Margo Price’s Gibson J-45 acoustic has always been by her side during her rise as a top country artist. Gibson’s new Margo Price J-45 embodies the spirit, vision, and talent that has driven Margo to stardom and continues the nature-themed model tradition of Gibson. The Margo Price J-45 was inspired by her mid-60s J-45, a guitar she’s called “my main baby; my guitar I play all the time.” This high performance J-45 features a lighter-weight and a slightly thinner mahogany body depth for excellent playing comfort, and a red spruce top for tonal superiority. The guitar features traditional hand-scalloped advance X-bracing for a wide dynamic range, a mahogany neck with a Rounded profile and rosewood fretboard, and Grover strap tuners with white buttons. The nut and saddle are bone, and the bridge pins are TUSQ. The Margo Price J-45 arrives in a gorgeous Heritage Cherry Sunburst finish, and comes fully-equipped with L.R. Baggs electronics, so it’s studio and stage ready right out of the included hardshell case. Margo was also inspired by Red-tailed Hawks, which feature prominently on the distinctive double 50s-style pickguards of her new J-45 signature guitar.
Margo adds, “Red Tailed hawks have always been symbolic to me. I see them everywhere, and I always have, as they’re common all over the U.S., but to me, they’re otherworldly, and they always come to me in my time of need with messages of strength and perseverance. Red, as a color, relates to love, passion, and even anger, matters that we typically would associate with the heart, but if you look closely, the ends of their feathers are dipped in white, and the bird itself has a spiritual nature. When I’m on long trips, I look out the window and count them alongside the highway. They pass over me at the most kismet times, reminding me to find strength in my vulnerability, and to open up and connect with those around me. I hope this guitar will remind those who play it these lessons as well.”
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