Gibson Songwriter Recording Artist Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Rosewood Burst

Throwing it back to a coveted '90s diamond, we've got this Gibson Songwriter Recording Artist in a radiant Rosewood Burst. This unique design from Gibson's extended canon introduced the world to a new square shoulder dreadnought body design inspired by the brand's innovative 1930s icons. A longer scale length and tonewoods reverent to Gibson's historic models make the Songwriter Recording Artist a familiar yet entirely fresh dreadnought.

Toward the tail end of the 1990s, Gibson's Songwriter series of acoustics revitalized the square shoulder dreadnought experience. Today's Songwriter Recording Artist throws it over to the legacy of those '90s originals with reverence paid to Gibson's 1930s icons.

Crafted in Bozeman, Montana, the Songwriter Recording Artist begins with a square shoulder dreadnought body brought together from Sitka spruce and rosewood, similar to Gibson's 1936 Advanced Jumbos. Balancing a truly rich rosewood base with a bright, refined Sitka spruce chirp, this guitar's voice is clear and complex. To get some even more character into the guitar, its Sitka spruce is thermally aged to bake out imperfections, add some aged visual complexion, and impart some complexity to the tonewood usually reserved for much older guitars. Multi-ply binding wraps the body for neat geometric accent rounding the guitar's edges. Within this Songwriter, Gibson's famed 1930s scalloped Advanced X-Bracing appears to enhance projection, sustain, and harmonic character.

From here, the Songwriter Recording Artist brings on a mahogany neck in a Round profile. Gibson's compound dovetail neck joint assembly affixes the neck to the body with hot hide glue adhesive for a careful, classic construction process. An ebony fingerboard lays out across this neck featuring twenty Standard-sized frets. Unique Mother of Pearl Diamond Eye inlays present a distinguished look.

Backing up this whole musical experience, the Songwriter Recording Artist features a robust hardware setup. At one end of the guitar's 25.5" scale, a bone nut lands at the bound rosewood veneer headstock with Grover open-back tuning machines. Providing smooth stringing experiences, these pieces are matched with an ebony Belly Up bridge adorned with Mother of Pearl Arrow inlays for a sharp design flourish. Onboard, Gibson features an L.R. Baggs HiFi pickup and preamp system for seamlessly translating the tones of their Songwriter Recording Artist to the stage. The Gibson Songwriter Recording Artist travels with an included hardshell case.

A revitalized look at square shoulder dreadnoughts primed to pop onstage, the Songwriter Recording Artist lives up to its namesake ten times over.