Gibson J-45 Special Satin Vintage Sunburst

J-45 Special Satin Vintage Sunburst

Solid mahogany round shoulder body, solid Sitka spruce top, SlimTaper profile utile neck, rosewood fretboard with 20 standard frets and mother-of-pearl dot inlays, satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish, L.R. Baggs electronics, premium soft shell case

The world-famous Workhorse gets the Special treatment

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.

Key Features

• Solid Mahogany Back and Sides

• Solid Sitka Spruce Top

• Rosewood Fretboard with Mother of Pearl Dot Inlays

• Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish

• Grover Rotomatics Tuners

• TUSQ Nut, Saddle, and Bridge Pins

• L.R Baggs Element Bronze Under-Saddle Pickup and Active Preamp

• Soundhole-Mounted Volume Control

• Premium Soft Shell Case

Body

• Body Style: Round Shoulder

• Body Shape: J-45

• Body Material: Solid Mahogany

• Top: Solid Sitka Spruce

• Back: Solid Mahogany

• Side: Solid Mahogany

• Bracing: Traditional Scalloped X-bracing

• Binding: Single Ply Cream, Top and Back

• Body Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck

• Profile: SlimTaper

• Scale Length: 628.65 mm / 24.75 in

• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood

• Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 in

• Neck Material: Utile

• Fret Count: 20

• Frets: Standard

• Nut Material: TUSQ

• Nut Width: 43.815 mm / 1.725 in

• Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Dot

• Joint: Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue

Hardware

• Bridge: Traditional Belly Up; Rosewood

• Saddle Material: TUSQ

• Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic

• Pickguard: Teardrop; Tortoise

• Truss Rod: Adjustable

• Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply Black

• Bridge Pins: TUSQ

Electronics

• Under Saddle Pickup: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze

• Controls: Soundhole Mounted Volume

• Output Jack: 1/4" Endpin

• Preamp: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze

Miscellaneous

• Strings Gauge: .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053

• Case: Premium Soft Shell