Gibson Acoustic Guitars

Gibson Acoustic Acoustic Icon '50s Southern Jumbo Burst Acoustic Guitar Vintage Sunburst

$2,599.00

The Acoustic Icon Southern Jumbo is a guitar with initial beginnings that are something of a legend at Gibson. It seems that shortly after the introduction of the classic Gibson J-45, guitar players south of the Mason-Dixon line wanted a guitar like the J-45, but with more class, and more style. The Southern Jumbo was an acoustic guitar created to fill that demand. The guitar recreated in the Gibson Acoustic Icon guitar series reflects the Southern Jumbo of the mid-to-late '50s, after the guitar was updated from a 19-fret to a 20-fret neck.The Southern Jumbo is a J-45 decked out in its Sunday best! Mother-of-pearl parallelogram inlays grace a beautiful imported Rosewood fingerboard. The guitar body is hand built using select, solid Honduran mahogany for the back and sides. The solid spruce top is AAA grade. To give the guitar more class the back of the guitar flaunts 5-ply binding, while the top gets 4-ply. The fingerboard is bound, too, to provide additional playing comfort. The rosette around the soundhole was given the full treatment: 10-ply binding!Top bracing is top grade spruce as well, all hand scalloped to be lightweight, yet strong. The bracing is arrayed in Gibson s vintage-style X pattern, bringing the bracing a little closer to the soundhole. This allows greater top movement during play, thus enhancing the guitar s ability to project in a powerful, yet articulate fashion.The 1-piece mahogany neck has a gentle, rounded profile, and is hand set with Gibson s time-proven double-dovetail neck joint for unmatched stability. The bone nut is 1.725 wide, in the Gibson tradition. The headstock receives the Gibson scroll logo, inlayed in mother-of-pearl, along with the period correct Gibson crown inlay. The 3-in-line tuning machines with ebony buttons add a unique touch of style. Leaving nothing to chance, the saddle is also bone for maximum transmission of string vibration, and is installed on a top-grade Indian rosewood bridge.The Acoustic Icon Southern Jumbo guitar is finished in what Gibson calls a Tri-Burst color similar to the vintage sunburst color used on many Gibson guitar today, but with a hint of red in the final color burst like Gibson used in the post WW II time frame. The final finish coats are Nitrocellulose lacquer, just as Gibson has used since 1894. This unique lacquer allows the wood to breathe and open up over time. Many experts agree that these guitars actually continue to improve in sound and tone as they age! The final touch of historic accuracy is the serial number. It s stamped on the inside of the neck block, just as is was back then. Rounding out the package is a custom, form-fit hardshell case, and signed Gibson certificate of authenticity.The 50 s Southern Jumbo is but one guitar in the Gibson Acoustic Icon guitar series. These guitars were carefully researched and developed for us exclusively, and are available as a limited edition.

Gibson Acoustic 1937 L-00 Acoustic Guitar Vintage Sunburst

$5,189.00

Originating in the late 1920s, the Gibson L-00 small-bodied acoustic guitar won enduring popularity for its sassy style and bluesy sound. For its Elite series, Gibson has re-created this legendary guitar with loving dedication. It features a solid adirondack spruce top and premium mahogany back and sides. It is equipped with nickel Grover tuners for vintage authenticity, a bone nut and saddle, and rosewood bridge and fingerboard.

Gibson Acoustic Acoustic Icon '60s B-25 Acoustic Guitar Heritage Cherry Sunburst

$2,299.00

The Gibson Acoustic Icon '60s B-25 is a small-bodied acoustic guitar that delivers big bluesy sound. And just because it s smaller doesn t mean Gibson skimps in the B-25 guitar's construction. The neck is one-piece, solid Honduran mahogany, with a gently rounded profile for comfort. It s topped with a fingerboard of hand selected Indian rosewood. The 20-fret board has a 24.75 scale. Position markers are mother-of-pearl dots. The bridge is Indian rosewood, too. The saddle is adjustable, just as it was back then. Starting in the mid-'50s small body guitars saw a big resurgence of popularity. Some of this was brought on by used guitars from the 30 s now being relatively inexpensive, and readily found. The real increase of growth in these small-body guitars was the popular growth of acoustic blues music. Small-bodied Gibson acoustic guitars have always been popular among acoustic blues guitarists, ever since Robert Johnson made a deal with you-know-who at that Mississippi crossroads. By the '60s, blues artists like Johnny Shines and Furry Lewis among others were recording their music with Gibson B-25s. Why you may ask? The B-25 s DNA goes right back to those guitars of the 30 s. The B-25 guitar s small body (14.125 wide x 19.25 long x 4.5 deep) made it an easy guitar to travel with. This small body, composed of solid Honduran mahogany back and sides along with a top-grade solid Sitka spruce top, produced a warm, woody tone that lent itself well to blues and folk music. The internal bracing is scalloped by hand. Scalloping significantly reduces the weight and mass of the braces, without taking away strength. This allows better motion to the top, and greatly enhances the guitar s projection. The B-25 guitar sounds bigger than it is! Back in the '60s, the red pigments used in the color coats were not stable. The original B-25 guitars were finished in a Heritage Cherry Sunburst color, that within a few years gently faded to a softer, warm honey color. The Acoustic Icon B-25 featured here is pre-faded to that warm color right from Gibson. Of course, the final finish is nitrocellulose lacquer, which is not only beautiful, but actually adds to the sound of the instrument by allowing the wood to breathe and open up over time.Finally, Gibson includes a custom, form-fit hardshell case and a signed certificate of authenticity with the Acoustic Icon '60s B-25 guitar.

