• An exquisite Custom Shop build, this eye-popping J-185 has premium features of a Mastergrade spruce top and Ziricote back and sides, a 2-piece curly maple neck with rosewood center strip, Ziricote bridge and fingerboard, with lots of pretty abalone leaf and script logo inlays. Waverly open-back tuners. The sound is a distinctive mid-range when you strum. Custom Shop hard shell case. Made in USA. On consignment. 


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The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880

  • Custom Shop, custom order, label reads "PLATTEN J-185"
  • Handcrafted by Ren Ferguson and crew in the Gibson Custom Shop
  • SN 92136036
  • 1996
  • Gloss natural finish
  • Double bound 16" body, 4-7/8" body depth @ endpin
  • Mastergrade spruce top
  • X-braced
  • Abalone rosette and top purfling 
  • Ziricote back, sides, and moustache bridge
  • 2-piece curly maple neck with rosewood center strip
  • Ziricote bound fingerboard with abalone leaf inlays  
  • 20 frets, 1-3/4" nut, 25-3/8" scale 
  • Waverly open-back tuners 
  • Bound Ziricote peghead overlay with abalone script logo and leaf inlays
  • Includes Certificate of Authenticity
  • Custom Shop hard shell case (purple lining)
  • On consignment

Gibson J-185 Custom Shop Acoustic Guitar (1996)

Gibson J-185 Custom Shop Acoustic Guitar (1996)

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SKU: 20U-220074

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An exquisite Custom Shop build, this eye-popping J-185 has premium features of a Mastergrade spruce top and Ziricote back and sides, a 2-piece curly maple neck with rosewood center strip, Ziricote bridge and fingerboard, with lots of pretty abalone leaf and script logo inlays. Waverly open-back tuners. The sound is a distinctive mid-range when you strum. Custom Shop hard shell case. Made in USA. On consignment. 

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The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880

  • Custom Shop, custom order, label reads "PLATTEN J-185"
  • Handcrafted by Ren Ferguson and crew in the Gibson Custom Shop
  • SN 92136036
  • 1996
  • Gloss natural finish
  • Double bound 16" body, 4-7/8" body depth @ endpin
  • Mastergrade spruce top
  • X-braced
  • Abalone rosette and top purfling 
  • Ziricote back, sides, and moustache bridge
  • 2-piece curly maple neck with rosewood center strip
  • Ziricote bound fingerboard with abalone leaf inlays  
  • 20 frets, 1-3/4" nut, 25-3/8" scale 
  • Waverly open-back tuners 
  • Bound Ziricote peghead overlay with abalone script logo and leaf inlays
  • Includes Certificate of Authenticity
  • Custom Shop hard shell case (purple lining)
  • On consignment
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