Gibson J-200

This Gibson J-200 Standard Acoustic-Electric Guitar was used by Jimmy some time in 1970. This photo shown is from "Julie Felix show" in 1970.

We can see clearly in this 2007 Arctic Monkeys Acoustic Session at 102.1 The Edge that Alex Turner and Jamie Cook are using the Gibson J-200 Standard Acoustic-Electric Guitar.

The Edge discussed this guitar in this [*Guitar World* interview](http://www.guitarworld.com/edge-u2-interview-memory-man?page=0,6): "GW 'Love and Peace…Or Else' is a pretty cool track. What are you doing to get that sound right before the solo? It almost sounds like you’re underwater. THE EDGE The whole track is going through a filter, so it’s not just the guitar part. Yeah, the idea was one of rising to the surface. When it came time for the solo, though, I was careful not to be cliché. Playing a bluesy solo is loaded with clichés. I ended up using an acoustic guitar with a slide. GW That’s an acoustic? THE EDGE I swear to you. I tried playing it with an electric and it sounded so off-the-shelf. But miking up the acoustic really made the part stand out in a jarring way. GW What kind of acoustic is it? THE EDGE I believe it was an old J-200 Gibson. Very cool sound. I’m pretty proud of that."

In this photo, Noel Gallagher can be seen with a Gibson J-150 acoustic guitar, adorned with an Adidas sticker along the neck near the sound hole. Along with Gibson J-150 he has, he also used this guitar, mainly for semi-acoustic gigs with Gem Archer, and it is visible in many songs like "Slide Away" and so on. This guitar was also used for renditions of "Don't Look Back In Anger", most famously in Argentina, in 2009. Also, this guitar was used for "Wonderwall", also, with semi-acoustic gig in Royal Albert Hall back in 2007. After Oasis' breakup, this guitar disappeared, as Noel switched to Martin D-28 instead. But it didn't disappear completely, because in [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI_YAFNTicc) video of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds performing "The Death You And Me". Some people say that this guitar was smashed by Liam, when they were preparing for Paris 2009 concert, which never really happened, because that was the time they had an argument and broke up.

In the source photo you can find a Jamie Cook using a Gibson J-200 acoustic guitar.

In this video of Coldplay performing live in Toronto in 2006, Chris Martin can be seen playing a Gibson J-200 Standard Acoustic-Electric Guitar for the song *How You See The World*, which starts around 31:40. Around [32:10](http://youtu.be/2DmDfFpAt6E?t=32m10s) you can see the guitar's details clearly. [32:41](http://youtu.be/2DmDfFpAt6E?t=32m41s) also provides a good view in better lighting.

This was Pete's acoustic guitar from about 1968 through the '70s and again almost exclusively since 1996 on stage and in the studio. [Classic Guitar, 1990:](https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/classic-guitar-interview-pete-townshend-1990-530325) > There are actually a couple of instruments that I would miss, and in fact a weird thing happened to the J-200 that I've had for a long time. Half way through Iron Man it got wet here in the studio and exploded, and it was almost like the guitar getting back at me - the only guitar I really cared about dying on me!

At 0:19 in this video of Young's performance of"Hey Hey, My My" at Farm Aid 1985, Neil Young can be seen using a Gibson J-200.

In the sixth paragraph, this [article](http://www.vintageguitar.com/8466/ron-wood/) from Vintage Guitar magazine explains that Ronnie Wood's acoustic guitars "include a Gibson J-200 and a Zemaitis adorned with silver."

In this picture Ace Frehley plays on his Yamaha CJ-8X Country Jumbo Model 1981 Vintage. Also he used this Yamaha in a music video of the song "A World Without Heroes"

Here, Bruce Springsteen is pictured with his Gibson J-200 Acoustic-Electric Guitar.

"Ninety-eight percent of them are Gibsons. Everything from old J-200s to Hummingbirds to all the Les Pauls I have. When it comes to writing the rock stuff, I use Les Pauls, because I love the beefy tone to them," according to [this interview](http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/Interview-Corey-Taylor-Talks-Guitars.aspx), Corey uses J-200s.

At 8:49 of this acoustic Queens of the Stone Age performance, Shuman can be seen playing a Gibson J-200.

On the website page, Izzy can be seen with his Gibson J-200.

In this photo, one can see Jason White with a Gibson J-200.

