1933 Gibson L00

Early model small sun burst L-00 …this IS another one of my holy grail guitars, what I always try to find for myself and to share with you players out there. Perhaps it’s because these early examples have the most precise radius to the extra thin seemingly seamless red spruce tops with the solid non kerfed steam bent lining or it’s the knife sharp scalloped braces or just how damn light they are built!

My experience is these always sound the very best!

This example HAS that fine voice! Lively to play and a dream to hear. Like most of these we find, it has that crystal-clear sound with a thunderous low end, dry ringing sustain all the way up the fretboard with bright mid range without a hint of shrillness or metal in the sound and ideal for single-note finger picking leads. This guitar has that explosive tone pickers crave and that openness of tone is remarkable! Just a bit shy of 1 3/4″ at the nut with a comfy soft V oval neck, not the typical later chunky deep V.

This L00 came to me from a family where it had been hiding for many years. Has a FON inked stamped on the neck block of 777, dating this guitar to 1933 according to Spann’s guide.

The guitar as some minor scratches but totally crack free and still maintains its seemingly seamless and perhaps single piece top as found on most 1933-34 L00s. Black light shows there to be no over spray, all we did was just gave her a simple light buffing to clean her up, looks more shinny in the photos than it really is.

Correct tuners and buttons, bridge and the bridge plate are un-molested. All David needed to do was a neck reset and professionally it set up…. The action is at a comfortable 3.5 – 2.5 with proper string break across the new bone saddle and perfect intonation.

A terrific sounding vintage L00 from the best period of manufacture, hands down.

Truly a guitar for the accomplished player or professional musician.

Question is…. are you that player ?

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