GIBSON GENERATION G-45

PRICE: £1,099 (inc gigbag)

ORIGIN: USA

TYPE: Dreadnought (J-45) acoustic

TOP: Sitka spruce

BACK/SIDES: Walnut

MAX RIM DEPTH: 103mm

MAX BODYWIDTH: 460mm

NECK: Utile

SCALE LENGTH: 628mm (24.75”)

TUNERS: Grover Mini Rotomatic

NUT/WIDTH: Tusq/44mm

FINGERBOARD: Ebony FRETS: 20

BRIDGE/SPACING: Ebony/51mm

ELECTRICS: N/A

WEIGHT (kg/lb): 1.42/3.14

OPTIONS: None

RANGE OPTIONS: See G-00

LEFT-HANDERS: Not as yet

FINISH: Natural gloss

9/10

PROS Very nicely priced dreadnought, with Gibson’s 45 body shape having bags of history attached to it

CONS As with the G-00, we’d quite like a pickup here, too