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cjtuffy

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My first post here so take it easy on a newbie :) I bought this guitar in 1981 used.. I thought the young lady I got it from said it was a Youth model...but that was 30+ years ago. I need to sell it now and want to have some information on what I have to know what to ask for it.. Looking for what model it is and what would be a fair price for it. Any help would be greatly appreciated ... CJ

 

Here's some pics . Well maybe not....any photo size that you can view the guitar is too large for this window...any ideas on how to post larger viewable pic ???? Serial number is 438305

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Lots of time when folks talk about Gibson "youth models" they refer to a guitar made for about 15 years between the early 1960s and late 1970s - the B25.

 

The B25 is the same shape as the Gibson LG2s that many of us have. They made the B25 with a plastic bridge though, and there were some other nuances as well I am sure. Often times if a player wants an old LG2, and they happen to come across an old B25 real cheap, they will pay a luthier to swap out the bridge for a rosewood one...

 

Does your guitar look anything like these B25s?

 

https://reverb.com/m...uery=gibson+b25

 

How wide is the nut? 1 and 9/16"?

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I'd never heard it that way before, but it makes sense. The toothpick necks were a shot at appealing to younger players, I knew. The LG-2 3/4 was considered to be a younger person's model, as well. At one time loads of LG-1's were sold to the Kalamazoo area public schools with the intent of getting kids hooked on Gibson guitars early on. Then there was the B-15. And the LG-0. As I think about it, that's a bunch....

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