Now, Epiphone has partnered with Gibson Custom to create an Inspired by Gibson Custom recreation of this vintage icon, making it more readily available for today's players to enjoy. The Epiphone Pre-War SJ-200 Rosewood Reissue is replete with vintage-inspired details, including solid rosewood back and sides, a thermally aged solid spruce top with traditional scalloped X-bracing made from quarter-sawn solid spruce, and a two-piece maple neck with a rosewood stringer and Round D profile and is attached to the body with a glued-in dovetail joint. The ebony fretboard is adorned with mother-of-pearl graduated Crown inlays and equipped with 20 standard frets. The SJ-200 style pickguard has vintage-style graphics, and the ebony SJ-200 open two-bar Moustache™ bridge has mother-of-pearl inlays. The nut, compensated saddle, and bridge pins are all made of bone. The Gibson “open book” headstock features a vintage Epiphone logo and a Gibson Crown inlaid in aged mother-of-pearl and has a stinger and an Inspired by Gibson Custom Double Diamond logo etched on the rear. In a nod to the needs of modern musicians, it comes with an under-saddle L.R. Baggs™ VTC piezo pickup and active preamp with soundhole-mounted volume and tone controls pre-installed, so it is stage and studio ready, straight out of the included Red Line-inspired hardshell case with Inspired by Gibson Custom graphics.


Highlights
• Rosewood Back and Sides
• Thermally Aged Solid Spruce Top
• Two-piece Maple Neck with Rosewood Stringer
• Bound Ebony Fretboard with Mother-of-Pearl Graduated Crown Inlays
• Grover Imperial Tuners
• Two Bar Moustache Bridge with Mother-of-Pearl Inlays
• L.R. Baggs VTC Under-Saddle Piezo Pickup and Active Preamp
• Red Line-inspired Hardshell Case with Inspired by Gibson Custom Graphics


Specs

Body Specs
• Back: Solid Rosewood
• Binding: Multi-ply Top, Back, and Headstock, Single-ply Fretboard
• Body Finish: Vintage Gloss
• Body Material: Solid Rosewood
• Body Shape: SJ-200
• Body Styles: Jumbo
• Bracing: Traditional Scalloped X-Brace; Quarter Sawn Solid Spruce
• Side: Solid Rosewood
• Top: Thermally Aged Solid Spruce

Neck Specs
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in
• Fret Count: 20
• Frets: Standard
• Inlays: Mother of Pearl Graduated Crown
• Joint: Glued In, Set Neck; Dovetail Joint
• Neck Material: 2-piece Maple with Rosewood Stringer
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 44.2mm / 1.74in
• Profile: Rounded D
• Scale Length: 647.7mm / 25.5in

Electronics Specs
• Controls: Soundhole Mounted Volume and Tone
• Output Jack: 1/4" Endpin
• Preamp: L.R. Baggs VTC
• Under Saddle Pickup: L.R. Baggs VTC
• Hardware Specs
• Bridge: Ebony SJ-200 Open Two Bar Moustache with Mother of Pearl Inlays
• Bridge Pins: Bone
• Pickguard: SJ-200 with Vintage-style Graphics
• Saddle Material: Compensated Bone
• Strap Buttons: Endpin Jack
• Truss Rod: Dual Action
• Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply Black, Wide White
• Tuner Plating: Gold
• Tuning Machines: Grover Imperial

Misc Specs
• Case: Red Line-inspired Hardshell with Inspired by Gibson Custom Graphics
• Model:: ECPW200VSGH1
• Headstock: Gibson Open Book with Stinger and Inspired by Gibson Custom Logo on Rear
• Headstock Inlay: Vintage Epiphone Logo and Gibson Crown in Aged Mother of Pearl
• Strings Gauge: .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053