Epiphone J-45 EC Aged Vintage Sunburst Gloss


A Workhorse With Improved Upper Fret Access

The legendary Gibson™ J-45™ has been a favorite of musicians ever since it was first introduced in 1942. Now Epiphone has released a new Inspired by Gibson™ J-45 Cutaway that gives players improved access to the upper frets while retaining all of the features that make the J-45 special to begin with, including the Sloped Shoulder body with a solid Sitka spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides, a comfortable rounded C neck profile, Fishman® Sonicore under-saddle pickup and Fishman Presys II preamp with volume and tone controls, and a beautiful Aged Vintage Sunburst finish. Optional hardshell or EpiLite™ case available separately.

Body

Body Shape

Sloped Shouldered Dreadnought Cutaway

Body Material

Solid Mahogany

Top

Solid Sitka Spruce

Back

Solid Mahogany

Side

Solid Mahogany

Bracing

Quarter Sawn Spruce

Binding

Top - 4-ply Ivory and Black; Back - 1-ply Ivory

Finish

Aged Gloss

Neck

Material

Mahogany

Profile

Rounded C

Scale Length

24.72" / 628mm

Fingerboard Material

Indian Laurel

Fingerboard Radius

12.01"

Number Of Frets

20

Frets

Medium Jumbo

Nut Material

Bone

Nut Width

1.69" / 43mm

Inlays

Mother of Pearl Dots

Joint

Tapered Dovetail

Headstock

60s Kalamazoo with Silkscreen Epiphone Modern Script Logo in Gold

Hardware

Finish

Nickel

Tuner Plating

Nickel

Bridge

Reverse Belly, Indian Laurel

Saddle Material

Bone

Tuning Machines

3 on a plate: Ivory buttons, press in bushings

Pickguard

Tortoise Shell Tear Drop, Epoxy Style

TrussRod

Dual Action

Truss Rod Cover

2-ply Bell

Bridge Pins

Ivory

Strap Buttons

2 - end pin jack and back of heel

Electronics

Under Saddle Pickup

Fishman Sonicore

Controls

Fishman Presys II with Volume, Bass and Treble controls, Phase Switch, and a built-in tuner with LED display

Output Jack

End pin Jack

Preamp

Fishman Presys II

Miscellaneous

Strings Gauge

Gibson Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Strings .012, .016, .024w, .032, .042, .053


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