Gibson 1942 J-45 Legend

guitar · 2009–2018

Typical usedNo typical price yet

Has sold for €3,600 over 2016–2026, across 30 used sales. Too few in the last two years for a typical price today.

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Not enough sold data for a typical price. Closest new: Gibson J45 Standard, €2,499 at Thomann.

For sale right now

The best-priced as cards, a row of them; every other ad as a line, by ask. Each ask is the seller’s own number; the platform’s mark opens the listing. Each one says when we last confirmed it at its source: the price and availability are from that visit, so check the marketplace before you go.

No typical price yet for this one, so: one email when a new listing appears, with its ask. Never more than one a day. No account; a link to stop in every email.

Nothing live right now on the platforms we track.

Price history

€4,000Aug 2016: €3,321, excellentApr 2017: €4,312, very goodMay 2017: €3,264, mintOct 2017: €2,587, excellentDec 2017: €3,864, mintApr 2018: €3,446, mintMay 2018: €3,020, excellentJan 2019: €3,446, very goodAug 2019: €3,602, very goodDec 2019: €2,590, excellentFeb 2020: €2,200, goodMar 2020: €4,294, very goodMay 2020: €3,440, very goodNov 2020: €2,410, fairNov 2020: €2,496, very goodAug 2021: €3,865, excellentDec 2021: €3,650, excellentJul 2022: €3,564, very goodApr 2023: €5,153, very goodAug 2023: €2,497, excellentAug 2023: €3,445, excellentAug 2023: €4,466, excellentSept 2023: €4,684, excellentDec 2023: €4,957, mintDec 2024: €4,486, excellentMar 2025: €4,939, very goodDec 2025: €3,865, excellentMay 2026: €3,614, very goodJun 2026: €4,080, excellentJun 2026: €3,865, very good20172019202120232025€3,000€4,000€5,000Aug 2016: €3,321, excellentApr 2017: €4,312, very goodMay 2017: €3,264, mintOct 2017: €2,587, excellentDec 2017: €3,864, mintApr 2018: €3,446, mintMay 2018: €3,020, excellentJan 2019: €3,446, very goodAug 2019: €3,602, very goodDec 2019: €2,590, excellentFeb 2020: €2,200, goodMar 2020: €4,294, very goodMay 2020: €3,440, very goodNov 2020: €2,410, fairNov 2020: €2,496, very goodAug 2021: €3,865, excellentDec 2021: €3,650, excellentJul 2022: €3,564, very goodApr 2023: €5,153, very goodAug 2023: €2,497, excellentAug 2023: €3,445, excellentAug 2023: €4,466, excellentSept 2023: €4,684, excellentDec 2023: €4,957, mintDec 2024: €4,486, excellentMar 2025: €4,939, very goodDec 2025: €3,865, excellentMay 2026: €3,614, very goodJun 2026: €4,080, excellentJun 2026: €3,865, very good2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Every recorded sale, one point each: 30 of them, placed by the day the ad went up. Too few sales to draw a trend through them without inventing one, so the points speak for themselves. Condition is mixed, so some of the spread is a mint against a fair rather than the market moving.

Recent sales by listing date

ListedPriceConditionFromPlatformThe listing
5 Jun 2026€3,865$4,500 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
3 Jun 2026€4,080$4,750 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
9 May 2026€3,614$4,200 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
28 Dec 2025€3,865$4,500 as soldexcellentCanada CanadaReverbDetails
15 Dec 2023€4,957$5,746 as soldmintCanada CanadaReverbDetails

A date is the day the ad went up. Marketplaces do not publish the day a sale closed; each of these had sold by the time we recorded it, in August 2026 and September 2026. A price is what the listing last asked, converted at that day’s rate.

Show all 30 recorded sales
ListedPriceConditionFromPlatformThe listing
8 Mar 2025€4,939$5,750 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
28 Dec 2024€4,486$5,223 as soldexcellentJapan JapanReverbDetails
3 Sept 2023€4,684$5,454 as soldexcellentEUFrance FranceReverbDetails
29 Aug 2023€4,466$5,200 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
14 Aug 2023€3,445$3,995 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
9 Aug 2023€2,497$2,895 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
14 Apr 2023€5,153$6,000 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
29 Jul 2022€3,564$4,150 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
9 Dec 2021€3,650$4,250 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
27 Aug 2021€3,865$4,500 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
26 Nov 2020€2,496$2,899 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
12 Nov 2020€2,410$2,799 as soldfairUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
6 May 2020€3,440$3,995 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
2 Mar 2020€4,294$4,999 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
5 Feb 2020€2,200$2,550 as soldgoodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
3 Dec 2019€2,590$2,999 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
15 Aug 2019€3,602$4,170 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
12 Jan 2019€3,446$3,995 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
20 May 2018€3,020$3,500 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
20 Apr 2018€3,446$3,995 as soldmintUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
29 Dec 2017€3,864$4,499 as soldmintUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
25 Oct 2017€2,587$2,999 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
18 May 2017€3,264$3,800 as soldmintUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
11 Apr 2017€4,312$4,999 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
15 Aug 2016€3,321$3,850 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails

A date is the day the ad went up. Marketplaces do not publish the day a sale closed; each of these had sold by the time we recorded it, in August 2026 and September 2026. A price is what the listing last asked, converted at that day’s rate.

30 recorded sales of the Gibson 1942 J-45 Legend from 2016–2026, all-time around €3,600. Too few in the last two years to quote a typical used price. Figures computed 19 October 2026.

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