Epiphone J-45 Express Acoustic Guitar - Vintage Sunburst with Gig Bag

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The best guitars are the ones that make music feel effortless, inviting you to pick them up whether you're at home, around a campfire, or exploring new places. Available now at Haggerty’s Music, the Epiphone J-45 Express captures the spirit of the legendary "Workhorse" in a compact 7/8-size package designed for comfort, portability, and everyday inspiration. Finished in a classic Vintage Sunburst and paired with an included gig bag, it’s equally at home as a travel companion, practice guitar, or first acoustic instrument.

Built to deliver impressive tone despite its smaller footprint, the J-45 Express combines a layered spruce top with layered mahogany back and sides for a warm, balanced voice with surprising projection. The reduced body size and shorter 22.68" scale length make fretting easier and reduce string tension, helping beginners build confidence while offering experienced players a relaxed and comfortable playing experience. Whether you're learning your first chords or writing songs on the road, this guitar makes every session enjoyable.

A comfortable mahogany neck with a smooth laurel fingerboard ensures easy playability, while classic appointments like the tortoise teardrop pickguard, pearloid dot inlays, and traditional round-shoulder J-45 styling give it timeless appeal. Complete with a protective gig bag, the Epiphone J-45 Express proves that great tone and playability can come in small packages.

Features / Specs

Highlights

• Orientation: Right-Handed
• Electronics: None
• Bracing: Traditional X-Bracing
• Cutaway: None

Body

• Body Shape: J-45 Express (7/8 Size Round Shoulder Dreadnought)
• Top Material: Layered Spruce
• Top Finish: Gloss
• Top Color: Vintage Sunburst
• Back & Sides Material: Layered Mahogany
• Back Configuration: Layered 2-Piece Construction
• Back & Sides Finish: Gloss
• Bracing: Traditional X-Bracing
• Binding Material: 4-Ply Top, Single-Ply Back
• Rosette: Multi-Ply Ring

Neck

• Neck Profile: C Shape
• Neck Material: Mahogany
• Neck Depth: 0.825" at 1st Fret, 0.934" at 9th Fret
• Scale Length: 22.68"
• Nut Width: 1.69"
• Fingerboard Material: Laurel
• Fingerboard Inlay: Pearloid Dots
• Fingerboard Binding: None
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Fingerboard Spacing: 2.16"
• Neck Finish: Gloss
• Neck Joint: Glued-In Set Neck
• Headstock: 7/8 Scale Kalamazoo
• Headstock Binding: None
• Headplate Inlay: Silver Silkscreen Epiphone Logo
• Headplate Finish: Gloss

Hardware

• Bridge Style: Reverse Belly Acoustic Bridge
• Bridge Material: Laurel
• Bridge Pins: White Plastic with Black Dots
• Saddle: Compensated White Saddle
• Nut Material: Molded White
• Tuners: Mini Die-Cast
• Pickguard: Tortoise Teardrop

Miscellaneous

• Electronics: None
• Strings: .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053
• Case/Gig Bag: Epiphone Gig Bag
• Serial Number: 25052304418
• Manufacture Date: 2025