Sound Pure's Take
What. A. Treat. This is the real deal, folks! So many stories and so much music in this magical old axe. The honest play wear on this old workhorse pales in comparison to the hours of play time yet to be spent with it. Gibson was able to date the guitar for the previous owner but no one seems to be able to explain the uncharacteristic fretboard inlay--a very attractive quirk, as far as we're concerned! You just can't beat the sound of an aged out Spruce/Mahogany instrument but the additional assurances of comfortable playability and sound structural integrity make this one downright irresistable.
Condition: Used, Good (significant wear and checking, finish missing from back of neck, bridge restored by our luthier using vintage parts)
- Model
- J-45
- Serial
- R5090225
- Year
- 1961
- Top Material
- Spruce
- Back & Sides
- Mahogany
- Binding
- Ivoroid
- Finish
- Sunburst
- Neck Material
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Rosewood
- Scale Length
- 24 3/4"
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Nut Material
- Bone
- Nut Width
- 1 3/4"
- Case
- Original Chipboard
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