J45 Guitar Plans neck assembly jig plans

J45 Guitar Plans neck assembly jig plansOverview Specs Plan Info General Information: The J 45 made its debut in 1942 and has been a top seller for Gibson ever sense its introduction. This guitar is commonly known as a "round shouldered dreadnought" and has also be nicknamed "The Workhorse". Many top recording artists have made this one of their guitars of choice due to its appealing tone and balance and will be a favorite for you too, if you decide to build one of these great guitars.

You can use this sheet for reference or as actual templates adhered to your plywood and cut out the parts following the drawings

Neck & Peghead

Place the dowels in different locations on each side of the jig and you will get a precisely cut compound radius

Alternate Headpiece Layouts & Detail

With this jig you can load the prepared plates and apply enough pressure with the cam clamps

(4) Plate Cross Sections

and traditional surface mounted

It allows you to make minor adjustments with registrations pins for (4) different acoustic guitar shapes selected from our Guitar Building Plans

Double Cutaway Body

Gibson first introduced the Les Paul version of solid body guitars in 1952

Section Added on The Construction Process - Step by Step Order

Traditional Fan Bracing