Elvis’s Gibson J-200 quickly became his favorite instrument, and he sought protection for it a year later in the form of a custom-made tooled-leather cover, which the guitar is frequently seen wearing in live concert photos and film footage. Originally a stock-factory model, the guitar received the custom appointments that it was later known for after being sent out for restoration upon Elvis’s return from Army service in 1960. In addition to getting it back into playing condition, the famous “ELVIS PRESLEY” inlay was added to the fingerboard, and the original pickguard was swapped out for a pointy, black custom affair, first prominently seen in the movie Wild in the Country.
This is the guitar Elvis again turned to for his live performance comeback of 1969-’71, a period that is well documented in photos and on film — a great proportion of which beautifully shows off his modified 1956 J-200. The guitar is now on display with other Elvis Presley memorabilia at the artist’s Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tenn.
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