Elvis Presley Limited Edition Epiphone EJ-200 Acoustic Guitar, Serial Number S96070126 (Epiphone/ EPE, 1996)....

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Elvis Presley Limited Edition Epiphone EJ-200 Acoustic Guitar, Serial Number S96070126 (Epiphone/ EPE, 1996). Elvis obtained his first Gibson J-200N guitar in October 1956 and used it onstage for the first time at the Dallas Cotton Bowl concert that same month. Through the years, he owned and used several of them on stage, in the recording studio, and in numerous films. It stands to reason that Epiphone, a division of Gibson, would issue a black commemorative limited edition instrument similar to the 1968 Ebony J-200 that Elvis used in concert in the mid-1970s. This guitar features a maple jumbo body with spruce top, gold hardware and tuners, and a rosewood fingerboard with crown inlays. The inlay at the 12th fret is Elvis' famous "TCB" logo with a lightning bolt. The pearloid J200-style pickguard has a portrait of Elvis, "ELVIS" is found on the lower bass bout, and his facsimile signature is in gold on the headstock. The standard J200-style "mustache" bridge is in rosewood with pearl inlays and "Limited Edition" is printed on the truss rod cover. There is a sticker on the pickguard showing that this is a product licensed by Elvis Presley Enterprises. Like new condition with a softside gig bag included. A very handsome instrument for display or for use with your very best Elvis Presley imitation.

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