The J-35 was Gibson's answer to the Martin dread. While I am not positive about the chronology, they came with two or three tone bars, sometimes scalloped, sometimes not. The originals are the lightest built guitars I have ever run across. The earliest ones were sunburst - the natural top versions were introduced around 1939. There are even some with an opaque yellow finish. I believe the last ones were made in 1942 - the same year Gibson started shipping the J-45 and J-50.
I would also agree that the original J-35s are the best Gibsons I have ever played.
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