
Keb’ Mo’ “3.0” 12-Fret J-45, Vintage Sunburst
Artist Model 3.0 for Keb’ Mo’ Gibson is proud to announce the third artist model made in collaboration with multi-talented guitarist, singer, songwriter, and five-time Grammy® award winner Keb’ Mo’ – the Keb’ Mo’ “3.0” 12-Fret J-45™. This new core model is ideal for a wide variety of musical compositions and playing styles and features a thermally aged Sitka spruce top, mahogany back and sides, and a 25” scale mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard, custom Keb’ Mo’ profile, and open-back Grover® tuners. The neck joins the body at the 12th fret, giving this guitar the rounder, more full-bodied tone and exceptional playing comfort that only a 12-fret neck can provide. Equipped with L.R. Baggs electronics, it's studio and stage-ready, the moment you take it out of the included hardshell case.
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Specifications
Suggest an edit| Brand | Gibson |
|---|---|
| Type | Acoustic |
| Country | US |
| Body wood | Mahogany |
| Neck wood | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Strings | 6 |
| Frets | 19 |
| Scale length | 25" |
| Pickups | LR Baggs VTC |
| Back | Mahogany |
| Binding | Multi-ply Top, Single-ply Back and Fretboard |
| Body Finish | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Body shape | J-45 |
| Body Styles | Round Shoulder |
| Bracing | Traditional Hand-scalloped Advanced X-bracing |
| Bridge | Belly Down, Closed Slot, Rosewood |
| Bridge Pins | Black Plastic |
| Case | Hardshell |
| Controls | Soundhole Mounted Volume and Tone |
| Finish | Nickel |
| Fretboard inlay | Mother of Pearl Dot |
| Fretboard radius | 304.8mm / 12.0in |
| Fret Count | 19 |
| Headstock Inlay | Mother of Pearl Gibson Logo and Crown |
| Joint | Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue |
| Model | AMRSKMVS |
| Nut | Bone |
| Nut width | 45.85mm / 1.81in |
| Output Jack | 1/4" Endpin Jack |
| Pickguard | None |
| Preamp | LR Baggs VTC |
| Profile | Keb' Mo' Neck |
| Saddle Material | Bone |
| Side | Mahogany |
| String gauges | .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053 |
| Top wood | Thermally Aged Sitka Spruce |
| Truss rod | Adjustable |
| Truss Rod Cover | 2-ply Bell, Black and White |
| Tuner Plating | Nickel |
| Tuners | Grover Open-back |
| Under Saddle Pickup | LR Baggs VTC |
| Street price | $4,299 |






