Gibson J-45 Special Satin Wine Red
Gibson J-45 Special Satin Wine Red
Serial Number: 20575025
Weight: 4.2 lbs.
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.
Body
Type: Dreadnaught
Shape: Round Shoulder
Cutaway: None
Top Material: Solid Sitka Spruce
Bracing Pattern: Traditional Scalloped X
Bracing Material: Spruce
Body Material: Solid Mahogany
Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Color: Wine Red
Body Binding: Single Ply Cream
Rosette: White w/ Purfling
Neck
Material: Mahogany
Shape: SlimTaper
Dimensions: .860" at the 1st fret, .920" at the 9th fret
Joint: Compound Dovetail, Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue
Fretboard Material: Rosewood
Neck Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Headstock: Satin Black
Inlay: Pearl Dots
Radius: 12"
Frets: 20
Scale Length: 24.75"
Nut Width: 1.725"
Nut Material: Tusq
Hardware
Bridge/Tailpiece: Traditional Belly Up Rosewood Bridge, Tusq Saddle
Tuners: Grover Rotomatic
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: Tortise Teardrop
Electronics
Preamp: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze
Controls: 1 x Volume, Soundhole-Mounted
Case/Gigbag: Gibson Premium Soft Shell