The SJ-200 can justifiably claim to be the most famous acoustic guitar in the world. With its gold hardware, distinctive SJ-200 Moustache bridge and distinguishing pickguard, it has a timeless and striking appearance. In production since the 1930’s as Gibson’s flagship, top of the range flat top acoustic. See more ideas about gibson, gibson acoustic, acoustic guitar. The Gibson SJ-200 is one of the world’s most famous acoustic guitars and has continued to be extremely popular ever since its first appearance back in 1937. The King of the Flattops, the Gibson J-200.
Having said this, there are a lot worse guitars out there, and as well as being historically important, the 1820 bass can certainly provide the goods when required. Under the name ' Super Jumbo 200' the largest acoustic guitar that had Gibson ever been produced appeared in 1937. 200.', followed by 123 people on Pinterest. Steel-String Guitar with Pickup Body shape: Super Jumbo, Back and sides: Solid flamed maple, Top: Solid sitka spruce, Two-piece neck: maple. Over the course of the 70s, the Japanese output improved dramatically, and in many ways these early 70s models are a low point for the brand. These new Epiphones were based on existing Matsumoku guitars, sharing body shapes, and hardware, but the Epiphone line was somewhat upgraded, with inlaid logos and a 2x2 peghead configuration. The Matsumoku factory had been producing guitars for export for some time, but the 1820 bass (alongside a number of guitar models and the 5120 electric acoustic bass) were the first Epiphone models to be made there. You can add any model of Gibson guitar, whether that’s a Les Paul, a Flying V, or a Hummingbird. By the end of the 1960s, a decision had been made to move Epiphone guitar production from the USA (at the Kalamazoo plant where Gibson guitars were made), to Matsumoto in Japan, creating a line of guitars and basses significantly less expensive than the USA-built models (actually less than half the price). Just enter the number below, hit the ‘Decode’ button and our lookup tool will tell you the year your guitar is from (sometimes even down the exact day), the country it was made in, and the manufacturing plant.