Product Overview
A New Workhorse With Custom Accoutrements
The J-45™ is the most popular Gibson acoustic model of all time. Its distinctive tone has made it the choice of musical legends across genres for decades. Now, the Gibson Custom Shop is proud to introduce the new J-45 Custom. The classic J-45 features that players demand are all here, including a Sitka spruce top, mahogany back and sides, and a mahogany SlimTaper™ neck with a 24.75” scale length. The J-45 Custom takes things to the next level with Les Paul™ Custom-inspired cosmetics, including an Ebony nitrocellulose lacquer finish, multi-ply binding on the top and back, a bound Les Paul-style peghead with a Custom split diamond inlay in mother of pearl, a bound ebony fretboard with mother of pearl Custom Block inlays, and gold Grover® Rotomatic® tuners. It comes equipped with L.R. Baggs™ Session VTC electronics and a hardshell case.
Profile
SlimTaper
Scale Length
628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Fingerboard Material
Ebony
Fingerboard Radius
304.8 mm / 12 in
Fret Count
20
Frets
Standard
Nut Material
Bone
Nut Width
43.815 mm / 1.725 in
Inlays
Mother of Pearl Graduated Block
Joint
Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue
Profile
SlimTaper
Scale Length
628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Fingerboard Material
Ebony
Fingerboard Radius
304.8 mm / 12 in
Fret Count
20
Frets
Standard
Nut Material
Bone
Nut Width
43.815 mm / 1.725 in
Inlays
Mother of Pearl Graduated Block
Joint
Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue
Body Style
Round Shoulder
Body Shape
J-45
Body Material
Mahogany
Top
Sitka Spruce
Back
Mahogany
Side
Mahogany
Bracing
Traditional Hand-Scalloped X Bracing
Binding
Multi-ply Top, Back, and Headstock, Single-ply Fretboard
Body Finish
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Bridge
Traditional Belly Up, Ebony
Saddle Material
Bone
Tuning Machines
Grover Rotomatic
Pickguard
Tear Drop
Truss Rod
Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover
Custom
Bridge Pins
Brass
Under Saddle Pickup
L.R. Baggs Session VTC
Controls
Soundhole Mounted Volume and Tone
Output Jack
1/4" Endpin
Preamp
L.R. Baggs Session VTC
Strings Gauge
.012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053
Case
Hardshell