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❌NO LONGER AVAILABLE❌ Gibson Country Western Model SJ Natural, 1956

On May 8, 2018 /

This Gibson Country Western was built during the model’s first year, and is in good playing order. It has had some repairs – it is 62 years old, after all – including some cleated top cracks and over-sprayed finish. The tuners have been replaced with new vintage-style models, and work well. As is typical, the pickguard is lifting a bit. Under the bridge, a sub-plate has been added to the bridge plate due to normal wear. The top is spruce, the back, sides and neck are mahogany, and the fingerboard and bridge are rosewood. The fingerboard is bound and has dual-parallellogram position markers, as an ‘upgrade’ from more basic models like th J-45.

Vintage

Price: $4,599.99 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Gibson J-45 True Vintage Steel String Guitar, 2014

On January 26, 2018 /

Once in a long while, we see early J-45’s come through, and they are special. The Gibson J-45 True Vintage, labelled ‘J-45 TV’, is a good reproduction – with a few modern improvements – of those rare guitars. The J-45 appeared in 1942 as a replacement for the 1930’s J-35 model, and came only in sunburst to hide ‘defects’, which might now be called ‘figure’ in the Adirondack Spruce used for the tops. Almost immediately, the US joined WW2 and the J-45 was affected, notably with the loss of the truss rod. Still, those guitars are regarded by many as some of the finest built.

Used

Price: $2,600.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌ SOLD ❌ Gibson J-45 Steel String Sunburst with deArmond Pickup, 1970

On November 20, 2017 /

The Gibson J-45 made its name as a workhorse guitar not long after its introduction in 1942, and they have been used by working musicians in countless gigs. Sometimes the gig needs more volume, and at some points adding a deArmond soundhole pickup was the way to go.

Vintage

Price: $1,850.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌ SOLD ❌ Gibson J-45 Sunburst Steel String Guitar, 1952

On October 31, 2017 /

The Gibson J-45 has been a guitarist’s choice almost since its introduction. Though its tonal representation isn’t always the most harmonically complete, it has a warm, enveloping sound that works extremely well accompanying a singer.

Vintage

Price: $4,650.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌ SOLD ❌ 1966 Gibson J-45 ADJ Sunburst Steel String Guitar

On October 10, 2017 /

1976 Gibson Firebird Bicentennial Limited Edition Sunburst

Vintage

Price: $2,300.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌ SOLD ❌ Gibson J-50 Slope Shoulder Dreadnought Steel String, 1962

On June 27, 2017 /

Tags: acoustic, adjustable bridge, bozeman, dreadnought, Gibson, guitar, J-50, Kalamazoo, made in USA, Michigan, Montana, Nashville, ontario, round shoulder, slope shoulder, steel string, tennessee, The Twelfth Fret, toronto, Vintage

Introduced in 1942 as an ‘improved’ version of the J-45, the Gibson J-50 mainly differs in having a natural finish top, allowed by using better spruce.

Vintage

Price: $3,250.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

Round Shoulder

❌NO LONGER AVAILABLE❌ Gibson Country Western Model SJ Natural, 1956

❌SOLD❌ Gibson J-45 True Vintage Steel String Guitar, 2014

❌ SOLD ❌ Gibson J-45 Steel String Sunburst with deArmond Pickup, 1970

❌ SOLD ❌ Gibson J-45 Sunburst Steel String Guitar, 1952

❌ SOLD ❌ 1966 Gibson J-45 ADJ Sunburst Steel String Guitar

❌ SOLD ❌ Gibson J-50 Slope Shoulder Dreadnought Steel String, 1962

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