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J-45 Standard with Red Spruce and Cocobolo

This Gibson Custom Select J-45™ Standard Cocobolo features customized tonewoods on one of the best-selling models in the Gibson lineup. Gibson Custom Select offers instruments with customized features that can include exotic tonewoods, custom finishes, and other unique options not found on the core offerings. These guitars are based on existing models and are designed by Gibson’s experts using the same system used to create designs through Made to Measure, a program that enables someone to design their dream guitar. Gibson Custom Select instruments are crafted in small batches by the skilled artisans at the Gibson Custom Shop in Bozeman, Montana, which also makes these instruments rare to find.

The main modifications to this J-45 Standard include the tonewoods on the top, back, and sides. Instead of the typical Sitka spruce on the top, red spruce is used, which is more commonly found on the Historic Reissue models such as the Banner J-45. Red spruce is highly regarded for its dynamic range, clarity, and strength, which is used on premium acoustic guitar models. Cocobolo is used on the back and sides in place of the typical mahogany. What makes cocobolo special is that this exotic tonewood has dynamic properties similar to Brazilian rosewood, which is extraordinarily rare on newly produced instruments. A vintage-style rectangular bridge is also substituted for this special model, which is much smaller than the belly-up design. This smaller bridge transfers more energy to the top, increasing resonance throughout the entire guitar. To top everything off, lightweight Grover® Open Back tuners are used instead of Rotomatic® tuning machines.

The Gibson Custom Select J-45 Standard Cocobolo comes equipped with the Gibson-exclusive, custom-voiced Baggs HiFi DNA™ pickup system, delivering the guitar’s unique voice and every nuance of your playing with exceptional realism when amplified. Dual transducers are mounted on the bass and treble sides of the guitar’s bridge plate, and each is independently voiced and paired with its own Class A preamp. These two pickups are then blended into a mono output, allowing each guitar’s unique sound to come through. Not only does the Baggs HiFi DNA pickup deliver high-fidelity sound, but its lightweight construction, coupled with the placement of the transducers and peel-and-stick installation, makes for a non-invasive design. From the string to the saddle to the bridge to the bridge plate, the natural transfer of energy remains largely unaffected, preserving the guitar’s acoustic character whether plugged in or not. 

Combining legendary tonewoods with a best-selling model makes for a guitar that is meant to be played on and off stage. Finished in a classic Vintage Sunburst with a gloss nitrocellulose lacquer, this guitar looks vintage while offering player-focused upgrades that directly influence its sound. Included with the guitar is a Gibson custom Certificate of Authenticity and a hardshell case.

J-45 Standard with Red Spruce and Cocobolo

This Gibson Custom Select J-45™ Standard Cocobolo features customized tonewoods on one of the best-selling models in the Gibson lineup. Gibson Custom Select offers instruments with customized features that can include exotic tonewoods, custom finishes, and other unique options not found on the core offerings. These guitars are based on existing models and are designed by Gibson’s experts using the same system used to create designs through Made to Measure, a program that enables someone to design their dream guitar. Gibson Custom Select instruments are crafted in small batches by the skilled artisans at the Gibson Custom Shop in Bozeman, Montana, which also makes these instruments rare to find.

The main modifications to this J-45 Standard include the tonewoods on the top, back, and sides. Instead of the typical Sitka spruce on the top, red spruce is used, which is more commonly found on the Historic Reissue models such as the Banner J-45. Red spruce is highly regarded for its dynamic range, clarity, and strength, which is used on premium acoustic guitar models. Cocobolo is used on the back and sides in place of the typical mahogany. What makes cocobolo special is that this exotic tonewood has dynamic properties similar to Brazilian rosewood, which is extraordinarily rare on newly produced instruments. A vintage-style rectangular bridge is also substituted for this special model, which is much smaller than the belly-up design. This smaller bridge transfers more energy to the top, increasing resonance throughout the entire guitar. To top everything off, lightweight Grover® Open Back tuners are used instead of Rotomatic® tuning machines.

The Gibson Custom Select J-45 Standard Cocobolo comes equipped with the Gibson-exclusive, custom-voiced Baggs HiFi DNA™ pickup system, delivering the guitar’s unique voice and every nuance of your playing with exceptional realism when amplified. Dual transducers are mounted on the bass and treble sides of the guitar’s bridge plate, and each is independently voiced and paired with its own Class A preamp. These two pickups are then blended into a mono output, allowing each guitar’s unique sound to come through. Not only does the Baggs HiFi DNA pickup deliver high-fidelity sound, but its lightweight construction, coupled with the placement of the transducers and peel-and-stick installation, makes for a non-invasive design. From the string to the saddle to the bridge to the bridge plate, the natural transfer of energy remains largely unaffected, preserving the guitar’s acoustic character whether plugged in or not. 