In this Instagram photo, Vic Fuentes can be seen holding a Gibson Super Jumbo SJ-200 acoustic guitar in Antique Natural finish, given to him by his manager. "My manager bought me my dream acoustic guitar to help finish our new album. She's been with us through all the ups and downs since we started this band. Words cannot describe how much I love and appreciate you, Michele. So I'll let the guitar do the talking haha!!"

Bono can be seen in this photo playing a Gibson J-200.

NPR TINY DESK concert Paul Weller July 28, 2015 2:03 PM ET Bob Boilen There's a reason Paul Weller is so respected by his fans despite his shifts in musical styles over the years. Weller follows his heart and his tunes stay true to the times and his age. I first heard him in 1977, when I bought a British import of a 45 and later an album, each called In The City, by The Jam. Inspired by The Who, the music of The Jam was infused with urgency and melody. Then Weller wanted more from music and began The Style Council with a bit of R&B, ballads and even jazz. For nearly 25 years, Weller has been recording under his own name. Now he has new songs for us all and an album called Saturns Pattern. Here at the Tiny Desk he brings this humble collection of songs acoustically and includes a tune from what may be his best known record, his 1995 album Stanley Road. It's a pretty heartwarming moment — especially for longtime followers of his shifting but consistent music.

Richard only uses this in the studio

> I bought a J-200 right around the early Creedence days, and that’s on “Green River” and some of the other ones where I’m strumming an acoustic. (...) I’m not a big fan of J-200s. They’re not mellow. I love Taylors. The strummy guitar on “Déjà Vu” is a Taylor. According to [an interview](https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitaraficionado/inside-creedence-clearwater-revivals-breakthrough-year) with Russ Gary, sound engineer of the studio where CCR recorded "Green River" in, he double-tracked this guitar.

Jack Bruce can be seen using a Gibson J-200 in this video performance of "Rope Ladder to the Moon," with a good shot at the beginning of the video.

Justin Timberlake is frequently seen playing a Gibson J-200 Acoustic Guitar in Vintage Sunburst, as can be seen in this video of him performing "What Goes Around... Comes Around."

Brian playing Sympathy for the Devil on an acoustic Gibson J-200 6-string during filming of One Plus One, June '68. This model is associated with guitar heroes of yesteryear - Hollywood's singing cowboys. http://www.angelfire.com/rock3/sixtiesfish/guitars/brianjones.htm

Throughout this video, Will Champion can be seen playing a Gibson J-200. It can be seen particularly well in the 1:40s.

He uses this pedal, according to Guitar World's interview. "For the acoustic parts I primarily played a Fifties Gibson J -200. I actually have two of them that are almost identical -- both have double pickguards and a name on the top pickguard. One says "Bob" and one says "Buck." And I bought them years apart, so it's kind of strange! And then for amps, I almost always use tiny little Supros or Valcos in the studio. I keep them fairly clean but right on the edge, where they're about to break up. I've been on a Valco kick for a while now. I have a bunch of them, but I don't know the model numbers of any of them. I'm kind of a gear whore, but I'm not a very attention-to-detail gear whore. [laughs]" Original article here:http://www.guitarworld.com/interview-jeff-tweedy-and-nels-cline-discuss-guitars-and-gear-behind-wilcos-latest-album-whole-love?page=0,2

At 0:42 in this video, one can see Jenny Lee Lindberg playing a Gibson J-200 during a acoustic performance of Undertow on BBC 3 at Reading and Leeds Festival in 2010.

Orianthi is seen here using a J-200 at a performance, clearly identified by the pickguard.

It's his go-to acoustic guitar when playing unplugged.

"Perhaps the greatest steel string acoustic guitar ever built: on condition you like that Gibson sound, Martin Guitar players will no doubt disagree with me…" - via John's personal [website](http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/equipment/)

Uses this guitar a lot for video lessons

On the [Gear page](http://www.billyduffy.com/gear/gibson-j-200-acoustic/) of Billy Duffy's website, he says, "This guitar of mine comes originally from an event in April 2007 at the Empire State building in New York for Mike Peters’ Cancer Charity ‘Love, Hope & Strength’. Mike, Dave Wakling (The Beat), Slim Jim Phantom (The Stray Cats) and I did a hike up the 1,600 steps to the top of the Empire State Building and then played a little gig there. Gibson sponsored the event and let us keep the guitars we’d played on the roof which in my case was a fabulous Gibson J-200."

in this video peter hayes is playing a gibson j-200

In this photo Robert Levon Been can be seen with a Gibson J-200 guitar.

Goulding can be seen in this photo playing a Gibson J-200.

Lady Gaga plays this guitar (decorated with flowers) since 2013.

