Gibson J-45 Studio Rosewood Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Gloss Top, Natural

Earning its reputation as "The Workhorse" back in 1942, Gibson's J-45 today writes a new chapter of that legacy with the Gibson J-45 Studio Rosewood. This rough-and-ready acoustic carries with it decades of fine Gibson designs alongside new, exciting features. Wrapping it all up in that classy Gibson style, this is an acoustic primed for performance.

Coming from Gibson's Bozeman, Montana acoustic factory, the J-45 Studio Rosewood is built with generations of Gibson acoustic know-how. The J-45 Studio Rosewood is crafted by hand and plays with all the excitement of the J-45s to precede it. All-solid tonewood construction and a gloss nitrocellulose lacquer top finish makes this guitar special inside and out for a knockout of an acoustic. Traditional hand-scalloped X-bracing makes an appearance on this J-45 to ensure a concise and balanced tonal palette.

The J-45 Studio Rosewood starts out simply with a solid Sitka spruce top finished in gloss nitrocellulose lacquer. Balancing the brightness of the Sitka spruce, this J-45's rosewood back and sides contributes a warm tone with a rich bass response and chiming treble overtones. This construction contrasts Gibson's usual mahogany-body J-45s and results in this Studio model really coming into its own. The J-45 Studio's full-body depth delivers the volume and projection expected from a round-shoulder acoustic of this caliber.

This exciting palette of wood tones is matched with a satin-finished utile neck. The guitar, taking an Advance Response profile, plays seamlessly from higher to lower registers and inspires lengthy playing sessions. Sitting somewhere in the middle of Gibson acoustic neck profiles, the J-45 Studio Rosewood's neck is distinctly not too thick and not too thin.

Rosewood appears again on this Studio model alongside its back and sides, taking the role of the fingerboard. This rosewood board, lined with twenty standard-sized frets, inspires smooth fretting and nimble playing for all types of acoustic music. Mother-of-pearl dot inlays punctuate the rosewood while a sixteen-inch radius lays out for a flat feel and response.

If you're a fan of those smaller appointments that elevate the total experience, just take stock of the J-45 Studio Rosewood's GraphTech TUSQ nut, Grover Rotomatic tuning machines, and multi and single-ply body binding. These features, adding up to an impressive visual and tangible sum, make the J-45 Studio Rosewood a knockout on every level. For the performers out there, this Gibson features an L.R. Baggs Element Bronze under-saddle pickup system that seamlessly translates its acoustic sounds to the stage. Once off the stage, this J-45 travels safely with an included Gibson hardshell case.

Once a workhorse, always a workhorse, right?