The Workhorse Feel With Rosewood Studio Shine
The J-45 has been the working player’s acoustic since 1942. This J-45 Studio Rosewood keeps that familiar round shoulder comfort and punch, then adds the deeper, glassier voice of rosewood and stage ready electronics so it feels like home and sounds like a record the second you hit a chord.
Handcrafted in Bozeman, Montana with all solid woods, nitro finish, and a responsive Advanced Response neck, this one is built to live in your hands, not in its case. At around 4.9 pounds it is light, lively, and ready for long sessions on stage or in the studio.
All Solid Woods, Built In Bozeman
The solid Sitka spruce top with traditional hand scalloped X bracing gives you that classic J-45 punch with a wide dynamic range. Play soft and it stays clear and sweet, dig in and it pushes back with that dry, focused bark you expect from a great Gibson.
Rosewood back and sides, finished in satin nitro, add extra depth and complexity. You get rich, piano like lows, warm mids, and sparkling treble overtones that bloom and hang in the air, especially when you let big open chords ring.
Rosewood Body For Bigger Lows And Sparkling Highs
Compared to the traditional mahogany bodied J-45, this Studio Rosewood has a little more low end weight and a bit of glass on top. It still has that unmistakable J-45 mid push that sits under a vocal, but the rosewood gives you extra shimmer and detail that studio engineers love.
The full depth round shoulder body moves plenty of air, so it will keep up with a loud band or a hard strummer without folding up. Whether you are fingerpicking, flatpicking, or capoed high for worship sets, it stays balanced and musical.
Advanced Response Neck That Just Feels Right
The utile neck with the Advanced Response profile hits that sweet spot between slim and chunky. It fills your hand enough to feel solid and supportive, but it never fights you when you move up the neck or play extended sets.
A satin nitro finish keeps the neck fast and smooth, even under hot stage lights. The 16 inch radius rosewood fingerboard with 20 standard frets makes chords comfortable and single note lines smooth, so bends, slides, and quick runs all feel controlled and effortless.
L.R. Baggs Element Bronze For Plug And Play Tone
The L.R. Baggs Element Bronze under saddle pickup gives you a natural, wood forward sound when you plug in. It captures the warm mids and clear top end of the guitar without getting quacky or harsh, so it sits easily in a mix.
A simple soundhole mounted volume control keeps the top clean and responsive while giving you quick access to level changes on stage. The 1/4 inch endpin jack keeps the whole system tidy and ready for whatever rig you plug into, from a PA to an acoustic amp or interface.
Dialed In, Documented, And Ready To Go
This specific guitar, serial number 22165052, weighs in at about 4.9 pounds and is already dialed in by our techs. Every instrument gets our Player Perfect setup, three separate inspections, and a full play test before it ever goes into a case.
You get the modern hardshell case, free 2 to 3 day shipping, price match protection, and the security of our 72 Hour Love It Guarantee. Photos are of the actual guitar you are buying, and there is only one, so when it is gone, it is gone.
Questions about how this J-45 Studio Rosewood stacks up with what you are already playing? Call (888) 794-8482 and talk to a real player on our team about neck feel, tone, and whether this is the right fit for you.
