Description:
First introduced in 1942, the Gibson J-45™ has remained a mainstay Gibson acoustic model. It has earned its name as “The Workhorse” due to its wide acceptance, no-nonsense simplicity, and understated elegance. It’s one of the most recorded acoustic guitars in history and Gibson’s best-selling acoustic model of all time.
Handcrafted with care in Bozeman, Montana, by Gibson’s expert acoustic luthiers, the new Gibson J-45 Special offers players a USA-built Gibson acoustic guitar at a very attractive price. The J-45 Special has a round shoulder body constructed using genuine solid mahogany for the back and sides and a solid Sitka spruce top. The top is reinforced with our traditional scalloped X-bracing. This combination of tonewoods delivers a warm, balanced tone with excellent dynamic range that is great for any musical genre.
The "concert depth" body is slightly thinner than on a J-45 Standard, giving the J-45 Special a leaner and tighter bass response that sits perfectly in the mix and also makes it easier to hold. The utile neck is attached to the body with a compound dovetail neck-to-body joint, and like all Gibson acoustic guitars, it is affixed with hot hide glue. The neck has a comfortable and fast-playing SlimTaper™ profile, and the rosewood fretboard has a 12” radius and is adorned with simple mother-of-pearl dot inlays and is fitted with 20 standard frets.
The traditional belly-up rosewood bridge is equipped with a TUSQ® saddle, and the nut and bridge pins are also TUSQ. High-quality Grover® Rotomatic® tuners ensure solid tuning stability. The J-45 Special is finished in satin nitrocellulose lacquer in your choice of Satin Vintage Sunburst or Satin Wine Red. It comes with an L.R. Baggs Element Bronze under-saddle piezo pickup with active electronics and an easily accessible soundhole-mounted volume control pre-installed for studio-quality plug-and-play anywhere. The J-45 Special also comes with a premium soft shell case.
Technical specifications:
Body Style | Round Shoulder |
Top Material | Solid Sitka Spruce |
Bracing Pattern | Traditional Scalloped X-bracing |
Back & Sides Material | Solid Mahogany |
Body Finish | Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck Material | Utile |
Neck Shape | SlimTaper |
Fingerboard Material | Rosewood |
Nut Material | TUSQ |
Nut Width | 1.725" |
Radius | 12" |
Fingerboard Inlays | MOP Dots |
Frets | 20 |
Scale Length | 24.75" |
Bridge Material | Rosewood |
Bridge Style | Traditional Belly Up |
Saddle | TUSQ |
Tuners | Grover Rotomatic w/ Kidney Buttons |
Electronics | L.R. Baggs Element Bronze |
Strings | Gibson Phosphor Bronze (.012 - .053) |
Case | Gibson Premium Soft Shell Case |
Accessories | Gibson Accessory Kit |
Additional info:
Country of origin: | United States |
Condition: | New |
Warranty: | 3 years |
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This instrument is inspected and setup free of charge by our luthier before shipping.
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