Feature:
The Fishman electronics are top-notch and you have a large variety of useful features. Easy to change out the 9volt battery too unlike some others I've looked at.

Quality:
I get compliments all the time on this guitar. The abalone inlay on the rosette, neck and headstock is absolutely beautiful and high quality. It definitely turns heads. The cutaway adds to this guitar as well. Not an ugly cutaway like many have. Solidly built and feels well made.

Value:
I feel like I definitely got what I paid for. Don't feel cheated or burned. This guitar is worth every penny.

Desirability:
Late at night when I'm playing so I have no distractions from the family...:-)...I finish playing and then sometimes place my Songwriter on my guitar stand and just gaze at her. If it was another woman I would be in trouble.

Sound:
Outstanding. Hands down compares to any Martin or Taylor and I think sounds better than any acoustic dreadnought I have ever played. I have a Martin D28 which is hard to beat but the Songwriter holds it own and I can't put it down. Great bass sound and bright but not shrill.

Ease of Use:
Right out of its case, the action is lower than other high-end acoustics like Martin's. This guitar is so much easier to play. I would recommend this to beginners as well as you won't get as discouraged trying to learn your harder chords. Very easy to barr and no buzzing. Just fun to play and a dream to play.

Support:
Can't comment, have never had to contact support.

Overall:
Overall, I love this guitar and would buy it again with no hesitation. I highly recommend it to anyone considering buying it. You will not be disappointed. Go ahead and buy it. There is never that perfect moment to afford a high-end guitar like this so just go ahead and pull the trigger and take it home with you.

Feature:
the Fishman electronics are amazing. Having played the expression system on a 4 series taylor I would still rate the electronics on this Gibson above all others. I didnt like the Gold grovers so I swapped them out for some silver ones which make it look much better. Gold is to old fashioned for me.

Quality:
This is a solid guitar and as soon as you pick it up you feel like your picking up a 100% handmade guitar, not a machine cut one.

Value:
Well being as this is the best sounding guitar I've ever played, it is worth every penny and then some. I was lookin at some 8 and 9 series taylors that were close to 3 grand, but this guitar blows them away, for only 1900.

Desirability:
I was starting to feel a little lonely coming into the holiday season without a girlfriend but then bought this guitar and I fall in love all over again everytime I sit down and play her. I lust after this guitar. I always bring it with me everywhere I go just so I can show it off. Its B E A utiful

Sound:
The sound of my Gibson Songwriter blows away taylors and martins. Everyone (including taylor owners) knows that taylors have no bass and are sometimes too bright. I put some Elixir Phospher Bronze's on my guitar and now it has tremendous brightness as well as the deep warm bass tones that make it sound amazing.

Support:
Sent off my warranty info and got a response right away from Gibson. Website is a little lacking in information and accurate pictures though. Taylors website is 100 times better than Gibsons.

Overall:
Dont know why a bunch of chumps rated this a 7 overall when the combined average of their sub-reviews was like 9. Anyway like I said, this is the best guitar I've ever played. Look wise its hands down the hottest looking guitar ever. Sound wise as soon as you slap on some new strings it becomes almost unearthly in how beautiful it sounds. When I get to heaven, all the angels will be playing Gibson Songwriters and singing Kum Bai Yah. Of this I am sure..

Quality:
Quality wise this guitar is perfect. Just by looking at it you can tell that it was not just thrown together. Gorgeous!!

Value:
I think it is the best sounding guitar I've played. I got mine for 1800, considerably less than a comparable Taylor.

Desirability:
The detail is beautiful. I've have many comments on the beauty of this guitar

Sound:
This instrument sounds great. A great balance of lows and highs.

Overall:
Before I bought this I played many Taylors, Martins and a few Gibson jumbos-200 & 185 series. This was the last guitar I picked up to try. This guitar messed me up bad. My buddies played it to and we all agreed that it sounded better than all the others. It was love at first strum. This is a must own guitar.

Feature:
Came with a really nice Hardshell case. And of course a Gibson pick.

