Gibson Tom Petty SJ-200 Wildflower, Antique Natural Overview
Tom Petty needs no introduction. Both solo and with his band the Heartbreakers, he created some of the most beloved and enduring music of the rock era. The original SJ-200 Wildflower was a one-off that was built for Tom during the Wildflowers era in the 1990s. Now Gibson is proud to release the Tom Petty SJ-200 Wildflower, which was inspired by Tom's original. Featuring all of the classic SJ-200 ornamentation you'd expect, it is equipped with a AAA Sitka spruce top, highly figured quilted maple back and sides, and the neck is flamed maple. It has gold Grover Imperial tuners, as well as an LR Baggs VTC under-saddle pickup with soundhole-mounted volume and tone controls, making it stage-ready, right out of the included custom Wildflower case. Personalized touches including the Wildflower logo in Mother of Pearl on the headstock, "You Belong Among the Wildflowers" lyric decal on the back of the headstock, and Tom Petty's signature engraved on the double pickguard make this a very special guitar. Only 100 will be handcrafted by the expert luthiers and craftspeople of the Gibson Acoustic Custom Shop in Bozeman, Montana.
- NECK
- Material 2-piece Flamed Maple with Walnut Stringer
- Profile Round
- Scale Length 25.5"
- Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood; Bound
- Fingerboard Radius 12"
- Number Of Frets 20
- Frets Standard Small Crown
- Nut Material Bone
- Nut Width 1.725"
- Inlays Mother of Pearl Graduated Crowns
- Joint Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue
- BODY
- Body Shape SJ-200
- Body Material Quilted Maple
- Top AAA Sitka Spruce
- Back AAA Quilted Maple
- Side AA Quilted Maple
- Bracing Traditional Hand-Scalloped X-Bracing
- Binding 5-ply Top, 3-ply Back
- Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose
- HARDWARE
- Finish Gold
- Tuner Plating Gold
- Bridge Four bar SJ-200 Moustache; Rosewood
- Saddle Material Bone
- Tuning Machines Grover Imperials
- Pickguard Black / White with Engraved Tom Petty Signature
- TrussRod Adjustable
- Truss Rod Cover Black with Wide White
- Bridge Pins TUSQ
- Strap Buttons Strap Pin Index Hole on Heel, Endpin Jack
- ELECTRONICS
- Under Saddle Pickup LR Baggs VTC
- Controls Soundhole Mounted Volume and Tone
- Output Jack 1/4" Endpin Jack
- Preamp LR Baggs VTC
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Strings .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053
- Case Custom Wildflower
- Accessories Certificate of Authenticity