The Indian laurel fingerboard also features the unmistakably classic mother-of.

A vintage pickguard with flower-and-dot design and maple moustache bridge with curved block inlays are iconic centerpieces of the J-200 that will delight you and your audience.

Made from thick 100 real celluloid tortoise shell material with the entire design engraved and hand-painted in the vintage Gibson two-color scheme of antique white and bright yellow flowers (not a printed pattern or decal on the surface). The Epiphone J-200 features an aged gloss finish that lets the natural spruce really live. Models to look out for: Just about anything prooduced before 1970, including (but by no means limited to.) Explorer, Les Paul, SG, ES-335, Flying V, Firebird, Melody Maker. New hand-made replacement pickguard for c1955 or after Gibson J-200 SJ-200 flat-top guitars. Later Nashville-produced instruments are the least desireable vintage Gibsons, but as long as the Gibson name is present, it will still be a quality guitar. Classic Gibson craftsmanship for impeccable sound, looks, and playability GibsonвЂ™s reputation as a fine guitar builder dates back to the late 1800s. This is not to say all of their guitars are equal however, and the price difference between two vintage Les Paul guitars could be tens, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. A collectorвЂ™s dream, the Gibson Acoustic J-200 Rosewood is an instrument your family will treasure for generations. Gibson's golden period was between the late 1950s and mid 1960s, these are outstanding instruments, but generally any guitar built at the legendary Kalamazoo plant, especially during the CMI-period (pre-1970) will be very well-made indeed. Vintage Guitar magazine placed nine Gibson guitars in their 'top 25 most valuable guitar' list. From their simplest entry-level solid bodies to the inordinately expensive custom-built jazz guitars, all of Gibson's output has been created in America, yet loved world-wide. 1938 to 1940s model could also have a black case with a red strip around the outside lid. Also sold a cardboard aligator case for those on a budget. The mid-line case was a brown hardshell with a green or brown lining. Case: Brown hardshell case with a pink lining was the top-end Gibson case.

Gibson guitars have always been desireable a true testament to the skill of the guitar builders at perhaps the worlds best-regarded guitar company. Description: Gibson J-200 flat top guitar Available: 1938 to present.

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