Gibson J-45 Special In Satin Vintage Sunburst
The Gibson J-45 is a bonafide classic, and this "special" edition boasts the iconic, historic model's features with some new modern appointments - toneful, rich-sounding solid mahogany round-shoulder construction in a slimmer "concert" depth, solid Sitka spruce top, and L.R. Baggs Element pickup and preamp system.
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.
Specifications
- Shape: J-45
- Material: Solid Mahogany
- Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
- Back: Solid Mahogany
- Binding: Single ply cream, top and bac
- Neck: Utile
- Profile: SlimTaper
- Nut Width: 1.725" (43.815 mm)
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Scale Length: 24.75" (628.65 mm)
- Number of Frets: 20
- Nut: TUSQ
- Inlay: Mother of pearl dot
- Bridge: Traditional belly up; Rosewood
- Tuners: Grover Rotomatic
- Plating: Nickel
- Under Saddle Pickup: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze
- Controls: Soundhole mounted volume
- Case: Premium soft shell
