Gibson Acoustic

100% unplayed, these sell new for $4899, save a TON! here!!! I just got this one in from a dealer friend of mine.  Bought some of his overstock. It has never been played, only taken out to photograph (and I did give it one quick strum to check the action and tone... incredible)...

Here is the description from Musiciansfriend...

The rosewood Gibson SJ-200 Custom
Acoustic-Electric guitar delivers the look, feel, and sound of Gibson's
original Super Jumbo as it first appeared in 1937. The SJ-200 was
originally built to cut through the loudest acoustic ensembles, but
ended up defining the new American music scene of the 1930s on its way
to becoming the world's most famous acoustic guitar. The SJ-200 Custom
expresses deep, well-balanced tone and powerful sound.

Gibson Logo
The
Gibson name has graced the most innovative and revolutionary acoustic
guitars of our time—the Super Jumbos, the J-45, the Hummingbird, the
Dove. There is no mistaking the classic, mother-of-pearl logo, pressed
onto the face of the headstock. It represents more than a century of
originality and excellence. There is simply no equal.

Gold Imperial Tuners
Gibson's
SJ-200 Custom features gold imperial tuners. These tuners deliver
precision tuning in a durable housing that provides maximum protection
for the gear and string post.

Abalone Crown Peghead Logo
Gibson
put the first crown peghead logo on an ES-300 back in 1940, and it has
graced the headstocks of many legendary Gibson guitars ever since,
including today's SJ-200 Custom. Over the years, it has also been called
a "thistle" because of the group of flowering plants with the sharp
prickles, though Gibson has preferred to call it a "crown."

Rosewood Fingerboard with Traditional Binding and Graduated Crown Inlays
The
fingerboard of Gibson's SJ-200 Custom is constructed from the highest
grade rosewood on earth, which is personally inspected and qualified by
Gibson's team of skilled experts before it enters the Gibson factories.
The resilience of this durable wood makes the fingerboard extremely
balanced and stable, and gives each chord and note unparalleled clarity
and bite. The SJ-200's graduated crown inlays are made of genuine mother
of pearl, and are inserted into the fingerboard using a process that
eliminates gaps and doesn't require the use of fillers. The fingerboard
also sports traditional binding over the fret ends, which was a staple
feature of many classic Gibson acoustics for many years.

Tapered Dovetail Neck Joint
The
dovetail neck joint is one of the oldest—and best—ways of securely
joining the neck to the body of a guitar. It is also a complex and
expensive neck joint to build, but the result is a tight, locking
connection that supports the neck at the proper neck-pitch angle,
allowing the body and neck to become one solid piece of resonating wood,
with no metal to impede vibration. This process is done entirely by
hand, requiring patience and skill.

Body Tonewoods (back, sides and top)
The
top of the SJ-200 Custom is made from beautiful AAA-grade Sitka spruce,
while the back and sides are constructed from Indian rosewood, giving
the SJ-200 all the deep, well-balanced tone and powerful sound of
Gibson's celebrated Super Jumbos. Selecting the right wood, and the
formula to dry it out, are two of the most central procedures to
Gibson's guitar-building process. Beginning with its first catalog in
1903, Gibson has assured its customers that every guitar would be built
using woods with "the most durable, elastic, and sonorous qualities,"
and today's guitars from Gibson Acoustic are no different.

The Ellipse Aura
The
Ellipse Aura combines Fishman's most sophisticated onboard preamp
design with the power of Aura Acoustic Imaging Technology for
exceptional accuracy and true to life sound. The Ellipse Aura features
Pickup/Image Blend, Volume and switchable Natural I and Natural II low
frequency tone shaping. A Phase Switch and automatic Anti-Feedback
device aids in controlling feedback. The pickup's ergonomic
soundhole-mounted design puts slider controls at the player's fingertips
to maintain a natural playing position. A patented neodymium magnetic
mounting system enables easy, solder-free installation with a variety of
size formats that accommodate most round soundholes from 3-7/8" (98mm)
to 4-1/8" (105mm) in diameter. Equipped with a Low Battery indicator,
the Ellipse Aura includes a no-hassle, solder-free Acoustic Matrix
undersaddle pickup in narrow, wide, or narrow/split formats.

Bracing
Every
acoustic guitar made by Gibson features hand-scalloped, radiused top
bracing inside the body, a feature normally found only in limited-run,
hand-made guitars. By scalloping each brace by hand, the natural sound
of the acoustic is focused more toward the center of the body, enhancing
the instrument's sound projection. The lightweight bracing pattern
inside the SJ-200 Custom is the same pattern used in Gibson's first
Super Jumbo in 1937—constructed to support and strengthen a very large
surface, thus allowing the top more freedom of movement to vibrate and
project sound. The placement of the braces inside the SJ-200 Custom also
creates powerful, deep lows with full frequency range. The result is
the incredibly balanced, huge sound that Gibson's Super Jumbos are so
noted for.

