Gibson 2019 J-185 Vintage • SN: 10039054

The Gibson J-185 is proof that guitars, like baseball, are a game of inches. When Gibson introduced it in 1951, they intended to offer flat-top lovers a jumbo guitar with a slightly different flavor from the J-200. So, they shortened the scale length from 25.5“ to “ and made the body slightly smaller. These two changes resulted in a guitar that sounded quite different from the vaunted SJ-200, so let’s take a closer look and examine what makes the J-185 Vintage such a unique and delightful instrument.