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W. Guthrie Southern Jumbo

Every Gibson Acoustic Guitar Features:
• Nitrocellulose lacquer finish for beauty and tone.
• Hand-fit, tapered dovetail joint to maximize sound vibration transfer from the
   neck to body.
• Radius top to maximize sound projection
• Hand-scalloped top bracing for added strength and a light top

Woody Guthrie was the original Americana artist, a folksinger who spoke for an entire country when he wrote "This Land Is Your Land."

Gibson has replicated Woody"s 1945 Southern Jumbo guitar - including the sign that Woody made for all of his instruments, proclaiming "This Machine Kills Fascists."



Handcrafted in: Bozeman, MT

Body
Body Style: Round Shoulder
Top Species: Sitka Spruce
Back and Sides: Select Honduras Mahogany
Body Binding: 6-ply top, 4-ply back

NECK
Species: Mahogany
Scale: 24-3/4"
Angle: 3
Joint: 14
Profile: V Shape

FINGERBOARD
Species: Rosewood
Binding: single-ply
Number of Frets: 20
Inlay: MOP Parallelograms
Nut Width: 1.725
Peghead Angle: 17
Other Inlays: Gold script and "Only a Gibson Is Good Enough" banner

BRIDGE
Bridge: Belly down Rosewood
Bridge Inlay: MOP dots
Pins: Bone

HARDWARE
Tuners: Gotoh with white buttons
Pickguard: Firestripe
Pickup: Active electronics with sound hole mounted volume control

OTHER
Vintage label inside body;
Case: Hardshell


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