Crafted in Bozeman, Montana, to the same world-class standards as Gibson’s top-of-the-line acoustics, the J-45 Special offers guitarists a more accessible entryway into the legendary J-45 family. This superlative six-string begins with the same tonewood foundation as the original J-45, pairing a solid Sitka spruce top with scalloped X-bracing and mahogany back and sides. The body depth on this J-45 Special has been slightly reduced, lending a more balanced and mix-friendly spin on the J-45’s legendary warm, dry, and genre-defying thump. Pickers of all backgrounds will speed along this guitar’s fast-playing SlimTaper utile neck topped with a Gibson-standard 12-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard and finished with mother-of-pearl dot inlays. What’s more, the J-45 Special matches the stage-proven performance of its standard-series sibling with LR Baggs electronics and Grover Rotomatic tuning machines. High-end specs further bolster this guitar’s feel and function, including a rosewood belly bridge and a nut and saddle crafted from self-lubricating TUSQ. All wrapped up in an ultra-light nitrocellulose lacquer finish, the J-45 Special puts Gibson’s legendary workhorse tone, style, and feel at your command.
