Gibson Acoustic Songwriter Standard EC Rosewood Acoustic-electric Guitar - Rosewood Burst Reviews
With the Gibson Acoustic Songwriter Cutaway, you get a small square-shoulder cutaway dreadnought body made from choice tonewoods that make up a very attractive and very playable acoustic-electric guitar. The Songwriter Cutaway is a great performance instrument with outstanding acoustic tone, thanks to its solid Sitka spruce top and solid rosewood body. And Fishman Prefix Plus-T electronics are ready for you to take to the stage with impeccable clarity and dynamics. With a sweet voice and looks to match, the Gibson Acoustic Songwriter Cutaway is sure to impress.
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Highest Rated Reviews
Excellent guitar !
Definitely impressed with this awesome guitar. Beautiful full sound with fantastic resonance and sustain,plays very well and has excellent craftsmanship. Very comfortable neck, easy to play and sounds fantastic strumming or picking.
I was very happy with my Martin acoustic, but I am ecstatic about this Gibson. Yep, you can't go wrong with this one, nothing to not like about it. :)
Just WOW!
This is the absolute best sou doing and playing guitar I have ever purchased new. Thank you Alex Campos and Sweetwater for the great service. That is why you have been my go to store for years now.
Dream acoustic guitar
I really wanted to get a Martin or Taylor but after playing this Gibson there was no better choice for me. It plays like a dream and sounds amazing too. The neck isn't thin but I have small hands and have no issues playing it at all.
WOW INCREDIBLE!!!
I have been lucky enough over the years to have own and played some top tier guitars ,Martin D-28,35,41,Taylor 716,814ce,Guild D-55 etc..I always wanted a Gibson , but had to be spruce and rosewood and a cut-away so that cut a lot of the bigger named Gibsons . So I took a shot on this Gibson songwriter,I got the rosewood burst and of course the cut-away version. First off I read a review stating that the neck was not really set up good for playing lead 12" vs 16" I guess is what they were saying. I must say this neck is by far the fastest neck and easiest to play by far ( almost feel like I am playing a electric guitar) But what really blew me away was this full sounding almost grand piano sounding guitar ,the most balanced sound that will fill the whole room up and sustain forever and all this is before you even plug this guitar in, too me this is the all around best guitar for my needs and any of the guitars I have mentioned,oh and by the way this guitar is beautiful and flawless build plays like butter right out of the box , for the first no set up of any kind was needed .Big thanks to my sales guy CRAIG MILLS EXT 3274 really helped me out with this guitar .Gibson has out done them selfs with this stunning guitar.
Gibson Songwriter Standard EC Rosewood - Rosewood Burst Acoustic Guitar
Awesome! This guitar is outstanding! The craftsmanship and detail are very good. No flaws that I could find. The neck to body construction is solid. The appearance is very good and the abalone rosette and parallelogram fingerboard markers are really nice. The guitar is very balanced - all six strings are very even and the high E string rings out well when soloing but not overly bright. The bass notes are good also. The neck is very nice - really smooth gibson neck - very fun to play - factory string height is perfect for my style of playing. I sometimes forget it is an acoustic guitar.
The rosewood back is bookended and looks very nice. The top grain of the sitka spruce top is also bookended and has a very tight even grain - very good tone woods. The tone of the guitar is so nice with subtle overtones and it projects really well. The combination of the rosewood back and sides, plus rosewood bridge and fingerboard are nicely matched.
The Fishman electronics appear to work well - still learning how to use them. The Fishman instructions were not very good - you will have to adjust the pre-amp to figure out what the adjustments do by listening. I was able to get a great ringing sustain with a bell like sparkle when using the brilliance slider. I had a few instances where the tuner would not start - after waiting a few minutes everything seemed ok. The 1/4 inch cable connection does needs to be inserted firmly with a snap for a positive connection for the amplifier. I did have a slight bit of trouble getting a solid electrical connection upon the first try, but after reinserting the cable everything worked just fine. Perhaps since the input connection is brand new, the tolerance is tight.
The bracing is well done as well - this guitar construction appears to be very solid. I purchased a great guitar and this one will not get sold.
This guitar was expensive but a good value compared with the Martin, Taylor and Guild brands. To get true rosewood, you have to open up the wallet. The hard case is great - very solid - this guitar deserves a good hard case. The case helps with humidity control.
This guitar is a great investment and will get played quite a bit.
Gibson Songwriter
I love the guitar, this is the fourth Gibson I have owned in 40 Plus years of playing. It has a great sound. However, I wish it had a different neck. The new Gibson Walnut Guitars have a Maple Neck with a 16" diameter radius as opposded to the 12" radius for the songwriter. Perhaps this is needed as the songwriter has a mahogany neck and wood is not as strong. However, I play lead guitar, and complex finger style. The larger neck makes it more difficult to play lead and complex finger style. wonder why Gibson makes the smaller more playable neck on their less expensive guitars but not on the more expensive guitars. Yes I realize many people play cowboy chords and the neck shape is not important. However, I really need the smaller neck and the cutaway to get up to those notes higher up the scale. The guitar is quite beautiful and the sound is amazing no complaints. Someone please tell Gibson we need smaller more playable necks as we love your great guitars but want to do more with them.
