Gibson Sheryl Crow Artist Signature Acoustic Electric Guitar with Hardshell Case
In 1999, Sheryl Crow asked Gibson to reproduce her beloved 1962 Gibson Country Western with modern appointments, worried that her favorite guitar would soon succumb to the rigors of the road. Gibson responded with the new Sheryl Crow Signature Artist Series guitar—basically a painstaking recreation of her Country Western, which is a variation of Gibson’s renowned Hummingbird. The radius top projects a full, balanced expression, with blended dark lows and brilliant highs. The great sound of the Gibson Sheryl Crow is complemented by its L.R. Baggs Element Active Acoustic Pickup System. You will just love playing this guitar for its pure acoustic tone and through your favorite amp or PA system.
Here are some of the features that make will make the Gibson Sheryl Crow Artist Signature Acoustic Electric your favorite guitar:
AAA-grade Sitka spruce topMahogany back and sidesHand-scalloped, radiused top bracing for maximum toneHighest grade Rosewood fingerboard with comfortable rolled edges and split parallelogram inlaysHummingbird style pickguardDouble ring rosetteWhite oval Gotoh button tunersL.R. Baggs Element Active Acoustic Pickup SystemGibson Custom Hardshell CaseGet your Gibson Montana Sheryl Crow Artist Signature Acoustic Electric Guitar from Sam Ash Direct today and get fast FREE shipping and the guaranteed lowest price. You will also enjoy our 24/7 customer service, our 45/60 day return/price protection policy, and our 87 plus years of experience. Sam Ash Direct is one of the largest authorized Gibson dealers, so you will also get the Gibson limited lifetime warranty.
The Gibson Sheryl Crow Signature Artist guitar in detail:
Body Tonewoods
The top is made from AAA Sitka Spruce with mahogany back and sides, giving the guitar a full, balanced expression, with blended dark lows and brilliant highs, making it a desirable acoustic to a wide range of players and musical styles. Since 1903, Gibson has been renowned for its expertise in selecting the right wood, and having the right formula to dry it out. Your guitar will have “the most durable, elastic, and sonorous qualities,” just as all the great vintage guitars from Gibson.
Hand Made Bracing
The Gibson Sheryl Crow Signature Artist Guitar features hand-scalloped, radiused top bracing inside the body. By scalloping each brace by hand, the natural sound of the acoustic is focused more toward the center of the body, enhancing the instrument’s sound projection. The bracing inside the body of the Sheryl Crow Signature Artist Series is a single “X” pattern similar to the design used inside Gibson’s traditional dreadnoughts, most notably the vintage J-30s. This bracing pattern delivers a full, balanced expression, with blended dark lows and brilliant highs, making the Sheryl Crow Signature Artist Series a desirable acoustic to a wide range of players and musical styles.
L.R. Baggs Element Active Acoustic Pickup System
The Sheryl Crow Signature Artist Guitar comes equipped with the Element Active Acoustic Pickup System from L.R. Baggs, with a low-profile undersaddle transducer that has proven more stable and durable than many standard ribbon-type pickups. The onboard Element preamp includes an unobtrusive and removable volume control mounted just inside the soundhole. There are no unnecessary internal components to interfere with the coupling between the pickup and the guitar, so you get a robust, lively, and natural acoustic sound with excellent dynamics and delicate high end. The Element works with a standard 9V battery, which is housed inside the guitar in L.R. Bagg’s new “Battery Bagg.”
Nickel Gotoh White Oval Button Tuner
Gibson’s Sheryl Crow Signature Artist Acoustic Electric Guitar features precision Gotoh white oval button tuners with a gear ratio of 15:1. The tuners have a durable housing for maximum protection for the gear and string post, with a special lubricant inside the gear box for smooth and accurate tuning stability with no slippage.
Crown Peghead Logo
Gibson put the first crown peghead logo on an ES-300 back in 1940, and it has graced the headstocks of many legendary Gibson guitars ever since, including today’s Sheryl Crow Signature Artist Series. Over the years, it has also been called a “thistle” because of the group of flowering plants with the sharp prickles, though Gibson has preferred to call it a “crown.”
Pickguard
The yellow tortoise pickguard on the Sheryl Crow Signature Artist Series is patterned after the shape of the pickguard on Gibson’s Hummingbird. As with all Gibson’s pickguards, the coloring, inlay, binding, and engraving are all done by hand.
Rosette
A rosette is the beautiful, hand-crafted circle around the soundhole, and can be one of the most ornamental elements of any acoustic guitar. It is also one of the most subtle and complicated woodworking decorations on any acoustic guitar. The rosette on the Sheryl Crow Signature Artist Series is a double-ring rosette, with the main ring consisting of seven-ply binding, and the second ring three-ply binding, adding a stylish, understated elegance to the Sheryl Crow Signature Artist Series.
Rosewood Fingerboard with Rolled Edges and Split Parallelogram Inlays
The Gibson’s Sheryl Crow Signature Artist Series features a fingerboard of the highest grade rosewood on earth, personally inspected and qualified by Gibson’s team of skilled experts before it enters the Gibson factories. The Sheryl Crow’s split parallelogram inlays are made of genuine mother of pearl, and are inserted into the fingerboard using a process that eliminates gaps and doesn’t require the use of fillers. The fingerboard also sports a rolled edge—instead of the usual right angle where the fingerboard surface meets the neckgibing the guitar an extremely smooth and comfortable feel, enhancing its playability.
Gibson Sheryl Crow Artist Signature Acoustic Electric Guitar with Hardshell Case
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