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Gibson Southerner Jumbo and Country Westerns
The Gibson Southerner Jumbo was introduced in 1942 and discontinued in 1978. It was reintroduced in limited editions in 1991.
Mythology has it that the Southerner Jumbo was specifically targeted at the Southern market honoring rising Country music trends. When it came out in 1942 it was the most expensive Gibson flat-top in the line.
During 1942 two new models were introduced to the Gibson line-up to replace the J-35 and J-55. They were the J-45 and the Southerner Jumbo. The Southerner Jumbo (later shortened to: “Southern Jumbo” and then “SJ”) was a fancier J-45.
The appointments of the Southerner Jumbo included more top binding and an additional set of rosette rings. (The 1st year of the J-45 actually had similar appointments but they were reduced and simplified for model clarity in 1943).
The back and sides were still mahogany but the Southerner Jumbo had a dark wooden stripe separating the 2 back pieces. The neck heal had a white plastic cap.
The only available finish was sunburst until 1954.
Approximate Chronology (there are always exceptions…):
1942
Back & Sides: Mahogany but some released as Brazilian rosewood.
Top: Select spruce
Neck: mahogany – single piece. Pearl twin parallelogram inlays
Bridges: Rosewood belly-down. Some rectangular examples
Headstock appointments: Decal – “Only a Gibson is Good Enough” banner. Script Gibson logo
Fretboard: Twin parallelograms inlays – unbound – 19 fret
Pickguard: Tiger-striped & teardrop shape
1943
Poplar neck blocks
Skunk-stripe – only in 1943
Some laminated maple necks
Some rectangular bridges
1947
Fretboard binding added
‘Pearloid’ twin parallelogram inlays
1949
Gold decal block script headstock logo
Belly-up rosewood bridges
1954
Natural spruce top finish offered
Pickguard enlarged and re-shaped
1955
19 fret fingerboard changed to 20 fret
Bracing system changed: non-scalloped, low cut braces
1956
Natural finish version called: “SJN”
Headstock appointments: pearl logo inlay and crown added
1961
Cherry sunburst Country Westerns (rare)
1962
SJN’s renamed: “SJN Country-Western”
Some SJN’s with plastic “Special Bridge”s.
Some SJN’s with spruce bridge plates
Some SJN’s with multi-ply bridgeplates
Rope edge to the SJN C&W oval labels
Change the body shape to square shoulder dreadnaughts
1991
Reintroduction of slope shoulder shape |
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