Product Overview
A Rosewood-Bodied J-45 Workhorse
The J-45™ is Gibson’s best-selling acoustic of all time. Nicknamed “The Workhorse” and first introduced in 1942, this iconic acoustic has become the cornerstone of our round-shoulder, dreadnought line. We are pleased to release a new version of the J-45 Standard with rosewood back and sides that delivers all of the playing and sonic characteristics you’d expect from the world-renowned J-45 but with slightly fuller bass response and overtone complexity due to the rosewood body. Also available as a left-handed model, these exceptional acoustic guitars come complete with an L.R. Baggs™ VTC under-saddle pickup and preamp system, making them stage and studio-ready from the moment you take them out of the included hardshell case.
Specifications:| Body Style | Round Shoulder |
| Body Shape | J-45 |
| Body Material | Rosewood |
| Top | Sitka Spruce |
| Back | Rosewood |
| Side | Rosewood |
| Bracing | Traditional Hand-Scalloped X Bracing |
| Binding | Multi-ply Top, Single Ply Back |
| Body Finish | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Profile | SlimTaper |
| Scale Length | 628.65 mm / 24.75 in |
| Fingerboard Material | Indian Rosewood |
| Fingerboard Radius | 304.8 mm / 12 in |
| Neck Material | Mahogany |
| 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 |
| Finish | Gold |
| Bridge | Reverse Belly, Rosewood |
| Saddle Material | TUSQ |
| Tuning Machines | Grover Rotomatic |
| Pickguard | Tortoise Tear Drop |
| Truss Rod | Adjustable |
| Truss Rod Cover | 2-ply Black Bell |
| Bridge Pins | TUSQ |
| Strap Buttons | Endpin Jack |
| Under Saddle Pickup | L.R. Baggs VTC |
| Controls | Soundhole Mounted Volume and Tone |
| Output Jack | 1/4" Endpin Jack |
| Preamp | L.R. Baggs VTC |
| Strings Gauge | .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053 |
| Case | Gibson Hardshell |