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((short description|Acoustic guitar))
((more citations needed|date=May 2017))

((Infobox Guitar model
|title           = Gibson J-45
|image           = [[File:1967 Gibson J45 Guitar.jpg|150px]]
|caption         = A 1967 Gibson J-45 Guitar.
|manufacturer    = [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]]
|period          = 1942-present
|bodytype        = Jumbo
|necktype        = Dovetail
|woodbody        = [[Sitka Spruce]] top <br/>[[Mahogany]] back and sides
|woodneck        = Mahogany
|woodfingerboard = Rosewood
|bridge          = Rosewood
|pickups         = 
|colors          = Natural, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Vintage Sunburst
|scale=24 3/4
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|Overall Length=40 3/16
|Body Depth=4 3/4
|Lower Bout=16 1/16
|Nut Width=1 13/16
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The '''Gibson J-45''' is a [[guitar]] manufactured by the [[Gibson Guitar Corporation]]. Generally regarded as Gibson's most famous and widely used acoustic guitar model, it is considered the workhorse of guitars. The Jumbo guitar is signified by the "J" and not to be confused with [[C.F. Martin & Company]]'s Dreadnought body style. In 1934 the jumbo was Gibson's competing response to Martin's [[Martin D-28|"D" line]] body shape of 1930s. The jumbo is distinctive from Martin's dreadnoughts: The Gibson J-45 body depth remains over 4″ deep from endpin to neck heel, it also features a slightly larger body than a Martin D-28 as well as the shape of the two competing body styles being quite different; Squarish upper bouts on the Martins opposed to a rounded or “sloped shoulder” on The Gibson. While Martin did produce the first sloped shoulder guitar the specs of the J-45 are dissimilar.

The J-45 is noted for its sunburst finish, warm bass and good projection, and outstanding playability.((Citation needed|date=September 2019)) The structurally similar naturally finished '''J-50''' first appeared in 1942, but did not enter continuous production until 1947.

==History==
Introduced in 1942 to replace the inexpensive [[Great Depression]]-era flattop J-35, the J-45 standardized the company's approach to the dreadnought guitar. With a list price of $45, it nonetheless initially only varied slightly, with strengthened internal bracing and a new teardrop-shaped [[pickguard]]. A [[headstock]] [[decal]] with the Gibson logo replaced both the old stark white [[silkscreen]]ed 'Gibson' of the thirties and the slogan "Only a Gibson Is Good Enough." It also had a more rounded, "baseball bat" style neck, as opposed to the "V" shape of the J-35 neck. The version produced today is substantially similar to the 1942 model.

Cosmetically, the J-45 was understated, intended as a durable no-frills "workhorse guitar" (its nickname given by the manufacturer). Although a few triple-bound top types were initially produced, the standard  single binding was simple, [[soundhole]] ring austere, and neck only sported modest dot-shaped [[mother of pearl]] fretboard [[position marker]]s. Gibson used a [[Sunburst (finish)|sunburst finish]] to cover up imperfections in the wood joins.<ref>((cite web| url=https://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/The-Gibson-J-45-20-Essential-Facts.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624124630/https://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/The-Gibson-J-45-20-Essential-Facts.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 June 2016 | title=The Gibson J-45: 20 Essential Facts | website=[[Gibson (guitar company)|Gibson]] | first=Michael | last=Leonard | date=19 May 2016 ))</ref> The top was solid [[spruce]], the back and sides solid [[mahogany]]. Over time the sunburst has become iconic, with collectors preferring the J-45 to the higher-end J-50s of the same era. Apart from a small batch of natural-finish J-45s produced in 1942, the model was offered only in sunburst.

===1969 Gibson J-45===
Starting in 1968 Gibson made J-45s as square-shouldered dreadnought-shaped guitars with a longer scale (25.5"), similar to the Gibson Dove. Serial numbers tell us that during '68 and '69 both slope-shouldered and square-shouldered J-45s were made before the model changeover was complete. In the '70s the J-45 was re-labeled as the J-45 Deluxe. A short run of slope-shouldered J-45 Celebrity models were made in 1984. By the late '90s the slope-shouldered body style returned for good.

[[File:Gibson J-50 (2015-02-14 12.19.07 by sbaimo).jpg|thumb|left|90px|Gibson J-50]]

===Gibson J-50===
The J-50 guitars is essentially a natural-finish J-45, with a triple rather than single-bound top and other minor differences in trim. Gibson produced a handful in 1942 using high quality wood laid up before [[World War II]]-induced shortages took hold. By 1947 supplies had resumed, resulting in the model's official introduction. There are mid-1960s J45 guitars with a natural finish and adjustable bridges and this can be checked by the stamp on the back seam brace.

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==Notable players of the J-45==
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*[[John P. Hammond|John Hammond]]<ref>Vintage Guitar Magazine, March 2007</ref>
*[[Eric Idle]] (used for composing "[[Always Look on the Bright Side of Life|Always look on the bright side of life]]")<ref>((cite web| author=Monty Python | author-link=Monty Python | title=Eric Idle talks about the inspiration behind his hit song "Always Look On the Bright Side of Life" | date=2018-10-15 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7ajn4ARXVg  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/F7ajn4ARXVg |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live| publisher=[[YouTube]] | access-date=2018-10-20))((cbignore))</ref>
*[[Gary Kemp]]<ref>((cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/my-perfect-weekend/10785287/My-perfect-weekend-Gary-Kemp-musician-and-actor.html | title= My perfect weekend: Gary Kemp, musician and actor | newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | first=Rosie | last=Millard | date=29 April 2014 | access-date=14 October 2019 ))</ref>
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==Notable players of the J-50==
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*[[Jorma Kaukonen]]
*[[James Taylor]]((div col end))

==Notes==
*((cite journal |last=Gruhn |first=George |author2=Walter Carter |title=The Gibson J-45 |journal=[[Vintage Guitar (magazine)|Vintage Guitar magazine]] |volume=22 |issue=5 |page=46 |date=March 2008))

==References==
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==External links==
((Commons category))
* ((official website))
* [http://www.guitarhq.com/gibson6.html#j45 J-45 at Vintage Guitars website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090307194214/http://www.fretbase.com/guitars/378-gibson-j-45-modern-classic Gibson J-45 on Fretbase] - includes specs, photos and videos
* [https://www.vintageguitar.com/3457/gibson-j-45/ Jumbo at VintageGuitar.com]

((Gibson Guitar Corporation))

[[Category:1942 in music]]
[[Category:Products introduced in 1942]]
[[Category:Gibson acoustic guitars|J45]]

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