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1957 Gibson SJ
The guitar is a total beauty and has all the tone any of us want in a Gibson J. It's bass is strong, present, defined but thumpy, and full of warmth, mids are classic 50's Gibson, and the trebles are lively and thick. It's a great sounding guitar with excellent volume and string balance.
This SJ is completely original but for its saddle, bridge pins, first 7 frets, and tuner buttons. It has a few repaired back cracks and a repaired top crack at the pickguard's inside margin. Finish is original and shows its age very attractively. There's no excessive playwear, but there are plenty of craze-lines in the lacquer, some belt rash on the back, and areas of flaked-off finish on the headstock. It looks great. The neck has a typical rounded feel, a nut width of 1-11/16, and 24.75” scale.
The guitar's neck has been cleanly reset, and the first 7 frets have been replaced. The setup is excellent, and the guitar currently plays with 4-6 action and regular light strings. There's an older passive top-sensor pickup in the guitar as well with a standard endpin jack.
With hard-shell case