Combining legendary tonewoods with a best-selling model makes for a guitar that is meant to be played on and off stage. Finished in a classic Vintage Sunburst with a gloss nitrocellulose lacquer, this guitar looks vintage while offering player-focused upgrades that directly influence its sound. Included with the guitar is a Gibson custom Certificate of Authenticity and a hardshell case.

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Highlights

Red spruce top
Cocobolo back and sides
Baggs HiFi DNA pickup and preamp system
Grover open back tuners

Baggs HiFi DNA advanced bridge plate pickup

More colors to paint with

Built on the benefits of the acclaimed Baggs HiFi pickup system

HiFi DNA offers greater sensitivity to the movement of the guitar’s soundboard

Delivers more dynamic realism, warmth, nuance, and tactile immediacy

Closes the gap between a guitar’s sound at home and that same guitar’s sound on stage

The perfect blend

HiFi DNA features dual bridge plate sensors

Each HiFi DNA sensor employs its own dedicated, custom-voiced, class A studio-quality preamp

Dedicated preamps maintain the purity and articulation of each sensor

Dual sensors are blended together for perfectly optimized output

The best of both worlds

HiFi DNA sensors are lighter, larger, more flexible, and omnidirectional

The system captures more of the natural voice and dynamic range of your Gibson acoustic guitar

HiFi DNA captures string detail and body resonance, often lacking in under-saddle pickups

Output-wise, HiFi DNA delivers similar gain before feedback to under-saddle pickup systems

Your sound, in higher definition

Gibson and Baggs have achieved a big leap forward in acoustic guitar amplification

Better-preserved fidelity translates to a more accurate amplified version of your guitar’s unique voice

From light fingerstyle to heavy strumming, HiFi DNA preserves the guitar’s dynamic range

Provides a true representation of the character, warmth, and response Gibson acoustic guitars are famed for

Guitar Specifications

Body Specs

Back Cocobolo

Binding Multi-ply top, single-ply back

Body Finish Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer

Body Shape J-45

Bracing Traditional x-bracing

Side Cocobolo

Top Red spruce

Neck Specs

Fingerboard Material Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in

Fret Count 20

Frets Standard

Inlays Mother of Pearl Dot

Joint Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body

Neck Material Mahogany

Nut Material TUSQ

Nut Width 43.81mm / 1.72in

Profile SlimTaper

Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in

Electronics Specs

Controls Soundhole-mounted volume and tone

Output Jack 1/4"

Preamp Baggs HiFi DNA

Under Saddle Pickup Baggs HiFi DNA

Hardware Specs

Bridge Traditional Belly Up

Pickguard Teardrop, firestripe

Saddle Material TUSQ

Tuner Plating Nickel

Tuning Machines Grover Open Back

Misc Specs

Accessories Gibson Custom Certificate of Authenticity

Model: RS4CVSHFPSL1485

Case Hardshell case

Strings Gauge 0.053, 0.042, 0.032, 0.024, 0.016, 0.012

Gibson Custom J-45 Standard Cocobolo, Gloss, Vintage Sunburst

Name: Gibson Custom J-45 Standard Cocobolo, Gloss, Vintage Sunburst
Brand: Gibson Custom
SKU: RS4CVSHFPSL1485
Price: 4999.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Gibson Custom J-45 Standard Cocobolo, Gloss, Vintage Sunburst

Price

$4,999

Details

Gibson Custom Select J-45 Standard with solid red spruce top, solid...

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Finish

Vintage Sunburst • Exclusive

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J-45 Standard with Red Spruce and Cocobolo

This Gibson Custom Select J-45™ Standard Cocobolo features customized tonewoods on one of the best-selling models in the Gibson lineup. Gibson Custom Select offers instruments with customized features that can include exotic tonewoods, custom finishes, and other unique options not found on the core offerings. These guitars are based on existing models and are designed by Gibson’s experts using the same system used to create designs through Made to Measure, a program that enables someone to design their dream guitar. Gibson Custom Select instruments are crafted in small batches by the skilled artisans at the Gibson Custom Shop in Bozeman, Montana, which also makes these instruments rare to find.

