BluesKing777 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I keep an eye on a few Gibson Acoustic Guitar for sale sites - I don't want another guitar, do I?, but I guess it has become a habit I may need to address.... Over the last couple of days, I have noticed 3 Gibson LG2s removed from Gruhn's list and another from Elderlys.... Serial Gibson Buyer from the Gibson Acoustic Forum? BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Or, overseas. Seriously, there is a reasonably priced one on UMGF, if you are looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StijnV Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 It was not me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Or, overseas. Seriously, there is a reasonably priced one on UMGF, if you are looking. Here's the link to the one Rambler's talk bout. Nice example,..I may have jumped on this I hadn't just bought mine!!! 1950 Gibson LG-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Don't blame me either. While I own one I did not even go looking for it - it just kinda found its way to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 There have been a bunch of very nice LG-2's on ebay in the last couple of months. I actually considered bidding on a couple before biting the bullet and going for the L-OO Legend, after I decided I really loved that body shape-- nice, wide hips and narrow little waist--and period look. To me, that's about the sexiest shape Gibson has ever used, although the LG-2 is a good-looking guitar as well. It really does seem like a "baby" J-45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 There have been a bunch of very nice LG-2's on ebay in the last couple of months. I actually considered bidding on a couple before biting the bullet and going for the L-OO Legend, after I decided I really loved that body shape-- nice, wide hips and narrow little waist--and period look. To me, that's about the sexiest shape Gibson has ever used, although the LG-2 is a good-looking guitar as well. It really does seem like a "baby" J-45. Gotta admit I like the L-00 body shape better than the LG myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 Gotta admit I like the L-00 body shape better than the LG myself. I have both shapes and like both! Also, without the burst, my LG3 (in natural finish) looks like a totally different guitar than the LG2. BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPDEN Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 It wasn't me.. My cash went to two Gibson Custom Shop 1962 Epi Wilshire USA reissues. This of course resets my time frame for the new J200 I want, but I digress... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I have been smitten with the L-00 guitar lately. Have not played one yet....but like the look! Like the looks of this one http://www.elderly.com/vintage/items/20U-13964.htm ....but like the earlier ones in black as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 There does seem to be a ton of 1950s LG-2s out there (how many of those little suckers did Gibson make) and the prices on them lately are pretty flippin' reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 There does seem to be a ton of 1950s LG-2s out there (how many of those little suckers did Gibson make) and the prices on them lately are pretty flippin' reasonable. ...True maybe so a year ago. Recently it seems prices are creeping up to J-45 prices as peeps try to get a vintage Gibson on the cheap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Case in point,.... This should go for Mucho Deniro!!! 1944 Gibson LG-2 Sunburst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 The banner and script label LG-2s do still fetch a pretty good price. But it ain't that hard to find a say mid- to late-1950s LG-2 in really nice condition for under $2K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPDEN Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 A few years ago I was trying to acquire a vintage Gibson from this ERA and supply was semi-scarce, and those that I did locate had enough issues that I passed on. As much as I would love to have a vintage Gibson like this, I am far more comfortable to go with a contemporary Vintage design from Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brannon67 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I bought a few of them. Could not resist. Had to get rid of some pocket change laying around. I wish.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPDEN Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I bought a few of them. Could not resist. Had to get tid of some pocket change laying around. I wish.... How about an original 1959 Les Paul.