Up for sale is a brand new Gibson L-00 Century 12-Fret in Satin Vintage Sunburst. We've always been a fan of 12 fret guitars, and feel this is a welcome addition to Gibson's catalog. This Parlor-sized tone machine is one of our favorite models launched from Gibson this year. Come by the shop and give this one a spin, and you will see why!
Thunder Road Guitars is the largest stocking indie Gibson dealer in the Pacific Northwest. We strive to keep in store a vast and diverse selection of the best Gibson Custom has to offer. Your new instrument will hold the manufacturers warranty and ship with a pro setup from our in-house tech.
FROM GIBSON:
The Gibson L-00 was developed in the early 1930s and has been an industry standard small-bodied guitar for decades. These smaller Gibsons deliver a tonality that is best described in Gibson’s 1934 catalog as a sound of “perfect balance.” The smaller-bodied L-Series guitars, often referred to as parlor guitars since they were frequently played in living/sitting rooms or “parlors” of homes, have remained popular ever since.
Now, Gibson is proud to introduce a new version of this legendary model: the L-00 Century 12-Fret. It retains many of the classic features that players love about the modern L-00, but features a 12-fret neck-to-body joint instead of the standard 14-fret joint. Why is this important? With a 12-fret neck joint, the neck is shorter and the position of the bridge plate is relocated, which places it further from the body’s waist and closer to the center of the widest area of the body, where it can drive the top more efficiently, making the guitar more comfortable to hold and play and resulting in a tone that is warm, punchy, and resonant and that responds ideally to the dynamics of fingerstyle players and players with a lighter picking attack.
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SPECIFICATIONS:
Open-Back Golden Age Strap Tuners with Cream Buttons
1 11/16” Bone Nut
SlimTaper Mahogany Neck with 24 3/4” Scale Length
Neck Thickness .91" at First Fret and 1.09" at Ninth Fret
Rosewood Fingerboard with Dot Inlays and 12" Radius
19 Medium Frets
Rosewood Bridge and Bone Saddle
Sitka Spruce Top and Mahogany Back and Sides in Satin Vintage Sunburst Finish
Weight 3 lbs. 6 oz.
Original Tweed Hard Shell Case
Serial Number 22326057