Gibson J-45 Special Satin Honey Burst (125)

Serial Number: 20776125
Instrument Weight: 4.30 lbs
Neck Depth: .87-.92 (9th)

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.

Body Shape: J-45 | Round Shoulder
Top Wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
Back & Sides: Solid Mahogany
Bracing: Traditional Scalloped X-Bracing
Binding: Single-Ply Cream (Top & Back)
Body Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Wood: Utile
Neck Profile: SlimTaper
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Frets: 20 | Standard
Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Dot
Scale Length: 24.75"
Nut Width: 1.73"
Nut: TUSQ
Neck Joint: Compound Dovetail | Hot Hide Glue
Bridge: Traditional Belly Up | Rosewood
Saddle: TUSQ
Bridge Pins: TUSQ
Pickguard: Teardrop | Tortoise
Tuners: Grover Rotomatic
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Truss Rod: Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover: 2-Ply Black
Electronics: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze
Controls: Soundhole Volume
Output Jack: 1/4" Endpin
Strings: .012–.053
Headstock Logo: Gibson Gold Silkscreen
Case: Premium Soft Shell