Gibson 50's J-45 Original Ebony
Product information "Gibson 50's J-45 Original Ebony"
A 1950s-inspired J-45
Loving and meticulously handcrafted in Montana. This 50s Original model features the construction and style of the golden era that made the "Workhorse" a favorite for generations: a perfectly playable round 50s neck with classic pearl dots, a rosewood fingerboard with rounded edges, a subtly arched Sitka spruce top, back and sides made from select mahogany, and traditional hand-crafted X-bracing. This setup delivers sweet, smooth, and warm tones that have made this guitar the preferred working instrument of various songwriters for decades. The multi-layer top and single-layer back have been subtly patinated, just like the iconic originals. The LR Baggs® VTC pickup captures the authentic tone when the guitar is amplified – and remains essentially invisible when not in use.
- Back / Sides: Mahogany
- Binding: Aged White
- Body Shape: Dreadnought
- Body Shape: Slope Shoulder Dreadnought
- Bridge: Rosewood
- Color/ Finish: Ebony
- Colour: Black
- Construction / Acoustic: Solid
- Controls: Volume, Tone
- Country of Origin: USA
- Cutaway: no
- Finish: High Gloss
- Fretboard: Rosewood
- Fretboard Inlays: Mother of Pearl Dots
- Headstock: black veneer with vintage Gibson logo
- Includes: Hardcase
- Neck: Mahogany
- Nut Width: 43,8 mm
- Pickup Details: L.R. Baggs Element Active System
- Pre-amp system: L.R. Baggs Element Active System - VTC
- Rosette: 2-Ring Aged White
- Saddle/Cross piece inlay: Bone
- Scale Length: 24,75" (629 mm)
- Strings: 6 string
- Strings thickness ex factory: .012 - .053
- Top: Sitka Spruce
- Tuning Machines: Nickel
The American Gibson Guitar Corporation, founded in 1902 by Orville Gibson in Kalamazoo, Michigan, first became known for the production of mandolins and banjos. Today the company’s headquarters are in Nashville, Tennessee, and Gibson is one of the world’s most renowned and respected manufacturers of electric guitars.
The model Les Paul, named after its creator Lester William Polsfuss, is one of the most famous and best‑selling electric guitar shapes of all time and established the single‑cut guitar form, which has been copied, adopted and reinterpreted by numerous other manufacturers. The Les Paul is mainly prized for its sound, characterised as warm and full. The humbucker pickup largely responsible for that sound, in its now common design, was developed by Seth Lover at Gibson.
In the early 1960s the Gibson SG appeared as another solid‑body electric from Gibson. Originally intended as the successor to the Les Paul, it became — helped by Angus Young of AC/DC — another rock‑history icon and is the basis for the double‑cutaway guitar type.
With the Flying V and the Explorer Gibson is responsible for two body shapes that, although they were far ahead of their time when introduced in the late 1950s, have over the years also achieved legendary status. They still serve as the foundation for a host of heavy guitars today, for example from makers such as Jackson or ESP.
The Gibson Custom Shop produces custom orders, high‑quality one‑offs and precise replicas of famous models and legendary instrument years. These are often subjected to an artificial ageing process called relicing.
Almost as long as the company has existed, acoustic guitars have also been produced. The J‑45, the Hummingbird, the L‑00 and the SJ‑200 are among the world’s most beloved steel‑string acoustics and were the instruments of choice for Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and John Lennon.
Besides the instruments already mentioned, you can of course also buy picks, bags and cases or merchandise from Gibson with us.
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