Good condition. Several professionally repaired top cracks. One repaired back crack. Heavy signs of wear on body and neck of guitar. The finish is checked and dinged. The finish on the neck is almost completely worn through, but the frets are in great shape. The banner headstock is in good condition, although dinged up a little. Remnants of artwork on the pickguard.
     Spruce Top. Maple back, sides and neck. Three piece neck with Rosewood stringers. Newer copy Rosewood bridge. Single binding on top and back of body. Rosewood fretboard with pearl dot inlays. Peghead with original tuners - "D" string tuner has bent shaft, but still tunes well. "Only A Gibson Is Good Enough" banner in headstock. 24 3/4" scale length, 1 3/4" width at nut.
     This is a great guitar if you look past the few flaws in it's appearance. The sound is gorgeous, with more openness and less of the boxiness that this style of Gibson is known for. Recent professional neck reset, fret job, bridge, braces glued, etc. In short, it's set-up wonderfully and has a great sound.

     Exc(-) condition. Three repaired cracks in the top - one parallel to center seam from bass side of bridge to the lower binding, and two that are along the Spruce grain between soundhole and waist on bass side. Original parts and original finish. Finish shows finish checking throughout. Peghead shows some lacquer chips at edge and some wear from leaning against walls.
     Mahogany back, sides and neck, with Spruce top. Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. 1 5/8" width at nut. Multiple bindings on top and back. single binding along fingerboard. "B-band" pickup installed professionally in guitar.
     This is a very good sounding guitar. It has a strong bold attack, good tonal development. Lots of depth and good balance.

     Exc. Condition. One small professionally repaired top crack on the top. There are a couple marks, but no glaring aesthetic problems. Back shows random marks and 'worm trails'. One top crack repaired at extreme treble side of lower bout on top. Frets are in great shape having been recently milled. Minor lacquer checking, frets are in great shape.
     Choice Sitka top. Mahogany back and sides with beautiful red hue. 7-ply top binding. 5-ply back binding. Fingerboard is bound. Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Parallelogram inlays in fingerboard. Original adjustable brdige with ceramic saddle. Original Kluson tuners. All-original finish in good shape with some finish checking here and there.
     The guitar plays nice, and sounds very nice.

     Exc.(+) Condition. Really clean all around. Just one light touch on the top.
     Heavily bear-clawed Sitka top. Rosewood back and sides. 4-ply white binding on the top, and single binding on the back and fretboard. Mahogany neck. Ebony bridge and fretboard with Pearl dot inlays. Fishman pickup installed.  Newer hand-made bone nut. Strap button professionally installed in heel.
     This is a really nice playing Gibson at a low price.

     VG condition. Lots of player wear all around, and some repairs... but it has original pickup and original finish.
     This is truly a 'player's guitar', because it has a great mojo going for sound and has a very good set-up.
     * Please call for more information and an in-hand description.

Exc. (+) condition. Spruce top, Mahogany back and sides. Rosewood fingerboard and bridge (Brazilian) Unaltered original Hawaiian style neck, High nut that measures 1 7/8" wide. Replacment "Golden Age" tuners. Original tuners are included with replacment knobs. Comes with the original softshell case that is in fine condition. All the latches work, but one hinge is in need of repair. Truly one of the best examples we've seen.

     Exc(+) condition. Only has a few minor touch marks here and there and very little fret wear. All original parts - no repairs.
     This is the famous Mahogany Dreadnaut from Gibson that seems to have universal appeal across a broad range of players. Select Englemann Spruce top. Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Parallelogram inlays in fingerboard. Gibson logo inlaid in headstock along with a "crown" inlay below the logo.
     Multiple bound top and back of body. Single binding along fingerboard. Traditional "Hummingbird" pickguard is in great shape.
     This is a very full sounding guitar that is very evenly balanced across the fingerboard. It has a quick attack and strong resonance.
     * Remember that these "Nashville period" Gibson acoustics were NOT over-built like the ones from the 1970's. These are much more lightly built and have much better sound in my opinion.

     Exc.(-) Condition. Fullerplast finish. No cracks, no repairs. Just a few lines of finish checking here and there on the top.
     Beautiful traditional tobacco sunburst finish. High-grade Sitka spruce top. Maple back, sides and neck. Top is bound with 7-ply binding, 5-ply back binding. Fingerboard is single bound. Peghead has 5-ply binding. Heel cap is bound with 3-ply binding. Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Pearl crown inlays in fingerboard. Original pickguard in great shape. Decorative wooden strip down center of back. gold "Kluson-style" tuners with antique tulip buttons.
     Guitar is branded "workshop" in the back strip next to the label inside soundhole. We think the incidental finish checking is the reason that this guitar has been marked with the "workshop" label.
     The guitar has a great, full tone. Very balanced and meaty, and we haven't even put new strings on it yet.

