Gibson J-45 Special 2026 Satin Wine Red
(Gibson Stock Images)

New With Warranty From
Dexter Music Center
Authorized Dealer and Service Center

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. It comes with a 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
• Baggs Element Bronze pickup system
• Soundhole-mounted volume control
• Premium soft shell case

Guitar 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 Baggs Element Bronze
Under Saddle Pickup 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: MCRS45SPCWR
Headstock Inlay Gibson Logo in Gold Silkscreen
Strings Gauge .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053