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Serial Number: #20446103
First introduced in the early 1930s, the Gibson L-00 quickly became one of the most recognized small-body acoustics in the Gibson lineup. Celebrated for its compact feel and its remarkably balanced sound—captured in Gibson’s 1934 catalog as offering a tone of “perfect balance”—the L-Series has long been associated with parlor-style playing, thanks to its popularity in living rooms and h... Read More...
Gibson
Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
.930 1st - 1.100 9th
Vintage Amber
First introduced in the early 1930s, the Gibson L-00 quickly became one of the most recognized small-body acoustics in the Gibson lineup. Celebrated for its compact feel and its remarkably balanced sound—captured in Gibson’s 1934 catalog as offering a tone of “perfect balance”—the L-Series has long been associated with parlor-style playing, thanks to its popularity in living rooms and home music spaces. Its appeal has endured for generations.
Gibson now proudly unveils a fresh take on this revered design: the L-00 Century 12-Fret. While it preserves the core attributes that modern L-00 players appreciate, this edition moves to a 12-fret neck-to-body joint rather than the familiar 14-fret layout. This shift is more than cosmetic. With a 12-fret connection, the neck is slightly shorter, and the bridge plate shifts into a more central, more resonant zone of the top. This placement helps the soundboard work more efficiently, improves playing comfort, and yields a warm, articulate, and lively tonality that responds beautifully to fingerstyle techniques and players with a lighter, more nuanced attack.
Though Gibson has built 12-fret L-00 models before, they have historically appeared only on the earliest pre-war flat-tops or in limited-production runs, making them far less common than 14-fret versions. Now, the distinctive voice of a 12-fret parlor guitar returns as a standard offering in the L-00 Century 12-Fret. Part of the new Century Collection marking 100 Years of Gibson Flat-Tops, it pairs a mahogany body with a Sitka spruce top and is framed with single-ply cream binding on both the top and back.
Its mahogany neck features a comfortable SlimTaper 12-Fret profile and uses a compound dovetail joint secured with hot hide glue, a traditional build approach used throughout Gibson’s acoustic range. The rosewood fingerboard carries 19 frets and understated mother-of-pearl dot inlays.
The headstock showcases open-back Golden Age strap tuners with cream buttons and an early-1900s-style Gibson script logo decal for an authentic vintage look. Complementing this are period-inspired touches such as the sloped-rectangle closed-slot rosewood bridge. The guitar is completed with a bone nut and saddle, TUSQ bridge pins, a classic L-00-style pickguard, and a hand-applied satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Each instrument ships in a premium Century Collection tweed hardshell case and is offered in both right- and left-handed configurations. Experience the distinctive character and inviting resonance of a Gibson parlor acoustic with the L-00 Century 12-Fret.
Gibson
L-00 Century 12-Fret
Vintage Amber
Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Small Body 12-Fret
Solid Sitka Spruce
Single-ply Cream on Top and Back
Solid Mahogany
.930 1st - 1.100 9th
Mahogany
Compound Dovetail Secured with Hot Hide Glue
SlimTaper 12-Fret
Indian Rosewood
12"
Mother-of-Pearl Dots
19
24 3/4"
Black with Early-1900s-style Gibson Script Logo
Bone
Bone
Nickel
Open-back Golden Age Strap Tuners with Cream Buttons
Rosewood, Sloped Rectangle Closed-slot
L-00-style
Gibson Century Collection Premium Tweed Hardshell
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First introduced in the early 1930s, the Gibson L-00 quickly became one of the most recognized small-body acoustics in the Gibson lineup. Celebrated for its compact feel and its remarkably balanced sound—captured in Gibson’s 1934 catalog as offering a tone of “perfect balance”—the L-Series has long been associated with parlor-style playing, thanks to its popularity in living rooms and home music spaces. Its appeal has endured for generations.
Gibson now proudly unveils a fresh take on this revered design: the L-00 Century 12-Fret. While it preserves the core attributes that modern L-00 players appreciate, this edition moves to a 12-fret neck-to-body joint rather than the familiar 14-fret layout. This shift is more than cosmetic. With a 12-fret connection, the neck is slightly shorter, and the bridge plate shifts into a more central, more resonant zone of the top. This placement helps the soundboard work more efficiently, improves playing comfort, and yields a warm, articulate, and lively tonality that responds beautifully to fingerstyle techniques and players with a lighter, more nuanced attack.
Though Gibson has built 12-fret L-00 models before, they have historically appeared only on the earliest pre-war flat-tops or in limited-production runs, making them far less common than 14-fret versions. Now, the distinctive voice of a 12-fret parlor guitar returns as a standard offering in the L-00 Century 12-Fret. Part of the new Century Collection marking 100 Years of Gibson Flat-Tops, it pairs a mahogany body with a Sitka spruce top and is framed with single-ply cream binding on both the top and back.
Its mahogany neck features a comfortable SlimTaper 12-Fret profile and uses a compound dovetail joint secured with hot hide glue, a traditional build approach used throughout Gibson’s acoustic range. The rosewood fingerboard carries 19 frets and understated mother-of-pearl dot inlays.
The headstock showcases open-back Golden Age strap tuners with cream buttons and an early-1900s-style Gibson script logo decal for an authentic vintage look. Complementing this are period-inspired touches such as the sloped-rectangle closed-slot rosewood bridge. The guitar is completed with a bone nut and saddle, TUSQ bridge pins, a classic L-00-style pickguard, and a hand-applied satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Each instrument ships in a premium Century Collection tweed hardshell case and is offered in both right- and left-handed configurations. Experience the distinctive character and inviting resonance of a Gibson parlor acoustic with the L-00 Century 12-Fret.
20446103
Gibson
L-00 Century 12-Fret
Vintage Amber
Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Solid Sitka Spruce
Single-ply Cream on Top and Back
Solid Mahogany
.930 1st - 1.100 9th
Mahogany
Compound Dovetail Secured with Hot Hide Glue
SlimTaper 12-Fret
Indian Rosewood
12"
Mother-of-Pearl Dots
19
24 3/4"
Black with Early-1900s-style Gibson Script Logo
Bone
Bone
Nickel
Open-back Golden Age Strap Tuners with Cream Buttons
Rosewood, Sloped Rectangle Closed-slot
L-00-style
Gibson Century Collection Premium Tweed Hardshell
