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0:25 hi it's Andre here with Long McQuade
0:27 today we're taking a look at Gibson's
0:31 iconic j45 acoustic guitar this classic
0:33 guitar has been around since 1942 and
0:35 has been its best-selling acoustic
0:38 guitar and according to history is the
0:39 most recorded acoustic guitar in rock
0:40 and roll
0:42 so we got a lot to talk about let's get
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0:54 the j45 is nicknamed the Workhorse and
0:56 for good reason
0:59 this guitar was introduced in 1942 as a
1:02 substitution for the Lesser expensive
1:05 j-35 and this one came in with a
1:08 slightly different design and Sunburst
1:11 finish which initially was designed to
1:13 cover up the blemishes at the seams
1:16 personally I've used them on stage in
1:18 the studio and not only do they look
1:21 great they sound absolutely amazing with
1:23 a great mid
1:26 really Punchy High and a superb low end
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1:45 there's no mistaking the j45's slope
1:48 shoulder look beautiful Sunburst and
1:51 book Matched sick of spruce top we have
1:53 mahogany back and sides which are
1:55 painted black so you can't really see
1:57 you can't see much of the wood green
1:59 this guitar is very light it has a rear
2:01 entry quarter inch Jack for the
2:04 electronics Under The Sound Hole LR bags
2:07 tone and volume Straight Out of the Box
2:09 this guitar is beautiful plays amazing [Music]
2:15 okay let's go over some details of this
2:18 guitar this is the j45 body style
2:21 mahogany back and sides thicker Spruce
2:24 top traditional hand scalloped X bracing
2:27 multiply top with a single ply back
2:30 mahogany neck slim taper neck profile
2:34 1.725 inch nut width compound dovetail
2:37 neck to body joint Rosewood fingerboard
2:41 24.75 inch scale length 20 Frets mother
2:44 of pearl dot inlays traditional Belly Up
2:47 Rosewood Bridge Grover rhodomatic and
2:50 kidney button tuners nickel plating LR
2:53 bags VTC one volume and one tone pickup
2:55 control and this guitar comes with a
2:57 Gibson hard shell guitar case okay let's
2:59 get into some playing starting with a
3:01 sound comparison between the mic
3:04 recording and the LR bags Electronics [Music]
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