
Songwriter EC Custom, Ebony
The Songwriter EC Gets the Custom Treatment Whether you’re writing a new song or taking it to the stage, the Songwriter EC Custom is an ideal musical partner. First introduced in 2003, the Songwriter combines Gibson’s time-honored bracing patterns of the 1930s with our original modern dreadnought shape, providing outstanding tonal quality. The solid rosewood back and sides, paired with the solid Sitka spruce top, delivers a full, rich, and balanced tone. The cutaway body ensures excellent access to the upper frets on the comfortable, ebony fretboard-equipped round profile mahogany neck. This version of the Songwriter gets the Custom treatment, with Les Paul™ Custom-inspired cosmetics, including an Ebony nitrocellulose lacquer finish, multi-ply binding on the top and back, a Les Paul-style peghead with a Custom split diamond inlay in mother of pearl, a bound ebony fretboard with mother of pearl Custom Block inlays, and gold Grover® Rotomatic® tuners. It comes equipped with L.R. Baggs™ Session VTC electronics and a hardshell case.
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Specifications
Suggest an edit| Brand | Gibson |
|---|---|
| Type | Acoustic |
| Country | US |
| Body wood | Rosewood |
| Neck wood | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Ebony |
| Strings | 6 |
| Frets | 20 |
| Scale length | 25.5" |
| Pickups | LR Baggs Session VTC |
| Back | Rosewood |
| Binding | Multi-ply Top, Back, and Headstock, Single-ply Fretboard |
| Body Finish | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Body shape | Songwriter |
| Body Styles | Square Shoulder,Songwriter |
| Bracing | Traditional Hand-Scalloped X Bracing |
| Bridge | Traditional Belly Up, Ebony |
| Bridge Pins | Brass |
| Case | Hardshell |
| Controls | Soundhole Mounted Volume and Tone |
| Fretboard inlay | Mother of Pearl Graduated Block |
| Fretboard radius | 304.8mm / 12.0in |
| Fret Count | 20 |
| Headstock Inlay | Gibson Logo and Custom Split Diamond in Mother of Pearl |
| Joint | Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue |
| Model | CSSSSCEB |
| Nut | Bone |
| Nut width | 43.82mm / 1.73in |
| Output Jack | 1/4" Endpin |
| Pickguard | Hummingbird Artist |
| Preamp | LR Baggs Session VTC |
| Profile | Rounded |
| Saddle Material | Bone |
| Side | Rosewood |
| String gauges | .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053 |
| Top wood | Sitka Spruce |
| Truss rod | Adjustable |
| Truss Rod Cover | Custom |
| Tuner Plating | Gold |
| Tuners | Grover Rotomatic |
| Under Saddle Pickup | LR Baggs Session VTC |
| Street price | $4,999 |





