Emmylou Harris

"The Gibson Montana division of the Gibson Guitar Corporation has created the Gibson L-200 Emmylou Harris guitar, a slightly smaller version of the classic Gibson SJ-200 that Harris has played throughout her career. “I love the size of this guitar,” the singer says in a news release."http://www.cmt.com/news/1451894/emmylou-gets-her-own-gibson/

Mentioned in this January 23, 2002 Country Music Television article.

The Gibson Montana division of the Gibson Guitar Corporation has created the Gibson L-200 Emmylou Harris guitar, a slightly smaller version of the classic Gibson SJ-200 that Harris has played throughout her career. “I love the size of this guitar,” the singer says in a news release. Harris’ black J-200, with a red rose inlaid in the top, appears on the cover of her 1979 release, Blue Kentucky Girl. A pink J-200 is a central image for her 1985 album, The Ballad of Sally Rose. The SJ-200 was introduced in 1937 as the Super Jumbo and was a favorite of singing cowboys.

According to the liner notes for Red Dirt Girl, Stumble Into Grace and for Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions with Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris used both a Fender Bass VI and an Ibanez Six String Electric Bass.

James Burton is probably most well known for playing this guitar. In 1969, James got a call from Fender, telling him they had a guitar that was screaming his name. When he was performing with Elvis, James was a little hesitant to play the Pink Paisley on stage, because he thought that it looked too bright. But Elvis’ “guys” were pushing him to play the guitar on stage so he did and Elvis loved it.

Emmylou Harris would sometimes play one of James’ Telecasters. One of the three Paisley guitars James owned, is displayed in Memphis.