Detail 01
Thermally aged Sitka spruce top
The guitar uses a Sitka spruce top with thermal aging specified.
Product detailSKU #1500000450425
Gibson CustomMurphy Lab 1957 SJ-200 Light Aged Acoustic Guitar Dark Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The Murphy Lab 1957 SJ-200 Light Aged is a right-handed six-string acoustic with an SJ-200 body, thermally aged Sitka spruce top, and AAA flamed maple back and sides. Its two-piece AAA maple neck includes a walnut stringer, a rounded profile, and a rosewood fingerboard with 20 frets on a 25.5-inch scale. Traditional scalloped X-bracing, bone nut and saddle, and the Murphy Lab Light Aged finish are part of the build. It ships in a 1950s-style Lifton hardshell case.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players seeking an acoustic SJ-200 with flamed maple back and sides.
- Players who want the listed Murphy Lab Light Aged treatment and a 1950s-style Lifton case.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players requiring onboard pickup electronics; no pickup system or controls are listed.
- Left-handed players, because this model is right handed.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
AAA flamed maple back and sides
These are the listed back-and-side woods.
Detail 03
Two-piece AAA maple neck with walnut stringer
Describes the neck construction.
Detail 04
Rounded neck; rosewood fingerboard; 20 frets
Defines the listed neck profile, fingerboard material, and fret count.
Detail 05
25.5-inch scale length
Sets the instrument’s listed scale length.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This model is specified as an acoustic guitar, with no pickup system or controls listed.
- 02Confirm the right-handed orientation.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Does it include a case?
Yes. It comes with a 1950s-style Lifton hardshell case.
02What woods are used in the body?
It has a thermally aged Sitka spruce top and AAA flamed maple back and sides.
03Does it have electronics?
No pickup system or onboard controls are listed.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
6 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of frets
- 20
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 25.5"
13 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Natural
- Top Material
- Thermally aged Sitka spruce
- Saddle material
- Bone
- Neck Wood
- Two-piece AAA maple with walnut stringer
- Back and sides wood
- AAA flamed maple
- Bridge wood
- Rosewood
- Neck wood
- Two-piece AAA maple with walnut stringer
- Fingerboard wood
- Rosewood
- Hardware finish
- Aged gold
- Color Finish
- Murphy Lab Light Aged
- Nut material
- Bone
- Body Shape
- SJ-200
- Top wood
- Thermally aged Sitka spruce
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 25.5"
- Nut width
- 1.72"
16 detailsOther
- Inlays
- Mother-of-pearl graduated crowns
- Neck shape
- Rounded
- Case
- 1950s-style Lifton hardshell
- Tier
- platinum
- Body style
- SJ-200
- Finish
- Murphy Lab Light Aged
- Binding
- Multi-ply top and back, single-ply headstock and fretboard
- Category Source
- detail
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Gotoh with keystone buttons
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Bridge pins
- Bone
- Bracing
- Traditional scalloped X-bracing
- Pickguard
- Tortoiseshell SJ-200 with classic SJ-200 graphics
- Source Id
- site51500000450425
- Bridge
- SJ-200 Four Bar Moustache with mother-of-pearl inlays
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