First created in the mid-1990s, the SJ-200 Monarch has become the ultimate custom edition of Gibson’s world-famous Super Jumbo acoustic guitar. This museum-worthy masterpiece SJ-200 Monarch Rosewood is truly a one-of-a-kind art piece.
Due to the considerable amount of handwork and customization done by our highly skilled artisans, the SJ-200 Monarch is an exceedingly rare model from the Gibson Custom team in Bozeman, Montana, and each one is individually and sequentially numbered on the back of the headstock near the serial number.
The SJ-200 Monarch Rosewood features AAA Indian rosewood back and sides, a AAA Sitka spruce top, a AAA maple neck with a rounded profile and ebony fretboard, and is lavishly appointed with mother of pearl and abalone inlays, including the stunningly detailed Monarch Crown inlays on the fretboard, the mother of pearl on the four-bar Moustache™ bridge, the abalone on the multi-ply binding, the mother of pearl Gibson script headstock logo, and the mother of pearl and abalone truss rod cover and Monarch Crown inlay on the headstock.
The famous SJ-200 pickguard is also adorned with an abalone border and dots. Even the serial number is presented as an engraving on a mother-of-pearl arrow inlay on the rear of the headstock. The tuners are engraved gold Waverly open gear units. The nut, bridge saddle, and bridge pins are all bone.
BODY
Body Shape: SJ-200
Top Species: Sitka Spruce
Rosette Type: Multi ply w/ Abalone
Top Bracing Pattern: SJ-200 Template
Back Species: Indian Rosewood 3 pc Back
Marquetry Strip: Multi ply w/ Abalone
Ribs Species: Indian Rosewood
Binding Top: Multi ply w/ Abalone
Binding Back: Multi ply w/ Abalone
NECK
Neck Species: 2pc Maple
Neck Joint Location: 14th Fret
Veneer Material: Ebony
Veneer Binding: Multi-ply
Peg Head Inlay: Mop Separate G Script & Mop -AB Monarch Crown
Nut Material: Bone
FRET BOARD
Fret Board: Ebony
Nut Width: 1.725"
Fret Board Radius: 12"
Fret Board Binding: Multi ply
Inlay Pattern: Mop & AB Monarch Crowns
FINISH
Top Color: Tri-Burst
Neck Color: Tri-Burst
BRIDGE
Bridge Style: SJ-200 Mustache 4 Bar
Wood: Ebony
Inlay Material/Pattern: 4 AB Bars w/ Mop Border & Mop Dots
SETUP
Saddle Material: Bone
Bridge Pins: Bone
Tuner Type: Engraved Waverly Gold
Electronics: None
Pickguard Shape: 200 Elite Monarch w/ AB Dots / AB Border
Pickguard Material: .060 Tortoise
Truss Rod Cover: AB w/ Mop Border & Banner
Serial number : 21124031
