This Gibson was inspired by the holy grail of vintage acoustic instruments.
The allure and legend of the J-45 lives on in the new Gibson 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 Gibson 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
Body
- Top wood: Thermally Aged red spruce
- Back & sides: Mahogany
- Bracing pattern: Traditional hand-scalloped X-bracing, red spruce braces with hide glue
- Body finish: Thin nitrocellulose finish with VOS
- Orientation: Right-handed
- Neck shape: Historic V
- Nut width: 1.72"
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Neck wood: Mahogany
- Scale length: 24.75"
- Number of frets: 19
- Pickup/preamp: No
- Tuning machines: Strap open back, cream button
- Bridge: Rectangle, open slot
- Saddle & nut: Bone
- Number of strings: 6
- Case: Included
- Accessories: Includes Gibson Accessory Kit
- Country of origin: United States
Features
- Thermally Aged red spruce top, mahogany back and sides
- Historic V-shaped mahogany neck with compound dovetail neck-to-body joint, rosewood fretboard with mother-of-pearl dot inlays
- Strap open back tuning machines with cream buttons
- Thin-finish nitrocellulose with VOS