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.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Shape: Round Shoulder
- Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
- Back & Sides: Solid Mahogany
- Binding: Single-ply cream
- Finish: Satin nitrocellulose lacquer
- Bracing: Traditional scalloped X-bracing
Neck
- Neck Material: Utile
- Neck Joint: Compound dovetail
- Neck Shape: SlimTaper
- Nut Width: 1.725″ (43.815 mm)
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Scale Length: 24.75″ (628.65 mm)
- Number of Frets: 20
- Nut Material: TUSQ
- Inlays: Mother-of-pearl dot
Hardware
- Bridge: Traditional Belly Up, Rosewood, with TUSQ saddle
- Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic
- Plating: Nickel
- Bridge Pins: TUSQ
Electronics
- Under Saddle Pickup: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze
- Controls: Soundhole-mounted volume
Other
- Case: Premium Soft Shell
- Orientation: Right handed
- Strings: 6
