Gibson Custom Shop 1942 Banner J-45 Acoustic Guitar in Vintage Sunburst (38001)

£4,199.00

Gibson have impressed us with this New Gibson Custom Shop 1942 Banner J-45 Acoustic Guitar in Vintage Sunburst (38001) in Guitars, it’s in stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Guitars, additional Acoustic Guitars options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read on below. Here’s What Gibson Say About the 1942 Banner J-45: 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…

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Gibson have impressed us with this New Gibson Custom Shop 1942 Banner J-45 Acoustic Guitar in Vintage Sunburst (38001) in Guitars, it’s in stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Guitars, additional Acoustic Guitars options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read on below.

Here’s What Gibson Say About the 1942 Banner J-45:

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

Body

  • Body Shape: J-45
  • Top: Thermally Aged Red Spruce
  • Back: Mahogany
  • Side: Mahogany
  • 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: V
  • Scale Length: 24.75"
  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Radius: 12"
  • Number Of Frets: 19
  • Frets: Legend Wire
  • Nut Material: Bone
  • Nut Width: 1.725"
  • Inlays: Mother-of-pearl Dots
  • Joint: Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body

Hardware

  • Tuner Plating: Nickel
  • Bridge: Rectangle, open slot
  • Saddle Material: Bone
  • Tuning Machines: Strap open back, cream button
  • Pickguard: Tear Drop
  • Truss Rod Cover: Black
  • Bridge Pins: Bone

Additional information

Weight 36.5 kg

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