Gibson's Powerhouse Acoustic

This 16-inch-wide acoustic flat top guitar weighs just 5.00 lbs. and has a fat nut width of just under 1 3/4 inches and a scale length of 25 1/2 inches. Hand-selected "AAA" solid Sitka spruce top, solid Indian rosewood back and sides, two-piece mahogany neck with ebony center strip, and rosewood fretboard with 20 frets and inlaid pearl dot position markers. Headstock with inlaid pearl "Gibson" logo. Individual closed-back tuners with gold-plated hexagonal metal buttons. Teardrop tortoiseshell celluloid pickguard. Combined ivory bridge/tailpiece with ebony base. Serial number ("92215048") stamped on the back of the headstock. This guitar is in mint (9.50) condition. Housed in the original black Gibson hardshell case with blue plush lining (9.50).

"The appearance of a rosewood flat-top guitar in the Gibson line is a rare occasion. In Gibson's one hundred year history, only about a half-dozen production models were of rosewood. The J-60 Rosewood is the first new release of its kind in over 20 years, and its debut in 1992 was especially important because it came as a result of an overwhelming demand for a rosewood Gibson flat-top. The J-60 brings pre-war Gibson quality to a modern square shouldered dreadnought. It features a hand tuned top with Gibson's '30s-style 'Advanced Bracing Pattern' which gives this guitar a volume, tone, and projection suitable for concert hall and ensemble performance" ("The Gibson J-60" at http://www.gibson.net/products/montana/1996/concert/j60.html).

"Long-time Gibson fans will recognize that this dreadnought is not one of the newcomers of the Custom Acoustic line; we include it here due to its similar features and its Advanced Bracing Pattern, which provides it with maximum volume, projection and tonal response. Its square-shoulder dreadnought shape, dovetail neck-to-body joint, solid Spruce top and Rosewood back and sides make it the perfect choice for those looking for a traditional styled instrument. Other features include a vintage-style neck with Ebony fingerboard, Ebony belly bridge, tortoise teardrop pickguard, and the pearl script Gibson headstock logo. Gold tuners, multiple body binding and a factory-installed transducer pick-up with active pre-amp are features sure to please the discriminating buyer. This is our powerhouse acoustic, the perfect choice for live solo and ensemble performers" ("The J-60 Traditional" at http://www.gibson.com/products/montana/1998/j60.html).