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A Gorgeous Spruce and Maple acoustic with Rosewood fingerboard/bridge and L.R. Baggs pickup!
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Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier: The guitar required minimal work to the action and intonation to be in the most playable condition possible. The frets as they arrived were deemed to need only a minor cleanup. A polish was performed on the frets and fingerboard bringing the fretboard to pristine condition!
The J-185 is believed by many to be one of Gibson's best acoustic instruments, yet it seems to be fairly obscure, much to the delight of devoted Gibson lovers. Originally released in the early 1950s and designed to be slight smaller than its larger companion, the SJ-200, the J-185 still offers superior performance and tone. The J-185 Original maintains unsurpassed balance of lows, mids, and highs, with equal response to every note on the fretboard. Acclaimed by many as the perfect body size and shape for any player.
Today's Gibson electric guitars represent the history as well as the future of the electric guitar. The models whose designs have become classics-the ES-175, ES-335, Flying V, Explorer, Firebird, SGs and Les Pauls-are a testament to Gibson's wide appeal, spanning more than four decades of music styles. Gibson's close relationship with musicians is manifest in endorsement models from King, Atkins and jazz greats Howard Roberts and Herb Ellis, plus new Les Pauls made to the personal specifications of rock stars Jimmy Page and Joe Perry. In 1994, Gibson's Centennial year, the new Nighthawk model won an industry award for design, setting the stage for a second hundred years of Gibson quality and innovation.
Back & Sides: Flamed Maple
Top: Sitka Spruce
Bracing: Scalloped X
Binding: Multi-ply top/back
Neck: Mahogany
Neck Shape: Slim Taper
Radius: 12"
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale Length: 24.75"
Nut Width: 1.72"
Bridge: Rosewood
Tuners: Gotoh Keystone
Electronics: LR Baggs VTC Under Saddle Pickup