Weight: 3 LBS 12 OZ
Serial # 20566013
First introduced in 1932, the L-00 has remained the most well-known and popular small-body acoustic model in Gibson’s illustrious history. The new L-00 Special is crafted by Gibson’s expert acoustic luthiers in Bozeman, Montana, and offers players a USA-built Gibson acoustic guitar at a very accessible price. The L-00 Special is constructed using genuine, solid mahogany for the back and sides and has a solid Sitka spruce top with our traditional scalloped X-bracing for a balanced tone with excellent dynamic range for a small-bodied acoustic. Both the top and back feature single-ply binding around the perimeter. The narrower waist of an L-00 body shape provides a focused and nuanced sound, naturally giving it a leaner and tighter bass response that sits perfectly in the mix. The tone is ideal for fingerstyle playing and blues and works very well for other genres and playing styles, too. The utile neck is attached to the body with a compound dovetail neck-to-body joint, and like all Gibson acoustic guitars, it is affixed with hot hide glue. The neck has a comfortable and fast-playing SlimTaper™ profile, and the rosewood fretboard has a 12” radius and is adorned with simple mother-of-pearl dot inlays and is fitted with 19 standard frets. The closed slot rectangular rosewood bridge is equipped with a TUSQ® saddle, and the nut and bridge pins are also TUSQ. Smooth turning Grover® Mini Rotomatic® tuners ensure solid tuning stability. The L-00 Special is finished in satin nitrocellulose lacquer. It comes equipped with an L.R. Baggs™ Element Bronze active under-saddle piezo pickup and active preamp with an easy-to-access soundhole-mounted volume control, so it’s stage and studio-ready from the moment you take it out of the included premium soft shell case.
Highlights
Solid mahogany back and sides
Solid Sitka spruce top
Satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish
Grover Mini Rotomatic tuners
Rosewood fretboard with mother-of-pearl dot inlays
Tusq nut, saddle, and bridge pins
L.R. Baggs element bronze under-saddle pickup and active preamp
Soundhole-mounted volume control
Specifications
Body Specs
Back Solid Mahogany
Binding Single-ply Cream, Top and Back
Body Finish Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material Solid Mahogany
Body Shape L-00
Body Styles Small Body
Bracing Traditional Scalloped X-bracing
Side Solid Mahogany
Top Solid Sitka Spruce
Neck Specs
Fingerboard Material Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count 19
Frets Standard
Inlays Mother-of-Pearl Dot
Joint Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue
Neck Material Utile
Nut Material TUSQ
Nut Width 43.82mm / 1.73in
Profile SlimTaper
Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in
Electronics Specs
Controls Soundhole Mounted Volume
Output Jack 1/4" Endpin
Preamp L.R. Baggs Element Bronze
Under Saddle Pickup L.R. Baggs Element Bronze
Hardware Specs
Bridge Rectangular; Rosewood
Pickguard L-00; Tortoise
Saddle Material TUSQ
Truss Rod Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover 2-ply Black
Tuner Plating Chrome
Tuning Machines Grover Mini Rotomatic
Misc Specs
Case Premium Soft Shell
Model: MCSBL0SPCEB
Headstock Inlay Gibson Logo in Gold Silkscreen
Strings Gauge .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053