Pickguard
The tortoise
pickguard for the SJ-200 Custom is Gibson's standard Super Jumbo shape,
hand-engraved with the SJ-200's traditional floral and vine design,
surrounded by a cream-colored border with yellow and orange dots—exactly
as it appeared in 1937. As with all of Gibson Acoustic's pickguards,
the coloring, inlay, and binding are all constructed by hand.

Rosette
A
rosette is the beautiful, hand-crafted circle around the soundhole, and
can be one of the most ornamental elements of any acoustic guitar. It
is also one of the most subtle and complicated woodworking decorations
on any acoustic guitar. The rosette on the SJ-200 Custom is an abalone
double-ring rosette, adding a stylish, understated elegance to the
SJ-200 Custom.

Radius Top
The top of many
"flat-top" guitars are under a lot of stress from the pull of the
strings, which can eventually compromise the top. So, while most
acoustic guitars are true "flat-top" guitars, all of the acoustics
produced by Gibson in Bozeman, Montana have a radiused, or "tuned" top.
Instead of being perfectly flat, a radiused or "tuned" top is raised
slightly, and a special instrument is used to shape the top braces to
the radius of the top. This process adds tension and strengthens the
top, creating a less stressful joint where the top meets the sides and
reducing the stresses of string pull. It also results in a "speaker
cone" effect that maximizes sound projection, adding a significant boost
to mid-range levels for a more balanced acoustic tone.

Nitrocellulose Finish
Applying
a nitrocellulose finish to any Gibson acoustic guitar—including the
SJ-200 Custom—is one of the most labor-intensive elements of the
guitar-making process. Unlike the polyurethane finishes used by many
guitar manufacturers, a nitrocellulose lacquer finish is porous when
cured, allowing the wood to naturally "breathe" and mature.
Microscopically thin, many finish colors require up to seven evenly
applied layers to complete, each of which is inspected, leveled, and wet
polished between coats for a glass-like finish. The time-consuming
nature of a nitro finish has been employed ever since the first Gibson
guitar was swathed with lacquer back in 1894. Why? For starters, a nitro
finish means there is less interference with the natural vibration of
the instrument, allowing for a purer tone. It's also a softer finish,
making it easily repairable. You can touch up a scratch or ding on a
nitro finish, but you can't do the same on a poly finish.

Body Binding
In
general, a guitar's binding serves as a cosmetic feature, adding a
subtle elegance to any Gibson acoustic while hiding the joints between
the top, back, and sides, and helping to protect the guitar's body from
any nicks or dings. But to see the process of putting the binding on a
Gibson acoustic is to really appreciate the effort and attention put
into each instrument. After the body has been glued together, the excess
from the top and back are trimmed off and a groove is cut for the
binding. The binding is then glued on and held on to the body using
tape, and hung to dry. When the tape comes off, any excess glue is
removed and the body is moved into the next phase of production. It has
been done the same way for over 100 years, and is a fundamental part of
Gibson Acoustic's rich guitar-making history.

Check the drop-down menu to the right to select colors and/or other options.

Features

• Type: Steel-string Super Jumbo acoustic-electric guitar
• Top Material: Premium Sitka spruce
• Back and sides: Indian rosewood
• Abalone top trim and rosette
• Gold Imperial tuners
• Abalone crown peghead logo
• Ebony moustache bridge
• Finish: Lacquer
• Neck wood: Mahogany
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Gold imperial tuners
• Crown peghead logo
• Tapered dovetail neck Nitrocellulose finish
• Fishman Ellipse Aura pickup system

I will ship to
anywhere in the world.  Paypal users must have a confirmed and verified
address (and I will only ship to this address)... I ship UPS for USA
and Canada shipping, and Ups for international shipping.

I am not a Gibson Dealer, so these do not come with a warranty.  They
are however exactly as described, mint condition.  Although they are in
new condition, I can't sell them as a new guitar. If you want a
warranty, buy them new from an authorized dealer and pay their insanely
high prices, but if you want a quality guitar, for hundreds (and
sometimes) thousands less, buy it from me, a trusted and proven ebay
seller.

Shipping
will generally run about $250 for worldwide, but please contact me
first for an exact shipping quote if you are buying from another
country... Also, you the buyer are responsible for any taxes your
country charges you on the shipment. They can be high, sometimes up to
30% or more depending on your country.  Please email first with any
questions pertaining to customs fees, and I will do my best to answer
them for you, I ship overseas all the time, and have become pretty good
at it ; ) . 

Please
ask any and all questions, you will love this beauty, and please check
my other auctions for some more amazing and rare guitars!