Part one of a series... A few years ago I spotted this guitar at a Dallas guitar show and was rather put off by the appearance and continued my brisk stroll, as one would. Fast forward to later, my friend Will at Thunder Road guitars proudly displayed this travesty at his guitar show booth as I...

Pre- War Vintage Gibson J-55 made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. Spruce Top, Mahogany Back and Sides, Fire-Striped Pickguard, Replaced Rosewood Moustache Bridge, Script Gibson Logo, Bound Brazilian Rosewood Fretboard, Scale length: 24 3/4". 1950's Single-Line Kluson Tuners installed, Original...

Your browser does not support video tags. Gibson / 1941 Jumbo 55 (J-55) Gibson has been making electric and acoustic guitars, archtop guitars, mandolins/banjos, and other musical instruments since 1894. The Jumbo 55 (J-55) is one of the most popular flat-top guitars in the Gibson Jumbo...

Rare version J-55 with a factory J-35! I owned a similar one a few years ago that also had the bigger Cromwell style dot inlay. This one has 2 unscalloped tone bars and a great color. The neck and headstock have been refinished and aged but.... look original! ( just leave your blacklight in your...

1940 Gibson J-55 Rosewood in very good condition. It is hard to overstate how exceptionally rare this rosewood version of the J-55 is, with only two examples currently known to exist. This Gibson is all original aside from having had a metal strap button installed. The guitar has two...

1954 Southern Jumbo with small guard, scalloped bracing and long saddle Gibson / 1954 Southern Jumbo The Southern Jumbo was introduced in 1942 as the top-of-the-line model of the time (the Super Jumbo was discontinued due to the war), replacing the J-55, the top model of the J series. It was...

Rough stroke sound is the essence of Gibson JumboGibson / 2002 Southern JumboThe "Southern Jumbo" was introduced in 1942 as the successor to the J-55 and J-35, along with the J-45, and was the pinnacle of Gibson flat-top guitars at the time. It is famous for being used by Woody Guthrie and Hank...