Gibson Custom is going country with the brand new Johnny Cash SJ-200 and Rosanne Cash J-185 acoustic models.
The Johnny Cash SJ-200 offers a handmade version of Johnny’s distinctive signature late 1950s SJ-200, while the Rosanne Cash J-185 was made in close collaboration with Rosanne Cash and the expert luthiers at the Gibson acoustic craftory in Bozeman, MT. The Johnny Cash SJ-200 recreates Cash’s beloved comes in a striking Vintage Cherry Sunburst finish and features a Johnny Cash Custom hardshell guitar case is included.
The Rosanne Cash J-185 features a Flame Maple body that is slightly thinner for superior playing comfort, a thermally aged Sitka spruce top, and a SlimTaper 24.75″ Mahogany neck with a Rosewood fretboard that’s outfitted with 20 standard frets and mother-of-pearl parallelogram inlays.
The Gibson logo and Crown are also mother-of-pearl, as is the Cash logo on the unique-to-this-model pickguard, designed by Rosanne and her husband, John Leventhal, with inspiration from her father’s iconic SJ-200 pickguard shape.
The Rosanne Cash J-185 comes loaded with a L.R. Baggs VTC under saddle pickup and preamp system and arrives in a stunning Heritage Cherry Sunburst finish. A Custom Rosanne Cash hardshell guitar case is included.
“Guitars were always around in the house and my Dad would always have a guitar in his lap, even if he wasn’t playing it,” said Rosanne Cash of the models. “It speaks to.. personal, professional legacy… it is so essential to my family. I have known that guitar, my Dad’s Gibson, for so many years. That guitar is part of Dad.
“The instrument is not just a vehicle, instruments have different songs in them. I think great art lasts forever and I do hope these get passed down to children, grandchildren, and on and on and on.”
Both are limited to 100 units. Get ’em here.
