Sheryl Crow signs for signature Gibson acoustic guitar

Six-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow has signed with Gibson Acoustic Guitars, a division of Gibson Musical Instruments, to produce a Sheryl Crow Signature Model guitar.

The guitars will be replicas of Crow's prized Gibson "Country And Western" guitar, one of Crow's favorite instruments and used extensively by her not only on stage, but for songwriting and recording.

Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman and CEO of Gibson, said, "We couldn't be more pleased to associate the Gibson name and tradition with Sheryl Crow. We have admired her talents and accomplishments over the last several years and are confident that both fans of Sheryl and fans of Gibson will love the guitar."

Photo: Kevin Mazur

Crow has sent Gibson her very own 'Country and Western' guitar so that Gibson master luthier Ren Ferguson could study it from headstock to endpin and take detailed measurements and digital photographs of the guitar, recording all details, right down to the label inside.

"Sheryl wanted us to provide a guitar that is like the 'Country And Western' she so often plays in performance," says Ferguson. "After studying hers and painstakingly reproducing it, we provided her with a prototype signature model which matched her liking perfectly. She loved it."

The Sheryl Crow Signature Model Features:

Square-shoulder body style which is similar to Gibsons Hummingbird.
Sitka Spruce top with Honduras Mahogany back and sides.
Antiqued lacquer on top, which matches the aged, honey-color of Sheryl's guitar.
Dark cherry-stained back and sides, matching hers.
Pickguard material that matches her older-style faux tortoise one.
Neck width and shape to Sheryl's specification.
Rosewood fingerboard.
Active pickup.

Gibson Acoustic Guitars are hand crafted in Bozeman, Montana, out of the finest woods available. The "Montana division" produces over 30 different guitar models, many of which are based on historical instruments dating back to 1900.

From the J-200, also known as the "King of the Flat-Tops" the versatile J-45 "Workhorse ," which since 1934 has been the guitar of choice for country, folk, blues and rock artists, to the decorative "Hummingbird" and "Dove" models, and one-of-a-kind art-guitars, Gibson Acoustics are some of the most highly prized instruments in the world. Similarly, their list of fans reads like a whos who of American musical history, played by such legends as Elvis, the Rolling Stones, John Lennon, the Everly Brothers and Emmylou Harris, to name a few.