1957 was a good year for the folks at Gibson–and this J-50 is here to prove it. We’re looking at a dynamite Dreadnought here, with more dry, hearty Mahogany punch than you can shake a fist full of picks at. With an excellently opened-up Spruce top for projection, and a smooth C profile neck, this is one J-50 fit to bring the house down! And speaking of houses, when it came in ours we were (happily) surprised to find that it has an excellent neck angle, mimimal fret wear, lots of saddle–and it doesn’t appear to have ever had a neck reset! Considering this instrument is just shy 50 years old, that isn’t something you see every day. Moreover, the previous owner had an L.R. Baggs Lyric microphone pickup installed, so you can take this vintage gem on the road and on the stage as easily as plugging in a 1/4″ cable.
The bass drops like a bomb! There's so much clarity thanks to the Spruce beiing so opened up, this J-50 works beautifully for both fingerstyle and flatpicking. 
One of the best-sounding and playing acoustic guitars that Gibson ever produced. The J-50 was the one that was the upper model of the more popular J-45, and they used better woods for these models since they weren't covering them with the dark sunburst. There is not other guitar that can replicate this sound. Great for strumming or fingerpicking, but I like it as a strummer. | Scale Length | 24.6250 in |
|---|---|
| Nut Width | 1.6900 in |
| String Spacing | 2.1300 in |
| Woods | Spruce, Mahogany |
1957 was a good year for the folks at Gibson--and this J-50 is here to prove it. We're looking at a dynamite Dreadnought here, with more dry, hearty Mahogany punch than you can shake a fist full of picks at
The bass drops like a bomb. There's so much clarity thanks to the Spruce beiing so opened up, this J-50 works beautifully for both fingerstyle and flatpicking.
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