Vintage 1974 GIBSON J-40 Jumbo Acoustic, VGC,OHSC, NR!

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The Gibson J-40 is a jumbo-style guitar with a solid spruce top and mahogany back, sides, and neck. Gibson introduced the line in 1971 as a "no frills," stripped-down, more economically friendly version of Gibson's famed J-45—something like the “Working Man” series which replaced the J-40 in the 1980s. This particular instrument was made in Kalamazoo, Michigan: its serial number (A605517) indicates it probably was made in 1974—although Gibson’s serialization is rather slippery in that period. Most of the earlier J-40s had rosewood strings-through bridges that were pinless like this one, but later versions featured pins on the bridge. It has a 14/20-fret rosewood finger board with pearl dot inlay, a large tortoise pick guard, and full body binding. It has three-per-side “Gibson Deluxe” nickel tuners, and a screened logo on the blackface Gibson headstock. It is clearly designed to represent a working man’s guitar, with no frills and no fuss—nothing but the huge sound for which vintage Gibsons have been famous for decades. Cosmetically, this 37-year-old veteran has fewer nicks and dings than you would expect. It has the typical crack beside the fretboard which has been professionally glued and cleated, and a number of small dents and a bit of buckle rash on the back. There is a “2” indented on the back of the headstock, presumably read more

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