Sinker Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Can you help me ID this guitar? I have no intention of selling it, but it would be nice to know the value. I learned to play on this guitar back in the 70s. It's been sitting, unstrung, in a cheap case under beds and in closets since the early 80s. According to my father, he thinks his mother bought it for his father shortly after WWII, but doesn't know if it was new or used at the time. It's got a medium or large burst (definitely not small), back binding, pick guard, black bridge pins, and 14frets clear. About the image: the burst color is not quite that red, it's a tad more amber; that's actually dust/mold in the bridge pin holes in the image. Photobucket Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Looks like an L00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Yup. Looks a lot like this one. http://forums.gibson.com/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=1823 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted March 9, 2008 Author Share Posted March 9, 2008 Yup. Looks a lot like this one. http://forums.gibson.com/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=1823 Very similar, but mine has a larger sunburst area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Your right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Are you sure the back is bound? The picture angle isn't the best to see, but if it is it is most likely a post 1936 version. I love these L-00s. If they were more affordable, I'd fill a room with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted March 9, 2008 Author Share Posted March 9, 2008 Are you sure the back is bound? The picture angle isn't the best to see' date=' but if it is it is most likely a post 1936 version. I love these L-00s. If they were more affordable, I'd fill a room with them.[/quote'] Here are some more pics: Headstock Top Back Side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassrun Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Very similar' date=' but mine has a larger sunburst area.[/quote'] Another difference is the rosette. Sinker's has a bound soundhole, not a rosette like the one on Gutch220's L-00. If I'm not mistaken, Sinker's guitar is an L-00 from the early '40s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitaropsimath Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Check the FON on the neck block. If it has no letter, it's pre-1935. If it contains an A.... A 1935 B 1936 C 1937 D, DA 1938 E(x) 1939 F, FA 1940 E (only) 1941 G 1941 H 1942 This, according to the www.provide website Some guys on the UMGF site are doing some cataloging work on L-00s in the Vintage corner. I have a 1933 L-00 and it is a sweet guitar. Good luck with yours Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gutch220 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 mine has no letter in the begining of the serial number. Just four stamped-on numbers with a three hand-written numbers in red below that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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