📝 Description

The Epiphone 1957 SJ-200 Electro-Acoustic Guitar is a premium recreation of one of the most iconic acoustic guitars ever made, often called the “King of the Flat-Tops.” Developed in collaboration with the Gibson Custom Shop, it blends vintage 1950s design with modern craftsmanship and electronics.

This guitar features a Super Jumbo body, delivering a powerful, full-bodied tone with deep lows, rich mids, and sparkling highs—ideal for stage, studio, and professional performance.

Crafted with all-solid tonewoods, including a thermally aged Sitka spruce top and figured maple back and sides, it produces a resonant, vintage-inspired sound that improves with age.

Equipped with L.R. Baggs electronics, it ensures natural amplified tone, making it perfect for live performances. It also comes with a premium hardshell case, offering excellent protection and portability.

🔧 Specifications

🎼 General

• Body Shape: Super Jumbo (SJ-200)
• Number of Strings: 6
• Orientation: Right-handed
• Included: Hardshell Case

🌲 Body & Build

• Top Wood: Thermally Aged Solid Sitka Spruce
• Back & Sides: Solid Figured Maple
• Bracing: Scalloped X-bracing
• Finish: Vintage Original Sheen (VOS) / Gloss
• Binding: Multi-ply (top & back)

🎸 Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck Material: Flame Maple (with walnut center strip)
• Neck Profile: C-shape
• Scale Length: 25.5 inches (647.7 mm)
• Fingerboard Material: Laurel / Indian Rosewood (variant dependent)
• Fingerboard Radius: 12 inches
• Frets: 20
• Nut Width: ~1.724 inches (43.8 mm)
• Inlays: Mother-of-pearl graduated crown

⚙️ Hardware

• Bridge: J-200 “Moustache” style (Laurel/Rosewood)
• Saddle: Compensated Bone
• Nut: Bone
• Tuning Machines: Epiphone Deluxe
• Pickguard: Engraved SJ-200 style

🔌 Electronics

• Pickup: L.R. Baggs Bronze Piezo (under-saddle)
• Preamp: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze VTC
• Controls: Soundhole-mounted Volume & Tone
• Output: 1/4" Endpin Jack

🎵 Strings

• Gauge: .012 – .053

⭐ Key Features

• Premium all-solid wood construction for rich tone
• Iconic SJ-200 jumbo body with bold projection
• Thermally aged top for vintage sound character
• High-quality L.R. Baggs electronics for stage use
• Elegant mother-of-pearl inlays & engraved pickguard
• Comes with a custom hardcase