Gibson J-45 Special - Satin Ebony - Left Handed

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 Ebony, Satin Natural or Satin Honey Burst. 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. The J-45 Special also comes with a premium soft shell case

Please note, the images show are 'flipped' versions of the right handed models and are indicative of the left handed orientation. All specifications remain the same for the left handed version as the right handed model.

Body
Shape: J-45
Back/Sides: Solid Mahogany
Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
Binding: Single Ply Cream, Top and Back

Neck
Neck Material: Utile
Profile: Slim Taper
Nut Width: 43.815mm
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale Length: 628.65mm
Number of Frets: 20
Nut Material: TUSQ
Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Dot

Hardware
Bridge: Traditional Belly Up; Rosewood
Tuners: Grover Rotomatic
Plating: Nickel

Electronics
Acoustic Pickup: L.R. Baggs Element Bronze
Controls: Soundhole Mounted Volume