Tone Shop Guitars Exclusive

Made to Measure Long Scale Banner J-45

Tone Shop Guitars' custom design team partnered with the Gibson Acoustic Custom Shop in Montana to deliver this 1942 Banner J-45. Extending the scale to 25.5" delivers notes that are clear and more defined, and partnered with it's wartime bracing and incredibly thin nitro finish, this guitar has a voice all it's own.

The allure and legend of the Gibson J-45 lives on in this Made to Measure Custom Historic 1942 Banner J-45. Inspired by the holy grail of vintage acoustic instruments, luthiers in Montana meticulously crafted a J-45 just like the most popular and celebrated version in structure and components. This J-45 includes a longer scale length of 25.5 inches, Thermally Aged Adirondack red spruce top hand-sprayed with a historic-style burst, hot hide glue top bracing for better tonal response, and a bone nut and saddle.

Body

• Body Style - Round Shoulder
• Body Shape - J-45
• Top - Thermally Aged Red spruce
• Back - Mahogany
• Side - Mahogany
• Bracing - Traditional hand-scalloped X-bracing, red spruce braces with hide glue
• Binding - Single-ply Top and Back
• Body Finish - Thin Finish Nitrocellulose, VOS

Neck:

• Profile - Historic
• Scale Length - 647.7 mm / 25.5 in
• Fingerboard Material - Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius - 304.8 mm / 12 in
• Fret Count - 19
• Frets - Legend Wire
• Nut Material - Bone
• Nut Width - 43.81 mm / 1.724 in
• Inlays - Mother-of-pearl Dots
• Joint - Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body

Harware:

• Bridge - Rectangle, open slot
• Saddle Material - Bone
• Tuning Machines - Waverly
• Pickguard - AJ
• Truss Rod Cover - Black
• Bridge Pins - Bone

Electronics:

• None

Misc.

• Strings Gauge - 0.053, 0.042, 0.032, 0.024, 0.016, 0.012
• Case - Period Correct Case
• Accessories - Includes Gibson Accessory Kit