THE WORLD-FAMOUS WORKHORSE GETS THE SPECIAL TREATMENT

First introduced in 1942, the Gibson J-45™ has remained a mainstay Gibson acoustic model. It has earned its name as “The Workhorse” due to its wide acceptance, no-nonsense simplicity, and understated elegance. It’s one of the most recorded acoustic guitars in history and Gibson’s best-selling acoustic model of all time. Handcrafted with care in Bozeman, Montana, by Gibson’s expert acoustic luthiers, the new Gibson J-45 Special offers players a USA-built Gibson acoustic guitar at a very attractive price. The J-45 Special has a round shoulder body constructed using genuine solid mahogany for the back and sides and a solid Sitka spruce top. The top is reinforced with our traditional scalloped X-bracing. This combination of tonewoods delivers a warm, balanced tone with excellent dynamic range that is great for any musical genre. The “concert depth” body is slightly thinner than on a J-45 Standard, giving the J-45 Special a leaner and tighter bass response that sits perfectly in the mix and also makes it easier to hold. The utile neck is attached to the body with a compound dovetail neck-to-body joint, and like all Gibson acoustic guitars, it is affixed with hot hide glue. The neck has a comfortable and fast-playing SlimTaper™ profile, and the rosewood fretboard has a 12” radius and is adorned with simple mother-of-pearl dot inlays and is fitted with 20 standard frets. The traditional belly-up rosewood bridge is equipped with a TUSQ® saddle, and the nut and bridge pins are also TUSQ. High-quality Grover® Rotomatic® tuners ensure solid tuning stability. The J-45 Special is finished in satin nitrocellulose lacquer in your choice of Satin Vintage Sunburst or Satin Wine Red. It comes with an L.R. Baggs Element Bronze under-saddle piezo pickup with active electronics and an easily accessible soundhole-mounted volume control pre-installed for studio-quality plug-and-play anywhere.

FEATURES

• Solid Mahogany Back and Sides
  
• Solid Sitka Spruce Top
  
• Rosewood Fretboard with Mother of Pearl Dot Inlays
  
• Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
  
• Grover Rotomatics Tuners
  
• TUSQ Nut, Saddle, and Bridge Pins
  
• L.R Baggs Element Bronze Under-Saddle Pickup and Active Preamp
  
• Soundhole-Mounted Volume Control

SPECIFICATIONS 

BODY

Body Style : Round Shoulder
Body Shape : J-45
Body Material : Solid Mahogany
Top : Solid Sitka Spruce
Back : Solid Mahogany
Side : Solid Mahogany
Bracing : Traditional Scalloped X-bracing
Binding : Single Ply Cream, Top and Back
Body Finish : Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer

NECK

Profile : SlimTaper
Scale Length : 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Fingerboard Material : Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius : 304.8 mm / 12 in
Neck Material : Utile
Fret Count : 20
Frets : Standard
Nut Material : TUSQ
Nut Width : 43.815 mm / 1.725 in
Inlays : Mother-of-Pearl Dot
Joint : Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue

HARDWARE

Bridge : Traditional Belly Up; Rosewood
Saddle Material : TUSQ
Tuning Machines : Grover Rotomatic
Pickguard : Teardrop; Tortoise
Truss Rod : Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover : 2-ply Black
Bridge Pins : TUSQ

ELECTRONICS

Under Saddle Pickup : L.R. Baggs Element Bronze
Controls : Soundhole Mounted Volume
Output Jack : 1/4" Endpin
Preamp : L.R. Baggs Element Bronze

MISCELLANEOUS

Strings Gauge : .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053
Case : Premium Soft Shell