{"product_id":"gibson-1942-j-45-all-mahogany-vintage-sunburst-light-aged-nh","title":"Gibson Custom 1942 J-45 All Mahogany Vintage Sunburst Light Aged","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGibson Custom 1942 J-45 All Mahogany Vintage Sunburst Light Aged\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSerial Number: \u003c\/strong\u003e23625021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.9 lbs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Gibson Custom 1942 J-45 All Mahogany in Vintage Sunburst is a faithful recreation of one of the most storied dreadnoughts in Gibson history — the wartime-era J-45 built with a mahogany top in place of Gibson's usual Sitka spruce, a substitution born of WWII material shortages that gave these guitars their own dark, focused, midrange-forward voice. This Custom Shop build wears a light-aged nitrocellulose lacquer finish in Vintage Sunburst, a gold Gibson script logo with banner headstock inlay true to the 1942 originals, a firestripe pickguard, and antiqued multi-ply top and single-ply back binding — all coming in at a remarkably light 3.9 lbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe mahogany neck carries Gibson's Historic shape (.905\" at the 1st fret, .965\" at the 9th) for a full, substantial profile reminiscent of the era, joined to the body with a compound dovetail neck joint set in hot hide glue for maximum resonance and vintage-correct construction. A rosewood fretboard with mother-of-pearl dot inlays, 12\" radius, and 20 frets rides a 24.75\" scale length with a 1.72\" bone nut, while a rosewood bridge with TUSQ saddle and open-gear tuners in nickel\/chrome hardware finish round out the period-accurate hardware package.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe mahogany neck, top, back, and sides combine for a dark, woody, midrange-forward voice that sets this apart from a standard spruce-top J-45, making it a fit for the vintage-tone chaser who wants a real WWII-era voice without hunting down a 1940s original, the studio player after that darker, warmer mahogany character, and the collector building out a banner-logo Gibson lineup. This Gibson Custom 1942 J-45 All Mahogany Vintage Sunburst (Serial #23625021) ships in a Gibson hardshell case. Order today from Brian's Guitars, your authorized Gibson dealer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eQuestions about this guitar? 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