{"product_id":"21666109-century-collection-l-00-century-12-fret-vs","title":"Century Collection L-00 Century 12-Fret","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"p1\"\u003eThe sweet voice of a Gibson parlor acoustic with a 12-fret neck\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFirst 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eGibson 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThough 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIts 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54391350198547,"sku":"21666109","price":2299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/5824\/5651\/files\/21666109_lg1.jpg?v=1783961014","url":"https:\/\/wildwoodguitars.com\/products\/21666109-century-collection-l-00-century-12-fret-vs","provider":"Wildwood Guitars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}