1968 Gibson Country Western SJ - Vintage Gibson Dreadnought Slope Shoulder Acoustic Guitar
Just listen to the classic Mahogany Gibson tone of this extraordinary Country Western SJ. Incredible strummed sound that you'll love from the first G chord. The neck is slim and fast for solo work as well. This one is solid with no evident repairs other then us replacing the tuners with Gotoh vintage style. This one has the great patina of age, but no issues. It's ready to play with killer tone!
Audio played by Al Petteway
Artists who play instruments by this builder: Les Paul, Chet Atkins, Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, B.B. King, Howard Roberts, Herb Ellis, Charlie Christian
Just listen to the classic Mahogany Gibson tone of this extraordinary Country Western SJ. Incredible strummed sound that you'll love from the first G chord. The neck is slim and fast for solo work as well. This one is solid with no evident repairs other then us replacing the tuners with Gotoh vintage style. This one has the great patina of age, but no issues. It's ready to play with killer tone!
- Woods & Trim
- Back/Sides: Mahogany
- Top Wood: Spruce
- Fingerboard: Brazilian Rosewood
- Neck Wood: Mahogany
- Bridge: Brazilian Rosewood
- Rosette: Black/White/Black
- Binding: Ivoroid
- Fingerboard Bindings: Ivoroid
- Headplate: Black
- Headstock Bindings: None
- Headstock Inlay: Builder Logo and Torch
- Top Trim: Violin Lines
- Back Strip: Other
- Fret Markers: Parallellagrams
- Tuners: New Gotoh Vintage replacements
- Tuner Finish: Chrome
- Measurements
- Body Size: Dreadnought
- Scale: 24 1/2 in. (622.3 mm)
- Nut Width: 1 21/32 in. (41.4 mm)
- String Spacing: 2 1/16 in. (52.3 mm)
- Body Length: 20 1/8 in.
- Upper Bout: 11 5/8 in.
- Lower Bout: 16 1/8 in.
- Serial #: W 192135
- Body Depth @Neck Heel: 3 7/8 in.
- Body Depth @Tail Block: 4 7/8 in.
- Frets to body: 14
- Extras
- Cutaway: None
- Pickguard: Tortoise Style
- Case: OHSC
- Pickup: None
- Condition: Very Good, solid, no cracks. Extensive finish checking as is typical for these. We replaced the tuners with proper style Gotohs. Great setup, lots of saddle remaining.
Player Reviews:
"What a great voice on this guitar. It has the authentic Gibson growl from the Mahogany/Spruce body. Boom-Chang never sounded so good and the neck is fast and friendly. I love it!" - Paul Heumiller
"I love old Gibsons. This is very much like a J-50. I enjoyed seeing it and playing it. It's got that '60's Gibson vibe." - Al Petteway
