A New Workhorse With Custom Accoutrements

The J-45™ is the most popular Gibson acoustic model of all time. Its distinctive tone has made it the choice of musical legends across genres for decades. Now, the Gibson Custom Shop is proud to introduce the new J-45 Custom. The classic J-45 features that players demand are all here, including a Sitka spruce top, mahogany back and sides, and a mahogany SlimTaper™ neck with a 24.75” scale length. The J-45 Custom takes things to the next level with Les Paul™ Custom-inspired cosmetics, including an Ebony nitrocellulose lacquer finish, multi-ply binding on the top and back, a bound Les Paul-style peghead with a Custom split diamond inlay in mother of pearl, a bound ebony fretboard with mother of pearl Custom Block inlays, and gold Grover® Rotomatic® tuners. It comes equipped with L.R. Baggs™ Session VTC electronics and a hardshell case. 

SPECIFICATIONS

NECK


Profile : SlimTaper
Scale Length : 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Fingerboard Material : Ebony
Fingerboard Radius : 304.8 mm / 12 in
Fret Count : 20
Frets : Standard
Nut Material : Bone
Nut Width : 43.815 mm / 1.725 in
Inlays : Mother of Pearl Graduated Block
Joint : Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue

BODY


Body Style : Round Shoulder
Body Shape : J-45
Body Material : Mahogany
Top : Sitka Spruce
Back : Mahogany
Side : Mahogany
Bracing : Traditional Hand-Scalloped X Bracing
Binding : Multi-ply Top, Back, and Headstock, Single-ply Fretboard
Body Finish : Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

HARDWARE


Bridge : Traditional Belly Up, Ebony
Saddle Material : Bone
Tuning Machines : Grover Rotomatic
Pickguard : Tear Drop
Truss Rod : Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover : Custom
Bridge Pins : Brass

ELECTRONICS


Under Saddle Pickup : L.R. Baggs Session VTC
Controls : Soundhole Mounted Volume and Tone
Output Jack : 1/4" Endpin
Preamp : L.R. Baggs Session VTC

MISCELLANEOUS


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