Quality:
Top Quality....no imprefections

Sound:
Excellent Guitar. I tried out several Martins to include the D-28, HD28 and some cutaways, also tried several Taylors which had great action but no punch unless you moved up to the $2600 and up bracket. The Songbird Deluxe has it all.... Great looks, very soild and somewhat heavy in weight.. Pick up a Tacoma and then the Gibson and you just might end up asking yourself.....Where's the wood? The tone is excellent, great bass response with clear mid and high's. Yes they are a little pricey but then again they are hand made and come with a lifetime warranty. The action is a little on the high side as are all gibson acoustics.

Overall:
It's a keeper.

My best friend recieved this guitar as a graduation present and I was the second person to play it. It sounds wonderful, the resonance is amazing, and if you have a musical ear, then you will pleased. I would like to own this guitar someday, but I don't have it now because it costs a lot of money. If you can afford it and are looking, you have to play this guitar before you decide against. Chances are you will fall in love the instant you pick it up. This is a great guitar for contemporary worship or if you are looking for an acoustic guitar for a band.

Feature:
Excellent tuners (Grover Rotomatics - mine has the presentation pearlwood buttons), rosewood back and sides, ebony fretboard, quality electronics, high-end inlay. I like the cutaway, I can get up on the neck. Beautiful and functional.

Quality:
very well made instrument. It appears as rugged as any square shoulder guitar I've seen. They could have used a more choice quad A spruce top. This one is grainy but it is definitely not a defect.

Value:
To me, the value is beyond the current retail price. I traded a Taylor K14C for this. Cost wasn't an issue for me. The other guitars I had been looking at were priced above this one.

Desirability:
It turns heads. Everywhere we've played It receives comments.

Sound:
Incredible tone. I played over two hundred guitars before I selected this one. Everyone who has heard it says that it is the best sounding guitar they've ever heard. All I did was pluck the D string while it was hanging on the showroom wall, and I new, this was my Gibson. 30 years ago I had a Dove stolen. This Guitar sounds as good as that one.

Support:
When I purchased it I knew it would need set-up (see ease of use). Where I bought it they wanted to charge for this. I took it to the factory service center and they did the fret work for free. I polished the frets and did the final fine tuning on the saddle.

Overall:
I'll keep this guitar til I die.

The Songbird Deluxe was my favorite. I played guitars rannging in price from $900 - $2,400. 6 Taylors, a number of Martins & Gibsons. Unfortunately, no Guilds. Unlike the Taylors which had a very trebley and twangy bass, the Songbird had very solid bass tones, yet had the highs that the Martin's seem to lack. Although the playability (action) of the Taylors was unbelievable, and the Taylors have the Fishman electronics, the twangy bass didn't cut it with me. And this trebley bass was consistent with all of the Taylors.

The Songbird Deluxe had a full sound, with a good bottom, full highs and was quite loud. BUT IT HAD TERRIBLE ACTION!! The strings were very high off the neck as you went up the neck. The saleman said the action could be fixed, but probably to the detriment of the overall tone. Also, not sure about how the transducer pickups compare with the Fishman electronics found on the Taylors and some of the other acoustics as well.

Feature:
Useful cutaway and electronics useful for stage work.

Quality:
Beautiful craftsmanship but why such a poor set up from the Gibson factory... add a hundred or so bucks on to the price to get the guitar set up with your favorite technician, I've never needed to do that with Taylor.

Value:
Considering I got mine for $1400 brand new from an authorized dealer (back around 2003/4) I should have kept it, got the set up done, let it sit and mature for a few years and then sold it for a nice little profit.

Desirability:
If I could find a nice one I would consider purchasing it (perhaps used for 1400 bucks).

Sound:
Very woody and dull. Takes about 5 years to mature.

Ease of Use:
Very poor set up out of the box (or should I say the included case).

Support:
Never dealt with Gibson.

Overall:
I have since purchased a Takamine EF series, a Taylor 600 series and an Alvarez Masterworks all of which offer much better overall tone,value for money and playability.