Detail 01
Scalloped X-bracing
The guitar uses scalloped X-bracing beneath its thermally aged solid Sitka spruce top.
Product detailSKU #1500000450400
EpiphoneInspired by Gibson Custom 1957 SJ-200 Reissue Acoustic-Electric Guitar Antique Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Epiphone’s Inspired by Gibson Custom 1957 SJ-200 Reissue is a right-handed Super Jumbo acoustic-electric in Antique Natural. A thermally aged solid Sitka spruce top is matched with solid figured maple back and sides, supported by scalloped X-bracing. The two-piece flamed maple neck has a walnut center strip, C profile, 25.5-inch scale, and bound Indian rosewood fingerboard. For live or direct recording work, the LR Baggs Element Bronze VTC undersaddle pickup is operated by volume and tone controls mounted at the soundhole.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Live sets needing onboard volume and tone control without relocating the controls to the body exterior.
- Direct studio recording through the fitted LR Baggs Element Bronze VTC undersaddle pickup.
- Transporting the guitar in the included Inspired by Gibson Custom hardshell case.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players, because this is a right-handed model.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Two-piece flamed maple neck with walnut center strip
The neck combines two pieces of flamed maple around a walnut center strip.
Detail 03
Moustache rosewood bridge
The rosewood bridge has mother-of-pearl bar inlays.
Detail 04
Soundhole-mounted controls
Volume and tone controls are positioned at the soundhole.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, six-string SJ-200 model.
- 02The nut width is 1.72 inches; scale length is 25.5 inches.
- 03It includes an Inspired by Gibson Custom hardshell case.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickup system does it use?
It is equipped with an LR Baggs Element Bronze VTC undersaddle pickup.
02How are the electronics controlled?
Volume and tone controls are mounted at the soundhole.
03What woods are used for the body?
It has a thermally aged solid Sitka spruce top with solid figured maple back and sides.
04Does a case come with the guitar?
Yes. An Inspired by Gibson Custom hardshell case is included.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
6 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of frets
- 20
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 25.5"
13 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Natural
- Top Material
- Thermally aged solid Sitka spruce
- Saddle material
- Bone
- Neck Wood
- Two-piece flamed maple
- Back and sides wood
- Solid figured maple
- Bridge wood
- Rosewood
- Neck wood
- Two-piece flamed maple
- Fingerboard wood
- Indian rosewood
- Hardware finish
- Gold
- Nut material
- Bone
- Body Shape
- SJ-200
- Top wood
- Thermally aged solid Sitka spruce
- Neck joint
- Glued-in dovetail
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 25.5"
- Nut width
- 1.72"
16 detailsOther
- Inlays
- Mother-of-pearl graduated crown
- Neck shape
- C profile
- Case
- Inspired by Gibson Custom hardshell case
- Pickup system
- LR Baggs Element Bronze VTC
- Tier
- new
- Controls
- Soundhole-mounted volume and tone
- Body style
- SJ-200
- Binding
- Multi-ply top and back, single-ply fretboard and headstock
- Category Source
- detail
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Epiphone Deluxe
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Bridge pins
- Bone
- Bracing
- Scalloped X-bracing
- Source Id
- site51500000450400
- Bridge
- Moustache with mother-of-pearl bar inlays
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