A Special version of the world-famous Workhorse

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.

Highlights

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

Body Specs

• Back: Solid Mahogany
• Binding: Single-ply Cream, Top and Back
• Body Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Material: Solid Mahogany
• Body Shape: J-45
• Body Styles: Round Shoulder
• Bracing: Traditional Scalloped X-bracing
• Side: Solid Mahogany
• Top: Solid Sitka Spruce

Neck Specs

• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in
• Fret Count: 20
• Frets: Standard
• Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Dot
• Joint: Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue
• Neck Material: Utile
• Nut Material: TUSQ
• Nut Width: 43.82mm / 1.73in
• Profile: SlimTaper
• Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in

Electronics Specs

• Controls: Soundhole Mounted Volume
• Output Jack: 1/4" Endpin
• Preamp: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze
• Under Saddle Pickup: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze

Hardware Specs

• Bridge: Traditional Belly Up; Rosewood
• Bridge Pins: TUSQ
• Pickguard: Teardrop; Tortoise
• Saddle Material: TUSQ
• Truss Rod: Adjustable
• Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply Black
• Tuner Plating: Nickel
• Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic

Misc Specs

• Case: Premium Soft Shell
• Model: MCRS45SPCVS
• Headstock Inlay: Gibson Logo in Gold Silkscreen
• Strings Gauge: .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053