Up for sale, a 1997 Gibson Hank Williams Jr. Southern Jumbo Limited Edition in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case and hangtags. This rare Gibson is one of only 300 made, utilizing genuine Brazilian rosewood for the fretboard and bridge.

Tonewoods include an X-braced Sitka spruce top, mahogany back and rims, a one-piece mahogany neck, and a Brazilian rosewood fingerboard. This Hank Williams Jr. has the punch and projection indicative of Gibson's best slope shoulder dreadnoughts, with plain strings that are round and sweet, while the wound strings have a rich bark. A rewarding strummer with great string-to-string clarity and a detail that also lends itself to fingerpicking, this particular Hank has a notably full midrange quality. This Hank Williams Jr. weighs 3lbs 13oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 12-53 bronze strings and easy-playing action.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Soft V, measuring .855” 1st fret, .940” 9th fret
-Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood, split parallelogram inlay
-Frets: Medium, faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-2
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: 1 11/16”, bone
-Tuners: Gibson Deluxe double line, Kluson-style
-Serialization: Eight-digit stamp dates to ‘97

Body Specs:

-Wood: Sitka spruce, Mahogany
-Bracing: Vintage-style X
-Bridge: Brazilian rosewood, carved bone saddle
-Label: Bozeman, MT, “Limited Edition” and “X out of 300” text
-Marquetry: Multi-ply binding, soundhole rosette

The gloss nitro lacquer Sunburst finish exhibits broad checking on top, and cosmetic wear is limited to a few faint finish scratches on the back and a few small nicks along the rims at the lower bout. There is also a sliver of missing finish just forward of the rosewood bridge’s “belly.” The nitro gloss on the neck profile is flawless.

The original black tolex hardshell case is included, along with the hangtags.