Description
Our Take:
The 1942 Banner J-45 from the Gibson Acoustic Custom Shop is a true-to-form, round-shouldered dreadnought that delivers whether you're on stage or around a campfire. With a Vintage Round neck profile and Rosewood fingerboard, fretting has never felt better. Finished off with a special Thermally Aged Adirondack red spruce top and genuine mahogany body, the J-45 Vintage is a complete package of look, feel, and acoustic tone.
Gibson's Take:
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.
Standard Specifications
General Info
| Brand: | Gibson |
| Model: | 1942 Banner J-45 |
| Color: | Vintage Sunburst |
| Serial: | 10769001 |
| Weight: | 3lbs 14oz |
| Condition: | New |
Body
| Top Material: | Sitka Spruce |
| Body Material: | Mahogany |
| Finish: |
Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck
| Material: | Mahogany |
| Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Fingerboard Material/Radius: |
Rosewood, 12” |
| Frets (Number and Size): | 20 |
| Inlays: |
Mother-of-Pearl Dots |
| Nut (Material and Width): |
Black Composite Nut |
| Scale Length: |
24.75” |
| Profile: |
Slim Taper |
Electronics
| Pickups: | N/A |
| Pickup Switching: |
N/A |
| Controls: | N/A |
Hardware
| Tuning Machines: | Grover Rotomatics with Kidney Buttons |
| Bridge: | Rosewood, Traditional Belly Up |
| Pickguard: | Black |
| Control Knobs: |
N/A |
| Hardware Finish: | Chrome |
Accessories
Hardshell Case