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I really loved that body shape-- nice, wide hips and narrow little waist--and period look. I prefer the look of the L body shape, too, but have warmed to the LG shape since I got my 1943 example. Gibson simply put a 14 fret neck on its classical (GS) body to create the LG. it's a really comfortable shape. One thing to remember about the vintage versions of each. Both have 1.75 nuts. The 1930s L-00/0/1/2/LC/ Nick have 2 3/8 spacing at the saddle while the LG has 2 1/8. That 1940s L-00 at Eldery will have the 2 1/8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 So nobody from the Gibson acoustic forum has bought all those LG2's? It was just a little bit strange - I was looking at Gruhn's Gibsons F/S online and 2 new (banner?) LG2s appeared below an LG2 that had been there for quite a while. As I was looking, they were removed from the listing! Another LG2 appeared on the Elderly's Gibson F/S and was gone before my eyes as well! Somebody bought them all? Hard to imagine why someone would want 3 LG2s that were fairly similar? Movie props, perhaps? Anyway that L-00 at Elderlys won't last long at that price.....apart from a few Norlinish guitars they have had forever and nobody appears to want, their Gibson acoustics have been going like hotcakes lately. I know - I bought one! BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I prefer the look of the L body shape, too, but have warmed to the LG shape since I got my 1943 example. Gibson simply put a 14 fret neck on its classical (GS) body to create the LG. it's a really comfortable shape. One thing to remember about the vintage versions of each. Both have 1.75 nuts. The 1930s L-00/0/1/2/LC/ Nick have 2 3/8 spacing at the saddle while the LG has 2 1/8. That 1940s L-00 at Eldery will have the 2 1/8. The 2 3/8" spacing at the bridge makes for an entirely different feel, for sure. The Legend L-OO has that as well. I am really warming to that guitar, despite the adaptation required. I think it is going to be a great fingerstyle guitar. It is very small and comfortable to hold compared to the J-45 or the L-7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 The 2 3/8" spacing at the bridge makes for an entirely different feel, for sure. The Legend L-OO has that as well. I am really warming to that guitar, despite the adaptation required. I think it is going to be a great fingerstyle guitar. It is very small and comfortable to hold compared to the J-45 or the L-7. Yes, but IMHO, a fingerpicker's dream. My sample of one convinced me that those L-00 Legends are fantastic. When I spent 4 days a Gibson in Nashville photographing the pages of the 1930s and 1940s shipping ledgers,the great folks at Gibson gave me an office guitar: the Legend prototype built from Leroy Parnel's 1937 L-00. It was a wonderful guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Yes, but IMHO, a fingerpicker's dream. My sample of one convinced me that those L-00 Legends are fantastic. When I spent 4 days a Gibson in Nashville photographing the pages of the 1930s and 1940s shipping ledgers,the great folks at Gibson gave me an office guitar: the Legend prototype built from Leroy Parnel's 1937 L-00. It was a wonderful guitar. Selfishly, I think the L-OO Legend is the both of both worlds. I get the absolute ambience, style and (most of)the sound character of the 1937, but with all the advantages of a new guitar. Maybe it'd still a bit tight, but I intend to play this one for a long, long time, if the good Lord wills it and the creek don't rise. I really do feel like I walked out of my time machine and into a store in 1937 and bought a new one off the wall. I think only price keeps the numbers of these down. I feel lucky to have found it. Hmmmm, wonder what a J-45 Legend is like? Get thee behind me, Satan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 Nicely done and said, Nick. Get thee behind indeed..... It all goes in cycles - 12 months or so back everybody was talking about Legend L-00s. I went in a 'Fever' to a guitar shop miles away to try the one they had advertised, and when I got there they didn't have a L-00 Legend, but they had a J45 Legend. Slight mix-up. The neck was the thickness of 2 baseball bats gaffered together, and gave me a fright! Your neck is supposed to be slightly smaller, no? On my Blues King L-00, I have settled for medium (13) masterbilts and tuning it down a tone. Sounds great! Something for you to try later on! BluesKing777. P.S. I came across a blurb on the Legend L-00 here if you are interested: http://myoldguitars.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/gibson-legends-series-1937-l-00-acoustic-guitar/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blsuedeshu Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 There must be a picture of Eric Clapton with one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Nicely done and said, Nick. Get thee behind indeed..... It all goes in cycles - 12 months or so back everybody was talking about Legend L-00s. I went in a 'Fever' to a guitar shop miles away to try the one they had advertised, and when I got there they didn't have a L-00 Legend, but they had a J45 Legend. Slight mix-up. The neck was the thickness of 2 baseball bats gaffered together, and gave me a fright! Your neck is supposed to be slightly smaller, no? BluesKing777. The neck on the L-OO Legend is not small. It is quite deep due to the deep "V" shape. Don't know how it compares to the J-45 Legend, but the blurb for the two necks is similar. It actually feels quite comfortable. But I also have a '47 L-7 and a '59 ES 335 with pretty big necks, so I am used to that. I've got necks of all shapes and sizes, and manage to get by with a similar degree of incompetence on all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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