Gibson and Keb’ Mo’ be part of forces a 3rd time for brand new “3.0” 12-Fret J-45 signature acoustic

Gibson has teamed up with Keb’ Mo’ as soon as once more to launch the blues guitar veteran’s newest signature guitar, the “3.0” 12-Fret J-45.

Marking the third time the 2 have teamed up, the “3.0” acoustic guitar appears to be a very player-friendly creation, that includes a Twelfth fret neck joint that supposedly contributes to a “rounder, extra full-bodied tone.”

The Twelfth-fret neck joint additionally has the added bonus of snug playability and a extra intimate enjoying expertise, with the guitar solely providing 19 frets in whole. To place that into context, the usual J-45 has a 14th-fret neck joint and has 20 frets.

Different notable appointments on the “3.0” embrace a customized Keb’ Mo’ profile mahogany neck, which is topped with the 19-fret,12”-radius rosewood fingerboard, a bone nut and mom of pearl dot inlays. 

A compound Dovetail neck-to-body joint adjoins the neck to a physique comprised of mahogany again and sides and a thermally aged Sitka spruce prime, which in flip flashes a classic sunburst end with out a pickguard.

Below the hood, conventional hand-scalloped Superior X-Bracing works in tandem with an LR Baggs VTC preamp and underneath saddle pickup, which may be sculpted by way of soundhole-mounted quantity and tone parameter wheels.

It’s additionally price noting the Grover open-back tuners, Stomach Down closed slot rosewood bridge and black plastic bridge pins, in addition to the bone saddle, adjustable truss rod and multi-ply binding on the guitar’s prime.

For all intents and functions, it appears to be a fairly well-spec’d J-45, with the added bonus of providing Keb’ Mo’s personal private tweaks, such because the customized neck profile.

The “3.0” joins Keb’ Mo’s incumbent signature acoustic guitars, most notably the Bluesmaster parlor guitar, which was in manufacturing from 2009 to 2016. That was made accessible in each Classic Sunburst and Vintage Pure colorways, so whether or not Gibson has a natural-finished model of the “3.0” up its sleeves, we’ll have to attend and see.

The Keb’ Mo’ “3.0” 12-Fret J-45 is obtainable now for $4,299.

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