“Having my own signature Gibson guitar is one of the most surreal things”
Chart-topping, multiple award-winning country singer Margo Price has teamed up with Gibson to produce a signature J-45 acoustic guitar.
Price, whose debut record, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, graced Album of the Year lists across the board, is known for expanding the boundaries of country, Americana, and rock. “I’ve been playing Gibson guitars for over two and a half decades so it’s an absolute dream come true to have a signature model,” says the guitarist.
With a shallower body than a standard J-45, Price says her signature model “has the duality of being durable and lightweight. It’s got a slim body, so my tiny hands can reach everything they need to but it still has a really clear, loud sound that cuts through with a lot of clarity. It’s a real workhorse, just like me.”
With a Heritage Cherry Sunburst finish reminiscent of Gibson’s Hummingbird model, this is one of the sharpest-looking J-45s Gibson has produced. The guitars are handcrafted at Gibson’s acoustic facility in Bozeman, Montana.
The signature model is inspired by Price’s mid-’60s J-45, a guitar she calls her “main baby.” She felt an instant connection with the instrument: “From the moment I played that first chord, it just felt like it belonged in my hands,” she recalls. “I've put a lot of wear on it.” Gibson also took some cues from Margo’s first ever guitar, a 1956 Gibson LG-3 she found in her grandmother’s house. (Source Guitar World)
