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Elvis' 1960 Gibson J200
In 1960, when Elvis returned to civilian life after two years in the U.S. Army, Elvis asked Scotty to send his well-worn 56 J200 out to be refurbished. The work wasn’t done in time for Elvis’ March 20 recording session in Nashville, so a new 1960 J-200N serial number A32944 was shipped on March 18, 1960. The guitar looked almost identical, red floral pick guard and all except for the Grover tuners. Elvis kept this new one the rest of his life. It can be seen in the 1968 TV special being played by both he and Scotty and being played by friend Charlie Hodge in various Elvis concert footage during the '70s. The guitar remains part of his collection at Graceland to this day.
The 1960 Gibson J200 flat-top guitar has a 25 1/2" scale length and features a solid Sitka Spruce top, Solid eastern curly maple back, sides and neck, Rosewood fretboard and bridge with Mother of Pearl Crown inlays on the fretboard and double inlay on the bridge, Grover Rotomatic tuners. Mfg. 1937 -
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