Gibson J-160E
The Gibson J-160E is one of the first acoustic-electric guitars produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. The J-160E was Gibson's second attempt at creating an acoustic-electric guitar (the first being the small-body CF-100E). The basic concept behind the guitar was to fit a single-pickup into a normal-size dreadnought acoustic guitar.
Gibson J-160E
John Lennon's missing 1962 Gibson J-160E guitar in the exhibit - "Ladies and Gentlemen... the Beatles!" exhibit at LBJ Presidential Library, Austin, TX, 2015-06-12 11.37.55.jpg: Lauren Gerson derivat · This file was derived from: John Lennon's missing 1962 Gibson J-160E guitar in the exhibit - "Ladies and Gentlemen... the Beatles!" exhibit at LBJ Presidential Library, Austin, TX, 2015-06-12 11.37.55 · CC0
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- Gibson J-160E was established or created in 1954.
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The J-160E used plywood for most of the guitar's body, and was ladder-braced, whereas other acoustic Gibsons were X-braced. The rosewood fingerboard had trapezoid inlays, and the guitar had an adjustable bridge. For amplification, a single-coil pickup (an uncovered P-90 pickup) was installed under the top of the body with the pole screws protruding through the top at the end of the fingerboard, with a volume and a tone knob. John Lennon and George Harrison frequently used one with The Beatles, both on-stage and in the studio. Gibson produces a standard J-160E and a John Lennon J-160E Peace model, based on the J-160E he used during the Bed-In days of 1969. Epiphone makes an EJ-160E John Lennon replica signature model.
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• Title — Gibson J-160E • Manufacturer — Gibson • Period — 1954–present • Bodytype — Round-shoulder dreadnought • Necktype — Dovetail • Woodbody — Sitka Spruce top Mahogany back and sides • Woodneck — Mahogany • Woodfingerboard — Rosewood • Bridge — Rosewood • Pickups — uncovered P-90 • Colors — Natural, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Vintage Sunburst
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