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Overview

Most Gibson Acoustic guitars are priced above $2000 however there are a few priced below that and the J-35, while not the cheapest, was the highest rated of them all in November 2016. Just in case you're interested, the cheapest Gibson Acoustic at most stores is the Gibson J-15 which is also very highly rated.

Gibson first launched the J-35 back in 1936 and this version is still handcrafted in the USA just like the original.

It has the rounded shoulders of its ancestor and has a slightly shorter than usual scale length which makes it quite comfortable for players of all sizes to play compared to regular dreadnoughts.

Artists known to play a J-35 include Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane & Hot Tuna, Wayne Sermon of Imagine Dragons and Clemens Rehbein of Milky Chance.

Note that it doesn't come with a strap button on the neck heel so you either have to install one yourself to use a guitar strap, or get a strap that has laces at one end.

As one person said in their review, "f you've been longing for a Gibson acoustic-electric but don't have multiple thousands of dollars to invest, the J-35 is for you."

Specifications

• Body Shape: Round Shoulder Dreadnought
• Top: Sitka Spruce
• Body: Mahogany back & sides
• Finish: Hand-Sprayed Nitrocellulose Lacquer - Antique Natural
• Bridge: Rosewood
• Neck: Mahogany
• Neck Profile: Not specified
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Number of Frets: 20
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Nut Width: 1.725"
• Nut: Tusq
• Saddle: Not specified
• Electronics: L.R. Baggs Element pickup and