- Overall: Good condition.
- Frets: Good condition, no issues.
- Hardware: All original.
- Finish: This Guitar is in Good condition with minimal wear through previous usage. Some wear on the lacquer of the Guitar and visible markings where the original tuners we're on the headstock.

* Hard Case included.

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The Gibson J-40 from the early 1970s is a square-shoulder dreadnought acoustic guitar constructed with a spruce top and mahogany back and sides, producing the balanced voice characteristic of Gibson acoustics from this era. The body measures in the dreadnought style with a black single-ply top and back binding, giving it a refined visual presentation. A black teardrop pickguard and multi-ring soundhole rosette complement the natural finish commonly seen on this model.

The neck is made from mahogany with a set-in construction and a 25 1/2-inch scale length. It is topped with a rosewood fingerboard inlaid with simple dot markers and bound along the edges. The nut width is approximately 1 11/16 inches, making it comfortable for a range of playing styles. Originally outfitted with Gibson's standard tuners of the era, this example has been modified with Sperzel tuning machines for enhanced stability.

Other appointments include a rosewood bridge with a string-through saddle and traditional Gibson headstock shape with the gold script logo. The instrument's construction reflects Gibson's early to mid-1970s production period, where square-shoulder dreadnoughts like the J-40 offered players an accessible yet professional-grade acoustic model.