Gibson L00 Special Satin Vintage Sunburst

The L00 was first introduced in 1932 and has since become one of the best-known and most popular small acoustic guitars in Gibson’s rich history. This completely renewed L00 Special offers a very complete package for a very attractive price!

The new L00 Special is handcrafted by Gibson’s experienced luthiers in Bozeman, Montana, and offers players a USA-built Gibson acoustic guitar at a very accessible price. This model features solid mahogany back and sides, while the top is made of solid Sitka spruce with traditional scalloped X-bracing. This provides a balanced tone with excellent dynamic response for a compact acoustic guitar. Both the top and back are finished with a single binding around the edges.

The narrower waist of the L00 body shape gives this guitar a focused and nuanced sound, with a tighter and more subtle bass response that sits perfectly in the mix. The tone is ideal for fingerstyle and blues, but works just as well for other genres and playing styles. The mahogany neck is attached with a compound dovetail joint and, as with all Gibson acoustic guitars, glued with hot hide glue. The neck has a comfortable and fast-playing Slim Taper profile, while the rosewood fingerboard has a 12-inch radius and features simple mother-of-pearl dot inlays and 19 standard frets.

The closed rectangular rosewood bridge is fitted with a TUSQ saddle, while the nut and bridge pins are also made of TUSQ. The smooth-turning Grover Mini Rotomatic tuners provide rock-solid tuning stability. The L00 Special features a Satin Vintage Sunburst nitrocellulose lacquer finish, and it also features an L.R. Baggs Element Bronze active piezo undersaddle pickup and a preamp with easy-access volume control in the soundhole, making it ready for stage and studio use out of the box. The guitar comes with a premium softshell case.