Description
Description
First introduced in a square shoulder configuration in 1962, the Country Western was created as a variation of Gibson’s popular Southern Jumbo model. With the body shape of a Hummingbird™ but in a Natural finish and having an unadorned tortoise pickguard, the Country Western delivers wonderful tonal quality and a unique look that has been a resounding hit with players from the moment it was first released, all the way up to the present day; it has been one of our most requested acoustic models for reissue since the 1990s. This 1963 Country Western features a thermally aged Sitka spruce top, a mahogany back, sides, and neck, an Indian rosewood fretboard with 20 standard frets and mother-of-pearl parallelogram inlays, a bone bridge, nut, and bridge pins, the classic Country Western tortoise pickguard, and nickel Gotoh® tuners with white buttons. It’s been Heavy Aged by the artisans of the Murphy Lab to give it the look and feel of a well-loved, longtime musical companion.
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Gibson Custom Shop Historic |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Serial Number: | 20855016 |
| Product Color: | Smoked Natural |
| Relic/Aging Level: | Murphy Lab Heavy Aged |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Acoustic Cutaway Type: | No Cutaway |
| Body Material: | Mahogany |
| Body Finish: | Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Top Material: | Thermally Aged Sitka Spruce |
| Bracing Pattern: | X-Brace |
| Body Binding: | Multi-Ply Top & Back |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Mahogany |
| Neck Finish: | Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Shape: | Round |
| Fingerboard Material: | Indian Rosewood |
| Nut Material: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.725" (43.815mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12" (304.8mm) |
| Scale Length: | 24.75" (628.65mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 20 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Mother of Pearl Parallelograms |
| Inlay Shape: | Parallelograms |
| Neck Binding: | Single Ply |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Aged Nickel |
| Bridge: | Rosewood; Traditional Belly-Up |
| Tuning Machines: | Gotoh w/White Buttons |
| Saddle: | Bone |
| Pickguard: | Tortoise |
| Truss Rod Cover: | Single Ply Black |
| Bridge Pins: | Bone |