The Gibson Custom Shop 1942 Banner J-45 has a Thermally Aged Red Spruce Top, Mahogany Back & Sides, Historic Mahogany Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, Bone Nut & Saddle, Open Back Tuners, Incl. Hard Case.

The Original Workhorse

The allure and legend of the Gibson J-45 lives on in the new Custom Historic 1942 Banner J-45. Inspired by the holy grail of vintage acoustic instruments, luthiers in Montana meticulously crafted a J-45 just like the most popular and celebrated version in structure and components. The new 1942 Banner J-45 includes a Thermally Aged Adirondack red spruce top hand-sprayed with a historic-style burst, hot hide glue top bracing for better tonal response, and a bone nut and saddle.  

Specifications:

  • Brand : Gibson
  • Model : Custom Shop 1942 Banner J-45
  • Colour : Vintage Sunburst
  • Finish : Thin Finish Nitrocellulose, VOS
  • SKU : CSRS4542VS
  • Body Shape : J-45
  • Top : Thermally Aged Red Spruce
  • Bracing Pattern : Traditional Hand Scalloped X-Bracing
  • Bracing Material : Red Spruce with Hide Glue
  • Back & Sides : Mahogany
  • Binding : Multi-Ply Top, Multi-Ply Back
  • Neck : Mahogany
  • Neck Profile : Historic
  • Fingerboard : Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlays : Mother-of-Pearl Dots
  • Fingerboard Radius : 12"
  • Nut Width : 1.724"
  • Nut & Saddle Material : Bone
  • Scale Length : 24.75"
  • Frets : 19, Legend Wire
  • Pickguard : Tear Drop
  • Tuners : Strap Open Back, Cream Button
  • Bridge : Rectangle, Open Slot
  • Bridge Pins : Bone
  • No. of Strings : 6
  • Case/Gigbag : Hard Case
  • Condition : New
Thermally Aged Red Spruce Top, Mahogany Back & Sides, Historic Mahogany Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, Bone Nut & Saddle, Open Back Tuners, Incl. Hard Case

ConditionBrand New (New)
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Brand
Model
  • Custom Shop Historic 1942 Banner J-45
Finish
  • Vintage Sunburst
Categories
Made in
  • United States
Pickup
  • None
Fretboard material
  • Rosewood
Colour 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
  • Gibson J-45
Series
Back material
  • Mahogany
Scale length
  • 24.75"
Sides material
  • Mahogany
Active Preamp
  • No
Number of frets
  • 19

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