A More Affordable J-200, for the Performer Who Desires an Acoustic-Electric "King of the Flat-tops"

This 17-inch-wide super jumbo acoustic-electric guitar weighs just 4.90 lbs. and has a nice, fat nut width of just under 1 3/4 inches and a scale length of 25 1/2 inches. Solid Sitka spruce top, figured maple body, two-piece figured maple neck with mahogany center strip, and Indian rosewood fretboard with birdsbeak, 20 frets, and inlaid pearl crown position markers. Six-ply binding on the top of the guitar, four-ply binding on the back. Black headstock face with inlaid pearl "Gibson" logo and pearl crown inlay. Individual Kluson Deluxe tuners with single-ring Keystone plastic buttons. Serial number ("01990020") and "Made in U.S.A." stamped on the back of the headstock. One Fishman active transducer pickup. Tortoiseshell pickguard with cream flowers with broder and white dots. Indian rosewood J-200 moustache bridge with double bar pearl inlays and white pins. This guitar is in mint (9.50) condition. Housed in the original Gibson black hardshell case with blue plush lining (9.50).

"In today’s world, many acoustic guitar manufacturers have chosen to build their instruments more quickly, cheaply, and in greater numbers. Gibson acoustic guitars are made one-at-a-time, by hand. No shortcuts. No substitutions. They’re made in Bozeman, Montana, where the climatic conditions are ideal for guitar building. Most importantly, Gibson acoustic guitars are built by master craftspeople who have dedicated their lives to building the world's finest acoustic instruments. These elements combine to create the difference that is the Gibson acoustic guitar. The difference is 'MasterBuilt'...Experienced builders and players understand that handmade quality, design and construction determine an instrument's ability to produce truly beautiful sound. Gibson's methods of handmaking guitars have remained unchanged for nearly a century. The top brace of each guitar is carefully scalloped and arched to focus the sound to the center of the soundhole. The resulting distinctive 'Gibson Tone' shares the same vibrance and fidelity as the sound from a fine audio speaker. Instead of a cheaper bolt-on neck, Gibson's dovetail joint technique creates a cohesive bond between the vibrating neck and body -- almost as if the guitar were carved from a single piece of wood. This time–honored technique effectively transfers the strings’ vibrations directly into the wood for superior tone and unsurpassed resonance. Finally, unlike other manufacturers, Gibson still uses its famous 'violin–like' lacquer finish. Over the years, the complex makeup of the lacquer merges with the wood, further sweetening the instrument’s tone and providing an unmistakable 'vintage' look and feel that players and collectors have come to cherish. Each Gibson acoustic guitar is full of expression, character and exquisite beauty. None is ordinary, and no two are alike. When compared to a marketplace full of 'lookalikes,' the differences of a MasterBuilt Gibson acoustic are unmatched in quality and performance...When a MasterBuilt Gibson acoustic is played, both the guitarist and the listener share in the resulting perfection. It's no accident that Gibson instruments have been the 'artist's choice' for over one hundred years. Gibson not only understands quality -- Gibson understands what it takes to achieve superior quality. This is why each Gibson acoustic guitar is still MasterBuilt in the tradition handed down by a dynasty of Gibson builders -- a dynasty started in 1894 by Orville Gibson himself" (http://montana.gibson.com/masterbuilt.html).