Orville by Gibson J-200
Now here's something you don't see everyday...
Orville by Gibson guitars were produced under the watchful eye of Gibson in Japan in the 80's and 90's for the music retailer Yamano Gakki. These guitars were sold for the domestic Japanese market, as an attempt to try and combat the highly popular and successful copy market. They were never exported out of Japan and have gained a cult following; with good reason too as they are incredible instruments that could rival any American built Gibson.
A full range of acoustic guitars were also available with an ObG badge, these were built at the Terada factory in Japan, revered for the construction of Acoustic and Semi Acoustic instruments.
The J-200 is the pinnacle of Super Jumbos, and has always sat at the top of the Gibson catalog. A stunning instrument put together with premium materials, beautifully embellished with lovely touches such as crown inlays and the famous flower adorned scratchplate.
These really don't show up that often, and even less so in such good condition. A proper gem.
Spec:
- 2-piece Spruce top
- Maple back and sides
- Maple neck
- Rosewood fingerboard
- Fully triple bound
- 20 medium jumbo frets
- Moustache bridge
- Brand new Tusq compensated saddle
- Kluson style tuners
- Original ObG pickup and preamp
- Nitrocellulose finish
- Non-original hardcase
Our old J-200 is in great shape for a guitar of this vintage. There's some bumps and scratches here and there (pictured) but nothing unsightly, it's a truly beautiful vintage guitar. The frets have been levelled and crowned by ourselves, and we have installed a new Tusq compensated saddle - ready for another 25 years of service!
The Guitarzilla Promise
All of our guitars benefit from a full in-house set-up which includes neck relief adjustment, nut adjustment, action adjustment, fingerboard oil, fret polish, intonation adjustment, electrical components cleaned/replaced and a good clean! Finally we fit a fresh set of D’Addario strings, so you’re ready to go straight out of the box!
If you have any specific set up requirements please don’t hesitate to contact us and we will happily accommodate you!