Detail 01
Hot hide glue top bracing
The bracing is described as contributing tonal complexity, sustain, and dynamic response.
Product detailSKU #1500000435591
Gibson CustomMurphy Lab 1942 Banner J-45 Heavy Aged Acoustic Guitar - Vintage Sunburst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The 1942 Banner J-45 pairs a thermally aged red spruce top with mahogany back and sides, with hot hide glue top bracing as part of its construction. It is described as warm, balanced, woody, and projecting, with sustain and dynamic response. A historic-profile mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard, 43.81 mm bone nut, and 19 frets set the playing interface. Murphy Lab Heavy Aging adds lacquer checking, simulated buckle and arm wear, a worn-neck treatment, and aged nickel hardware for a road-worn 1942-style presentation.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Recording or live acoustic work where a thermally aged red spruce and mahogany J-45 voice is desired.
- Collectors seeking a heavily aged 1942 Banner J-45 recreation with period-correct case.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players; the guitar is specified as right handed.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Heavy Aged lacquer finish
It includes deep finish checking along with simulated buckle wear, arm wear, and a worn neck.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01The included case is specified as period correct.
- 02The nut width is 43.81 mm and the fret count is 19.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickup system does it have?
No pickup system is specified.
02What tuners are fitted?
It uses strap-style open-back tuners with cream buttons.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
5 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of frets
- 19
- Number of Frets
- 19
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 628.65 mm/24.75"
11 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Brown
- Top Material
- Thermally aged red spruce
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Back and sides wood
- Mahogany
- Neck wood
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard wood
- Rosewood
- Hardware finish
- Aged nickel
- Color Finish
- Lacquer (Heavy Aged by Murphy Lab)
- Nut material
- Bone
- Body Shape
- J-45
- Top wood
- Thermally aged red spruce
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 628.65 mm/24.75"
- Nut width
- 43.81 mm
14 detailsOther
- Body shape
- J-45
- Inlays
- Mother-of-pearl dot
- Case
- Period-correct case included
- Tier
- platinum
- Neck profile
- Historic
- Finish
- Lacquer (Heavy Aged by Murphy Lab)
- Binding
- Single-ply top and back
- Category Source
- detail
- Tuners
- Strap style, open back with cream buttons
- Korena Special
- false
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Strings
- 6
- Source Id
- site51500000435591
- Bridge
- Rosewood rectangle with open slot
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