1952 Gibson J-200 Sunburst

Up for grabs is this 1952 Gibson J-200 in Tobacco Sunburst finish. You just gotta trust us here: this is one of the best sounding J-200's we've ever come across! It sounds how you always want these to sound, and sometimes never do: high volume, big bottom end, with beautiful clarity (NOT THIN). It also happens to have low action and plays like a dream. Very comfortable & easy playing medium C profile neck. Yes it's beat up (to say the least)....but the great ones always seem to be! What makes the guitar really interesting, is even though the serial and FON date to '52, it has some late 40's spec's. Which include it being single x-braced, (as opposed to double x-braced, which they switched to in '52), and the side of the headstock gets thinner at the top (which changed in 1950). At some point the guitar had a pickup. It might've had two, as there are 4 filled holes on the top where knobs used to be. There's also two filled input jacks. There's 1 crack repair on the top below the guard, and 3 repaired cracks on the back. All have been professionally repaired and are good to go! The tuners, truss rod cover, saddle, and bridge pins are not original, while the mustache bridge (and rest of the guitar) is. This one has all the magic folks. HSC included!

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Weight- 5lbs 1oz
Nut Width- 1.70"

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