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Gibson J-45 Century 12-Fret Acoustic Guitar, Vintage Amber

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Gibson J-45 Century 12-Fret Acoustic Guitar, Vintage AmberCommemorating a legacy of marvelous acoustic guitarcraft, the Gibson J 45 Century 12 Fret is an intriguing spin on original 1940s "Workhorses" with compelling, vintage inspired breaks from tradition. Entering as part of the Gibson Century Collection of acoustics, the J 45 Century is an alternate timeline spin on Gibson's iconic round shoulder dreadnought. Way back when in the early '40s, Gibson launched their J 45 round shoulder dreadnought acoustic

Commemorating a legacy of marvelous acoustic guitarcraft, the Gibson J-45 Century 12-Fret is an intriguing spin on original 1940s "Workhorses" with compelling, vintage-inspired breaks from tradition. Entering as part of the Gibson Century Collection of acoustics, the J-45 Century is an alternate timeline spin on Gibson's iconic round-shoulder dreadnought.

Way back when in the early '40s, Gibson launched their J-45 round-shoulder dreadnought acoustic guitar. The now indispensable dreadnought shape served as the basis for generations of American acoustic guitar music and dreadnought builds alike with a bold, full-bodied form and 14-Fret neck assembly. Nicknamed "The Workhorse" for its versatility and sonic zest, the J-45 became a classic in the Gibson line and out. Today's J-45 Century 12-Fret explores an alternate route of history with a different angle on neck design and appointments for something reverent but altogether fresh.

This Gibson J-45 Century 12-Fret kicks off familiarly to other Gibson J-45s. The model's iconic round-shoulder dreadnought body assembles from a classic combo of Sitka spruce and mahogany. Introducing authentically vintage acoustic voices into every performance, this Workhorse dreadnought body is then decked in a satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish with cream binding for a smooth, rich, aesthetic character and feel.

It's here where this J-45 bends from tradition with its neck. A mahogany neck joins in the picture at this point through compound dovetail neck joint assembly using vintage-accurate hot hide glue adhesive. The SlimTaper-profiled neck meets the body at the twelfth fret, in contrast to the usual historic fourteenth. This 12-Fret neck and board length inspires all-new playing angles to the J-45 for something to certainly write home about. A rosewood fingerboard joins here with this neck as it is lined with nineteen frets and clean Mother of Pearl Dot fret inlays.

This charming 12-Fret J-45 tops everything here off with a lineup of fine hardware appointments. First, the body is matched with a rectangular rosewood bridge landing at the base of the 24.75" scale with a bone saddle and TUSQ bridge pins. This setup makes for a sturdy connection and solid transfer of motion string-to-body. At the scale's opposite end, a bone nut lands toward the iconic Gibson headstock lined with Golden Age Strap tuning machines with cream buttons. This Gibson Century acoustic features a few unique aesthetic appointments including a Gibson L-00-style pickguard as it travels with an included premium Gibson Century Collection tweed hardshell case.

A century in the making, this J-45 Century 12-Fret does it all with style.

  • Gibson Century Collection 12-Fret acoustic guitar model
  • Round-shoulder J-45 dreadnought body shape
  • Satin-finished Sitka spruce top and mahogany back and sides
  • Mahogany neck in SlimTaper 12-Fret profile
  • 12-Fret neck with compound dovetail neck joint and hot hide glue assembly
  • Rosewood fingerboard with nineteen frets and Mother of Pearl inlays
  • Bone nut and Golden Age Strap tuning machines
  • Rectangle rosewood bridge with bone saddle and TUSQ bridge pins
  • Gibson Century Collection tweed hardshell case included
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This is such a beautiful timepiece! After a couple weeks I have yet to have to adjust the time. It keeps time as well as my other olevs that are quartz movement. The price is great, comfortable for all day wear, perfect size for me and the weight definitely feels on par with much more expensive automatic timepieces. This won't be the last olevs I purchase
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I’m updating this review and lowering to one star. Would be zero if possible. Another 2 weeks of owning this junk watch. I’m now having to wind it daily and reset the time. The only reliable feature is that it’s going to stop in the middle of each night. Piece of junk. Don’t buy. This is a beautiful watch but not very reliable timepiece. This is a self winding watch which requires you to wear it 24/7 in order to keep working. i wanted a nice watch which looked good, kept good time, was affordable and a bit nicer. I work a standard M-F, 8-5:00 workweek. I wear my watch daily for work and on RARE occasions after work or weekends if going out. My watch typically sits on the bedroom dresser after work hours and weekends. I've had this watch about 3 weeks now and have had to wind it and reset the watch three times during the time I've had it. If you are not wearing it for more than a day the watch runs down and and comes to a complete stop. You then need to manually wind and reset. This was a concern after reading other reviews. I tried to find the same watch with a quartz movement and battery for this very reason. But this particular watch only comes in a mechanical self winding version. They have ONE other model with a similar look that has a quartz movement with battery. That watch is made in China; this one is made in the USA. This is another factor that convinced me try the self winding mechanical version. Big mistake, I should have looked at other brands and manufacturers. It turns out this was a regrettable impulse buy based on looks but not practical. It is not a reliable timepiece. Lets face it a watch's function is to reliably tell the correct time; if you're not willing to manually wind it and reset the time and dates every Monday morning this is not a practical timepiece. I would NOT buy this again for this reason.
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