FYSHWICK, Australia
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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. 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
Specifications
BODYBody Style: Round ShoulderBody Shape: J-45Body Material: Solid MahoganyTop: Solid Sitka SpruceBack: Solid MahoganySide: Solid MahoganyBracing: Traditional Scalloped X-bracingBinding: Single Ply Cream, Top and BackBody Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
NECKProfile: SlimTaperScale Length: 628.65 mm / 24.75 inFingerboard Material: RosewoodFingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 inNeck Material: UtileFret Count: 20Frets: StandardNut Material: TUSQNut Width: 43.815 mm / 1.725 inInlays: Mother-of-Pearl DotJoint: Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue
HARDWAREBridge: Traditional Belly Up; RosewoodSaddle Material: TUSQTuning Machines: Grover RotomaticPickguard: Teardrop; TortoiseTruss Rod: AdjustableTruss Rod Cover: 2-ply BlackBridge Pins: TUSQ
ELECTRONICSUnder Saddle Pickup: L.R. Baggs Element BronzeControls: Soundhole Mounted VolumeOutput Jack: 1/4" EndpinPreamp: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze
MISCELLANEOUSStrings Gauge: .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053Case: Premium Soft Shell
PriceA$4,198.95
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