Online Guide Acoustic Guitars Jumbo/Super-Jumbo

 

If the dreadnought shape is identified with Martin, then the jumbo shape is associated with Gibson. The jumbo is much more rounded, with a pronounced ‘waist’, and is an even more iconically American creation than the dreadnought, particularly in the ornate form typified by Gibson’s SJ-200 (pictured). While jumbos often have a sweet and balanced fingerpicking tone, the shape was really envisaged for maximum volume in the days before electro-acoustics, and is thus very popular with American folk and country singer-songwriters, and identified with such performers as Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow and late-era Elvis.

 

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Contents: [Contents] [The Steel-Strung Acoustic Guitar] [Defining Features] [Sound] [Features] [Dreadnoughts] [Jumbo/Super-Jumbo] [Mini-Jumbo] [Small-Bodied Guitars] [Archtops] [The Electro-Acoustic Guitar] [Roundback Guitars] [The Twelve-String Guitar] [Conclusion] [Hotdeals] [Feedback]