1961 Gibson J-45 Sunburst

1961 Gibson J-45 Sunburst

SETUP & INSPECTED BY OUR TECH TEAM

Tech Notes: Awesome piece, sounds and plays great with medium action and near flat relief. When it came to our shop there appeared to be a few structural repairs done, mainly the two cracks around the pickguard and some bracing glue ups. When it got to us we had a few things we needed to do, including a bridge reglue, a bridge plate repair ( added a missing piece and added an additional piece of maple on top for stability. There was a small crack on the headstock stabilized as well as some back bracing that loosened we corrected. It's now stable and plays/sounds great. The saddle doesn't adjust to go any lower, but it could be adjusted downward with some filing (there is plenty of room above the bridge if someone wanted it to be lowered). We felt the action was quite perfect where it is set now. The frets and board have plenty of play wear, but still plays almost entirely clean up and down the board with some light buzz when strumming or playing hard in certain areas. All the finish checking is finish deep only and expected for a guitar of this year, there are no current structural issues that we see.

Cosmetic Condition: Many dings, scratches as well as checking all over the body, neck and headstock as is typical with a guitar of this age.

Case: Hardshell Case

Weight: 4.4 lbs