2026 Gibson J-45 Special Acoustic Guitar Satin Ebony

Weight: 4 LBS 6 OZ
Serial # 20546066

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 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.

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
• L.R. Baggs element bronze under-saddle pickup and active preamp
• Soundhole-mounted volume control
• Premium soft shell case

Specifications

Body Specs

Back olid 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 L.R. Baggs Element Bronze

Under Saddle Pickup L.R. 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: MCRS45SPCEB

Headstock Inlay Gibson Logo in Gold Silkscreen

Strings Gauge .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053