The Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar Features A Sunburst Finish, Pearl Fretboard Inlays, A Red Pickguard, And Two Control Knobs On The Body, Shown On A White Background.
The Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar Features A Sunburst Finish, Reddish-Brown Pickguard, Two Control Knobs, Dark Top Edge, And A Bridge With White Pins, Shown Against A White Background.
Close-Up Of A Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar, Featuring A Sunburst Finish, Six Strings, Red Tortoiseshell Pickguard, And Wooden Bridge, Set Against A White Background.
Close-Up Of A Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar, Highlighting The Strings, Bridge, And Two Control Knobs. The Glossy Sunburst Finish Fades From Dark Brown At The Edges To Amber In The Center.
The Back View Of The Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar Features A Dark Brown Wooden Finish, Displaying Its Body, Neck, And Tuning Pegs Against A White Background.
A Close-Up Of The Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar'S Back Highlights Its Rich, Dark Brown Wood Finish With Smooth Texture And Visible Grain, With The Guitar Body Centered Against A White Background.
Close-Up View Of The Back Of A Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar, Highlighting The Reddish-Brown Wooden Body And Neck Joint With Visible Grain Patterns.
Close-Up Of A Black Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar Headstock With Gold Logo, Tuning Pegs, And Strings Visible Against A Light Pink Background.
Close-Up Of The Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar Headstock, Showing Tuning Pegs, Strings, And Gold Gibson Logo, With The Guitar Body Blurred In The Background.
Close-Up Of The Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar Side, Displaying A Dark Wood Finish With Yellow Trim And A Central White Strap Button.
Close-Up Of The Side Of A Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar, Featuring Yellow Trim And A Metal Input Jack; Light Scratches And Wear Are Visible On The Wooden Surface.
Close-Up Of A Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar Bridge, Showing Six Strings, Bridge Pins, Saddle, And Part Of The Body With Visible Wood Grain.
Close-Up Of Two Amber Control Knobs With Numbers On The Body Of A Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar, Highlighting Its Sunburst Finish, Glossy Wood Surface, And Edge Featuring A Black And Yellow Stripe.
Close-Up Of A Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar Highlighting Its Soundhole, Strings, And Red Marbled Pickguard On A Brown Sunburst Body.
Close-Up Of A Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar, Highlighting The Fretboard, Strings, Sound Hole, Dark Finish, And The Distinctive Red Pickguard On The Right.
Close-Up Of A Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar Body, Highlighting Its Wood Texture, Yellow Trim, Two Gold Control Knobs, And Part Of A Red Pickguard Against A White Background.
Close-Up Of The Side Of A Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar, Featuring Dark Brown Wood With Yellow Trim, Forming A Smooth Curve Against A White Background.
Close-Up Of The Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar'S Wooden Surface With A Faint, Partially Visible Stamped Serial Number. In The Background, Another Piece Of Wood And A Metal Object Are Visible At The Top Edge.
The Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar features a sunburst finish, pearl fretboard inlays, a red pickguard, and two control knobs on the body, shown on a white background.
The Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar features a sunburst finish, reddish-brown pickguard, two control knobs, dark top edge, and a bridge with white pins, shown against a white background.
Close-up of a Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar, featuring a sunburst finish, six strings, red tortoiseshell pickguard, and wooden bridge, set against a white background.
Close-up of a Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar, highlighting the strings, bridge, and two control knobs. The glossy sunburst finish fades from dark brown at the edges to amber in the center.
The back view of the Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar features a dark brown wooden finish, displaying its body, neck, and tuning pegs against a white background.
A close-up of the Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar's back highlights its rich, dark brown wood finish with smooth texture and visible grain, with the guitar body centered against a white background.
Close-up view of the back of a Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar, highlighting the reddish-brown wooden body and neck joint with visible grain patterns.
Close-up of a black Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar headstock with gold logo, tuning pegs, and strings visible against a light pink background.
Close-up of the Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar headstock, showing tuning pegs, strings, and gold Gibson logo, with the guitar body blurred in the background.
Close-up of the Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar side, displaying a dark wood finish with yellow trim and a central white strap button.
Close-up of the side of a Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar, featuring yellow trim and a metal input jack; light scratches and wear are visible on the wooden surface.
Close-up of a Gibson J-160E 1955 acoustic guitar bridge, showing six strings, bridge pins, saddle, and part of the body with visible wood grain.
Close-up of two amber control knobs with numbers on the body of a Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar, highlighting its sunburst finish, glossy wood surface, and edge featuring a black and yellow stripe.
Close-up of a Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar highlighting its soundhole, strings, and red marbled pickguard on a brown sunburst body.
Close-up of a Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar, highlighting the fretboard, strings, sound hole, dark finish, and the distinctive red pickguard on the right.
Close-up of a Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar body, highlighting its wood texture, yellow trim, two gold control knobs, and part of a red pickguard against a white background.
Close-up of the side of a Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar, featuring dark brown wood with yellow trim, forming a smooth curve against a white background.
Close-up of the Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar's wooden surface with a faint, partially visible stamped serial number. In the background, another piece of wood and a metal object are visible at the top edge.
The Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar features a sunburst finish, pearl fretboard inlays, a red pickguard, and two control knobs on the body, shown on a white background.
The Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar features a sunburst finish, reddish-brown pickguard, two control knobs, dark top edge, and a bridge with white pins, shown against a white background.
Close-up of a Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar, featuring a sunburst finish, six strings, red tortoiseshell pickguard, and wooden bridge, set against a white background.
Close-up of a Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar, highlighting the strings, bridge, and two control knobs. The glossy sunburst finish fades from dark brown at the edges to amber in the center.
The back view of the Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar features a dark brown wooden finish, displaying its body, neck, and tuning pegs against a white background.
A close-up of the Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar's back highlights its rich, dark brown wood finish with smooth texture and visible grain, with the guitar body centered against a white background.
Close-up view of the back of a Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar, highlighting the reddish-brown wooden body and neck joint with visible grain patterns.
Close-up of a black Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar headstock with gold logo, tuning pegs, and strings visible against a light pink background.
Close-up of the Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar headstock, showing tuning pegs, strings, and gold Gibson logo, with the guitar body blurred in the background.
Close-up of the Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar side, displaying a dark wood finish with yellow trim and a central white strap button.
Close-up of the side of a Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar, featuring yellow trim and a metal input jack; light scratches and wear are visible on the wooden surface.
Close-up of a Gibson J-160E 1955 acoustic guitar bridge, showing six strings, bridge pins, saddle, and part of the body with visible wood grain.
Close-up of two amber control knobs with numbers on the body of a Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar, highlighting its sunburst finish, glossy wood surface, and edge featuring a black and yellow stripe.
Close-up of a Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar highlighting its soundhole, strings, and red marbled pickguard on a brown sunburst body.
Close-up of a Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar, highlighting the fretboard, strings, sound hole, dark finish, and the distinctive red pickguard on the right.
Close-up of a Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar body, highlighting its wood texture, yellow trim, two gold control knobs, and part of a red pickguard against a white background.
Close-up of the side of a Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar, featuring dark brown wood with yellow trim, forming a smooth curve against a white background.
Close-up of the Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar's wooden surface with a faint, partially visible stamped serial number. In the background, another piece of wood and a metal object are visible at the top edge.

Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar

 

Nut Width: 43 mm
Action 12th fret: 2.4 mm E and 1.8 mm e
Top: Spruce
Sides/Back: Mahogany
Fretboard: Rosewood
Case: New Case
Condition: Very Good
   

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Description

Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar – Rare Early Model Delivering the Authentic Beatles Tone and Timeless Style

The Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar is one of the most iconic electro-acoustic guitars of the 20th century, combining Gibson’s classic flattop design with groundbreaking electric features. Introduced in 1954 as Gibson’s first attempt at an electro-acoustic model—originally conceived as the “Les Paul Flattop”—it quickly became legendary, not least because The Beatles used several J-160E guitars for their early recordings and performances. Its unmistakable tone and unique design cemented its place in music history.

Built with a solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides, and a 15-fret neck, the J-160E was equipped with Gibson’s revolutionary P-90 pickup mounted at the end of the fingerboard. Together with the fixeex bone bridge (not the later ADJ bridge), this made it a trailblazer among Gibson’s flattops. While the ladder bracing construction reduces some of the acoustic projection compared to traditional X-braced models, the amplified tone is where the guitar shines: warm, rounded, and instantly recognizable as the classic P-90 sound heard on so many Beatles tracks.

Acoustically, the guitar has a charming, more limited voice—perfect for intimate sessions—but once plugged in, it transforms into a true studio workhorse with a distinctive electric-acoustic character. The 24.75″ scale and comfortable C-shaped mahogany neck make it easy to play. It is setup perfectly, with a low action and a straight neck.

This Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar remains in excellent condition, showcasing the characterful playwear, finish checking, and patina expected from a 70-year-old instrument. It has received a professional refret and a neck reset, ensuring top playability for decades to come. On the back it has 3 tiny repairs, which have been done over the years. All componets of this guitar are original and it comes with an modern case.

For collectors and players alike, the Gibson J-160E 1955 Acoustic Guitar is not just an instrument but a piece of history. Its unique tonal personality, vintage charm, and strong Beatles legacy make it one of the most desirable vintage Gibson models on the market today.

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