Clearance Gibson J-45 Studio Acoustic-Electric Guitar Antique Natural

I bought the J-45 Studio about a year and a half ago. I don't play out much anymore. I'm retired now and just enjoy playing this guitar at home, with friends or doing a few annual reunion type gigs. I also use it for recording. It's just SO comfortable! I love the smaller size while still getting great tone and plenty of volume to keep up with the dreadnaught players. The pickup also sounds fabulous! It has a very pure brightness played near the bridge and a super round & full tone when played up towards the sound hole, with or without the pickup. Plenty of bass without being clobbered by sludge. The notes are precise. I lowered the action a bit. Approximately .055". Now it plays perfect without any buzzing. I left the nut slots alone. Great guitar, good price!

I must've gone through 40 guitars in the last few years (thankfully GC has not banned me from the store!). I have played everything in that time, mainly focusing on Martins. Martins are great guitars no doubt, but difficult for me to play - maybe I just feel guilty about playing such a fine instrument as a 3 year beginner. Last month, I went to GC with my newly acquired Martin, which had proved to be very hard to play (for me - I'm not knocking Martin at all!) and the guitar itself was uncomfortable. I wandered into the acoustic room, played a few more Martins and a few Taylors. The Gibson J45 Studio caught my eye, and I decided the try it. 30 minutes later, I traded the Martin for the Gibson and I think GC will not see me again for a while. The J45 Studio has a crisp sound, a good thump and it very easy to play. The walnut back and sides give a nice rich sound. The neck is very comfortable and the over-all experience has been really fun. I look forward to practice now with this guitar. If the Gibson acoustics are this fun and easy to play, then I may be a Gibson man after all!

American made!

I own three different Martin type Dreads and have always wanted a Gibson type acoustic as most of my electric guitars are Gibsons and I am a fan of the tone/feel they seem to go for and the pay ability of the short scale. I never played a J45 that I really loved the sound of, they always seemed a little dark or woofy.....though, I am comparing them to Martin/bluegrass style flat tops. That being said, all of the new slim/walnut J45 type acoustics from Gibson that I have played have been superb! Exactly where I wanted to be tone wise. The G45s I have played were a bit brighter and less complex in the mids than my J45 studio, but still very nice. I couldn't be happier with the tone and feel of my J45 studio. It isn't as loud as my D28, obviously, but it is beautifully voiced.......clear, sweet, warm, brash....it's all there based on how you pick it. Oh, and it's just as suited to fingerstyle as it is to flat pickin'. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!! The price on these is bound to go up, just like the J15s did!

I had wanted a new acoustic electric and had been going through a search for something that sounded as good plugged in as well as unplugged. Well I have found it! I am usually a Rosewood Body player and have shied away from maple and other woods as they sound to tinny to me or at least not as well rounded on the low end. This is a Walnut body and I actually like the sound and I know as it ages it will only sound better as most solid wood guitars do. Solid wood all around and the L.R. Baggs pickup...WOW! sounds awesome. Try one!

My uncle taught me my first cord on his from the 1950's. This one is a trip back in time! All I can say is try one for yourself. I love mine and can't keep my hands off of it!!!! Just need to have the action set up the way I like it, factory settings are to high.