1946 Gibson Southern Jumbo, Mahogany & Adirondack Spruce | Carl Miner

Fit for country rhythm playing as well as searing blues leads, the Gibson Southern Jumbo is one of Gibson’s most revered acoustics, and this 1946 SJ is a prime example. First introduced in the 1940s, the flat-top Southern Jumbo was Gibson’s “deluxe” version of their beloved slope-shouldered J-45. The SJ shares the same spruce top and mahogany neck, back, and sides, but is upgraded with a bound neck, as well as split parallelogram inlays on its rosewood fretboard. This classic combination of woods, paired with the age of this guitar, gives this SJ an extremely rich yet defined low end, treble that is clear and powerful, and balance that is exceptional from string to string. When it comes to cosmetic wear and tear, this one has the kind of relic that folks like Pre-War Guitars aim to replicate. For an in-hand description, please feel free to get in contact with us.

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[loganfoster]

Hands down the best sounding southern jumbo I’ve heard to date

[richardduby]

Not getting into a Martin/Gibson debate but I have never heard the bass response that a good Gibson gives on any other make of guitar. Super video, wonderful playing.

[staleyexplores]

my dream is to be in carl's shoes one day, getting to play $50k guitars everyday. such a healing profession for me.

[bryantjudoman]

I am a lucky man to have a pre 50's southern jumbo AND a 54 martin d-28. Let me tell you which one is better...which ever one I am playing at the time! If the house was on fire and I had to choose which one to sa've. I'd burn up trying to decide lol.

[hobonickel]

Thanks!! .. question: Are the signature Gibson's like Guthrie SJ considered custom shop guitars?

[christianlacheze]

I finally got over the debate by having both. IMHO, the Gibson bass response is not better than the Martin’s, it’s different. Martin is tighter, Gibson is boomier.