An Updated Full-Bodied Walnut Workhorse with A Gloss Lacquer Top that’s Ready for The Studio and Stage

The J-45™ was first released in 1942. It became widely known as “The Workhorse” due to its no-nonsense simplicity and understated elegance. It is Gibson’s best-selling acoustic guitar model of all time and one of the most recorded acoustic guitars in history, and it has graced countless recordings and concert stages in the hands of artists across a wide range of genres. Now, Gibson is proud to introduce the updated J-45 Studio Walnut. The J-45 Studio Walnut is handcrafted in Bozeman, Montana, using all-solid tonewoods, including a gloss nitrocellulose lacquer-finished Sitka spruce top for wide dynamic range, playing responsiveness, and balanced tone. The satin nitrocellulose lacquer-finished walnut used for crafting the back and sides delivers a balanced tonal response that is warm and rich-sounding with a bit more bass and treble than the traditional mahogany-bodied J-45 models but not quite as much as the rosewood-bodied versions. The J-45 Studio Walnut’s full-depth, round shoulder body ensures rich, deep tone and outstanding volume and projection. The J-45 Studio Walnut is equipped with an Advanced Response profile and satin nitrocellulose lacquer-finished utile neck for smooth, easy playability. The Advanced Response neck profile sits in between some of the other Gibson neck profiles and is not too large or too thin but fits “just right” in the hand for many players. The walnut fretboard has 20 standard-sized frets and is adorned with the simple mother-of-pearl dot inlays, one of the visual hallmarks of the iconic J-45. The fretboard’s 16” radius makes playing fast note runs easy and efficient, contributing further to the model’s excellent playability. You’ll find yourself reaching for this guitar again and again since playing it is so much fun. The headstock is equipped with smooth-turning Grover® Rotomatic® tuning machines and a Graph Tech® TUSQ® nut for rock-solid tuning stability so you can spend more time playing and less time tuning. The saddle and bridge pins installed on the belly-up bridge plate are also TUSQ. The J-45 Studio Walnut has an L.R. Baggs™ Element Bronze active under-saddle piezo pickup with a quick-to-access soundhole-mounted volume control for easy studio-quality plug-and-play anywhere.

FEATURES

• Sitka Spruce Top
  
• Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer-Finished Top
  
• Walnut Back and Sides
  
• Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer-Finished Back, Sides, and Neck
  
• Advanced Response Neck Profile
  
• Walnut Fretboard
  
• Grover Rotomatics Tuners

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY

Body Style : Round Shoulder
Body Shape : J-45
Body Material : Walnut
Top : Sitka Spruce
Back : Walnut
Side : Walnut
Bracing : Traditional Hand-scalloped X-bracking
Binding : Multi-ply Top, Single-ply Back
Body Finish : Gloss Nitro Lacquer (Top), Satin Nitro Lacquer (Back, Neck, & Sides)

NECK

Profile : Advanced Response
Scale Length : 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Fingerboard Material : Walnut
Fingerboard Radius : 406.4 mm / 16 in
Neck Material : Utile
Fret Count : 20
Frets : Standard
Nut Material : Tusq
Nut Width : 43.815 mm / 1.725 in
Inlays : Mother-of-pearl Dot
Joint : Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body, Hot Hide Glue

HARDWARE

Bridge : Belly-up, Walnut
Saddle Material : Tusq
Tuning Machines : Grover Rotomatic
Pickguard : Tear Drop with Beveled Edge, Tortoise
Truss Rod : Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover : Black Bell, "Studio"
Bridge Pins : Tusq

ELECTRONICS

Under Saddle Pickup : L.R. Baggs Element Bronze
Controls : Soundhole-mounted Volume
Output Jack : 1/4" Endpin
Preamp : L.R. Baggs Element Bronze

MISCELLANEOUS

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