Originally introduced in the late 1990s, the Gibson Songwriter brought a distinctive square-shoulder modern dreadnought body shape to Gibson's acoustic lineup. The Songwriter Recording Artist combines the tonal benefits of Gibson's renowned 1930s-era scalloped Advanced X-bracing, a 25.5" scale length, and a tonewood combination inspired by the legendary 1936 Advanced Jumbo, delivering a voice that is rich, powerful, and unmistakably Gibson. Designed for serious recording artists and performing musicians, it offers the responsiveness, projection, and dynamic range that professional players demand.
Handcrafted in Bozeman, Montana, the Songwriter Recording Artist features a thermally aged Sitka spruce top paired with rosewood back and sides. Its 25.5" scale mahogany neck features a comfortable Round profile and is topped with a bound ebony fretboard carrying 20 standard frets and elegant mother-of-pearl diamond eye inlays. A compound dovetail neck joint, secured with hot hide glue, maximizes stability and tonal transfer between the neck and body. The bound headstock is faced with rosewood veneer and adorned with a mother-of-pearl Gibson logo and crown inlay. Premium appointments include a bone nut, gold Grover open-back tuning machines, an ebony bridge fitted with a bone saddle and TUSQ bridge pins, and mother-of-pearl arrow inlays. A custom line tortoise pickguard protects the top, while a wide abalone rosette adds an eye-catching finishing touch.
The Songwriter Recording Artist comes equipped with Gibson's exclusive, custom-voiced Baggs HiFi DNA pickup system. This active electronics package utilizes two lightweight sensors mounted to the internal bridge plate, each paired with its own optimized preamp to capture a natural, full-range amplified acoustic sound. The system faithfully conveys the guitar's unique character when plugged in while leaving its acoustic voice unaffected, and delivers gain-before-feedback performance comparable to under-saddle pickup designs. Convenient soundhole-mounted volume and tone controls provide quick adjustments during performance while remaining virtually invisible to the audience.
Includes a Gibson hardshell case for dependable protection during travel.
Body Shape: Songwriter Back/Sides: Rosewood Top: Thermally Aged Sitka Spruce Binding: Multi-ply Top and Back, Single Ply Fretboard and Headstock
Neck Neck Material: Mahogany Profile: Round Fingerboard: Ebony Scale Length: 647.7 mm Number of Frets: 20 Nut Material: Bone Inlay: Mother of Pearl Diamond Eye
Hardware Bridge: Belly-up, Ebony, with Mother-of-pearl arrow inlay Tuners: Grover Open Back Plating: Gold
Electronics Acoustic Pickup: Baggs HiFi DNA Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Tone
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