What an incredible flavor! It's that lively, punchy SJ tone I came to love on old Hank SR. recordings with a modern sparkle and gobs of sustain. I've got it on the wall here and it's definitely the one that leaps out at you. That dramatic burst. The way the Maple binding frames the body. The bold but complimentary abalone rosette and tortoise guard. The grain of the Addy is just exquisite. Just what you want to see. 

It's the kind of guitar that's easy to lose yourself in. I find myself going back and forth between playing it and ogling it. It's just so attractive.

It's rich and dry sounding and the fretboard is a breeze. This is a front-person's guitar through and through. Barely played, too. Only owned a couple of weeks. Grab it up while you can!

robinson@soundpure.com 

“One afternoon in 1968,” as Michael tells it, “I watched a drunken sailor with a pillow case slung over his shoulder stagger into a pawn shop in New London, CT. Since the bag on his shoulder was very guitar-like, as soon as he emerged counting his money, I went into the shop to see what he'd sold. After twenty minutes of bickering, I emerged with a very well worn, twenty year old Gibson SJ.”

Gibson’s Southerner Jumbo was made famous by country music icon Hank Williams Sr. Early models of these short scale, round-shouldered dreadnoughts are sought after and in recent years have become extremely popular, and their value has soared.

Over the years Froggy Bottom has built specially commissioned SJ-style guitars, but in 2008 the SJ was established as one of our formal models. In 2010 the SJ has become our most popular full-sized guitar, matching the H-12 in popularity.

And what happened to that sailor’s guitar?

“As I already had a guitar I loved, the SJ was only around for a couple of months, but almost as soon as I'd sold it to a friend,” Michael says, “I was sorry.

“Forty years later, my friend still has that guitar, and it is still one of the very best guitars I have ever known.”

Warranty

This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.

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