A Gibson Jumbo acoustic with Thermally Aged red spruce top and rosewood back and sides.
During a time when cultural optimism was low, Gibson dreamed up a new line of "advanced" instruments; included in those models was the Advanced Jumbo. Due to low production numbers from 1936–1939, this model largely flew under the radar even though it was a supreme sounding and performing instrument. The Gibson Acoustic Custom Shop 1936 Advanced Jumbo is outfitted with a Thermally Aged Adirondack red spruce top, mahogany back and sides and premium Waverly tuners. The 1936 Gibson Advanced Jumbo brings back all the tone and prestige that made these sought-after instruments by artists and collectors.
Specifications
Body
- Top wood: Thermally Aged red spruce
- Back & sides: Rosewood
- Bracing pattern: Traditional hand-scalloped Advanced X-bracing, red spruce braces with hide glue
- Finish: Thin nitrocellulose finish, VOS
- Orientation: Right-handed
- Neck shape: Gibson Historic AJ
- Nut width: 1.72"
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Neck wood: Mahogany
- Scale length: 25.5"
- Number of frets: 19
- Pickup/preamp: No
- Tuning machines: Waverly
- Bridge: Rectangle, open slot
- Saddle & nut: Bone
- Number of strings: 6
- Case: Included
- Accessories: Includes Gibson Accessory Kit
Features
- Thermally Aged red spruce top, rosewood back and sides
- Gibson Historic AJ mahogany neck with compound dovetail neck-to-body joint, rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl diamonds and arrows inlays
- Waverly tuning machines
- Thin nitrocellulose VOS finish