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Gibson J-185 Original, Vintage Sunburst

Gibson J-185 Original

Pre-orderGibson part ACO85VSNH

4.8★ average Google rating

$5,399 CAD

Finish: Vintage Sunburst

How would you like to pay?

Time of arrival for special orders varies by product.
It can be anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. Want an estimate before you order?

Deposit orders: the balance is due when it arrives. Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay can't take a deposit. Pre-order FAQ

  • Ordered in for you
  • Set up free
  • Shipped insured from Ottawa
  • Free shipping over $200

Got a question about this one?

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Why Lauzon Music

Guitar people since 1945

Set up your way

Free with online orders

Every instrument crosses Ian Vance's bench before it ships. You choose the strings and the action when you order.

Shipped insured

Free insured shipping in Canada on orders over $200.

Three generations

In the family since 1945, with a player answering your questions before and after you order.

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Financing

Pay in full and you can spread the cost with PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar. How financing works

Our take

Who this one is for

The J-185 dates from the early fifties, built a little smaller than the SJ-200 with the J-45's shorter 24.75 inch scale. Gibson describes it as balanced across lows, mids and highs, and Gibson itself calls it one of its best and least-known acoustics.

Sitka spruce over flame maple back and sides, hand-scalloped X-bracing, a SlimTaper mahogany neck on a rosewood board with parallelogram inlays, a bone nut and saddle, and Gotoh keystone tuners. A Baggs VTC pickup with volume and tone. Vintage Sunburst, gloss nitro.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Back: Flame Maple
Binding: Multi-ply top, multi-ply back
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: J-185
Body Styles: Jumbo
Bracing: Traditional hand scalloped X-bracing
Side: Flame maple
Top: Sitka Spruce

NECK
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count: 20
Frets: Standard
Inlays: Mother-of-pearl Parallelograms
Joint: Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body
Neck Material: Mahogany
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 43.81mm / 1.72in
Profile: SlimTaper
Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in

ELECTRONICS
Controls: Volume and Tone controls
Under Saddle Pickup: Baggs VTC

HARDWARE
Bridge: Traditional belly up
Bridge Pins: Tusq
Pickguard: J-185
Saddle Material: Bone
Truss Rod Cover: Black and White
Tuner Plating: Nickel
Tuning Machines: Gotoh Keystone
Accessories: Includes Gibson Accessory Kit
Strings Gauge: 0.053, 0.042, 0.032, 0.024, 0.016, 0.012

CASE
Case: Hardshell Case

Free with online orders

Set up your way

What a setup can cover

Whatever your guitar needs, it gets. None of it is an upcharge.

  • Frets polished
  • Fretboard conditioned
  • Hardware tightened
  • Fresh strings, your choice
  • Truss rod adjusted
  • Action set at the bridge
  • Nut slots detailed
  • Saddles radiused, where they are individual
  • Vibrato springs adjusted
  • Intonation set
  • Pickup height set
  • Electronics checked

Set up by our expert tech

The setup menu you get with your order confirmation

Anything else How you play, a problem you have had with past setups, a request the list does not cover.

Pre-orders

Questions we get

How much do I pay today?

Your choice: the full price, or a 25% deposit. On a deposit, the balance is due when the guitar reaches the shop, before it ships to you.

When will it arrive?

It varies by product, anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. If it changes, we let you know, and you can cancel.

Want an estimate for this model before you order? Ask us in the chat.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time before the supplier invoices it and ships it to us. We refund what you paid less 3% to cover the card processing fee.

Once it has shipped to us it is a special order and final sale. If it arrives with something wrong, we put that right.

What if the price goes up before it arrives?

You pay the price you ordered at. Once your order is placed we hold that price, even if the supplier raises it before the guitar arrives.

Is the free setup included?

Yes. A pre-order is an online order, so it gets the same free setup: it crosses Ian Vance's bench before it ships, set up the way you choose. The setup menu above shows what that covers.

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

Can I finance it?

Yes, if you are in Canada and paying in full. Pick PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments as your payment method at checkout. The plan, the rate and the approval sit with the provider, and you see the terms before you agree to anything. You pay a deposit by card or PayPal.

More on Financing.