Gibson Acoustic J-250 Monarch Acoustic Guitar

Super Jumbo body style
Solid Sitka spruce top
Madagascar rosewood back and sides
Eastern Curly Maple neck
Bound ebony fingerboard
Multi-ply body binding with abalone inlay
Monarch crown inlays
Tortoise pickguard hand engraved with flowers and abalone dots
Ebony moustache bridge with abalone inlays
Gold engraved tuners
Multi-bound ebony headstock veneer
25-1/2" scale

Gibson Acoustic J-250 Monarch Acoustic Guitar Features:

We could sell many more a year, but the selection criteria for materials and the extra time to build keep the J-250 Monarch s numbers low, making each instrument very special.

Regal Presentation
Finely detailed appointments on this classy instrument: multi-ply body binding with abalone inlay, ebony moustache bridge with abalone inlays, and gold tuners all come together to unfold in a regal visual presentation. Sublimely sophisticated tone emanates from the guitar's solid select Sitka spruce top and Madagascar rosewood back and sides. The Eastern Curly Maple neck provides additional warm resonance.

The Quintessence of Quality
The extra fretboard ebony binding harkens back to the classiest guitars of the Jazz era of the thirties. The complete coverage of body joints with extra wide Paua shell, a three-piece back, and a new floral tortoise pickguard engraving are all done to surpass all fine guitars including the flagship model J-200.

Hand-crafted Detailing
The delicate volute at the hand stop at the rear of the headstock is hand executed on equally matched bound ebony, It is veneered with the instrument s serial number displayed in the banners of the mother-of-pearl inlay.

Rich Heritage
The artisans at Gibson took the iconic crown inlays of the J-200 fretboard and headstock and made them even more regal and realistic looking to represent the class and rich heritage of the Monarch. Both have extremely intricate inlay patterns that are executed with incredible precision containing multiple inlays within inlays of mother-of-pearl and Paua abolone.

A true Monarch among guitars, the J-250 acoustic is one of the most dazzling instruments ever built by Gibson (or anybody else).