Gibson J-185 Original HiFi DNA Vintage Sunburst

Gibson J-185 Original with HiFi DNA – Vintage Sunburst

The Gibson J-185 Original is a jumbo acoustic guitar offering a balanced response across lows, mids and highs. It features a J-185 Jumbo body with flame maple back andsides and a solid Sitka spruce top with traditional hand-scalloped X-bracing. The guitar is equipped with the Gibson-exclusive Baggs HiFi DNA pickup and preamp system fordetailed and dynamic amplification that accurately represents the guitar’s natural voice.

Construction and Materials
Flame maple back and sides
Solid Sitka spruce top
J-185 body shape
Jumbo body style
Traditional hand-scalloped X-bracing
Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish
Multi-ply top and back binding

Neck and Fingerboard
Mahogany neck with SlimTaper profile
Bound rosewood fingerboard
12" / 304.8 mm fingerboard radius
20 standard frets
Mother-of-pearl split parallelogram inlays
Compound dovetail neck-to-body joint with hot hide glue
Bone nut
Nut width: 43.81 mm / 1.72"
Scale length: 628.65 mm / 24.75"

Baggs HiFi DNA Pickup and Preamp
Gibson-exclusive Baggs HiFi DNA pickup and preamp system
Advanced bridge plate pickup
Dual lightweight and flexible sensors mounted on the bridge plate
Each sensor uses its own custom-voiced Class A studio-quality preamp
Dedicated preamps preserve the purity and articulation of each sensor
Dual sensors are blended for optimized output
Lightweight, larger, flexible and omnidirectional sensors
Greater sensitivity to soundboard movement
Captures string detail and body resonance
Preserves the guitar’s dynamic range from light fingerstyle to heavy strumming
Delivers dynamic realism, warmth, nuance and tactile immediacy when amplified
Similar gain-before-feedback to under-saddle pickup systems
Soundhole-mounted volume and tone controls
1/4" output jack

Bridge and Hardware
Traditional belly-up rosewood bridge
Bone saddle
TUSQ bridge pins
J-185 pickguard
Nickel-plated Gotoh tuners with keystone buttons
Mother-of-pearl cross inlays in the bridge
Black and white truss rod cover
Mother-of-pearl Gibson logo and crown on the headstock

Other Specifications
Vintage Sunburst
Handcrafted in Bozeman, Montana
Gibson Accessory Kit included
Gibson hardshell case included
String gauge: 0.053, 0.042, 0.032, 0.024, 0.016, 0.012
Model: OCJB85HFVS