1961 Southern Jumbo

Gibson / 1961 Southern Jumbo

[Test play video]

With its top-tier round-shoulder Gibson lineage, the Southern Jumbo is a vintage tone and style icon, and while it continues to command rising prices year after year, aren’t you also putting both feet into the risk of using a rare old guitar in real-world playing?

Even if you have a current model in hand, seeking a more ornate and tighter sound than a one-rank-above J-45, you still end up looking for the real thing—the old Gibson—and that is the kind of dry, overwhelming response a practical player inevitably wants.
However, the practical player is faced with a very difficult choice: either spend a large budget searching for a well-conditioned early-60s example, or compromise on the sound and settle for a current model.
For the guitarist seeking a lifelong main guitar, this choice is an extremely difficult problem.

The ultimate, most intelligent answer for such a discerning player is this 1961 Gibson Southern Jumbo, which combines the authentic aura and superb sound of the true original with the ability to produce several famous songs.

⚫︎The ultimate look worthy of a higher-grade model than the J-45
Details such as the crown inlay on the headstock, the double parallelogram inlays on the fingerboard, and the multi-layer binding that frames the body give it a stage-lit, distinguished aura.
Not only in appearance, but also in the carefully selected high-quality mahogany and spruce materials, this guitar boasts a richness on par with the J-45 in terms of sound resolution.

⚫︎The ultimate dry tone brought out by more than 60 years of aging
Since its production in 1961, over 60 years of aging have matured the top spruce and side/back mahogany.
Added to the Gibson-specific earthy, percussive attack is the bright midrange and smooth lows developed through years of playing, delivering an outstanding balance from powerful strumming to delicate arpeggios.

⚫︎Early-60s playability that supports an intense stage environment
With an overwhelming sound projection that is never buried even in singer-songwriter performances or band ensembles, and a neck grip that feels just right in the hands of a player, it offers the kind of comfort unique to early-60s instruments.
Rather than being displayed as a museum piece, it maintains the high practicality needed to be thrown into the center of harsh modern live and recording environments as a main instrument.

A highly regarded early-1960s Gibson in acoustic guitar history fully embodies the style and sound of true vintage, and prices are rapidly rising around the world.
Among them, a 1961 example of the Southern Jumbo, the upper-class model of the J-45, with condition preserved to remain fully stage-ready, is disappearing from the market and truly becomes a once-in-a-lifetime encounter.

Please experience firsthand the ultimate tone that a longed-for 60s Gibson produces and the supreme sound woven from more than 60 years of history with your own strumming.
Please feel free to inquire for details about the condition or for a test play.

[Specifications / Included case]
TOP : Spruce
BACK/SIDES :Mahogany
FINGERBOARD/BRIDGE：Rosewood
NECK：Mahogany
NUT WIDTH : 42.5mm
SCALE : 583mm
CASE : Non Original Chip Board Case

[Repair/processing history / replacement parts / appearance condition, etc.]
※This information is based on what we can confirm in our inspection of the used/vintage item.
Please understand in advance.
- There are scratches and weather checking overall, but it is a single guitar that lets you feel the style unique to vintage instruments.
- A lacquer finish has been applied to the bridge.
- There is over-lacquering overall.

[Playing condition]
- String height at the 12th fret: 4th string side 2.0mm, 1st string side 1.5mm
- Saddle protrusion: approx. 2.5mm-3.0mm
- The guitar has a good playing condition with no rattling or other issues affecting the sound.

[Warranty: 6 months]

[Mail-order安心 service]
In the case of mail-order sales, we cannot provide customers with the opportunity to test play the item, so we offer a 6-day trial period after delivery.
Please carefully try the product at home, and if you are not satisfied, we will refund the product price.
※Round-trip shipping costs are the customer's responsibility.