     VG+ condition. This guitar is in nice playing condition. It has some button marks on the back, some moderate fret wear, one nick in center of back of neck, and a very small bubble, or rumple, in the top just below bridge. This small bump has been thoroughly checked out and it is very stable. We tried to take a close-up of the spot, so you could see it, but it is difficult to even get a good photo of it - that's how slight it is...
     Mahogany back, sides and neck with select Sitka Spruce top. Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Long scale. 1 11/16" width at nut. Rounded "V" neck profile.
     This guitar has very good sound. We've just installed a new bone intonated saddle in the bridge and the guitar was immediately 20% better sound than with the factory "fake bone" saddle. It is strong, with good depth and balance.
     In all seriousness... this instrument is a great flatpicking guitar, especially for the price. It has lots of power and presence, with good balance. It would be the perfect guitar to take to festivals or to buy for a young serious flatpicker.

     Exc(-) condition. Some repairs... One side crack repaired in bass side upper bout. Back center seam reglued. Two worn areas in upper center of back have been cosmetically touched up with lacquer. One worn area in back is not touched up. NO top cracks.
     This is a very nice playing and sounding J-45 that has been recently professionally set-up. Frets are in great shape with no wear. Original bridge and pickguard. Tuners have been replaced with "Kluson DeLuxe" vintage re-issue tuners that look so great its hard to say they are replacements.
     This guitar plays like butter. It is wide open, has a great balance and just sounds like 60-year old wood is resonating in your hands.

     Good(+) Condition. This guitar has been played. There are a lot scratches and areas where finish has worn off. The top, back and sides all have cracks that have been repaired, please call us for more information. The neck just has a few small marks and an area wear finish has been worn through. There is no fret wear, playability is very nice.
     Sitka Spruce top, Mahogany back, sides and neck. Top and back are single bound. Radiused Rosewood fretboard with Pearl dot inlays. Original Kluson Deluxe tuners.
     This is a player's guitar. The sound is wide open, very clean and crisp with big, strong bass. Plays great. It has that "old dried wood" sound that is a quick attack with very satisfying growl with clear singing trebles.
     * Some people will insist that the first J-45's were the "Banner" models... but those of us who have seen thousands of old Gibsons understand that there were a significant number of these 'transition' guitars produced BEFORE they were listed in catalogs and BEFORE the 1942 start of the Banner Logo.

     Good+ condition. 1 11/16" width at nut. This guitar has a 1951 Gibson medium "C" profile neck. Neck has a few dings and is not a body-matched color (see photos), but is now tremendously different. Neck has a fresh milling, fresh fret job and new nut. Center seam on top has been re-glued, as well as five other top cracks. Back has two repaired cracks. Sides are crack free.
     Sitka Spruce top with cherry red sunburst, Mahogany back, sides and neck. Ebony fretboard with pearl dot inlays. Ebony peghead venner with replacement Kluson "Deluxe" tuners. Body is bound with multiple bindings on top. The original adjustable bridge has been replaced with matching Rosewood grafts where the poles used to be. New saddle as well. Strap button installed correctly on heel.
     Good setup and good action, overall a very nice guitar for a player.

     Exc. Condition. Top braces have been reglued, the top still shows a little rumpling from when they were loose. One top crack repaired, straight up from pickguard. Two top cracks on extreme bass side of lower bout. One side crack repaired adjacent to the two top cracks. Another two inch side crack off to treble side of end pin. No back cracks, no neck cracks.1 3/4" width at nut. All-original lacquer. 
     Mahogany back, sides and neck. Bound Sitka top. Rosewood fretboard with Pearl dot inlays. Original nut and truss rod cover. Original 3 on a plate tuners.
     Great sounding guitar with true old-time Gibson tone!

     VG Condition. A few scratches and dents here and there on the top. Normal wear and tear on the back and sides. There is a little lacquer checking but no cracks. Neck has been reset and re-fretted and is in nice condition, there is very little player wear. 
     All Mahogany body and neck with Rosewood fingerboard. Single tortoise-shell binding on top. "Screw-in" pickguard. Radiused fret board with Pearl dot inlays. Ebony peghead veneer with "Gibson" logo. Original Gibson tuners.
     This is a very nice guitar with original Gibson tone at a generous price.
    

One of the rarest of the small-body Gibson acoustic guitars! Mahogany back, sides and neck, Spruce top. These guitars sound great, having very good construction and true X-bracing design. This one is pretty remarkable to be in this nice condition. NO TOP CRACKS. There are 4 repaired back cracks, but in person they seem less important overall. Original tuners, pickguard and bridge.  The original faux alligator chipboard case is in good shape. This guitar is set up to play and has no problems.

     Excellent condition. One repaired 2" side crack and one filled small jack hole 2" from endpin.
     This guitar is in very nice condition, is all set-up to play well, and has original parts.
     Mahogany back, sides, and neck. Sunburst Spruce top. Rosewood fingerboard with paralellogram inlays. Original Kluson tuners. Multiple 7-ply bindings around top edge, with 5-ply bindings around back edge of body. Bound fingerboard. Original Rosewood bridge and pickguard.
     This is just one of those guitars that was never played a lot. The lacquer has lots of lustre and life to it. Has a deep woody resonance without the bass overpowering. All set-up to play with recent neck reset and fret job.