Steve Kalisher

Well it was worth the wait, albeit a long wait for sure (11 weeks). Guitar arrived back today and it's perfect. Thank you Gibson.

Thanks all for sharing your experiences. Definitely helped to soothe my guitar anxiety (well, most of you anyway !!). Not sure if it was this particular post, or just my dumb luck, but I received an email from Customer Support this morning saying that the guitar will be ready in 1 week. Keeping my fingers crossed.

I bought a brand-new SJ-200 Standard in April. It's absolutely gorgeous, sounds great, and plays great. Has a very slight buzzing on the A string at the 2nd and 3rd frets. I tried giving the neck a bit of relief, but the buzz wouldn't go away until the action got too high. So, I called Gibson Support and was able to get an RMA number (official repair #) and the guitar was sent back to Nashville on 6/21, They told me that it would probably take 2-3 weeks to repair. It's now 8/24, (9 weeks from sending it back to them), and now they claim that it's still going to be another3-5 weeks until it's ready. For a brand-new guitar?? Heck, they've had it in the shop longer than I've had it in my home. I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't worried about what they need to do and what type of condition it will be in upon return. Anyone else have issues with their guitar repair in Nashville?

Heard back from Gibson and yes, it was a lucky mistake that got by their inspection. My guitar is indeed unique.

Thanks for the serial # info. Using 1st and 5th, it is indeed a 2022 so it’s good to know that my new Gibson wasn’t sitting in a storage warehouse for 2 years. As far as the photos go, the Gibson site is still showing the Standard with the 2 bar and the Original with the 4 bar. I’m waiting for Gibson to reply to my inquiry.

I bought a new SJ-200 Standard in April 2022 in wine red. It’s been very difficult to find brand new ones these days but I was fortunate to locate a music store that had 2 left and luckily got mine. It appears to have been manufactured in 2020 as the serial # starts with ‘20’. From everything I’ve seen and read about the SJ-200 Standard , it comes with a beautiful 2-bar mustache bridge, yet mine arrived with a 4-bar mustache bridge just like the SJ-200 Original. I assure you it’s a Standard. I’m not complaining as the 4-bar is quite beautiful, but wonder if anyone else has ever seen the Standard with a 4-bar mustache bridge or is mine just a happy mistake by the folks in Bozeman, Montana??