Gibson CJ165CE Compact Acoustic-Electric Guitar (with Case)

The CJ165CE is an unprecedented new guitar that affords players exceptional style, unheard of versatility, and studio-quality sound. A marvel of timeless craftsmanship and innovative technology, the CJ165CE rounds out Gibson’s iconic acoustic line with its sloping single-cutaway design and staggering sound technology.

These small bodied guitars are designed in the traditional shape of the iconic SJ 200, while boasting the addition of the Fishman Ellipse Aura systems. Each of these guitars has been recorded on microphones selected to give you an amplified sound that truly represents the guitar's unique tone with microphone settings that offer a perfect range of color and blending options with the pickup.

Fishman Ellipse Aura tone settings
Schoeps CMC64G - Small diaphragm condenser

Shure Beta58 - Dynamic cardioid

DPA 4011 - Small diaphragm condenser

Soundelux E47 - Large diaphragm condenser

Technical Info

Handcrafted in: Bozeman, MT

Body
Body Style: 15 in. SJ-200 Body Style
Top Species: Premium Sitka Spruce
Back and Sides: Premium AAA Maple
Body Binding: 4-ply top, single-ply back

Neck
Species: Maple
Scale: 24-3/4 in.
Profile: V Shape

Fingerboard
Species: Indian rosewood
Binding: single-ply
Inlays: MOP Parallelograms
Nut Width: 1.725 in.

Bridge
Bridge: Traditional Gibson rosewood bridge
Pins: White

Hardware
Tuners: Grover Rotomatic Tuners
Pickups: Ellipse Aura system with sound hole mounted volume control

Other
Other Features: Abalone rosette, bone nut and tusq saddle, New "Big Sky" radiused fingerboard edge, industry's finest electronics, distinctive new labels

Case: Premium hardshell case

Strings: Gibson Masterbuilt premium phosphor bronze wound