![]() It also has the open, adjustable, screwed-in bridge, but not a tuneamatic. Most importantly, the guitar has the "tone killing" screw on brace just ahead of the bridge (see photo) which was a "feature" (I guess) of the J-200 after the early 60's. There is a line of binding running down the length of the back of the guitar. The guitar is 17" wide and has 7-ply binding. The fingerboard is light ebony and is very narrow at the nut (like most late-60's Gibsons). The back of the headstock has a "stinger" on it, and the Gibson logo is missing the dot over the "i" and has both an open open "b" and "o". The guitar has wear on it and checking typical of a 45 year old player. Original, made in the US Grovers are also present. What it does have is it's six digit serial number that dates it to about 1968. The guitar also does not have a Gibson sticker anywhere on the inside of the box. Did Gibson have a habit in those days of custom making these guitars such that a customer could order a different guard? There is no evidence of prior pickguard being removed. If you note in the pictures below, the pickguard is not the typical floral, tortoise-shell guard one typically sees on this model, but rather it is a plain-jane guard. The guitar sounds amazing, but something is puzzling me. I came across an interesting late-60's J-200 recently.
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