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.

Specs: Round shoulder dreadnought; thermally aged solid red spruce top; solid mahogany back and sides; traditional hand-scalloped X-bracing; red spruce braces with hide glue; mahogany historic profile neck; rosewood 12" radius fingerboard; bone nut and saddle; 19 legend wire frets; 24.75" scale length; 1.724" nut width. Thin nitro-cellulose lacquer Vintage Sunburst VOS finish. Period correct hard shell case.

ConditionBrand New (New)
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Brand
Model
  • Custom Shop Historic 1942 Banner J-45
Finish
  • Sunburst
Categories
Pickup
  • None
Fretboard Material
  • Rosewood
Color Family
  • Brown
String Type
  • Steel
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Mahogany
Body Shape
  • Dreadnought
Finish Pattern
  • Sunburst
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Top Material
  • Spruce
Model Family
  • Gibson J-45
Series
Back Material
  • Mahogany
Scale Length
  • 24.75"
Sides Material
  • Mahogany
Active Preamp
  • No
Number of Frets
  • 19

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