Does a 2007 L-00 have a nitro finish?

[Willie King]

I have a Blues King L-00. This instrument, according to a website I found, was produced on July 31st, 2007 in Nashville, Tennessee, and was instrument #54 stamped that day. But the label says Bozeman, Montana. It was a lucky find on CL about 5 years ago. It has Bubinga back and sides and Grover mini tuners. It plays like a dream and I love the sound of the Bubinga. I had a hand built J model made by a friend while in the service in the late '60's early '70's that was Bubinga and it sounded very good too.

 

My question is does this guitar have a nitrocellulose finish? It acts like it does but I read somewhere recently that Gibson had used a poly finish in the early 2000's.

 

TIA

 

Willie

[duluthdan]

Your guitar was probably built at the gibson Acoustic factory in Bozeman, with a nitro finish, of that I am 99.9% certain. Nashville houses the electric and corporate side of Gibson.

[j45nick]

Guitar daters cannot be relied upon in every detail. If it's an L-OO with a Bozeman label, it was built in Bozeman, and it has a nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Gibson Acoustic used a Fullerplast finish for a couple of years around 1990, but has otherwise been all-nitro to the best of my knowledge.

 

From the description, the guitar should have serial number 02127054, or thereabouts.

[vacamartin]

Willie...like its been stated, Bozeman, Nitro finish.....from the archives...(love that Bubinga :))

 

Features

 

 

 

Gibson Logo

 

 

 

Tapered Dovetail Neck Joint

 

 

 

Radius Top

 

 

 

Nitrocellulose Finish

 

 

 

Body Binding

[Willie King]

Thanks folks. Yes the S/N is 02127054. I put new strings on yesterday getting ready for a weekend full of gigs and man that guitar just sings. And it is was not expensive on CL.

[vacamartin]

Thanks folks. Yes the S/N is 02127054. I put new strings on yesterday getting ready for a weekend full of gigs and man that guitar just sings. And it is was not expensive on CL.

 

 

I've been using 80/20 bronze 12-54's and I agree...what a sound! B)