Gibson Custom Shop Historic 1942 Banner J-45 2020 - Present - Vintage Sunburst
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This is a 2025 model. I am the original owner. This would be listed as "Mint" if not for several small marks on the top sound board. I have tried to show them in the pictures. This guitar is a beauty. Also has K and K under saddle sound amplification.
The Gibson Custom Shop 1942 Banner J-45 Reissue features a premium Thermally Aged Adirondack Red Spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, and a historic 1.725-inch bone nut. Meticulously handcrafted by luthiers in Bozeman, Montana, this "workhorse" round-shoulder dreadnought perfectly recreates the highly coveted structural components, specialized hide-glue construction, and thin nitrocellulose finishes characteristic of World War II-era "Banner" models.
Body & Construction
- Body Shape: Round Shoulder Dreadnought (Slope-Shoulder Jumbo)
- Top Material: Thermally Aged (Torrefied) Adirondack Red Spruce
- Back & Sides Material: Solid Mahogany
- Bracing: Traditional hand-scalloped X-bracing with Red Spruce braces
- Assembly: Top bracing adhered using traditional hot hide glue
- Binding: Multi-ply top and back
- Finish: Thin Vintage Original Spec (VOS) Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Color: Vintage Sunburst
Neck & Fingerboard
- Neck Wood: Mahogany
- Neck Profile: Historic "V" shape profile
- Scale Length: 24.75 inches (628.65 mm)
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 12 inches
- Number of Frets: 19 (Legend Wire)
- Nut Width: 1.725 inches (approx. 43.81 mm)
- Nut Material: Bone
- Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Dots
Hardware & Electronics
- Bridge: Rectangular open-slot Rosewood bridge
- Saddle Material: Scalloped Bone
- Bridge Pins: Bone
- Tuning Machines: Strap-style open-back tuners with cream buttons (aged nickel finish)
- Pickguard: Tear Drop Tortoise (Historic style)
- Electronics: Purely acoustic (Traditionally shipped with no pickup system installed) [
Accessories Included
- Case: Period-correct Custom Shop hardshell case
- Documentation: Gibson Certificate of Authentication
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| Condition | Very Good (Used) Very Good items may show a few slight marks or scratches but are fully functional and in overall great shape.Learn more |
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