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ACOUSTIC: J-180/J-185 MODELS & VARIATIONS

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1952 J-185 CUSTOM HISTORIC

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- jumbo style body, solid thermally aged Adirondack Red spruce top, round soundhole, multi-ply body binding, flamed maple back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl parallelogram inlays, belly up open-slot bridge with bone saddle and Maltese crosses inlay, bone bridge pins, blackface peghead with script logo and crown inlays, three-per-side gold Gotoh tuners with keystone buttons, J-185 style pickguard, available in thin nitrocellulose Antique Natural or Vintage Sunburst finish, 1.72 in. nut, 24.75 in. scale, hard shell case included, mfg. 2020-present.
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J-180

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- spruce top, round soundhole, two tortoiseshell pickguards, three-stripe bound body/rosette, maple back/sides, one-piece mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl star inlay, reverse belly bridge with black white dot pins, blackface peghead with pearl star/logo inlay, three-per-side nickel tuners with pearloid buttons, available in Black finish, mfg. 1986-1991.
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J-180 (RECENT MFG.)

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- solid Sitka spruce top, round soundhole, white body binding, maple back/sides, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl star inlays, rosewood bridge, white bridgepins, blackface peghead with abalone star/logo inlay, three-per-side nickel tuners, "dual side" black pickguard, available in Ebony finish, disc. 2005.
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J-180 Dwight Yoakam Y2K Artist Model

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- solid Sitka spruce top, J-180 body with double pickguards and J-200 features including a mustache bridge, crown inlays, and figured maple back/sides/neck, rosewood fingerboard/bridge, Dwight Yoakam signed label, available in Antique Natural finish, 25.5 in. scale, limited edition mfg. 2000-2002, reintroduced 2005 only.
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J-180 EC

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- solid spruce top, figured maple back/sides/neck, rosewood fingerboard and bridge, mother-of-pearl starburst or dot fingerboard inlays and abalone rosette, with onboard controls, available in Antique Walnut, Vintage Sunburst, or Ebony finish, mfg. 1999-2002.
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Historic 1950s J-180

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- similar to J-180 Reissue, Antique Ebony finish. Limited mfg. beginning 2005.
This model was priced on request.
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J-180 BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG (MODEL J8BJ)

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- jumbo J-180-style body, solid Sitka spruce top, solid maple back and sides, traditional J-180 X bracing, round soundhole with traditional double ring rosette, multi-ply top binding, single-ply back binding, one-piece mahogany neck with modified V profile and compound dovetail joint, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with MOP graduated star inlays, AJ-style headstock with 17 degree angle tilt, black overlay, and MOP Gibson logo and star inlays, "Billie Joe" on truss rod cover, three-per-side Gotoh nickel tuners, traditional belly-up rosewood bridge with MOP dots and white pins, traditional double tortoise J-180-style transparent pickguards, Fishman VT pickup with soundhole mounted controls, available in Ebony finish, 16 in. body width, 1.725 in. nut width, 24.75 in. scale, hardshell case included, limited edition run of 100 instruments, mfg. 2011 only.
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J-185

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- spruce top, round soundhole, tortoise pickguard, two-stripe bound body/rosette, figured maple back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl parallelogram inlay, upper belly rosewood bridge with white pins, pearl cross bridge wings inlay, blackface peghead with pearl crown/logo inlay, three-per-side nickel tuners, available in Cremona Brown Burst (most common) or Natural finishes, mfg. 1951-59.
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HISTORIC J-185 REISSUE (MODEL J885/J885A)

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- spruce top, maple back/sides, Maltese cross bridge wing inlays, pearl parallelogram fretboard inlays, available in Antique Natural or Vintage Sunburst finish, mfg. 1999-2013.
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J-185 12-String

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- similar to J-185 Reissue, except has 12 strings and flamed maple back/sides, available in Antique Natural finish, mfg. as a limited production 2000-2005.
This model was available in left-hand configuration at no extra charge.
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J-185 Custom Vine (Model J82K)

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- similar to J-185, except has custom vine fingerboard inlay, Antique Cherry or Antique Natural finish, mfg. 2005-08.
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J-185 ORIGINAL

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- jumbo style body, Sitka spruce top, round soundhole, multi-ply body binding, flamed maple back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl parallelogram inlays, traditional belly up bridge with bone saddle and Maltese crosses inlay, tusq bridge pins, blackface peghead with block logo and crown inlays, three-per-side nickel Gotoh tuners with keystone buttons, J-185 style pickguard, LR Baggs VTC electronics, available in thin nitrocellulose Antique Natural or Vintage Sunburst finish, 1.72 in. nut, 24.75 in. scale, hard shell case included, mfg. 2020-present.
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J-185 TRUE VINTAGE (MODEL J88V)

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- detailed edition of Gibson's original J-185, jumbo style, solid Sitka spruce top, solid AAA flamed maple back and sides, round soundhole with rosette, four-ply top and back binding, mahogany V-shaped neck, 14/20-fret Madagascar rosewood single-ply bound fingerboard with MOP split parallelogram inlays, black headstock with MOP crown, three-per-side nickel Gotoh tuners, Madagascar rosewood bridge with two MOP Maltese crosses and white pins, tortoiseshell late 1950s J-185-style pickguard, available in Antique Natural or Vintage Sunburst finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 2007-08.
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J-185 EC (BLUES KING ELECTRO, MODEL J8J5/J8J5A)

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- single cutaway Jumbo-style body, solid Sitka spruce top, flame maple back and sides, round shoundhole with double ring abalone rosette, multi-ply top binding, single-ply back binding, set flame maple comfort contour profile neck, 14/20-fret single-ply bound ebony fingerboard with MOP split block inlays, bound headstock with black overlay, MOP Gibson logo, and MOP torch inlays, three-per-side gold Grover Rotomatic tuners, tortoise pickguard, ebony bridge, Fishman Aura Pro electronics, 24.75 in. scale, available in Antique Sunburst or Vintage Sunburst finish, mfg. 1999-2014.
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J-185 EC MAHOGANY (MODEL J8JM)

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– single cutaway Jumbo-style body, solid Sitka spruce top, mahogany back and sides, round shoundhole with double ring abalone rosette, multi-ply top binding, single-ply back binding, set flame maple modified V-profile neck, 14/20-fret single-ply bound rosewood fingerboard with MOP split parallelogram inlays, bound headstock with black overlay, MOP Gibson logo, and MOP torch inlays, three-per-side nickel Grover Rotomatic tuners, tortoise pickguard, rosewood bridge with MOP dot inlays, Fishman Aura Pro electronics, 24.75 in. scale, 1.725 in. nut width, available in Antique Natural finish, hardshell case included, mfg. 2013-2014.
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J-185 EC ROSEWOOD (MODEL J88E/J88EA)

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- single cutaway Jumbo-style body, premium Sitka spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, round shoundhole with abalone rosette, four-ply top binding, single-ply back binding, set mahogany V profile neck, 14/20-fret single-ply birdsbeak bound ebony fingerboard with MOP split block inlays, bound headstock with black overlay, MOP Gibson logo, and MOP five-piece Les Paul Customs-style inlays, three-per-side gold Grover kidney tuners, tortoise pickguard, ebony bridge, Fishman Prefix Plus-T pickups, 24.75 in. scale, available in Antique Natural finish, mfg. 2006-2014.
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