The main modifications to this J-45 Standard include the tonewoods on the top, back, and sides. Instead of the typical Sitka spruce on the top, red spruce is used, which is more commonly found on the Historic Reissue models such as the Banner J-45. Red spruce is highly regarded for its dynamic range, clarity, and strength, which is used on premium acoustic guitar models. Cocobolo is used on the back and sides in place of the typical mahogany. What makes cocobolo special is that this exotic tonewood has dynamic properties similar to Brazilian rosewood, which is extraordinarily rare on newly produced instruments. A vintage-style rectangular bridge is also substituted for this special model, which is much smaller than the belly-up design. This smaller bridge transfers more energy to the top, increasing resonance throughout the entire guitar. To top everything off, lightweight Grover® Open Back tuners are used instead of Rotomatic® tuning machines.

The Gibson Custom Select J-45 Standard Cocobolo comes equipped with the Gibson-exclusive, custom-voiced Baggs HiFi DNA™ pickup system, delivering the guitar’s unique voice and every nuance of your playing with exceptional realism when amplified. Dual transducers are mounted on the bass and treble sides of the guitar’s bridge plate, and each is independently voiced and paired with its own Class A preamp. These two pickups are then blended into a mono output, allowing each guitar’s unique sound to come through. Not only does the Baggs HiFi DNA pickup deliver high-fidelity sound, but its lightweight construction, coupled with the placement of the transducers and peel-and-stick installation, makes for a non-invasive design. From the string to the saddle to the bridge to the bridge plate, the natural transfer of energy remains largely unaffected, preserving the guitar’s acoustic character whether plugged in or not. 

Combining legendary tonewoods with a best-selling model makes for a guitar that is meant to be played on and off stage. Finished in a classic Vintage Sunburst with a gloss nitrocellulose lacquer, this guitar looks vintage while offering player-focused upgrades that directly influence its sound. Included with the guitar is a Gibson custom Certificate of Authenticity and a hardshell case.

J-45 Standard with Red Spruce and Cocobolo

This Gibson Custom Select J-45™ Standard Cocobolo features customized tonewoods on one of the best-selling models in the Gibson lineup. Gibson Custom Select offers instruments with customized features that can include exotic tonewoods, custom finishes, and other unique options not found on the core offerings. These guitars are based on existing models and are designed by Gibson’s experts using the same system used to create designs through Made to Measure, a program that enables someone to design their dream guitar. Gibson Custom Select instruments are crafted in small batches by the skilled artisans at the Gibson Custom Shop in Bozeman, Montana, which also makes these instruments rare to find.

The main modifications to this J-45 Standard include the tonewoods on the top, back, and sides. Instead of the typical Sitka spruce on the top, red spruce is used, which is more commonly found on the Historic Reissue models such as the Banner J-45. Red spruce is highly regarded for its dynamic range, clarity, and strength, which is used on premium acoustic guitar models. Cocobolo is used on the back and sides in place of the typical mahogany. What makes cocobolo special is that this exotic tonewood has dynamic properties similar to Brazilian rosewood, which is extraordinarily rare on newly produced instruments. A vintage-style rectangular bridge is also substituted for this special model, which is much smaller than the belly-up design. This smaller bridge transfers more energy to the top, increasing resonance throughout the entire guitar. To top everything off, lightweight Grover® Open Back tuners are used instead of Rotomatic® tuning machines.

The Gibson Custom Select J-45 Standard Cocobolo comes equipped with the Gibson-exclusive, custom-voiced Baggs HiFi DNA™ pickup system, delivering the guitar’s unique voice and every nuance of your playing with exceptional realism when amplified. Dual transducers are mounted on the bass and treble sides of the guitar’s bridge plate, and each is independently voiced and paired with its own Class A preamp. These two pickups are then blended into a mono output, allowing each guitar’s unique sound to come through. Not only does the Baggs HiFi DNA pickup deliver high-fidelity sound, but its lightweight construction, coupled with the placement of the transducers and peel-and-stick installation, makes for a non-invasive design. From the string to the saddle to the bridge to the bridge plate, the natural transfer of energy remains largely unaffected, preserving the guitar’s acoustic character whether plugged in or not. 

Combining legendary tonewoods with a best-selling model makes for a guitar that is meant to be played on and off stage. Finished in a classic Vintage Sunburst with a gloss nitrocellulose lacquer, this guitar looks vintage while offering player-focused upgrades that directly influence its sound. Included with the guitar is a Gibson custom Certificate of Authenticity and a hardshell case.

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