Gibson J-250 Monarch Acoustic Guitar Review :: Gibson Acoustic Guitars Reviews
one of the most dazzling instruments ever built by Gibson!

Fit for true royalty, the Gibson J-250 Monarch Acoustic Guitar is embellished with hundreds of hand carved pieces of mother of pearl and abalone, and is highlighted with a rosewood back and sides. The crown fretboard and headstock inlay patterns are extremely intricate and executed with incredible precision. Features like fully bound ebony fingerboard, multi-ply body binding with abalone inlay, floral tortoise pickguard, ebony moustache bridge with abalone inlays, and gold tuners on a multi-bound ebony headstock overlay come together to pack a serious visual wallop. Sublimely sophisticated tone emanates from the guitar’s solid select Sitka spruce top and Madagascar rosewood back and sides. Eastern curly maple neck.
Unique Features of Gibson J-250 Monarch Acoustic Guitar:
– Solid Sitka spruce top
– Madagascar rosewood back and sides
– Bound ebony fingerboard
– Floral tortoise pickguard
– Ebony moustache bridge with abalone inlays
– Gold tuners
– Multi-bound ebony headstock veneer
Features + Specs | |
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BODY | Body Style: Super Jumbo Top Species: Solid Sitka Spruce Back and Sides: Madagascar Rosewood Marquetry: Abalone Body Binding: 7-ply with abalone on top and back |
NECK | Species: Eastern Curly Maple Scale: 25-1/2″ Angle: 3 Joint: 14 Profile: Round |
FINGERBOARD | Species: Ebony Binding: multi-ply with birdspeak Number of Frets: 20 Inlays: Monarch Crown Inlay Nut Width: 1.725 Peghead Angle: 17 Other Inlays: MOP Arrow with serial number on back of headstock |
BRIDGE | Bridge: J-200 Moustache Bridge Inlay: 4 abalone bars with MOP border and 2 MOP dots Pins: white with abalone dots |
HARDWARE | Tuners: Waverly Gold Engraved Pickguard: J-200 tortoise hand engraved flowers with abalone dots |
OTHER | Case: Hardshell Strings: Gibson Masterbuilt Premium Phosphor Bronze Wound |
FINISHES | Antique Natural Vintage Sunburst Antique Natural w/ Tri-Burst Vintage Sunburst neck |