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GIBSON J-45
ORVILLE ARTISAN

This limited-edition Gibson Custom J-45 Orville Artisan 130th Anniversary celebrates 130 years of making some of the most iconic fretted instruments in the world

AN ORNATELY DETAILED LIMITED-EDITION MODEL COMMEMORATING GIBSON’S 130TH ANNIVERSARY

AN ORNATELY DETAILED LIMITED-EDITION MODEL COMMEMORATING GIBSON’S 130TH ANNIVERSARY

LIMITED EDITION

This limited-run model celebrates Gibson’s 130th anniversary with a guitar that combines the classic J-45 “Workhorse” with aesthetic details inspired by Orville Gibson’s legendary craftsmanship and is limited to 30 units, all produced in the 2024 anniversary year.

LIMITED EDITION

This limited-run model celebrates Gibson’s 130th anniversary with a guitar that combines the classic J-45 “Workhorse” with aesthetic details inspired by Orville Gibson’s legendary craftsmanship and is limited to 30 units, all produced in the 2024 anniversary year.

ORNATE “HARP LADY”
SHELL INLAYS

The J-45 Orville Artisan 130th Anniversary Limited Edition features extensive abalone and mother-of-pearl shell inlays on the neck and headstock, with over 100 pieces of shell masterfully inlaid in a “Harp Lady” design inspired by Orville Gibson’s work from the early 20th century.

ORNATE “HARP LADY”
SHELL INLAYS

The J-45 Orville Artisan 130th Anniversary Limited Edition features extensive abalone and mother-of-pearl shell inlays on the neck and headstock, with over 100 pieces of shell masterfully inlaid in a “Harp Lady” design inspired by Orville Gibson’s work from the early 20th century.

THE INLAY PROCESS

With more than 100 pieces of shell inlay across the fretboard and peghead, this J-45 Orville Artisan 130th Anniversary Limited Edition guitar showcases the high level of artistry from the craftspeople at the Gibson Custom Shop in Bozeman, Montana. The inlay design takes inspiration from harp guitars crafted by Orville Gibson beginning in the late 1800s, and these inlays stretch across the entire length of the fingerboard and onto the peghead. The J-45 is known as “The Workhorse” of acoustic guitars and is usually adorned with very few ornate appointments. The combination of these intricate inlays and the history of the J-45 makes the Orville Artisan a unique piece of Gibson’s history.

THE INLAY PROCESS

With more than 100 pieces of shell inlay across the fretboard and peghead, this J-45 Orville Artisan 130th Anniversary Limited Edition guitar showcases the high level of artistry from the craftspeople at the Gibson Custom Shop in Bozeman, Montana. The inlay design takes inspiration from harp guitars crafted by Orville Gibson beginning in the late 1800s, and these inlays stretch across the entire length of the fingerboard and onto the peghead. The J-45 is known as “The Workhorse” of acoustic guitars and is usually adorned with very few ornate appointments. The combination of these intricate inlays and the history of the J-45 makes the Orville Artisan a unique piece of Gibson’s history.

THE INLAY PROCESS

With more than 100 pieces of shell inlay across the fretboard and peghead, this J-45 Orville Artisan 130th Anniversary Limited Edition guitar showcases the high level of artistry from the craftspeople at the Gibson Custom Shop in Bozeman, Montana. The inlay design takes inspiration from harp guitars crafted by Orville Gibson beginning in the late 1800s, and these inlays stretch across the entire length of the fingerboard and onto the peghead. The J-45 is known as “The Workhorse” of acoustic guitars and is usually adorned with very few ornate appointments. The combination of these intricate inlays and the history of the J-45 makes the Orville Artisan a unique piece of Gibson’s history.

THE INLAY PROCESS

With more than 100 pieces of shell inlay across the fretboard and peghead, this J-45 Orville Artisan 130th Anniversary Limited Edition guitar showcases the high level of artistry from the craftspeople at the Gibson Custom Shop in Bozeman, Montana. The inlay design takes inspiration from harp guitars crafted by Orville Gibson beginning in the late 1800s, and these inlays stretch across the entire length of the fingerboard and onto the peghead. The J-45 is known as “The Workhorse” of acoustic guitars and is usually adorned with very few ornate appointments. The combination of these intricate inlays and the history of the J-45 makes the Orville Artisan a unique piece of Gibson’s history.

THE INLAY PROCESS

With more than 100 pieces of shell inlay across the fretboard and peghead, this J-45 Orville Artisan 130th Anniversary Limited Edition guitar showcases the high level of artistry from the craftspeople at the Gibson Custom Shop in Bozeman, Montana. The inlay design takes inspiration from harp guitars crafted by Orville Gibson beginning in the late 1800s, and these inlays stretch across the entire length of the fingerboard and onto the peghead. The J-45 is known as “The Workhorse” of acoustic guitars and is usually adorned with very few ornate appointments. The combination of these intricate inlays and the history of the J-45 makes the Orville Artisan a unique piece of Gibson’s history.

AGOYA SHELL PICKGUARD

The Agoya shell pickguard has an abalone border and “130” abalone inlay to commemorate Gibson’s 130th anniversary. It also frames an abalone soundhole rosette.

AGOYA SHELL PICKGUARD

The Agoya shell pickguard has an abalone border and “130” abalone inlay to commemorate Gibson’s 130th anniversary. It also frames an abalone soundhole rosette.

MULTI-PLY BINDING
WITH ABALONE

The body features multi-ply binding with abalone on the top and back. The fretboard and headstock are also bound, and the headstock is framed in abalone and features a mother-of-pearl truss rod cover with “Anniversary” engraved on it.

MULTI-PLY BINDING
WITH ABALONE

The body features multi-ply binding with abalone on the top and back. The fretboard and headstock are also bound, and the headstock is framed in abalone and features a mother-of-pearl truss rod cover with “Anniversary” engraved on it.

FEATURES

  • Limited Edition of 30, Each Guitar Individually Numbered on Sound Hole Label
  • Harp Lady Fretboard and Headstock Inlays
  • Ebony-Finished Top
  • Unitone Back and Sides
  • More Than 100 Pieces of Shell Inlay Across the Fretboard and Peghead
  • Multi-ply Top and Back, Single Ply Fretboard and Headstock Binding
  • Traditional Hand-scalloped X-bracing
  • Sitka Spruce Top
  • Traditional Belly Up Bridge; Ebony with Harp Lady Abalone and Mother of Pearl Inlays on Wings
  • Tear Drop Pickguard; Agoya Pearl Shell with Abalone “130” Inlay and Border
  • Gibson Custom Deluxe Hardshell Case
  • Certificate of Authenticity

$ 11,999