page_title: Gibson Southern Jumbo
hierarchical_section_title: Gibson Southern Jumbo
caption_attribution_description: English: A 1964 Gibson "Country Western" acoustic guitar (left) with a 1964 Southern Jumbo (SJ) (right) (Tony Rees photograph)
context_page_description: The Gibson Southern Jumbo is a flat-top acoustic guitar model originally manufactured by the Gibson Guitar Corporation between 1942 and 1978. For the first 20 years of its manufacture it was a round-shouldered instrument, which changed to square-shouldered in 1962. Several modern reissues have been created by Gibson, based on the round-shouldered version.
context_section_description: The Gibson Southern Jumbo is a flat-top acoustic guitar model originally manufactured by the Gibson Guitar Corporation between 1942 and 1978. For the first 20 years of its manufacture it was a round-shouldered instrument, which changed to square-shouldered in 1962. Several modern reissues have been created by Gibson, based on the round-shouldered version.
caption: A 1964 Gibson "Country Western" acoustic guitar (left) (basically an SJ with natural finish) with a 1964 Southern Jumbo (SJ) (right). Note the square shoulders, "upside down" bridges and 3-point pickguards characteristic of both instruments of this period.
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