Aaron Lewis Southern Jumbo by Gibson

If I was given $3,653 dollars to buy a guitar today, it would be this beautiful Gibson Southern Jumbo Acoustic. The style is perfect for that acoustic lover who doesn't want to get confused with a folk guitarist. I know that when I'm looking at acoustic guitars I'm definitely drawn to the acoustics that have a "Cool" look. I want to be Elvis or John Lennon not James Taylor or John Denver. Don't get me wrong a beautiful guitar is a beautiful guitar, and sure the acoustics sound the same, but there is something about this Gibson Southern Jumbo that just looks like it's cooler than say a Taylor series acoustic.

What makes the "Aaron Lewis" model that much more interesting is that Gibson is releasing a hand distressed model endorsed and replicated from a '51 version that Lewis owns. The Staind singer/guitarist also is personally autographing a few models that will additionally be sold. I'm sure that rarity and signing will really appeal to those collectors out there.

Here is what Gibson had to say:

Whoever thought parental advisory warnings and acoustic guitars don’t mix never heard Aaron Lewis. The Grammy-nominated songwriter, frontman for hit rock band Staind, wrote some of the last decade’s most enduring and gut-wrenching songs (“Outside,” “It’s Been Awhile”) using his collection of vintage Gibson acoustics. Gibson Acoustic honors Lewis’ continued artistry with the introduction of the Aaron Lewis Southern Jumbo Standard and the Aaron Lewis Aged Southern Jumbo. Both guitars are replicas of Lewis’ prized 1951 acoustic and one has been aged and distressed to recreate the rugged look that occurred naturally as Lewis put his Southern Jumbo through the paces on-stage and in the studio. With the Aged model Gibson luthiers took the aging process several steps further, doing all distressing by hand. Thirty seven guitars were hand-aged in the Gibson Montana Art Shop and 13 more hand-aged guitars are personally autographed by the guitarist and have been played by him in live and studio performances.

The guitar is practically perfect and the fact an accomplished artist is pushing the guitar is cool too. While that endorsement is cool, I'm not quite sure an autograph makes this guitar worth an extra $9,000 but then again I'm just a guitar player. However the $3,700 price tag for the standard is probably worth every penny, even if there is a lot of pennies in that price tag.

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