2011 Gibson SJ200 Studio – £2499

NEW ARRIVAL  Gibson’s Studio range gives the chance to buy classic Gibson models in a stripped back format. There’s nothing budget about them, just some of the bells and some of the whistles are missing. With the SJ200 the classic Spruce / Flame Maple jumbo has a pinstriped pickguard and unbound neck and headstock. The moustache bridge, crown fingerboard inlays, and crown headstock with Abalone headstock logo are all present and correct. The feel and tone are still high end Gibson, and the Grover tuners are somehow more business like than tulip Klusons. Stripped back it may be, but it still packs a punch, and gives the classic room filling sound with great resonance and long sustain. The guitar is in very good condition, there’s just one noticeable ding on the top. The guitar has a Fishman Ellipse Aura pickup system fitted which sounds very natural when plugged in.