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Gibson 1957 SJ-200 vs Taylor 517 Grand Pacific Builder's Edition V-Class

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Acoustic / Electric Guitars Gibson 1957 SJ-200 Taylor 517 Grand Pacific Builder's Edition V-Class
Summary
Rating
Review Rating 100%
Review Rating 97%
Rank
#13741
#14044
String Type: Steel Steel
Number of Strings: 6 6
Body Shape: 1957 Super Jumbo-200 Round Shoulder Dreadnought
Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed Right-handed
Color: Vintage Sunburst Antique Natural Wild Honey Burst Natural
Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer, VOS Satin
Top Wood: Thermally Aged Sitka Spruce Torrified Sitka Spruce
Back & Sides Wood: Flamed Maple Tropical Mahogany
Body Bracing: Scalloped X-bracing V-Class Mahogany
Binding: Multi-ply top/back Sapele
Neck Wood: 2-Piece Maple Tropical Mahogany
Neck Shape: Rounded Compound Carve
Radius: 12" 15"
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood West African Ebony
Fingerboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Graduated Crowns Grained Ivoroid Arrowheads
Number of Frets: 20, Standard 20
Scale Length: 25.5" 25.5"
Tuning Machines: Gotoh Keystone Taylor Nickel
Bridge Material: SJ-200 Four Bar Mooustache SJ-200 Four Bar Moustache West African Ebony
Nut/Saddle Material: Bone/Bone Black Graphite/Micarta
Nut Width: 1.725" 1.75"
Strings: .012-.053 Elixir Phosphor Bronze Medium
Case Included: Hardshell Case Hardshell Case
Manufacturer Part Number: CSJB2057VS CSJB2057AN A50203400000575S213 A50203400000575S216
Details
Brand Gibson Acoustic Taylor
Prices
MSRP $6,299.00 $2,899.00
Used Price $4,409.30 $2,029.30
Sale Price $5,669.10 $2,609.10

Acoustic / Electric Guitars Descriptions

Gibson 1957 SJ-200

6-string Acoustic Guitar with Spruce Top, Maple Back and Sides, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard - Vintage Sunburst

Taylor 517 Grand Pacific Builder's Edition V-Class

6-string Acoustic Guitar with Torrefied Sitka Spruce Top, Neo-Tropical Mahogany Back and Sides, Mahogany Neck, and Ebony Fingerboard - Wild Honey Burst

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