Modern Collection Songwriter Recording Artist EC

A beautiful cutaway-bodied acoustic with professional performance for the stage and studio

The Gibson Songwriter was introduced in the late 1990s and features a unique Gibson square shoulder modern dreadnought body design. The Songwriter Recording Artist EC captures the historic tonal advantages that come from Gibson’s famed 1930s scalloped Advanced X-braced top, 25.5” long scale length, and tonewoods that are similar to the 1936 Advanced Jumbo’s, for a unique sound that is still 100% Gibson. Created for the connoisseur of acoustic recording and live performance, the Songwriter Recording Artist EC is a superior, powerful, and dynamic guitar for the most demanding professional players.

The Songwriter Recording Artist EC is handcrafted in Bozeman, Montana, using a thermally aged Sitka spruce top that is paired with a cutaway body crafted with rosewood back and sides. The cutaway body of the Songwriter Recording Artist EC provides enhanced access to the upper frets, making it ideal for lead guitarists and others who seek expanded range from their acoustic guitar. The 25.5” scale mahogany neck has a comfortable Round profile, and is fitted with a smooth-playing, bound ebony fretboard that is equipped with 20 standard frets and adorned with mother-of-pearl diamond eye inlays. The neck has a compound dovetail joint and is attached to the body using hot hide glue for a stable connection and maximum tonal transfer. The bound headstock has a rosewood veneer that features the Gibson logo and Crown inlaid in mother-of-pearl. The nut is bone, and high-quality gold Grover open-back tuners are fitted. The bridge is also ebony and is equipped with a bone saddle and TUSQ bridge pins, and decorated with mother-of-pearl arrow inlays. The thermally-aged Sitka spruce top is protected by a custom line tortoise pickguard and features a wide abalone rosette.

As the name implies, the Songwriter Recording Artist EC was designed to be a great recording and live performance guitar, and comes with high-quality electronics for easy plug-and-play performance in the studio or on stage. The built-in L.R. Baggs HiFi system features dual bridge plate sensors and a preamp inside the guitar that deliver outstanding dynamics, string balance, and note definition, while also being feedback resistant. The preamp is voiced to work together with the sensors to deliver natural-sounding acoustic tone when plugged in. The system’s soundhole-mounted volume and tone controls are easily accessed by the player while remaining all but invisible to the audience. The Songwriter Recording Artist EC ships in a Gibson hardshell case for protection when you’re on the road, and is a great choice for modern acoustic guitarists who perform live and in the studio. Try one for yourself, and prepare to be amazed.

• Serial Number

  20226047

• Brand Name

  Gibson

• Model

  Songwriter Recording Artist EC

• Finish Color

  Antique Natural

• Finish Type

  Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

• Top Wood

  Thermally-Aged Solid Sitka Spruce

• Bracing

  Traditional Hand-Scalloped Wide-X Brace

• Binding

  Single-Ply Fretboard and Headstock; Multi-Ply Top and Back

• Back & Sides Wood

  Solid Rosewood

• Neck Dimensions

  .860 1st - .910 9th

• Neck Wood

  Mahogany

• Neck Joint

  Compound Dovetail Neck-to-Body attached with Hot Hide Glue

• Neck Shape

  Rounded

• Fingerboard Wood

  Ebony

• Fingerboard Radius

  12"

• Fingerboard Inlays

  Mother-of-Pearl Diamond Eye

• Frets

  20 Standard

• Scale Length

  25.5"

• Headstock

  Rosewood Veneer, Gibson Logo and Crown in Mother-of-Pearl Inlay

• Nut Material

  Bone

• Width at Nut

  1.73"

• Cutaway

  Yes

• Electronics

  L.R.Baggs HiFi

• Controls

  Soundhole-Mounted Volume and Tone

• Saddle

  Bone

• Rosette

  3-Ring with Wide Abalone Center Ring

• Hardware

  Gold

• Tuners

  Gold Grover Open Back

• bridge

  Belly-up, Ebony, with Mother-of-Pearl Arrow Inlays

• Pickguard

  Custom Shop Tortoiseshell

• Case

  Gibson Black Hardshell