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- Released in 2024—marking the 130th anniversary of the company's founding—the "Jimmy Page 1964 SJ-200 Collector’s Edition Cherry Tea" is a pinnacle offering from the Gibson Custom Shop. This signature model for the legendary guitarist and Led Zeppelin co-founder Jimmy Page was crafted using Murphy Lab’s "Light Aging" process. Limited to just 50 instruments worldwide, each one was personally played by Page and bears his handwritten signature on the back of the headstock—making it a highly coveted collector's item. This is a pristine, pre-owned 2024 model.
- Specifications include a AAA Sitka spruce top, AAA flame maple back and sides, a three-piece flame maple neck, an Indian rosewood fingerboard, and Kluson Waffleback Keystone gold tuners.
- Features include Mother-of-Pearl (MOP) crown headstock logo and fingerboard inlays, an MOP-inlaid mustache bridge, an ABR-1 bridge saddle, an engraved pointed large pickguard, traditional hand-scalloped X-bracing, a Murphy Lab Light Aged finish, and a handwritten signature on the back of the headstock.
- Jimmy Page is widely regarded as one of the most iconic guitarists in history. When recording Led Zeppelin's debut album, he chose a Gibson SJ-200—manufactured in the mid-1960s—as his acoustic guitar of choice, using it on several tracks across that legendary record.
- Page also used this guitar during a solo appearance on *The Julie Felix Show* on April 26, 1970, where he performed "White Summer/Black Mountain Side."
- This model was created through a close collaboration with Jimmy Page, based on that original 1964 SJ-200. Every aspect—from sound characteristics and signs of wear to playability and the vibrant "Cherry Tea Sunburst" finish—incorporates Page's personal requests and specifications. This instrument is crafted using only the finest materials and features a neck joint designed with slightly increased thickness. It demonstrates meticulous attention to detail, including an ABR-1 Tune-o-matic bridge fitted with nylon saddles—a faithful reproduction of the original—along with a separate set of standard saddles.
- Furthermore, the Murphy Lab "Light Aged" finish meticulously recreates every nuance based on Jimmy’s own recollections. This Collector's Edition is a dream come true for fans; Jimmy himself played each individual instrument, experimenting with various tunings and performing hit songs from legendary albums.
- Arriving in pristine, "like-new" condition, this instrument is a true collector's gem. It has never been played and comes with a complete set of accessories: the original custom hardshell case featuring the "Zoso" logo, the "Zoso" certificate of authenticity, a pick and pick holder actually used by Jimmy Page, and a Gibson "The Garden" vintage-style strap.
- The Jimmy Page Signature Model Collector's Edition sold out immediately upon release.