The Southern Jumbo is renowned for its proficiency to belt out country rhythms or acoustic blues leads. Original examples are among the most prized war-era flat-tops in today’s vintage market. This new Southern Jumbo Original picks up where those classic models left off. Classic Southern Jumbo detailing includes parallelogram inlays, double antiqued multi-ply top and back binding, and nickel open back tuners.
Features
- Top: Sitka spruce
- Back & Sides: Mahogany
- Bracing: Traditional hand scalloped X-bracing
- Binding: Multi-ply top, multi-ply back
- Finish: Nitrocellulose
- Neck: Mahogany w/ Slim Taper Profile
- Scale Length: 24.75" / 628.65mm
- Fingerboard: Rosewood w/ 12" Radius
- Frets: 20, Standard
- Nut: Bone, 1.72" / 43.81mm
- Inlays: Mother-of-pearl Parallelograms
- Joint: Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body
- Tuner Plating: Nickel
- Bridge: Traditional belly up, holes in middle
- Saddle: Bone
- Tuning Machines: Open Back
- Pickguard: 50's, Tortoise
- Truss Rod Cover: Black and White
- Bridge Pins: Tusq
- Under Saddle Pickup :LR Baggs VTC
- Controls: Volume and Tone controls
- Includes Gibson Accessory Kit