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Gibson Custom Shop 1942 Banner J-45 - Vintage Sunburst Guitar #5029

Gibson Custom Shop 1942 Banner J-45 - Vintage Sunburst Guitar #5029

Regular price $4,999.00 USD
Regular price Sale price $4,999.00 USD
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For sale is a brand new Gibson Custom Shop 1942 Banner J-45 in a Vintage Sunburst finish. The new heavy aged line up from Gibson are among the best acoustics they have ever made. This guitar is so light, so huge sounding, so crisp...we are in love. Comes with Case Candy, and OHSC. Danville Music is an Authorized Gibson Dealer, you can buy with confidence and the instrument comes with the full Gibson lifetime WarrantyWe inspect and professionally set up every instrument we sell so you can buy with confidence, helping you fall in love with your new instrument. Feel free to message us with any questions.

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.

  • String Type:Steel
  • Number of Strings:6
  • Body Shape:Round Shoulder
  • Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed
  • Color:Vintage Sunburst
  • Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • Top Wood:Thermally Aged Red Spruce
  • Back & Sides Wood:Mahogany
  • Body Bracing:Traditional Hand-scalloped X-bracing, Red Spruce Braces with Hide Glue
  • Binding:Single-ply Top and Back
  • Neck Wood:Mahogany, Historic Neck Shape
  • Radius:12"
  • Fingerboard Material:Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay:Mother of Pearl Dot
  • Number of Frets:20
  • Scale Length:24.75"
  • Tuning Machines:Strap Style, Open Back, Cream Buttons, Aged
  • Bridge:Rosewood; Rectangle, Open Slot
  • Nut/Saddle Material:Black
  • Nut Width:1.72"
  • Electronics:n/a
  • Strings:Phosphor Bronze Light 12-53
  • Case Included:Period Correct Case
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