In 1949 Earl Scruggs sent his banjo back to the Gibson factory to have a new fingerboard installed, and it came back with the then-current "bow-tie" inlay pattern. In 1992 a replica of this famous banjo joined the Gibson Earl Scruggs line as the '49 Classic.

• Resonator and neck: Figured maple
  
• Fingerboard/Inlay: Rosewood/Bow Tie
  
• Binding: Multiple Antique, White/Black/White
  
• Hardware: Nickel Plate
  
• Tuners: Vintage 2-band
  
• Finish: Exact Replica, Amber Brown
  
• Case: Shaped Hardshell