In this photo, Richard Ashcroft can be seen playing a Gibson J-200.

This photo of Iggy Pop shows him with a Gibson J-200 guitar.

The music video of the Traveling Wilburys "Handle with Care" filmed in Oct. 1988, shows Roy Orbison playing a Sunburst colored Gibson J-200 with it's distinctive Fret markings, "Moustache" Bridge, and J-200 pickguard. Good views of the item can be seen at 0:33 and 1:05 into the video. It is not an Epiphone j-200, as the headstock has no visible gold screws in the nut trim piece viewable at the 0:33 mark.

He is seen playing a natural version of this guitar throughout the whole video.

Shown in this video as part of acoustic tour guitar set

1996–97 Gretsch Rancher 6022 flat top acoustic, unknown vintage. Likely fitted with Fishman electronics. Gibson J-200, sunburst

In this photo, Aaron Lewis is seen holding Gibson J-200 acoustic guitar.

"For years, the J-200 has been Chris Isaak’s main guitar for songwriting. Not surprisingly, when he recorded last year’s Sun Records tribute album, Beyond the Sun, he turned to his trusty J-200 to capture that distinctive “Sun” sound. “I’m playing that guitar on about 89 percent of the record,” he told Guitar World, adding that he’s owned his distinctive J-200 since the late ‘80s. 'It’s a great guitar and I play it a lot.'" (http://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/10-Great-Players-Who-Chose-J-200s.aspx)

In this photo you can see a Gibson J200 in Cradock's guitar rack.

In this image, you can see Joel playing a Gibson J-200 Acoustic guitar at a live concert.

"I have a Gibson J200 that the Custom Shop made for me, a rosewood J200. The Custom Shop still builds some really fine guitars."

in the top picture of this review you can see George Thorogood on the Gibson J-200 accoustic. He uses this guitar together with the gibson super dove on the album "party on one"

"He also owns two Fender Stratocasters-a '56 sunburst and a red one from '63-a Gibson J-200 flat-top acoustic that he always takes on the road, a Rickenbacker Bake-lite 6 string lap steel, and a Gibson Super 400 arch-top that he almost never touches."

From Grants gear page on his website. His is a 1976 J200.

In this photo, Brancowitz is visible with tobaccoburst Gibson J-200 acoustic-electric.

Earl used this guitar with Bowie according to this article.

"'Amid all the power rock, there is one very ’80s power ballad, “Love Is Not the Answer.”' 'That was very layered. Electric 12-strings, Gibson J-200 acoustics played in four different capo positions, core rhythm ES-335, four Les Paul rhythm tracks, a Strat solo, an outro Les Paul solo… It was a chance just to do anything. It’s our idea of those ’80s power ballads. No-one’s telling us what to do, they never have been, so it was guitar overload. For one track, why not?'" reads [this interview](http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/darkness-and-jimmy-page-black-beauty-0823-2012.aspx) with Dan Hawkins.

in this picture jason can be seen using one of many his signature j200s with mother of pearl inlays on the neck the say "JasonAldean" and 2 cards on the pickguard that say the first letters of his first and last names JA

In this image, Cocker can be seen playing a Gibson J-200.

The guitar can be seen 1:04 into this video

from this insta post

According to the Premier Guitar's interview, this guitar is listed under Boorer's stage gear.

Thought this video (most notably at :24s), Tom can be seen playing a Gibson J-200. He uses it primarily for songs "Your Eyes Open", "Broken Toy" and "The Frog Prince".

He Used In Los Angeles Wiltern In 26 September 2015 With Brandon Flowers And Played Song "Rent"

Stevens can be seen in this photo playing a natural finish Gibson J200.

In this photo, Lowe can be seen playing a Gibson J-200.

mauricio duran use a Gibson J-200 Standard Acoustic-Electric Guitar

"Because fingerpicking on a 12-string is a sloppier affair, and I’m really not much of a fingerpicker. I used a 1991 Gibson J-200, and the Nashville tuning was on a big, blonde Guild F-50 jumbo."

As listed on his official website, Dave Amato owns and uses this instrument for home playing, live or recording work.

"My bandmate, Tim Smith, plays a fifties J-45, a recent issue J- 180 12-string and a J-200."

Gram Parsons is pictured here with a Gibson J-200 acoustic guitar.

This is an iconic guitar of Sascha's because it's got many different stickers on it and he uses it a lot for stage work.

Illsley is featured in this article with a Gibson J-200.

