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Differences between Gibson SJ-200 Original and SJ-200 Standard?
I'm on Musicians' Friend looking at the Gibson SJ-200 Standard and the SJ-200 Original...Besides the tuners, what are the differences between these two models? I don't see any differences in the specs listed. Thanks.
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Here's the 2 specifications,
https://www.gibson.com/Guitar/ACCFZN...ntique-Natural https://www.gibson.com/Guitar/ACCBUQ...ntique-Natural The Original has bone nut & saddle - not Tusq Dovetail neck joint not ? 4 bar insert moustache bridge - not 2 bar Wide white border truss rod cover No painted border around the pick guard ... strange one, I like the Standard border version! Gotoh Keystone tuners not Grover Rotomatics - as you mentioned ... I have those Gotoh's on my SJ-200 and they are superb, super smooth. LR Baggs VTC not LR Baggs Anthem Only $200 between them ... I'd like the Original with the pick guard from the Standard!
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Decided I just had to have an SJ-200, I wanted a new Standard but can't find any and heard Gibson is back-ordered to June '23? So I found and ordered a new Original based on this comparison post
I really don't like the look of the Gotoh Keystone tuners especially on a $5K guitar, so I spent another $70 to order a set of the Grover Rotomatics. |
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The keystone tuners have push fit bushings, the Grovers are screw-in with a washer. The Grovers require a bigger diameter hole so the original hole needs to be reamed out slightly. I think it's a backward step but it's your (beautiful) guitar.
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While $5K is a lot of scratch to lay out on a guitar, if Bozeman actually reproduced a SJ/J200 as they were built in Kalamazoo you would likely be looking at a 5 digit price tag given all of the extra materials and labor that would be required to produce a guitar which was not only unique in looks but structurally.
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