Here we have a rare guitar, indeed! This is a Gibson SJ-300 in a beautiful rich sunburst finish – the absolute top Gibson acoustic guitar built by their master luthiers at their Custom Shop in Bozeman, Montana.

These guitars don’t come around very often. I’ve even heard Gibson lovers talk amongst themselves about whether or not this guitar even exists. This example proves that it does, indeed, exist.

The Gibson SJ-300 shares the same body dimensions as the Gibson SJ-200. However, the SJ-300 is much more decorative than a standard SJ-200. This guitar features abalone inlays on the headstock, fretboard, and bridge. It also features an abalone rosette.

Another great feature of this guitar is its ebony fretboard. Many guitarists prefer an ebony fretboard to rosewood, myself included. This particular cut of ebony is jet black and of the highest quality. All of the acoustic guitars currently being built by Gibson have rosewood fretboards. For various reasons, Gibson’s Acoustic plant is not using any ebony.

This guitar also features beautiful cuts of rosewood for the back and sides. This particular guitar has a very full-bodied sound. Rosewood has a much bigger voice than maple, including substantially more bass.

Excellent condition with Gibson Hardcase, Vintage Gibson Dove leather strap and 2 custom made sound hole covers.

Features:
• Handcrafted in: Bozeman, MT
• Body Style: Super Jumbo
• Top Species: AAA Premium Sitka Spruce
• Back and Sides: Premium Indian Rosewood
• Body Binding: 6-ply top, 4-ply back, single-ply headstock
• Neck Species: Mahogany
• Scale: 25-1/2 inch
• Profile: Round
• Fingerboard Species: Ebony
• Binding: Single-ply
• Inlays: Abalone Crowns
• Nut Width: 1.725
• Bridge: Ebony Moustache
• Bridge Inlay: 4 Abalone Bars
• Pins: White
• Tuners: Gold Grover Imperial
• Pickguard: Tortoise SJ 300 w/ abalone dots
• Pickups: Active Preamp
• Case: Premium Hardshell