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2017 J-15 Slope Shoulder Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar

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Overview

A handmade affordable Gibson with subtle, pleasant aesthetics and featuring the lesser-used walnut and Sitka spruce combination.

Every inch a Gibson, the J-15 is handcrafted from solid North American tonewoods, Sitka spruce top, walnut back and sides and a maple neck. Built by Gibson's master-craftsmen using the same methods as all Gibson Acoustic models, the J-15 has a hand-fitted dovetail neck-to-body joint secured with hide glue to ensure resonance from strings to body.

Hardshell case included. 

2017 Enhancements
Tonewoods: The J-15 is handmade using North American tonewoods
Tuners: Precise Grover Mini Nickel tuners crown the headstock providing tuning stability
Pickup: An L.R. Baggs Element provides easy plug and play with a sound hole mounted volume control
Pickguard: A tear drop shape pickguard adds a traditional look to the J-15
Inlay: Mother-of-pearl position markers are inlaid into the walnut fingerboard and bridge
Improved Feel: The fingerboard edge is softened to comfortably fit the contour of the player's hand.
Enhanced Finish: Finer grit sandpaper and polishing compounds for gloss finish
Premium Setup: Utilizing state-of-the-art German engineered Plek technology to create the finest playing surface possible. Hand finished for the world's finest feel and playability.
Smoother hand rubbed and oiled fingerboard and bridges: New penetrating and finishing oil last longer and maximizes woods natural vibrancy.

Features

Body
  • Body type: Dreadnought
  • Cutaway: No
  • Top wood: Sitka Spruce
  • Back & sides: Walnut
  • Bracing pattern: Scalloped
  • Body finish: Gloss
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Neck shape: Slim Taper
  • Nut width: 1.725 in. (43.8 mm)
  • Fingerboard: Walnut
  • Neck wood: Maple
  • Scale length: 24.75 in.
  • Number of frets: 20
  • Neck finish: Gloss
Electronics
  • Pickup/preamp: Yes
  • Brand: L.R. Baggs
  • Configuration: Undersaddle pickup
  • Preamp EQ: No
  • Feedback filter: No
  • Tuner: No
Other
  • Headstock overlay: Info not available
  • Tuning machines: Grover Mini Rotomatics, Chrome
  • Bridge: Walnut
  • Saddle & nut: Tusq
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Special features: Tonewoods
  • Case: Hardshell Case
  • Accessories: None
  • Country of origin: United States
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