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.

Specifications Body
Shape: J-45
Material: Solid Mahogany
Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
Back: Solid Mahogany
Binding: Single ply cream, top and back

Neck
Neck: Utile
Profile: SlimTaper
Nut Width: 1.725" (43.815 mm)
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale Length: 24.75" (628.65 mm)
Number of Frets: 20
Nut: TUSQ
Inlay: Mother of pearl dot

Hardware
Bridge: Traditional belly up; Rosewood
Tailpiece: N/A
Tuners: Grover Rotomatic
Plating: Nickel

Electronics
Under Saddle Pickup: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze
Bridge Pickup: N/A
Controls: Soundhole mounted volume

Misc.
Case: Premium Soft Shell