Gibson J-45 Standard 12-String Mahogany/Sitka Spruce Acoustic Guitar – Vintage Sunburst – #20963074

Elevate Your Sound with the Gibson J-45 Standard 12-String Acoustic Guitar in Vintage Sunburst

The J-45 is a truly legendary guitar. The world-famous Workhorse is Gibson’s best-selling acoustic of all time. Now it is available in a new 12-string version. Featuring a mahogany body, Sitka spruce top, and mahogany neck, it has a SlimTaper™ neck profile for playing comfort, a bone nut and saddle, TUSQ® bridge pins, Grover® Mini Rotomatic® tuners, and comes equipped with LR Baggs™ VTC electronics, making it ready to deliver beautiful, chiming, 12-string tones on stage or in the studio, right out of the included Gibson hardshell case.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Body Shape: J-45
• Body Material: Mahogany
• Top: Sitka Spruce
• Back: Mahogany
• Side: Mahogany
• Bracing: Traditional Hand-Scalloped X-Bracing
• Binding: Multi-ply Top, Single ply Back
• Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose

Neck

• Material: Mahogany
• Profile: SlimTaper
• Scale Length: 24.75″ / 628.65mm
• Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 12″
• Number Of Frets: 20
• Frets: Standard
• Nut Material: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.88″ / 47.625mm
• Inlays: Mother of Pearl Dots
• Joint: Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue
• Headstock inlay: Gibson Logo in Mother of Pearl

Hardware

• Finish: Nickel
• Tuner Plating: Nickel
• Bridge: Reverse Belly, Rosewood
• Saddle Material: TUSQ
• Tuning Machines: Grover Mini Rotomatic
• Pickguard: Tortoise Teardrop
• Truss Rod: Adjustable
• Truss Rod Cover: Bell Shaped, 2-ply Black and White
• Bridge Pins: TUSQ
• Strap Buttons: 2

Electronics

• Under Saddle Pickup: LR Baggs VTC
• Controls: Soundhole Mounted Volume and Tone
• Output Jack: 1/4″ Endpin Jack
• Preamp: LR Baggs VTC

Miscellaneous

• Strings Gauge: .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053
• Case: Gibson Hardshell

Manufacturer: Gibson
Model: MCRS4512VS
SKU: I648739-N-20963074-0-WHXD
UPC: 711106056296

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