Gibson Acoustic Acoustic Icon Nick Lucas Signature Acoustic Guitar Vintage Sunburst

$2,999.00

The Gibson Acoustic Icon guitar bearing the name of Nick Lucas is true to the original finger-picking guitar with a powerful voice. This signature guitar is like a time machine. The Gibson Nick Lucas offers you a Madagascar rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl inlays matching the original pattern and size. The guitar features a bone nut, and open slotted bridge, just as the original had. The mahogany neck is a deep, soft V shape, as preferred by most finger-picking players, and it harkens back to the early '30s style. Custom nickel tuners are employed, again as found on the early examples. The guitar is finished in Vintage Sunburst, with nitrocellulose lacquer, just as the original was. Even the pickguard uses the original firestripe pattern! The Nick Lucas Acoustic Icon guitar is supplied with a custom-fitted case, and a certificate of authenticity.The Nick Lucas guitar is part of a very limited production run from Gibson called the Acoustic Icon series, and it is only available while supplies last. In the late 1920 s we didn t have guitar heroes like we do today. The country was settling into what would become a long and difficult economic depression. Folks lucky enough to own a radio, gathered around it in the evening to listened to radio drama and ragtime music. It wasn t long before a special guitar player came to be noticed. A player who took the guitar from being a background instrument, and brought it to the foreground. That guitar player was Nick Lucas. Nick s recording career went from the '20s to the '80s with over 80-million records sold.Back in the '20s most guitars were small-bodied mahogany parlor guitars, meant for genteel, in-home use, to relax with a fine cigar and cognac after dinner. While those small guitars sounded good, they didn t suit the sound that Nick Lucas was seeking. Nick wanted a sound that would cut through the orchestra, and make the guitar a lead instrument. In 1927, Nick approached Gibson with his idea: create a small guitar, perfect for finger-picking, but give it a voice more powerful than any guitar on the market. Gibson did just that, and introduced the Nick Lucas model in their 1928 catalog, thus making this guitar the world s first signature model.What made this model different from all the others? This guitar offered a deeper body (4 at the neck, 4 5/8" at the end pin) than any guitar on the planet at that time. Plus, the back and sides were made from hand-selected figured Eastern hard rock maple at a time when most guitars offered only mahogany bodies. Additionally, the AAA grade solid Sitka spruce top was carefully radiused or arched to give the top more tension and better projection. Most other guitars of the day offered only a flat top. This guitar quickly became one of the all-time great acoustic guitar designs. Today, vintage Nick Lucas models command top dollar from collectors and professional players.

Gibson Acoustic Acoustic Icon CF-100E Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar Vintage Sunburst

$2,999.00

The Gibson Acoustic Icon CF-100E is a time capsule back to the beginning of the acoustic-electric guitar. In this limited edition, Gibson has recreated the legendary CF-100 guitar. This modern CF-100E has all of the features that made the original a true icon. The back and sides are created from solid, Honduran mahogany. The solid Sitka Spruce top is gently pre-tensioned to give the small body much greater projection qualities than its size would indicate. The neck is mahogany, fully bound, with a rosewood fingerboard, and Les Paul-style mother-of-pearl trapezoid inlays, just like the original.In the late '40s, electric guitars were just starting to become popular. The early electric guitars didn t sound all that good, and the amps available were primitive. The vast majority of guitar players played acoustic guitars. If they needed to plug in their options sounded really bad! Gibson was listening to what their customers wanted. They were looking for an acoustic-electric guitar. In 1951, Gibson delivered!Introducing the 1951 Gibson CF-100E-the world s first true acoustic-electric guitar! Based on the then popular CF-100 model, Gibson added a P-90 single coil pickup, mounted just above the sound hole. They added a volume and tone control on the top for easy access. To make things even better, the CF-100E sported a sharp, Florentine cutaway for easy access to the upper frets. The guitar-playing world had never seen anything like it before! Gibson had created an entirely new category of guitar!To further complement this retro package, the hallowed Gibson P-90 pickup is mounted just above the soundhole, controlled by volume and tone controls, with Gibson Speed Knobs, again, just as in 51. The nut is bone, as is the saddle. Gibson rounds out the package with a custom form-fitted hardshell case, and a signed certificate of authenticity.

