Lightly aged to mimic the wear of a well-loved vintage classic, Gibson Acoustic’s 1957 SJ-200 Murphy Lab Light Aged is an immaculate replica of Gibson’s legendary Super Jumbo model. It all starts with a thermally aged Sitka spruce top, providing you with all the sonic depth and vintage character you’d expect from a half-century-old 6-string.
A massive Super Jumbo-sized body with maple back and sides produces superb sonic balance across the spectrum, with growling lows, forward midrange, and beautifully bell-like highs. On the opposite end, you get a sturdy maple neck carved into a period-correct "Historic" profile, topped with stunning rosewood, and then finished with graduated crown mother-of-pearl inlays.
Finally, it simply wouldn’t be “king of the flat-tops” without an array of royal appointments — the 1957 SJ-200 Murphy Lab Light Aged boasts all the high-end aesthetics of an authentic 1957 model, including the iconic “mustache” bridge, stylish headstock stinger, floral-themed pickguard, and multi-ply binding on just about every inch of this superlative 6-string.
| Top Material: | Thermally Aged Red Spruce |
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Top Bracing: | Scalloped X-Bracing |
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Back & Sides Material: | Flamed Maple |
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Finish: | Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Murphy Lab Light Aged |
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Neck Material: | 2-Piece Maple |
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Neck Profile: | Rounded |
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Fingerboard Material: | Rosewood |
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Fingerboard Inlays: | Mother-of-pearl Graduated Crowns |
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Number of Frets: | 20, Standard |
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Nut Material: | Bone |
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Nut Width: | 1.725" (43.82mm) |
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Scale: | 25.5" (647.7mm) |
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Bridge: | Rosewood SJ-200 Four Bar Moustache™ |
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Tuners: | Gotoh Keystone Aged |
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Pickguard: | Tortoise Hand-engraved with the J-200’s traditional Floral and Vine Design |
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Strings: | 0.012 / 0.053 |
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Case: | Gibson Hardshell Case |
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Accessories: | Gibson Accesory Kit |
