Epiphone Pre-War SJ-200 Rosewood Reissue Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst

Throwing it over to the original "King of the Flat-Tops," the Epiphone Pre-War SJ-200 Rosewood Reissue is a royal recreation. Following in the example set by Gibson's original SJ-200s, originally made with rosewood back and sides before being switched to maple, this Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom creation homes in on authentic rosewood royalty.

Today's Epiphone Pre-War SJ-200 Rosewood Reissue hearkens to the pre-war and pre-Depression Gibson models of the day. The Great Depression weighed heavy on the musical instrument market, meaning original rosewood SJ-200s were produced and bought in limited supply. This limited demand and supply places original pre-war rosewood SJ-200s among Gibson's most coveted acoustic guitars. For anyone looking to get in on one such acoustic, Epiphone's Inspired by Gibson Custom series has your back.

The Epiphone Pre-War SJ-200 Rosewood Reissue is a recreation of a vintage icon with authentic materials and classically-inspired details. This begins with a thermally aged solid spruce top kicking off the entire experience. Heat-treated to impart some welcomed age to the guitar's tone and aesthetics, the solid spruce top gives some lived-in character to the experience overall. This top is matched with a traditional scalloped X-Brace bracing pattern with quartersawn solid spruce braces that enhance balance and projection. Solid rosewood constitutes the SJ-200's back and sides, fulfilling that part of its "Rosewood Reissue" moniker and falling in line with Gibson's pre-war blueprint.

Moving on, this Epiphone creation features a two-piece maple neck with a rosewood stringer. The stringer, a thin piece of rosewood that runs down the length of the neck, makes for a geometric addition to the guitar's visual presentation that elevates it definitively. A Round D neck profile fits the palm well for any player to grab a hold and explore all areas and registers of the neck. With this neck, an ebony fingerboard joins in with twenty frets bearing Mother of Pearl graduated crown fret inlays for that classy and classic visual element.

Past the neck and the body, this pre-war experience is far from over. At the Gibson "open book"-style headstock, a bone nut and Grover Imperial tuning machines grasp strings easily for quick stringing and sturdy tuning. The headstock's vintage-style Epiphone logo is matched with an aged Mother of Pearl Gibson Crown inlay on the front and a stinger on the back for that added visual statement. At the scale's opposite end, an ebony SJ-200 open two-bar Moustache bridge lands with Mother of Pearl inlays for a sturdy yet ornate feature. A radiant, patterned pickguard brings out more of the aesthetic razzle-dazzle the "King of the Flat-Tops" is known for. For a more modern consideration, the SJ-200 features an L.R. Baggs Element Bronze VTC preamp that translates its tones to the stage or studio. A Red Line-inspired hardshell case travels with this guitar for security and safety.

Reviving one of the acoustic guitar world's most coveted pieces, this Epiphone creation is pre-war royalty incarnate.

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