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Gibson Songwriter EC Custom, Ebony
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Songwriter EC Custom, Ebony

AcousticSongwriterUS
No ratings yet$4,999

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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Score

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73
Overall / 100
Playability
72
Sound
60
Build
91
Value
62

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Specifications

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Specifications for Songwriter EC Custom, Ebony
BrandGibson
TypeAcoustic
CountryUS
Body woodRosewood
Neck woodMahogany
FretboardEbony
Strings6
Frets20
Scale length25.5"
PickupsLR Baggs Session VTC
BackRosewood
BindingMulti-ply Top, Back, and Headstock, Single-ply Fretboard
Body FinishGloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body shapeSongwriter
Body StylesSquare Shoulder,Songwriter
BracingTraditional Hand-Scalloped X Bracing
BridgeTraditional Belly Up, Ebony
Bridge PinsBrass
CaseHardshell
ControlsSoundhole Mounted Volume and Tone
Fretboard inlayMother of Pearl Graduated Block
Fretboard radius304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count20
Headstock InlayGibson Logo and Custom Split Diamond in Mother of Pearl
JointCompound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue
ModelCSSSSCEB
NutBone
Nut width43.82mm / 1.73in
Output Jack1/4" Endpin
PickguardHummingbird Artist
PreampLR Baggs Session VTC
ProfileRounded
Saddle MaterialBone
SideRosewood
String gauges.012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053
Top woodSitka Spruce
Truss rodAdjustable
Truss Rod CoverCustom
Tuner PlatingGold
TunersGrover Rotomatic
Under Saddle PickupLR Baggs Session VTC
Street price$4,999

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