Johnny Cash's J200

[JuanCarlosVejar]

i know it was from the 50's but that is all I know . he was mosty a Martin guy

[jchabalk]

Is this the one you're talking about?

 

i don't know anything about it, but aside from the pickguard and fret board i'd bet a TV model is meant to be as similar as you can find.

 

 

[Craig910]

 

I'm not sure, but for some reason I'm thinking this guitar was sold at auction a couple years ago.

I believe it's a 1957 J-200

[StijnV]

O wow, that must be a rare bird !:unsure:

[BigKahune]

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A cool piece of memorabilia.

 

But I'm not a fan of the giant pickguards.

[fortyearspickn]

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A cool piece of memorabilia.

 

But I'm not a fan of the giant pickguards.

That's back in the day - when bumpers were chrome plated and weight 500 pounds each!

[MissouriPicker]

I think he had three J200s. Two are shown here, and one was stolen and never recovered (don't know if it's in one of the pics). Cash got a contract with Martin in early 1960 (61?) and pretty much played them onstage afterwards, although he still would show-up at times with a Gibson or a Guild. I read on an auction site that at the time of his death, he had over one-hundred guitars and that approx 70 were auctioned-off, while the remaining ones were kept by his family. The majority of the guitars he had were Martins and Gibsons, with quite-a-few Guilds and Fenders and the rest various luthiers and brands. Marty Stuart, who lived right down-the-road from Cash said that quite often when he'd go to Cash's home, Cash would play June's favorite guitar, a Hummingbird. He played a very large Guild during much of the 80's (a D605 or something like that). BTW, Ring of Fire was recorded with Johnny playing a Guild. Don't recall the model number, but I've seen pics and it is a smaller guitar. Cash gave it as a gift to Marshall Grant, his bass player, and Grant (I think) gave it to one of the Hall of Fames that Johnny is in.

[retrorod]

Good Info