GIBSON B SERIES

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GIBSON B-15

GIBSON produced the B-15 between 1967 and 1971

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GIBSON B-20

The B-20 was made between 1971 and 1972

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GIBSON B-25

Production of the Gibson B-25 began in 1961 and ended in 1977

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GIBSON B-25 12 Historic Reissue

GIBSON made the first B-25 12 Historic Reissue in 2005

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GIBSON B-25 3/4

GIBSON produced the B-25 3/4 between 1961 and 1968

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GIBSON B-25-12

GIBSON made the B-25-12 between 1962 and 1977. It was a traditional grand concert size instrument offering fine resonance and response, Gibson quality and workmanship at an relatively affordable price.  It featured a selected two-piece spruce top, Honduras mahogany back and sides, ivoroid binding and ivoroid soundhole purfling ring. The twelve-string, fast, low action neck was made of one-piece mahogany and fitted with an adjustable truss rod. The B-25-12 had a special adjustable twelve string bridge and tailpiece.

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GIBSON B-45-12

Gibson introduced the B-45-12 model in 1961. This 12-string was both the first B-45 model guitar available and the first B series model. The Gibson B-45-12 had a mahogany body and neck, spruce top, rosewood fingerboard, and a cherry sunburst finish (or natural finish from 1963 onwards), and was made with "round" shoulders for the 1961 – 1962 model year and "square" shoulders until it was discontinued in 1979. Famous B-45-12 players include Gordon Lightfoot and Leo Kottke.

The 1961 Gibson catalog describes the B-45-12 as follows:

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Specifications:

ModelImageFinish colorsFinish effectsNumber of stringsMade inScale length
GIBSON B-15
1967 to 1971
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GIBSON B-20
1971 to 1972
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GIBSON B-25
1961 to 1977
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GIBSON B-25 12 Historic Reissue
2005
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GIBSON B-25 3/4
1961 to 1968
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GIBSON B-25-12
1962 to 1977
natural finish, red finishsunburst finish12 stringsUSA24.75 inches scale-length
GIBSON B-45-12
1961 to 1979
1991 to 1992
natural finish, red finish, tobacco finishsunburst finish12 stringsUSA24.75 inches scale-length
ModelBody back materialBody top materialPickguard materialSoundholeBody depthBody sides materialBody styleBody widthPickguard shape
GIBSON B-15
1967 to 1971
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GIBSON B-20
1971 to 1972
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GIBSON B-25
1961 to 1977
mahogany body backspruce body toptortoiseshell pickguardround soundhole-----
GIBSON B-25 12 Historic Reissue
2005
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GIBSON B-25 3/4
1961 to 1968
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GIBSON B-25-12
1962 to 1977
mahogany body backspruce body toptortoiseshell pickguardround soundhole4.5 inches body depthmahogany body sidesgrand-concert style14.25 inches body width-
GIBSON B-45-12
1961 to 1979
1991 to 1992
mahogany body backspruce body toptortoiseshell pickguardround soundhole-mahogany body sidesdreadnought-size body-pickguard
ModelBody fretNeck jointNeck materialNumber of fretsPeghead (headstock)Tuner layout
GIBSON B-15
1967 to 1971
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GIBSON B-20
1971 to 1972
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GIBSON B-25
1961 to 1977
Neck joins body at 14th fretset neckmahogany neck20 fretblack face headstockthree-each-side
GIBSON B-25 12 Historic Reissue
2005
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GIBSON B-25 3/4
1961 to 1968
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GIBSON B-25-12
1962 to 1977
Neck joins body at 14th fretset neck-20 fretblack face headstocksix-per-side tuners
GIBSON B-45-12
1961 to 1979
1991 to 1992
Neck joins body at 14th fretset neck-20 fretblack face headstocksix-per-side tuners
ModelBridge pinsBridgeTailpiece
GIBSON B-15
1967 to 1971
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GIBSON B-20
1971 to 1972
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GIBSON B-25
1961 to 1977
white pinsplastic bridge, rosewood bridge-
GIBSON B-25 12 Historic Reissue
2005
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GIBSON B-25 3/4
1961 to 1968
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GIBSON B-25-12
1962 to 1977
white pinsrosewood bridge, strings-through bridgetrapeze tailpiece
GIBSON B-45-12
1961 to 1979
1991 to 1992
-rectangular bridge, reverse belly bridge, rosewood bridge, strings-through bridgetrapeze tailpiece
ModelFingerboard inlay materialFingerboard materialFingerboard position markers
GIBSON B-15
1967 to 1971
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GIBSON B-20
1971 to 1972
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GIBSON B-25
1961 to 1977
pearl fingerboard inlay materialrosewood fingerboarddot fingerboard position markers
GIBSON B-25 12 Historic Reissue
2005
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GIBSON B-25 3/4
1961 to 1968
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GIBSON B-25-12
1962 to 1977
pearl fingerboard inlay materialrosewood fingerboarddot fingerboard position markers
GIBSON B-45-12
1961 to 1979
1991 to 1992
pearl fingerboard inlay materialrosewood fingerboarddot fingerboard position markers