The dovetail neck joint is one of the oldest-and best-ways of securely joining the neck to the body of a guitar. The fingerboard also sports traditional binding over the fret ends, which was a staple feature of many classic Gibson acoustics for many years.
The SJ-200's graduated crown inlays are made of genuine mother of pearl, and are inserted into the fingerboard using a process that eliminates gaps and doesn't require the use of fillers. The resilience of this durable wood makes the fingerboard extremely balanced and stable, and gives each chord and note unparalleled clarity and bite. The fingerboard of Gibson's SJ-200 Standard is constructed from the highest grade rosewood on earth, which is personally inspected and qualified by Gibson's team of skilled experts before it enters the Gibson factories. Rosewood Fingerboard with Traditional Binding and Graduated Crown Inlays Over the years, it has also been called a "thistle" because of the group of flowering plants with the sharp prickles, though Gibson has preferred to call it a "crown." Gibson put the first crown peghead logo on an ES-300 back in 1940, and it has graced the headstocks of many legendary Gibson guitars ever since, including today's SJ-200 Standard. All moving parts are cut for exact meshing, eliminating the possibility of slippage, with a special lubricant inside the gear box for smooth and accurate tuning stability. With a gear ratio of 15:1, these Gotoh tuners deliver precision tuning in a durable housing that provides maximum protection for the gear and string post. Gibson's SJ-200 Standard features Gotoh's green button, Kluson-style tuners.
It represents more than a century of originality and excellence. There is no mistaking the classic, mother-of-pearl logo, pressed onto the face of the headstock. The Gibson name has graced the most innovative and revolutionary acoustic guitars of our time-the Super Jumbos, the J-45, the Hummingbird, the Dove. The SJ-200 Standard sings with deep, well-balanced tone and powerful sound. The SJ-200 was originally built to cut through the loudest acoustic ensembles, but ended up defining the new American music scene of the 1930s on its way to becoming the world's most famous acoustic guitar. The SJ-200 Standard acoustic guitar delivers the look, feel, and sound of Gibson's original Super Jumbo as it first appeared in 1937.