NEW ARRIVAL 1946, one year after Banner Gibson’s were produced, is the only year Gibson produced guitars with the large Script logo without the Banner. By 1947 the more familiar squared logo came into production. Back in the 40’s, before mass production, the trees used to make guitars would have been around 300 years old. These naturally slow grown trees had a greater density to them than, say, trees used in the 60’s that would have been 100 - 150 years old. The tonal characteristic of this is depth and warmth. Add to that the chunky necks used at this time, which carry fuller tone and greater sustain, and you realise why these guitars are so desirable. No other era of Gibsons feel or sound like this. Then there’s the cool factor and you start to see why they are a collectors dream. The guitar is in well played condition, with some of the best looking lacquer checking I’ve seen, and the tone is something else - I could run out of superlatives - rich, mellow and warm. It looks and plays great, and even comes in it's original hard case.