2023 Gibson SJ-200 Custom Shop Western Classic Rosewood w LR Baggs ~ Vintage Sunburst

Congratulations.

You’ve just stumbled across the acoustic equivalent of showing up to a backyard barbecue in a Bentley.

You could… but now nobody’s talking about the potato salad anymore.

This is Gibson’s Custom Shop SJ-200 Western Classic, affectionately known as the King of the Flat-Tops. Calling it “big” doesn’t really do it justice. This thing has enough projection to politely remind your banjo player that he’s no longer the loudest person in the county. The bass is rich, the trebles sparkle, the mids are perfectly balanced, and the entire guitar somehow manages to sound like it charges admission every time you strum a G chord.

Even sitting on a stand, it radiates the kind of confidence usually reserved for people who own private islands and never ask what the price of guacamole is.

And yes… before anyone writes in…

The serial number starts with “22,” but this beauty wasn’t actually completed until January 13th, 2023. Gibson has long embraced the philosophy that calendars are merely helpful suggestions. Who are we to argue with a company that has been building legendary guitars since the 1800s?

Specs:

• Model: 2023 Gibson Custom Shop SJ-200 Western Classic
• Finish: Vintage Sunburst
• Top: Sitka Spruce with Binding and Top Purfling
• Back & Sides: Rosewood, Back Center Strip
• Neck: 3-Piece Maple with Rosewood Center Strip
• Neck Profile: Rounded, .923” 1st Fret, .991” 9th Fret
• Fingerboard: Bound Ebony with Fretboard Purfling
• Fingerboard Inlays: Mother-Of-Pearl Block
• Scale Length: 25.5″
• Nut Width: 1.725″
• Bridge: Ebony Moustache Bridge, with Mother-of-Pearl Inlays
• Nut: Bone
• Saddle: Bone
• Binding: Top, Back, Fretboard, Headstock, Multi-Ply
• Tuners: Waverly Open Gear, Gold with Butterbean Buttons
• Electronics: LR Baggs VTC
• Pick-Guard: Tortoise Western Classic with White Border
• Other: Throw-Back Gibson Custom Shop Logo on Back Headstock
• Serial #: 23552067

Condition:

She was born on January 13th, 2023 and is in Very Good condition. It has clearly been played by someone who believed guitars belong in hands instead of climate-controlled museums. There are light surface scratches, normal pickguard wear, a few tiny finish impressions, and one small finish chip on the rear edge of the headstock. There are no cracks, no repairs, and no structural issues whatsoever. It plays exactly like the Custom Shop masterpiece it is.

Includes:

• Original Brown Gibson Custom Shop Hardshell Case
• Original Gibson Custom Shop Certificate Of Authenticity
• Original Case Candy
• Original Gibson Inspection Card

Here’s a free warning…

If you own several acoustics, do not play this one first.

Because after about twenty minutes you’ll start looking around the room wondering why you’ve been paying rent to those other freeloaders.

One of them will eventually become the “campfire guitar.”

One will become the “travel guitar.”

One will become the “I should really sell that someday” guitar.

And this SJ-200?

This one gets the nice stand in the living room where visitors accidentally say,

“Whoa… can I see that?”

…which is immediately followed by,

“Wow… I get it now.” 😄

Whoever brings this baby home is going to be STOKED!!

LET’S GO!!