Gibson J-45 Deluxe with Original Case ***1978***Kalamazoo, Michigan Made

I am selling this for a Friends Wife who passed away a few years ago and this guitar was passed down.

I don't have a lot of back story being this is a Find under a bed guitar after his passing. I do know this was passed down from his Family. He did not play so the wear must have came from the previous generation. In Great shape for a 1978 guitar and ZERO neck issues. GIBSON's are known for neck breaks.

I dressed the Frets and set it up to play as good as possible, which it does.

The 1st fret will need to be changed in the future along with a few others but it is very playable.

When I received it, it had a Hummingbird type pickguard which I immediately knew what wrong for a J-45. After researching with AI, it's a Black Bat Wing pickguard which are NOT available anywhere without purchasing a $150 custom one. I replaced it myself with a 1 ply Black pickguard that I traced with a piece of white paper.

In the spirt of Full Transparency I wanted to be Open about everything I did to it to try and get it playable and in the best possible shape to sale.

FEEL FREE to Make a Resonable OFFER. ASK any Questions. I

From AI: "This serial number confirms the exact date and location your Gibson J-45 Deluxe was made: August 30, 1978 at the Kalamazoo, Michigan factory."

Serial Number Breakdown (72428018)

Using Gibson’s standard 8-digit YDDDYRRR date-code format introduced in 1977:

• Year (7 & 8): The 1st and 5th digits combine to form 1978.
• Day of Year (242): The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th digits indicate it was stamped on the 242nd day of the year (August 30, 1978).
• Plant & Rank (018): The last three digits indicate its sequence number for that day. Numbers from 001 to 499designate production at the historic Kalamazoo, MI plant (before production moved to Nashville/Bozeman).