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J-185 Acoustic Guitar

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Overview

For players seeking a smaller body style without sacrificing acoustic power and projection.

The first Gibson J-185 was introduced in 1951, giving players a broader choice of flat-top acoustic guitars. It quickly became a hit. With a slightly smaller body than Gibson’s fabled Super Jumbos, the J-185 offers an excellent alternative for players seeking a smaller body style without sacrificing acoustic power and projection. Traditionally, the J-185 features a body length of 20-1/4 inches, a width of 16 inches, and a body depth of 4-7/8 inches, producing an big sound with clear acoustics, making it equally impressive for powerful strumming or delicate fingerpicking, and everything in between. Includes hardshell case.

Features

Body

Body type: Jumbo
Cutaway: Non-cutaway
Top wood: Solid Sitka spruce
Back & sides: Grade AA Maple
Bracing pattern: Scalloped X
Body finish: Gloss
Orientation: Right handed

Neck

Neck shape: SlimTaper
Nut width: 1.725" (43.8mm)
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Neck wood: Maple
Scale length: 24.75"
Number of frets: 20
Neck finish: Gloss

Electronics

Pickup/preamp: No

Other

Headstock overlay: Rosewood
Tuning machines: Grover Rotomatics
Bridge: Rosewood
Saddle & nut: Bone
Number of strings: 6-string
Special features: Scalloped bracing
Case: Hardshell case
Accessories: Certificate of authenticity
Country of origin: United States

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J-185 Acoustic Guitar

For players seeking a smaller body style without sacrificing acoustic power and projection.

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