1946 Gibson Southerner Jumbo SJ Acoustic Guitar- Used

The details on Gibson’s Southerner Jumbo model, introduced in late 1943, were still in flux when this example was made (which explains the lack of fingerboard binding and headstock inlay). But that classic short-scale slope shoulder mahogany Dreadnought tone was already baked in, and playing this one will remind you why SJ models became the favorite rhythm guitar for a long list of artists and studio musicians.

Neck has been reset and refretted, original finish (back has been oversprayed), all internal bracing original including bridge plate. Tuners are later versions of what were on this model (buttons have been replaced), screw holes in back of headstock tell us other tuners were on it at some point. Nice original ‘guard. The biggest appeal of this SJ is the neck profile and the tone. It has more heft in the bass than you expect from a short scale mahogany D, and the neck has that to-die-for, post-Banner, C profile that most players love because it’s substantial without being too beefy for comfort. A great sounding, and playing, Gibson from the prime post-war period.