Gibson announced it has teamed with the family of Phil and Don Everly, aka The Everly Brothers, to celebrate their lasting musical legacy.
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Gibson released the limited-edition Everly Brothers SJ-200 acoustic guitar.
The Everly Brothers recorded the majority of their hits such as “Bye Bye Love,†“Wake Up Little Susie,†“All I Have to Do is Dream,†and others on Gibson J-200’s. This is back when artists recorded in mono and for all intents and purposes, live.
If you needed to turn your acoustic guitar down during a certain section of the song, you had to back up from the microphone exactly the right amount when that time came during the song. The same for vocals and all the other instruments.
As Phil Everly once said, “Before there was Pro Tools, there were Pros.†And pros used J200’s. Guitar was their choice instrument and the brothers worked closely with Gibson to develop these new Gibson 200s known as “The King of the Flat-Tops†with double pickguards.
The SJ, or Super Jumbo body shape, was first designed by Gibson in 1937 and engineered for volume even with a natural touch, and with Phil and Don Everly’s matching Gibson SJ-200 acoustic guitars and their soaring harmonies, music royalty had finally created the perfect fit.
Rare and collectible, these Everly Brothers SJ-200 acoustic guitars are handmade by the expert luthiers and artisans of Gibson Acoustic Custom Shop in Bozeman, Montana and feature the detailed SJ-200 ornamentation and beauty expected from Gibson acoustics.
Equipped with a AA flame maple back and sides paired with a thermally aged Sitka spruce top, the guitar is capped with the dual pickguards that The Everly Brothers made famous.
The Everly Brothers SJ-200 features a stunning Ebony finish and also has essential SJ-200 cosmetic appointments including classic mother-of-pearl graduated crown inlays on the rosewood fretboard, as well as a “Moustache†bridge with four bar mother-of-pearl inlays.
The bridge saddle, nut and bridge pins are bone, while Gold Grover@ Rotomatic@ tuners ensure solid tuning stability; an SJ-200 hardshell acoustic guitar case is included.
An acoustic masterpiece, only 30 of these limited edition Everly Brothers SJ-200 guitars will be available. ■