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.