Jinder Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 I’m coming to the end of my current UK tour, on which I’ve used my Sunrise equipped Maple AJ for most shows. Yesterday evening I played a show at Norwich Guildhall, one of the most prestigious and glitzy venues on the tour, so figured I should bring out a more fittingly attired guitar...I haven’t played my SJ200 for a few weeks as she’s been in need of a setup, so decided to spend yesterday morning setting her up and fitting a nice new set of EXP 80/20 12s First job was to re-radius the saddle as it wasn’t quite cut right...finished that off in short order, then polished the frets, checked the nut slots for burrs and restrung her. Neck relief was just right so no need to tweak, just tune up and go...hit an open E and felt that familiar rattling ribcage! At the gig she performed like an absolute star. So easy to play after the setup and endlessly toneful. My SJ200 just has a humble Matrix Infinity pickup, and whilst it isn’t quite a Sunrise, it suits the guitar very well and the tone garnered a lot of compliments last night. I feel so lucky to own the beautiful instruments in my humble collection, and some nights there is nothing that can beat the feel and tone of an SJ200...last night was just such a night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 They are special and regal. I still regret selling my standard maple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 They are special and regal. I still regret selling my standard maple. Are those repro Kluson Sealfast tuners? If so, an original set for a Gibson will run you up to $700 while a set with Epiphone E Epsilon will set you back $400. Whle I know Epi is using hem on some of the Masterbilt archtops as far as I know they are not available to the public. I actually once ran into a 1958 J-200 that had a set Gibson must have scrounged from the old Epi stock because they had attempted to turn the E Epsilon into a "G." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 They are special and regal. I still regret selling my standard maple. Are those repro Kluson Sealfast tuners? While Epiphone uses them on some of their Masterbilt archtops as far as I know they are not available to the public. Originals can set you back big bucks these days. I once ran into a 1958 J-200 that had a set that Gibson must have scrounged from the old Epiphone stockpile as they are attempted to turn to E Epsilon into a "G." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Are those repro Kluson Sealfast tuners? While Epiphone uses them on some of their Masterbilt archtops as far as I know they are not available to the public. Originals can set you back big bucks these days. I once ran into a 1958 J-200 that had a set that Gibson must have scrounged from the old Epiphone stockpile as they are attempted to turn to E Epsilon into a "G." This is what it came with from the factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Two awesome guitars. Really sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinoyGibson Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Beautiful J200s! Always loved these guitars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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