GGJaguar's Guitarium and Ampeteria 2002 Gibson J-160E

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FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

The J-160E was introduced in 1954. It was basically an all-laminated version of the J-45 (a slope shouldered, mahogany dreadnaught) with a ladder-braced laminated spruce top fitted with a P-90 pickup at the end of the fingerboard. It was unusual in that it had 15 frets clear of the body instead of the usual 14 fret placement. The J-160E was discontinued 1979 and re-introduced and re-designed (solid X-braced spruce top) in 1991. In 2000, Gibson unveiled a J-160E with original specifications: the John Lennon Limited Edition model. At the Summer NAMM show in July 2002, Gibson introduced the John Lennon J-160E Peace model (only 750 made) which simulates the third incarnation of John’s guitar, i.e. – stripped of finish. In 1968, John's J-160E was stripped of its psychedelic paint job and it was left natural. The un-finished guitar was first seen during the Beatles recording sessions for The Beatles “White Album,” but it was most famous for its use at John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Bed In” peace demonstrations in Amsterdam and Montreal. During the Montreal gig, he etched two sets of caricatures of Yoko and himself on the front of the guitar. This final version of John's Gibson J-160E is the basis for the new Peace Model, though it is neither an exact reissue nor replica. Gibson says it "resembles" Lennon's guitar. Okay, whatever.

GIBSON JOHN LENNON J-160E PEACE MODEL (2002)