flatbaroque Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 There is a 2009 Blues King L-00 on our local Oz Ebay at the moment.I've probably only had a chance to play about 4 of these over the past few years.From memory I was very impressed with 2 and less so with the others.I remember one sounding pretty thin. This is a mahogany one rather than bubinga according to the seller. What are the feelings on this as small all rounder..not just a blues box. I've found a bit of past comment on the forum...including an effusive post from Jinder when he bought one.Also found a less impressed comment from a Zombywoof on another forum where he described it as a least favourite of the modern Gibsons.Apologies if this was an imposter Zombywoof...not the Zombywoof of these parts! I'd probably buy a Bozeman J-45 without playing it as I have never played a dud. Not so sure about the BK L-00. Any thoughts?....don't refer me to that horrible gear wire review by that talentless tool haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Too bad...you just missed out on a rather nice '30's L00 in black on Ebay that went off at $2025. Nothing sounds better played somewhat softly. There isn't any big balls strumming with these. For everything else-PRIMO. I'd have bought the sucka' just to compare it to my old L0 and resell the loser, except that my kids will disown me if I keep buying geetars. Blues King redux's sound toylike next to the old thin soundboards. Would you dare put your dollars into such an old trooper, or buy the stiff new models? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted June 8, 2012 Author Share Posted June 8, 2012 Too bad...you just missed out on a rather nice '30's L00 in black on Ebay that went off at $2025. Nothing sounds better played somewhat softly. There isn't any big balls strumming with these. For everything else-PRIMO. Blues King redux's sound toylike next to the old thin soundboards. Would you dare put your dollars into such an old trooper? No I'd really love something like those old LG2's or 3's that the erstwhile BK777 plays on this forum.I've never thought of buying a guitar from outside Australia.But I think I'll broaden my horizons in the future sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 You'd be very happy with an old L00 or L0 as it compares very well with the range of the LG2's and 3's especially as illustrated by BK. Fingerpicking and blues flatpicking are both superb in comparison. Same price ranges too. The only difference is the fragility factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchristo Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I think you would be happy with a L-00 BUT, not for an all rounder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Reading the thread, I thought I had better pipe in.... I love my bubinga bodied Blues King L-00. It is my 'go to' guitar. I had a bone saddle and bone pins installed while a tech set it up for me with medium strings. When I played it in the shop, I had to have it, had to have that sound. It was my first Gibson since about 1980 something... I bought the 'sound'. As far as an all-rounder guitar - nup! Blues fingerpicking superb, flat pick not much, though I don't use one much but I don't really like the BK with a thumb pick. A touch too bright? The same mids that make flat picking too bright also ruins it for bottleneck playing. If you want an 'all-rounder' guitar, buy the 'All-Rounder' king of guitars - J45! Standard, TV, Legend - all great. BluesKIng777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Too bad...you just missed out on a rather nice '30's L00 in black on Ebay that went off at $2025. Nothing sounds better played somewhat softly. There isn't any big balls strumming with these. For everything else-PRIMO. I'd have bought the sucka' just to compare it to my old L0 and resell the loser, except that my kids will disown me if I keep buying geetars. Blues King redux's sound toylike next to the old thin soundboards. Would you dare put your dollars into such an old trooper, or buy the stiff new models? The L-OO Legend is a pretty good solution for those who want the characteristics of the vintage L-OO without taking the chance on a 70-year-old guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Good for what it is (*mmv) but not an all-rounder =that's it. Not a strummer, more a picker. Better for old time, not new age. Water is Wide, not Water Song. Better off with an LG2-LG3. More like a J45, minus the bass. *re MMV: the hog BKs had a 25.5 scale = bright and tight (A pal of mine strummed the one I used to have for several tunes. ow. Glass shards. And it was the deep body one, meaning more bass/presence). The one I had was great for single string lines, partial chords, and slide. It hated the flatpick. An older one or a proper reissue (24.75) isnt going to be nearly so abrasive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 Thanks fellers for your informative input. This is the sort of sound I'm searching for...one day I'd love to get something like this....i realise the guy is cheating with a bit of reverb..but still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 A Martin OM, might be a better all-arounder.....you can strum, finger pick...etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 A Martin OM, might be a better all-arounder.....you can strum, finger pick...etc.... Or a maybe a 000.....(28 or 18) They are cheap enough these days, and more readily available on the used market than the OM. Entirely different animal compared to the L-series Gibson. One sounds like a Martin, the other sounds like a Gibson (oddly enough). Neither of those things is bad---just different. 000/OM is a bigger box. Or, you can do what I did, and get one of each....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 A Martin OM, might be a better all-arounder.....you can strum, finger pick...etc.... Thanks Wily...I actually have a Martin OM -18V (clip of me playing a Townes VZ song on here somewhere) it is a terrific all rounder as you say..I was playing it last night..so the Blues King, LG speculation is just a bit of unnecessary GAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modoc_333 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I DEARLY love my L-00. I can't express it enough. I must say, it is NOT an all around, does all guitar. She is a specialist. My AJ serves as the swiss army knife. The AJ can't do what the 00 does though. There is no guitar that does it all. This is my excuse for having many. ;) The L-00 is a fine instrument though! -Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry K Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I have a bubinga one which sounds great finger-picked or flat-picked. The bass is substantial, though not as strong as a dread. It sounds fine strummed to me, though no small guitar is going to sound as good as a big one strummed, in my opinion. It all depends on what you play and what you mean by all-around. For me this model would be fine as my only guitar, if I had to have only one. There are a lot of variations on the wood, trim, frets clear, scale length, etc for this model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Good for what it is (*mmv) but not an all-rounder =that's it. Not a strummer, more a picker. Better for old time, not new age. Water is Wide, not Water Song. Better off with an LG2-LG3. More like a J45, minus the bass. Did a bit of sitting in this weekend and played Water Song (with a cello taking on the bass part) on an LG-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Did a bit of sitting in this weekend and played Water Song (with a cello taking on the bass part) on an LG-2. When you add "Water Song" and "Embryonic Journey" together, you have two examples of why Jorma is one of the great fingerstylists of the last 50 years. I congratulate you for taking this on. I'm too intimidated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Ya' know Nick (and anyone else who cares)...I'm a fairly sucky guitarist with flashes of accidental brilliance, but I've managed to get a quieter, simpler, decent version of EJourney with alternate flatpickin' in D, using the pinky to get up there to the A note on the high E, then running the bass line on the low E string when moving to G chord ending up at A7 (the two fingered version, 2nd and 4th string), and back to D. Don't know if I've ever heard 'Water Song', or would ever be able to present as any kind of fingerplucker. Dang! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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