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1948 Gibson J-45
It's an early post-war J-45, built in 1947 or 1948, and is more like a Banner era J-45 than a 1950's issue. Well, almost. The neck is not at all banner like, with its 1-11/16" nut width, it's much more manageable than the average war-time J-45.
With its small rectangular bridge and matching bridge plate, scalloped braces, and well-arched top, the guitar has the quick, focused, powerful and rich voice that is the hallmark of Gibson in the mid 1940's. Quite similar in tone to a comparable Banner model, this J-45 is a tremendously good sounding vintage Gibson.
Book-matched mahogany back and sides, spruce top, mahogany neck with tapered headstock and adjustable truss rod, modern Gibson logo, rosewood fingerboard and bridge. The guitar has had braces reglued and a refret prior to landing at Folkway. We've made and installed aged repro bone nut and saddle, dressed the frets, and fitted correct bridge pins. Playability is heavenly, action is easy, and the guitar plays very cleanly.
One cleanly glued top crack on the bass-side of the top, a pickguard crack, and one very tiny side crack. Plenty of playwear and life-wear to the finish -- and it looks great. Original finish throughout. Tuners are correct, but may not be original to the guitar as there are footprints and small screw-mounting holes left by other tuners under the treble-side Kluson strip.
Original neck set with perfect neck angle, unmodified original bridge, full height saddle, and action of 5-6 64ths. Playability doesn't get better than this on a guitar.
Round neck with 24.75" scale, 1-11/16" nut.
With hardshell case.
Shipping into the USA?
Sending this guitar to a US address is easy to do, and there are no import fees, taxes, or duties to pay when it arrives. We take care of everything involved in shipping -- all you have to do unpackage the instrument when it arrives and play!
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