First introduced in 2003, the Songwriter combines Gibson’s time-honored bracing patterns of the 1930s, with our original dreadnought shape, providing a supreme tonal quality. Featuring beautiful rosewood back and sides paired with a Sitka spruce top. The Songwriter Standard is Gibson’s modern rosewood dreadnought with a superior dynamic range.Model: Songwriter Standard RosewoodFinish Color: Rosewood BurstFinish Type: Gloss Nitrocellulose LacquerTop Wood: Solid Sitka SpruceBracing: Traditional Hand-Scalloped Advanced X-BracingBack & Sides Wood: Solid RosewoodNeck Wood: MahoganyNeck Joint: Compound Dovetail Secured with Hide GlueNeck Shape: RoundNeck Dimensions: .810 1st - .880 9thFretboard Material: RosewoodFingerboard Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Split ParallelogramsScale Length: 25.5"Width at Nut: 1.72"Nut Material: TusqBinding: Multi-Ply Top, Single-Ply BackElectronics: L.R. Baggs VTCControls: Volume and Tone in SoundholeTuners: Grover Rotomatic w/Kidney Buttons Bridge: Custom LineSaddle: TusqPickguard: Custom Line TortoiseCase: Gibson Black Hardshell