Private sale - $4500. Pristine J-45 Southern Jumbo 1942 Banner. Made in 2023, I bought it new but can’t really play anymore. It has never been outside my home. Never gigged. It’s honestly like brand new. Comes complete even with all the case candu and a wireless pickup - I even have the original box! Truly the holy grail of acoustic guitars


The Custom Shop Historic Reissue 1942 Banner Southern Jumbo features the vibe of a vintage Gibson Acoustic. The Thermally Aged Adirondack red spruce top and rosewood back and sides have outstanding tonal response and superior playability. At home playing first position chords or picking lead blues licks, the Southern Jumbo is a versatile instrument. Proudly displaying the "Only a Gibson is Good Enough" banner on the headstock, this custom instrument also includes an open slot bridge, a bone saddle and nut, and the classic 1.77" nut width.


Other specifications include:


Body Shape J-45

Top Thermally Aged Red spruce

Back Rosewood

Side Rosewood

Bracing Traditional hand-scalloped X-bracing, red spruce braces with hide glue

Binding Multi-ply top, multi-ply back

Finish Thin Finish Nitrocellulose, VOS

Neck Material Mahogany

Profile C

Scale Length 24.75" / 628.65mm

Fingerboard Material Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius 12"

Number Of Frets 19

Frets Legend Wire

Nut Material Bone

Nut Width 1.77" / 44.95mm

Inlays Mother-of-pearl Parallelograms

Joint Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body

Hardware Tuner Plating Nickel

Bridge Belly Down, open slot

Saddle Material Bone

Tuning Machines Open back cream button

Pickguard Fire Stripe

Truss Rod Cover Black

Bridge Pins Bone

Under Saddle Pickup None

Strings Gauge 0.053, 0.042, 0.032, 0.024, 0.016, 0.012

Case Period Correct Hard Case

Accessories Includes Gibson Accessory Kit

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Listed4 months ago
ConditionExcellent (Used)
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Brand
Model
  • Custom Shop Historic 1942 Banner J-45
Finish
  • Vintage Sunburst
Categories
Year
  • 2023
Made In
  • United States
Pickup
  • None
Fretboard Material
  • Rosewood
Color Family
  • Brown
String Type
  • Steel
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Mahogany
Body Shape
  • Dreadnought
Finish Pattern
  • Sunburst
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Top Material
  • Spruce
Model Family
Series
Back Material
  • Mahogany
Scale Length
  • 24.75"
Sides Material
  • Mahogany
Active Preamp
  • No
Number of Frets
  • 19

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