This month we have the GJA-SG200 guitar. Beautiful doesn’t cut it – this is a truly exquisite acoustic. Right off the bat, unboxing the SG200 is an experience we’re not likely to forget anytime soon. With its grand jumbo body, gloss sunburst finish and golden hardware we’re not sure as whether to play it first or take it out to dinner.

The SG200’s seductive sunburst colour scheme is a characteristic found throughout the SG line. Slightly brighter than its counterparts, this guitar makes it known early on that it’s the head honcho of the group. Unlike Sigma’s SG45 and SGE models, this motif runs along the back of the maple neck adding yet more flair to its design. From the gorgeous crown inlays, regal moustache bridge and tortoise flower pickguard, it knows it’s one classy son of a gun.

Looks are not this guitar’s problem, but is it more than a peacock flashing its feathers? To the pleasure of this reviewer, it delivers the goods in spades. Made with a solid sitka spruce top with flamed maple back and sides, this combination makes for one hell of a sweet sound to your ears.

Colourful, bright and bursting with character, the SG200 creates a unique tone that sits perfectly within the body of the guitar and projects with gusto. Perhaps not as loud as other similarly priced guitars, it can still deliver a strong sound when you need it the most. Strumming players will be in their element, but it’s the guitar that will help fingerstylists shine. With a nut width of 44.5mm, articulation is the ace up this guitar’s sleeve.

GJA-SG200

• Body Size: Grand Jumbo 14-Fret
• Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
• Back & Sides: Flamed Maple
• Neck: Maple
• Saddle: Bone/Compensated
• Nut: Bone
• Fingerboard:
• Indian Rosewood w/ curved end at soundhole
• Scale Length: 25.4” (645 mm)
• Neck width at nut: 1-3/4” (44,5 mm)
• Tuning Machines: Gold, Grover diecast
• Electronics: Fishman Sonitone
• Strings: D´Addario EXP16