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.
Specifications:
- String Type: Steel
- Number of Strings: 6
- Body Shape: Round Shoulder Dreadnought
- Left-/Right-handed: Left-handed
- Color: Vintage Sunburst
- Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
- Back & Sides Wood: Mahogany
- Body Bracing: Scalloped X-bracing
- Binding: Multi-ply top/back
- Neck Wood: Mahogany
- Neck Shape: Slim Taper
- Radius: 12"
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Parallelograms
- Number of Frets: 20, Standard
- Scale Length: 24.75"
- Tuning Machines: Open Gear
- Bridge Material: Rosewood
- Nut/Saddle Material: Bone/Bone
- Nut Width: 1.72"
- Electronics: LR Baggs VTC Under Saddle Pickup
- Strings: Gibson, .012-.053
Features:
- Sitka spruce top delivers a direct, punchy sound with great dynamics
- Mahogany back and sides yield thick, mid-forward sound with gorgeous overtones
- Comfortable Slim Taper mahogany neck
- Easy-playing rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl parallelogram inlays
- LR Baggs VTC pickup provides excellent amplification
- Nickel open-back tuners ensure stable tuning
- Eye-grabbing double antiqued multi-ply top and back binding