Gibson Acoustic Advanced Jumbo Guitar Vintage Sunburst

$1,999.99

A re-creation of the limited-production original that has been a collector's item since the late '30s. Features a hand-selected Sitka Spruce top; '30s-style rosewood open-slot vintage bridge; mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard, inlaid MOP arrows, and Gibson logo; vintage firestripe pickguard; and solid Indian rosewood back and sides. Its notable tone and projection are credited to special top bracing, its long scale, and sloped-shoulder body. Includes hardshell case.

Gibson Acoustic Arlo Guthrie LG-2 Acoustic Guitar Vintage Sunburst

$2,499.00

The old troubadour wanted to be sure young Arlo got off on the right foot, so Woody gave him a real guitar with a 22-3/4"-scale V-shaped neck and small body Arlo could handle the classic L-00 style. The tone on the Gibson LG-2 is super-friendly and mellow from a solid Sitka spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides. A touch of class comes in the form of triple top and back binding and a tortoise pickguard. Includes hardshell case.

Gibson Acoustic Blues King Acoustic Guitar Vintage Sunburst

$1,999.00

The Gibson Blues King Acoustic Guitar is based on the classic L-00 model. It features an extra-shallow body for warm, balanced tonal response and exceptional playing comfort. Solid spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, and rosewood fretboard and bridge.

Gibson Acoustic CJ-165 EC Rosewood Acoustic-Electric Guitar Antique Natural

$2,779.00

The Gibson CJ-165 EC is an acoustic-electric guitar that is as comfortable to play as it is beautiful to look at. And it delivers all the resonance of a larger guitar. The slightly narrower body size, 24-3/4" scale, and v-shaped set mahogany neck give the CJ-165 guitar an easy, comfortable feel for hours of effortless playing. The traditional Indian rosewood back and sides, Sitka spruce top, and 1930s-style, wide-scalloped X-bracing create incredible tone. Top and body binding accentuate a graceful cutaway shape that allows complete fretboard access and built-in electronics. The CJ-165 EC is ready for any venue. Gibson includes a premium hardshell case with the CJ-165 EC guitar.

Gibson Acoustic CJ-165 Rosewood Acoustic-Electric Guitar Antique Natural

$2,199.00

The Gibson CJ-165 Rosewood Acoustic Guitar is a smaller-bodied version of the legendary SJ-200 with all the resonance of a larger guitar. The comfortable body is perfect for players needing a smaller body profile for precise fingerstyle and flatpicking runs. It comes with a premium solid Sitka spruce top and 1930s-style, wide-scalloped X-bracing for incredible tone. The premium solid Indian rosewood back and sides deliver warm-yet-clear projection. An under-saddle pickup with active preamp makes amplification easy.

Gibson Acoustic J-250 Monarch Acoustic Guitar Vintage Sunburst

$17,349.99

A true Monarch among guitars, the J-250 acoustic is one of the most dazzling instruments ever built by Gibson (or anybody else). Rich HeritageThe artisans at Gibson took the iconic crown inlays of the J-200 fretboard and headstock and made them even more regal and realistic looking to represent the class and rich heritage of the Monarch. Both have extremely intricate inlay patterns that are executed with incredible precision containing multiple inlays within inlays of mother-of-pearl and Paua abolone.Hand-crafted DetailingThe delicate volute at the hand stop at the rear of the headstock is hand executed on equally matched bound ebony, It is veneered with the instrument s serial number displayed in the banners of the mother-of-pearl inlay.The Quintessence of QualityThe extra fretboard ebony binding harkens back to the classiest guitars of the Jazz era of the thirties. The complete coverage of body joints with extra wide Paua shell, a three-piece back, and a new floral tortoise pickguard engraving are all done to surpass all fine guitars including the flagship model J-200.Regal PresentationFinely detailed appointments on this classy instrument: multi-ply body binding with abalone inlay, ebony moustache bridge with abalone inlays, and gold tuners all come together to unfold in a regal visual presentation. Sublimely sophisticated tone emanates from the guitar's solid select Sitka spruce top and Madagascar rosewood back and sides. The Eastern Curly Maple neck provides additional warm resonance. We could sell many more a year, but the selection criteria for materials and the extra time to build keep the J-250 Monarch s numbers low, making each instrument very special.