The other major difference is the scale length. Its the only one Ive seen in Ebony Black, with the factory LR Baggs system. These were the absolute top of the line in this time period of Gibson Bozeman. Thus, the neck helps tone down the brightness of the maple body a bit. Here is a rare 1991 Gibson J200 in Ebony Black, with the factory LR Baggs Element System. This page contains information, pictures, videos, user generated reviews, automatically generated review and videos about Gibson J-200 Custom but we do not warrant the quality, accuracy or completeness of any information on our web site. Those are a totally different sounding animal. Many people say that the mahogany neck helps round out the sound on the J-185 for a fuller tone compared to the more brittle tone of the J200. Gibson J-200 Custom 4.16 out of 5 based on 1 ratings. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Gibson J-200 Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings, Lights 12-53 at. Incidentally I recommend when buying a used J200 that you make sure it's noty a mid 70's one that has a double x bracing underneath. The koa seems a bit more versatile and a little more satisfying for strumming. The Generation Collection version, the G-200, does many things that a good jumbo should. But while it may not be as famous as some of its other acoustic and electric kin, the J-200 is one of the most beautiful and impressive Gibsons of all. The two guitars have slightly different tones and as you would expect the maple is brighter a bit and the koa is more midrangy. Gibsons list of iconic designs is lengthy to say the least. There are many great guitars out there that have one or two but when they have all three my wallet comes out. They just sound great fingerpicking or strumming or capoed or anything. The koa was at Manny's in NYC I bought after playing everything they had and the maple one was bought at Guitar Emporium in Louisville Ky after playing about 40 of his high-end guitars (Taylor, Santa Cruz, Larivee,Martin,Tacoma etc.). I bought them both at separate music stores. I'm not into cowboys and I didn't walk into a music store looking for a J200. the service stinks.These J200s were both bought based on sound alone. Overall the only downside to Gibson is Gibson's customer service. You can understand why it has proved so popular over the years, a glamorous, reliable workhorse, for those who can afford it and therein might lie the only chink in its armour. With only 12 made per year this one should hold it's value or increase in value. So there we have it, the Gibson Montana SJ 200 Standard: beautiful to look at and lovely to play with a clear balanced tone. The only Gibson I've heard that sounds better is the Brazilian Western Classic J200 but it's tons of $$ more. The wheat markings to me make the guitar look a bit "country" but hey, no one sees it but me anyway and it's the sound that counts. The wheat markings are unnecessary, I suppose I would prefer the standard J200 flowerey pickguard. This is the first time I've ever had those on a guitar. The headstock is beautiful and I love the Imperial tuners. The CJ-165 EC Rosewood Modern Classic and Maple Modern Classic are small-bodied guitars that have the same shape as Gibson’s classic flattop Super Jumbo J-200 introduced in the 1930s. I don't care for the moustache shape of the bridge. A review of the Gibson CJ-165 EC acoustic guitar. I love the sound and quality, I don't much care for the yellowy color. Long ago, back in 1940, Gibson dubbed it King of the Flattop Top Guitars, and it went on to prove it was worthy of the title. If lost or stolen I would probably purchase another Gibson custom shop model like a Dove or maybe another J200 or Western Classic. Big, Bold and Beautiful nicely describes the persona of the world famous, iconic, Super Jumbo Gibson J-200 guitar. I have several Gibsons, both acoustic and electrics, Fender, Pedulla, Gretsch, Hamer, Hofner, Alverez, Taylor.