> Telemaster was released three years later, while 1994’s Strictly Rhythm Guitar saw him demonstrating the art of backup with a Gibson J-200 and a black and white pearloid Telecaster. One trick he kept to himself was his habit of using a beer bottle to play slide: “Heineken for preference, but any brand will do…”

All of Charlies equipment is quoted on Page 2 of the article in an interview with PG

All throughout the video

In this live photo, Anderson can be seen playing a Gibson J-200.

alvaro lopez use a Gibson J-200 Standard Acoustic-Electric Guitar

This was his main acoustic guitar during the "Chip Tooth Smile" tour.

He has mentioned it in this interview

“I played acoustic for the first time – a J-200 on the intro and outro of ‘All Of This And Nothing’ – but my main guitar was a Music Man Sabre II. I put a Les Paul pickup in the neck and a Bill Lawrence in the bridge, and cranked it up through a baby Vox and a Pignose. Pedal-wise, I was using an MXR flanger, a Rat, a Roland Space Echo, delays and wah. I was always much more into effected-sounding lines than straight ones, and I used a lot of textures and volume pedal swells and some harmonics.”

Prine has been noted to use a Gibson J-200 throughout his career, as mentioned in his interview with Premier Guitar. (https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/27117-john-prines-souvenirs?page=1)

[http://legacy.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Events/en-us/Alejandro-Emmylou.aspx](http://)

He loves a jumbo body guitars. He used Gibson j-200 with natural finish and fishman soundhole pickup installed for a long time.

@ 1:26 jay plays the J-200 and during the rest of the performance.

In this Tower Records gig photo, Collingwood can be seen playing the natural Gibson J-200, judging by the tailpiece and pickguard.

In this video, Krummenacher used his Gibson J-200 for song "Autoluminiscent" by Victor Krummenacher and his Flying Circus, for performance done at Vintage Wine Bar and Restaurant in Redding, CA, in 2015.

One of his favorites.

In the image you can see Simon Townshend playing a Gibson J-200.

Bridges can be seen in this photo with a Gibson J-200.

In this photo, Zella Day can be seen playing a Gibson J200.

Yusuf Islam (fka Cat Stevens) on NPR All Things Music Tiny Desk presentation.

Jason has a custom J-200 with one major battle scar - in early 2016 the guitar took a hard fall in its case at an airport and broke off at its peg head. Thanks to Jason's personal luthier, the guitar was repaired without any lasting damaged. The guitar bears Jason's trademark signature logo on the side.

Fretwell can be seen in this image playing a Gibson J-200.

Here we can see Simon Fowler using this J200

List #83 http://www.earlyblues.com/blues_singers.htm

One of his gibson guitars

David Kenneth Ritz "Dave" Van Ronk (June 30, 1936 – February 10, 2002) was an American folk singer. An important figure in the American folk music revival and New York City's Greenwich Village scene in the 1960s, he was nicknamed the "Mayor of MacDougal Street". Van Ronk's work ranged from old English ballads to blues, gospel, rock, New Orleans jazz, and swing. He was also known for performing instrumental ragtime guitar music, especially his transcription of "St. Louis Tickle" and Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag". Van Ronk was a widely admired avuncular figure in "the Village", presiding over the coffeehouse folk culture and acting as a friend to many up-and-coming artists by inspiring, assisting, and promoting them. Folk performers whom he befriended include Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, Patrick Sky, Phil Ochs, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, and Joni Mitchell. Bob Dylan recorded Van Ronk's arrangement of the traditional song "House of the Rising Sun" on his first album, which the Animals turned into a chart-topping rock single in 1964, helping inaugurate the folk-rock movement. Van Ronk received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in December 1997. He died in a New York hospital of cardiopulmonary failure while undergoing postoperative treatment for colon cancer. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Van_Ronk Here is an interview from December 4, 1978 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zxjCoO5Cg4

I personally emailed Mr. Laird-Clowes about this guitar and he responded with "it is a Gibson J200 (from 1974). I bought it in 1983 at the very start of the band. It is hard to believe , it had only been made nine years before (as it is seen very much as a 'vintage' guitar now )!!" You can see him playing this guitar in many of the Dream Academy videos

In this video you see Jim on the gibson J-200 while George Thorogood plays his Gibson Super Dove.

With Honeyhoney she plays an Antique Natural model.

Hey uses this guitar mostly Live

Visible in this photo of Dickens.

In this picture Fuqua is playing a J-200.

Visible in this photo and [this one](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4b/0a/a8/4b0aa8e0476f7dd9bd440efcecca88b5.jpg).