The J-45 Gets Six Extra Strings and Chimes Like Never Before
The J-45 is a truly legendary guitar. The world-famous Workhorse is Gibson’s best-selling acoustic of all time. Now it is available in a new 12-string version. Featuring a mahogany body, Sitka spruce top, and mahogany neck, it has a SlimTaper™ neck profile for playing comfort, a bone nut and saddle, TUSQ® bridge pins, Grover® Mini Rotomatic® tuners, and comes equipped with LR Baggs™ VTC electronics, making it ready to deliver beautiful, chiming, 12-string tones on stage or in the studio, right out of the included Gibson hardshell case.
Body
Body Shape
J-45
Body Material
Mahogany
Top
Sitka Spruce
Back
Mahogany
Side
Mahogany
Bracing
Traditional Hand-Scalloped X-Bracing
Binding
Multi-ply Top, Single ply Back
Finish
Gloss Nitrocellulose
Neck
Material
Mahogany
Profile
SlimTaper
Scale Length
24.75” / 628.65mm
Fingerboard Material
Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius
12”
Number Of Frets
20
Frets
Standard
Nut Material
Bone
Nut Width
1.88” / 47.625mm
Inlays
Mother of Pearl Dots
Joint
Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue
Headstock inlay
Gibson Logo in Mother of Pearl
Hardware
Finish
Nickel
Tuner Plating
Nickel
Bridge
Reverse Belly, Rosewood
Saddle Material
TUSQ
Tuning Machines
Grover Mini Rotomatic
Pickguard
Tortoise Teardrop
TrussRod
Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover
Bell Shaped, 2-ply Black and White
Bridge Pins
TUSQ
Strap Buttons
2
Electronics
Under Saddle Pickup
LR Baggs VTC
Controls
Soundhole Mounted Volume and Tone
Output Jack
1/4” Endpin Jack
Preamp
LR Baggs VTC
Miscellaneous
Strings Gauge
.012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053
Case
Gibson Hardshell
- Model: J-45 12 String
- Body Type: J-45
- Top Wood: Sitka Spruce
- Body Wood: Mahogany
- Finish Type: Gloss Nitrocellulose
- Finish Color: Vintage Sunburst
- Neck Wood: Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood
- Neck Carve: Slim Taper
- Scale Length: 24.75" / 628.65mm
- Case: Gibson Hardshell
