A Rosewood Square Shouldered Powerhouse 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 Rosewood is Gibson’s modern rosewood dreadnought with a superior dynamic range. Body Style Square Shoulder Body Shape Square Shoulder Top Sitka spruce Back Rosewood Side Rosewood Bracing Traditional hand-scalloped Advanced X-bracing Binding Multi-ply top, single-ply back Body Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Under Saddle Pickup LR Baggs™ VTC