The Gibson SJ-200 is the world's most famous acoustic guitar and well deserves its designation as the "King of the Flat-Tops." Often made with a maple back and sides, the earliest examples were instead made with rosewood bodies. Now Gibson is proud to release the SJ-200 Standard Rosewood, bringing rosewood back to this highly acclaimed and cherished model.
In addition to the rosewood back and sides, it features a Sitka spruce top, a mahogany neck with a comfortable round profile and a rosewood fretboard with graduated crown mother-of-pearl inlays, a two-bar moustache bridge, TUSQ® bridge pins, saddle, and nut, and gold Grover® Imperial™ tuners.
Also available in left-handed versions, a Gibson hardshell case is included.
The SJ-200 Standard Rosewood is now fitted with the all-new Gibson-exclusive Baggs™ HiFi DNA™ pickup system. This active design utilizes two lightweight sensors mounted to the internal bridge plate, each paired with its own optimized preamp. The result is a natural, full-bodied amplified tone that faithfully represents the guitar’s inherent character, without altering its unplugged voice. The Baggs HiFi DNA system offers comparable gain-before-feedback to an under-saddle pickup. Discreet soundhole-mounted controls for volume and tone allow quick, intuitive adjustments on the fly, remaining virtually unseen by the audience. With its refined electronics and included hardshell case, the SJ-200 Standard Rosewood is ready for both stage and studio use the moment it’s picked up.
Body
Back Rosewood
Binding Multi-ply Top and Back, Single-ply Headstock and Fretboard
Body Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material Rosewood
Body Shape SJ-200
Body Styles Jumbo
Bracing Traditional Hand-Scalloped X Bracing
Side Rosewood
Top Sitka Spruce
Neck
Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count 20 Frets Standard
Inlays Mother of Pearl Graduated Crown
Joint Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue
Neck Material Mahogany
Nut Material TUSQ
Nut Width 43.82mm / 1.73in
Profile Rounded
Scale Length 647.7mm / 25.5in
Hardware
Bridge 2 Bar, SJ-200 Moustache; Rosewood
Bridge Pins TUSQ finish Gold
Pickguard .060" Tortoise, J-200 Cream Flower with Border & Dots
Saddle Material TUSQ
Strap Buttons Endpin Jack
Truss Rod Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover 2-ply Black Bell
Tuner Plating Gold
Tuning Machines Grover Imperial
Electronics
Pickup system Baggs HiFi DNA
Controls 1 volume, 1 tone
Miscellaneous
Case Hardshell
Headstock Inlay Gibson Logo and Crown in Mother of Pearl