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Built to vintage specs, this J-185 New Vintage is a real Bluesman's delight!
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Condition: Used, Excellent
Punchy and forward without being super bright or crispy, this is what the Gibson sound is all about. The best models, vintage and vintage-inspired alike are all able to be both aggressive and warm and this J-185 New Vintage, made in a limited run, is a prime example of that. The even-shorter scale length (24.5) offers fingerstyle players both comfort and the percussive thump you want out of a bigger-than-a-00 blues box.
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.
Model: J-185 New Vintage
Serial: 13111010
Year: 2011
Body Shape: Jumbo
Top Material: Spruce
Back & Sides: Maple
Bracing: X-Bracing with Hot Hide Glue
Binding: Multi-Ply
Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Profile: Soft V
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Scale Length: 24 1/2"
Number of Frets: 20
Nut Material: Aged Bone
Nut Width: 1 3/4"
Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Paralellograms
Tuners: Gotoh with White Buttons
Truss Rod Cover: 1-Ply Black
Pickguard: Tortoise
Saddle Material: Aged Bone
Bridge: Rosewood
Electronics: NA
Case: Vintage Hardshell