LG-1 Vs B-25

[DCBirdMan]

Even tho B-25s aren't all that well thought of...except for maybe the first several years ... being X braced wouldn't they sound better than any LG-1 ladder braced model?

 

Also if B 25s had a plastic bridge from the get go, the early B25-12s did not?

 

LEt me know - -I am interested !

[jedzep]

Not a fan of any ladder-braced Gibsons, as I'm fascinated that they bothered at all, when just a change in bracing created such a superior sounding guitar, especially in the capacity to have a little thump in the bass. My '67 B-25 compared favorably to my mid fifties LG-2. When I played an LG-1 or LG-0 for that matter, it just wasn't there.

[tpbiii]

B-25 are just renamed LG-2s.

 

The sound is quite different between the X-braced LG-2/B25 and the LG-1. I am not totally familiar with the evolutions of the LG-2/B-25 in the 60s, but a lot of people don't like the plastic bridges from the early 60s. That having been said, we have a 62 Hummingbird with an adjustable bridge that sounds fine and is a strong guitar.

 

Here is a pairwise comparison between a 59 LG-1 and a 46 LG-2.

 

https://vimeo.com/album/1859285/video/50912314

 

Best,

 

-Tom

[DCBirdMan]

I guess the scholars know if there were any changes in 1962 to the B25 from the LG 2. Maybe none. But it seems like although the earlier B-25s were said to ahve lighter bracing, they had the plastic bridge which wasn't so great. So X braced even 70s B25 beats a 1950s LG-1

[dagibson]

I have a 64 lg-1 and love it. I tune it down a 1/2 step, open D....really nice. My brother had a mid 60s b-25 that sounded overly muted. As with any guitar, they vary.