The Gibson J-45™ was first introduced in 1942 and remains a staple of Gibson acoustic guitars to this day. It has earned its reputation as a "workhorse" due to its widespread acceptance, straightforward simplicity, and understated elegance. It is one of the most recorded acoustic guitars in history and Gibson's best-selling acoustic model of all time. The new Gibson J-45 Special is carefully handcrafted in Bozeman, Montana, by Gibson's experienced acoustic luthiers and offers players a US-made Gibson acoustic guitar at a very attractive price. The J-45 Special has a round-shouldered body constructed from genuine solid mahogany for the back and sides and a solid Sitka spruce top. The top is reinforced with our traditional wavy X-bracing. This combination of tonewoods delivers a warm, balanced tone with excellent dynamic range, suitable for any musical genre. The "Concert Depth" body is slightly thinner than a standard J-45, giving the J-45 Special a leaner, tighter bass response that blends perfectly into the mix and is also easier to hold. The neck is attached to the body with a composite dovetail neck-to-body joint and, as with all Gibson acoustic guitars, is secured with hot bone glue. The neck has a comfortable and fast SlimTaper™ profile, and the rosewood fingerboard has a 12-inch radius and is decorated with simple pearl inlays and equipped with 20 standard frets. The traditional rosewood "belly up" bridge is fitted with a TUSQ® saddle, and the saddle inserts and bridge pins are also made from TUSQ. High-quality Grover® Rotomatic® tuning machines ensure solid tuning stability. The J-45 Special is finished in a satin nitrocellulose lacquer in your choice of Satin Vintage Sunburst or Satin Wine Red. It comes with an L.R. Baggs Element Bronze piezo pickup under the saddle with active electronics and an easy-access volume control mounted in the soundhole, pre-installed for studio-quality plug-and-play anywhere. The J-45 Special also comes with a high-quality softsh