It would have been better for Gibson to use a better set of pickups and increase the price by a hundred dollars. The Fishman Sonitone pickups are a disappointment. The drawback comes when you plug in the G45. Richlite bridge and fingerboard gives rich tones.Quality hardwoods used for construction.The walnut back and sides add to the finish, making it look absolutely beautiful. The construction materials working in harmony to produce bright and sustained tones. See below for an introductory video to the G45 and to see how it sounds. Especially as this guitar is made to play live. The guitar comes with a set of light 12’s and includes a Gibson G-Series hard shell case, which is a lovely bonus. An alternative would be to buy something like a Boss AD-2 pedal, which will compensate for the poorer pickups, whilst also giving you a greater tonal range when plugged in. That might be quite expensive, especially if you need someone else to fit them for you. To get around this you can buy and fit alternative pickups, such as infitity’s. The Fishman Sonitone pickups are pretty low end. This has to be the most disappointing part of the G45. Volume and tone controls are located at the top of the sound hole.
The G45 is an electro-acoustic guitar, so you can plug into an amp thanks to it’s Fishman Sonitone pickups. The bridge is also made of richlite, helping with rich tones but also providing a solid anchor. Unlike many guitars at a similar price, the necks isn’t bolted to the body, instead benefiting from a dovetail neck joint. The nuts are made of tusq and the tuning machines are Mini Grover Rotomatic. There are 20 standard sized frets, but the G45 doesn’t feature a cut-away. The fingerboard is inlaid with soft diamond fret markers. The fingerboard is richlite, which performs similar to rosewood, but produced crisper tones.
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This is a full scale guitar at 24.75 inches. Thinner necks can sometimes result in hand cramps. The neck profile features advanced response, which basically means it’s a little thicker for greater comfort.
The neck material is utile, which shares many characteristics with mahogony, but isn’t as expensive. The bracing is scalloped x-bracing, which helps to distribute the tensions from the bridge, to help retain tonal response. The back and sides are made of USA sourced walnut, which gives a beautiful finish. The top material is Sitka spruce, producing bright tones. You can expect bold and poweful tones thanks to the J-45 shape.
Noticeable players of the J-45 include Bob Dylan, David Gilmour, Bruce Spingsteen and Luncinda Williams. The body shape of the G45 is taken from the J-45, dreadnought style. Over the more than hundred years, Gibson has produced all manner of both electric and acoustic guitars. In the 1980’s a new production plant was opened in Bozeman, Montana, which is the home of the G45. Perhaps the most famous of Gibson guitars, the Les Paul, was introduced in 1952. By the 1930’s Gibson had started manufacturing flat top acoustic guitars. Gibson was started by Orville Gibson in 1894, first making mandolins in Michigan, USA. Finally we’ll make some recommendations, including who might enjoy this guitar. We’ll look into everything from construction materials, to pickups and performance. We’ll run through the features and explore what drives this guitar. In this Gibson G45 review we’ll take a look at Gibson’s solid tonewood electro-acoustic guitar, new for 2019.
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