SycamoreDan Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) I just saw this new offering on the website. Has anyone played one? Thanks. I can't imagine Gibson is still making guitars during the COVID outbreak. Just wasn't sure if any of these new ones got shipped. https://www.gibson.com/Guitar/ACCDYV983/50s-LG-2/Vintage-Sunburst Edited April 9, 2020 by SycamoreDan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I owned two 50's era LG2s, but both seemed to have lackluster low E bass response tone, uncharacteristic of the punchy balance I found in the other 5 strings. I found the L00 filled the bill and was more even across the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Here’s a demo: It sounds abdolutely killer if you ask me. JC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 3 hours ago, JuanCarlosVejar said: It sounds abdolutely killer if you ask me. JC I think you can rest your case, JCV- that's a fine recording of a guitar. . . let alone, a little LG-2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 My first LG2 decades ago was a later- 50's guitar. Since then I have owned a couple of other 1940s and 1950s LG-2s and played what has to have been hundreds of them. My favorite of the bunch hands down remains a 1944 maple body LG2. When it comes to the heavier built 1950s guitars, I feel the LG-2 handles an aggressive attack better than any similar age Martin 00-18 at least I have tried out. To me where the LG-2 shines is when played around the nut. Real punchy sounding although I agree with a previous post in that they give up a bit on the low end. Played further up the board they tend to get a middle of the road nasal sound. Almost like they lose clarity. Might be the smaller body combined with the characteristic Kalamazoo Gibson tendency to bloom right out of the starting gate and then decay quickly. In the end it just comes down to matching the way you approach a guitar with the instrument itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SycamoreDan Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share Posted April 22, 2020 That demo sounds great. Thanks for sharing. I like the dry tone of it with a strong mid range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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