The Gibson J-165 EC Maple Electro Acoustic Guitar, Vintage Sunburst - Part of the L Series Small Body acoustics. For players wanting a comfortable, small-body acoustic with the tonal characteristics of a Jumbo. The J-165 EC Maple has the same shape as Gibson’s Jumbos, but with smaller dimensions.
The Gibson J-165 EC Maple features Grover’s original Rotomatic tuners, with abundant style and performance exactly suited for the J-165 EC Maple Modern Classic. With a gear ratio of 14:1, the mini Rotomatics deliver precision tuning in a durable housing that provides maximum protection for the gear and string post.
The dovetail neck joint is one of the oldest—and best—ways of securely joining the neck to the body of a guitar. It is also a complex and expensive neck joint to build, but the result is a tight, locking connection that supports the neck at the proper neck-pitch angle, allowing the body and neck to become one solid piece of resonating wood, with no metal to impede vibration. This process is done entirely by hand, requiring patience and skill.
The fingerboard of Gibson’s J-165 EC Maple Modern Classic is constructed from the highest grade rosewood on earth, which is personally inspected and qualified by Gibson’s team of skilled experts before it enters the Gibson factories. The resilience of this durable wood makes the fingerboard extremely balanced and stable, and gives each chord and note unparalleled clarity and bite. The J-165 EC Maple’s split parallelogram inlays are made of genuine mother of pearl, and are inserted into the fingerboard using a process that eliminates gaps and doesn’t require the use of fillers. The fingerboard also sports a rolled edge—instead of the usual right angle where the fingerboard surface meets the neck, Gibson Acoustic’s rolled edges are slightly beveled for an extremely smooth and comfortable feel, enhancing the playability of the J-165 EC Maple.
Gibson’s J-165 EC Maple Modern Classic comes equipped with a built-in Fishman Aura Pro, featuring Fishman’s popular Aura Acoustic Imaging Technology. This ground-breaking pickup system reproduces the natural sound of the J-165 EC as miked in a professional studio, and onstage, thus eliminating the complicated setups of expensive microphones. Auro Pro uses digital algorithms to create images of various microphones’ captured sounds. Players can then blend these images with an acoustic guitar’s pickup to produce an immediate and dramatic improvement in amplified sound. The Fishman Aura Pro’s preamp includes a tuner, and is mounted on the bass side rim of the upper bout.
The Gibson J-165 EC Maple Main Features Includes:
- Nickel Grover Mini Rotomatic
Tuners
- Rosewood Fingerboard with
Rolled Edges and Split Parallelogram Inlays
- Tapered Dovetail Neck Joint
- Body Tonewoods (back, sides
and top)
- Bracing
- Rosette
- Radius Top
- Nitrocellulose Finish
- Body Binding
- Pickguard
- Fishman Aura Pro Acoustic
Pickup System
- Crown Peghead Logo
Gibson J-165 EC Maple Electro Acoustic Guitar, Vintage Sunburst (code 90594)
6-String Electro Acoustic Guitar, Sitka Spruce Top, Maple Back And Sides, Fishman Electronics, Nickel Hardware, Vintage Sunburst
£1,999.00 (inc vat)